Schimelpfenig PTA is offering a $500 scholarship in support of the higher education goals of graduating Plano ISD seniors who are alumni of Schimelpfenig Middle School.

In order to be eligible for a scholarship, an applicant must meet all of the following qualifications:

● Is a senior who will graduate in 2021 from a Plano ISD school.

● Attended Schimelpfenig Middle School from grades 6-8

● Must be a current student member of their high school PTSA

● Will be enrolled and attend full-time in an accredited college or a technical institute in the summer or fall immediately following high school graduation.

● Submit a completed application by May 12.

Details and application form are HERE. Questions?  Email Karen at membership@smspta.org.

FREE! Vendor Fair Bag Pick Drive Through will be on Saturday, April 24th at the Plano ISD Administration Building at 2700 W. 15th Street, from 9:00 a.m. until the bags are gone! 

Come to the Vendor Fair!  Enter the virtual doors on May 1st staring at 10:00 a.m. and register to win one of many door prizes. Stroll through the list of participating vendors, stop to pick up a digital brochure and "click" to enter a virtual booth to learn more. More information is available here:  Plano ISD Council of PTAs - Plano ISD, TX - Vendor Fair

Election Day is Saturday, May 1st. Early Voting starts on Monday, April 19th!  For information about who is running for Plano ISD Board of Trustees, check out this voter guide from the Collin County League of Women Voters. The Trustees candidate information is available after the City Council races 

• VP of Communications: Oversees website and newsletter.
• Treasurer: Manages PTA funds, maintains all bank records and presents financial statements.

• Environmental Chair: Oversees environmental improvements on campus
• Hospitality Chair: Responsible for organizing teacher treats and luncheons periodically throughout the year.
• Homecoming Co-Chairs (2): Two volunteers need to co-chair and plan and organize the Homecoming dance in the Fall with committee assistance. 
• Red Ribbon Week: Oversees activities on campus for the week-long drug-free campaign.
• End of Course Test Assemblies: Organizes assemblies for students to attend during End of Course Exams.

• Take Action on Texas legislation to urge our local representatives to use K-12 federal stimulus money as intended:  Contact Your Legislator - Texas PTA - every child. one voice. (txpta.org)
• Stay up-to-date on the progress of TX PTA's Legislative priorities at:  Texas PTA - every child. one voice. (txpta.org)

How do we raise a happy, confident kid?   And how can we be confident that our parenting is preparing our child for success? 

Confident Parents, Confident Kids lays out an approach for helping parents—and the kids they love—hone their emotional intelligence so that they can make wise choices, connect and communicate well with others (even when patience wears thin), and become socially competent and confident human beings.

Read-Along Schedule: 4 Hours of Meetup time.

Please save the dates.

Meeting 1:  April 7, Wednesday 2021 from 6:30 to 7:30pm

Meeting 2: April 14, Wednesday 2021 from 6:30 to 7:30pm

Meeting 3: April 21, Wednesday 2021 from 6:30 to 7:30pm

Meeting 4: April 28, Wednesday 2021 from 6:30 to 7:30pm

Click here to register in advance for this meeting/Book club meet.

Here's an opportunity to participate in the first-ever Augmented Reality Science Fair. 

Learn more by visiting 

https://www.arsciencefair.com/. 

This is open to middle and high school students.

Registration: March 15, 2021- May 7, 2021

The Gateway Summer Engineering Camp will be a virtual, yet hands-on, project-based camp designed to introduce incoming 7th and 8th grade middle school students to the fundamentals of STEM and Project Lead the Way (PLTW) engineering courses within Plano ISD. Certified PLTW instructors provide expert instruction in a fun, exciting environment using leading-edge technologies to sample engineering related activities and projects and get a taste of how fun it can be to be an engineer.

Learn more about the camp and register at https://www.pisd.edu/gatewaycamp. 

Click Here to Download the flyer!

At its December 8^th meeting, the PISD  Board of Trustees approved the 2021-2022 school calendar. 

School will start on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 and end on Friday, May 27, 2022.  Winter break will run from Dec. 20-Jan. 3, followed by a staff work day on Jan. 4. Spring break will be a bit longer next year, with students off from March 7-14 and returning to classes on Tuesday, March 15. 

Click here to check the proposed calendar. 

Due to Spring Break March 8-12, Regular Curbside Meal Distribution Resumes on Tuesday, March 16

There is no meal bundle pickup over Spring Break.

Beginning March 16, curbside meals are available for pick-up each Tuesday's from 9:30am - 10:30am and 4:45pm - 6:00pm.

The meal bundles can be picked up at any of the following locations:

• Clark High School, 523 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano

• Shepton High School, 5505 W Plano Pkwy, Plano

• Williams High School, 1717 17th St, Plano, TX 75074

• McMillen High School, 750 N Murphy Rd, Murphy, TX 75094

• Vines High School, 1401 Highedge Dr, Plano, TX 75075

Anyone picking up meals for students, without the student present, must bring appropriate documentation in the form of a school issued ID, report card, parent portal attendance summary form, or birth certificate.

If your Panther student(s) is going to school Face-to-Face and needs more masks to wear at school, we still have Schimelpfenig face masks available for purchase!

Face masks are $8.00 each.  Buy in bulk, any combination, for discount: 2 for $7.50 each; 5 for $6.60 each; $10 for $6.00 each.  Discount will be calculated at checkout.  

* It will be delivered on a weekly basis.