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PITTSBURG —
More than 1,100 Pittsburg USD 250 elementary school students and their parents turned out to Gorilla Village Thursday night for hot dogs, prizes and a movie.
The family night was the first time all four of the district’s middle schools have gotten together at the end of the school year. It was co-ordinated by the district’s title staff, who work with at-risk students, Assistant Supt. Brian Biermann said.
“Nettels did it last year and they loved it,” Biermann said. “So we thought ‘Why not bring all the schools together?’”
The prizes and some of the food was funded through a federal grant, which had a provision that some of the money be used for parent involvement. District administrators worked the grills and teachers helped serve the families. The prizes, which included bicycles, scooters, board games and tents, were all geared toward family activity and participation. Later, after the prizes were distributed, and with the help of PSU staff, their friends and families moved into Carnie Smith Stadium to watch
“How To Train Your Dragon” on the Jungletron.
Chrissy O’Ferrell and her husband, Jay, brought their children to the weenie roast.
“It’s nice for the kids and the families to have a place to go and something to do,” Chrissy said.
Jay said he thought it could help the students get to know their teachers better.
“It’s great to see their teachers in an environment outside of school, and it’s a good way to blow off steam at the end of the year,” he said. “It’s the perfect time.”
Mike Hanika brought his sons, Luke and Spencer. Luke was one of the lucky kids to win a bike in the prize giveaway.
“It’s a fun atmosphere,” he said. “It seems like they all get a long. And Pittsburg is small enough that they’ll all end up in middle school and high school together, so it’s a good way to help them make that transition.”
More than 1,100 Pittsburg USD 250 elementary school students and their parents turned out to Gorilla Village Thursday night for hot dogs, prizes and a movie.
The family night was the first time all four of the district’s middle schools have gotten together at the end of the school year. It was co-ordinated by the district’s title staff, who work with at-risk students, Assistant Supt. Brian Biermann said.
“Nettels did it last year and they loved it,” Biermann said. “So we thought ‘Why not bring all the schools together?’”
The prizes and some of the food was funded through a federal grant, which had a provision that some of the money be used for parent involvement. District administrators worked the grills and teachers helped serve the families. The prizes, which included bicycles, scooters, board games and tents, were all geared toward family activity and participation. Later, after the prizes were distributed, and with the help of PSU staff, their friends and families moved into Carnie Smith Stadium to watch
“How To Train Your Dragon” on the Jungletron.
Chrissy O’Ferrell and her husband, Jay, brought their children to the weenie roast.
“It’s nice for the kids and the families to have a place to go and something to do,” Chrissy said.
Jay said he thought it could help the students get to know their teachers better.
“It’s great to see their teachers in an environment outside of school, and it’s a good way to blow off steam at the end of the year,” he said. “It’s the perfect time.”
Mike Hanika brought his sons, Luke and Spencer. Luke was one of the lucky kids to win a bike in the prize giveaway.
“It’s a fun atmosphere,” he said. “It seems like they all get a long. And Pittsburg is small enough that they’ll all end up in middle school and high school together, so it’s a good way to help them make that transition.”
