Have you spotted an SPES Staff Member or Volunteer going above and beyond?
Give them a shoutout HERE! We'll recognize everyone submitted at our monthly PTO meetings.
November Shout-Outs:
Jess P. & Katie R. - Overseeing the Lost & Found and making the process seamless for families.
Allison N. - Arranging a yummy Unity Day lunch for our SPES Staff
Rachel B. - Organizing a fun and energetic SPES Wellness Day
Shelly B. - Coordinating another successful Scholastic Fall Book Fair for all students and staff at SPES.
Bobcat Community Members - Purchasing staff selected books to fill classroom libraries
Amy M. - Hosting another successful Ice Cream Social, ensuring everyone was able to enjoy a sweet treat.
October Shout-Outs:
SPES Staff - Being so generous with their time and donating many amazing prizes for the Silent Auction
55 Adult & Student Volunteers - Putting on a fun and successful 2nd Annual SPES PTO Fall Festival.
Mrs. Bowman - Keeping SPES connected as our favorite IT Professional.
Mr. Gross, Mrs. Queen, Mrs. Watkins - Keeping SPES clean and friendly as our favorite school Custodial Staff.
Emily L. - Going above her role as the Clubs Chair to arrange EEPs in a way that best benefits our students and families.
September Shout-Outs:
Ashleigh, Kristin, Popper, Isaac & Andrew - Braving the SPES Basement & cleaning it on a 105* day and removing 600lbs of trash.
Rachel, Holly, Skye, Danielle, Emily & Michelle - Coordinating the Garden Bed Clean-up & Grounds Plan
Kerry, Jess E, Jess P, Kristin, Allison, Courtney, Hong - Organizing & delivering classroom supplies & curriculum over 5 days, for 400 students
Padres @ Orioles Attendees - Coming out to support Jackson & the #MerrillMadness crew.
Mr. Wiles - Repainting the Blacktop to welcome students back to school with fun & fresh designs.
Allison, Diz, Kelly, Courtney, Melanie, Kristin, Jess, Kortny, Abby, Robyn, Chrissy, Rachel, Kim - Leading activities while encouraging students to use their PAWS during the PBIS Kick-Off.
June Shout-Outs:
Committee Leads - 29 Committees & 31 events…so much support!
Classroom Teachers - Helping students write and illustrate Barebooks
Ms. Boring & Mrs. Sykes - Handling all the things, especially the many badge needs at this time of the year!
Mrs. Bortner - Organizing a thoughtful Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
Mr. Wiles - Organizing another great Field Day & helping with the Color Run
Rob Krapf - Arranging Rita’s Night & Selling Raffle Tickets.
Room Leads - Planning Picnics & Classroom Celebrations
May Shout-Outs:
Mrs. Watkins - Beautifying the SPES hallways with fun Bulletin Boards.
Allison Nelson - Making ALL SPES teachers & staff feel appreciated.
Kristin Taddeo - Creating a Yearbook ALL Bobcats should be proud of.
April Shout-Outs:
Ms. Adams - Going beyond to meet the needs of her students.
Mrs. Bortner & Team - Executing wonderful Reading Night activities.
Mr. Debellis - Student engagement & parent communication.
Mrs. Dewalle - Making EEE exciting for students in all grade levels.
Mrs. Watkins - Beautifying the SPES hallways with fun Bulletin Boards.
Allison Nelson - Delicious staff meals with personal & thoughtful touches
Kristin Taddeo - Managing the chaos of Spring Picture Day.
Esther Wallace - Organizing & sharing helpful Lost & Found videos.
Ashleigh & Matt Wyble - Ensuring student achievements are celebrated.
March Shout-Outs:
Annie Kombert - For jumping in and rocking the Treasurer position.
Mr. Leone, Sarah Fretz, Matt Jarvis, Caitlyn Johnson, Katie Juhasz, Rob Krapf - For helping Movie Night run smoothly.
Ms. Adams, Mr. Butler, Mrs. Bortner, Mrs. Duke, Mrs. Langhirt, Ms. Repko, Ms. Rossi, Mr. Schlegel, Mrs. Stansbury, Mrs. Ward - For creating amazing Read-a-thon Masked Reader videos!
Robyn Scott, Sarah Schmidt, Sarah Knight - For planning and executing a wonderful Girls Event!
Mr. Wiles - For going above and beyond for our students and facilities.
February Shout-Outs:
Beth Thierer - For planning and executing a wonderful Boys Event!
Emily Leizear - For organizing the Spring Clubs Signups.
Erica Rodriguez - For keeping the Marquee updated each week.
Kristin Taddeo - For overseeing the Spirit Wear Sale & getting Yearbook sales up & running.
Ms. David & Mrs. Kassal - For working together to execute the school-wide Art Mural project.
Mrs. Hayes - For implementing and overseeing a successful 24 Club.
Rachel Benney - For taking the initiative and starting Lego Club.
January Shout-Outs:
Girls on the Run Coaches Shelly, Katie, Leslie, Maggie - For doing a great job with the Fall GOTR Club
Allison Nelson - For coordinating our amazing winter Teacher Appreciation events
Rachel Benney - For the festive front sign decorations.
October Shout-Outs:
Ms. Adams, Ms. David & Mrs. Hayes - For leading our awesome Fall Clubs
Emile Leizear - For coordinating our EEP Clubs
Kristin Taddeo - For jumping in and covering all the things
Rachel Benney - For coordinating Bike & Walk to School Day
Shelly Bauer, Shannon Pearson & Kristie Rolfes - For completing another successful Book Fair
Classroom Leads - For putting on some amazing classroom Halloween celebrations.
September Shout-Outs:
Kristie Rolfes - For unpacking and organizing this year's new curriculum materials.
Principal Butler - For working his magic and clearing the way for our Fall Festival to happen with such short notice.
SPES Staff - For their overwhelming support & generous contributions to our festival's Silent Auction.
Mrs. Langhirt & Ms. Huebler - For jumping in and doing an amazing job with our first ever Pre-K class.
Mr. Gross, Mrs. Queen & Mrs. Watkins - For always going above and beyond both during and after school hours.
Mr. Wiles - For leading our Healthiest Schools in America nomination & getting us recognized as one of the Healthiest schools in the country.
