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Our Annual PTSA Fall Festival is Friday, October 16th! 

Look for more information in the next Bear Essentials regarding times, food truck offering, and general logistic need-to-knows! As the PTSA works to plan an amazing evening for families- we wouldn't be able to pull this even off without YOU. Volunteer shift signups are now open HERE. Get to know other parents and support our students hard work on their game and activity booths. We'll see you there!

FALL FESTIVAL STUDENT BOOTH SPONSORSHIP

If your student group would like to host a booth as a fundraiser, please see the signups HERE! Student groups are defined as a sponsored academic group, club, or athletic team. This also includes grade-level fundraising for a specific outing, etc. Please, additionally, check in with your faculty advisor before signing up- they might have already submitted the form:)

A few things to keep in mind as we are standardizing fundraising efforts for equity amongst groups.

• Each student group can sponsor a game booth- Did you know the PTSA provides all materials so that student groups net 100% of what their booth brings in? We provide: the game (unless you have one you want to use) along with prizes. Each game will cost festival attendees $1 Bear Buck per chance.

• Another option is a club-sponsored activity ((tattoos, make and take craft, face painting)- something that’s not a purchase but an experience for attendees) Clubs are responsible for their own supplies, and the cost to attendees is no more than $3 bear bucks.

• Lastly, we are opening a "student makers market"  for up to 6 student organizations (see above clarification) and that would be first come first serve. This market includes hand crafted items and art only(crocheted items, paintings, pottery, jewelry, etc) and does not include reselling tchotchkes. Please see the option below to request a formal booth application form. Items can be no more than $10 Bear Bucks

GRADE-LEVEL RAFFLE BASKET AND SILENT AUCTION UPDATES

Our Teachers and Room Parents are planning and collecting items for the festival's basket raffle! We are so grateful for their hard work, but we need help in filling those baskets with desirable items! Each basket has a fun theme and you should get more direction from them on items that fit that theme. This is the largest portion of the festival that helps to fundraise all expenses so that the PTSA is able to give 100% of the booth proceeds to student groups.

Grades that have signed up as of 09/22/2026

• Kindergarten - UK/UL baskets

• 1st - Taste of Kentucky

• 2nd - Game Night

• 3rd - Personal Wellness (Samantha)

• 3rd - Date Night (Andrew) 

• 4th - Movie Night

• 5th  - Gift Card Heaven

• 6th  - Gift Card Heaven

• 7th  - Gift Card Heaven

• 8th - Foodie Fun

• 9th - 

• 10th - Fall Family Fun

• 11th - 

• 12th - 

In addition to the grade-level raffle, we'll have a few hot ticket items for raffle/silent auction. Prior years have included a "skip the line" parking spot, many bottles of high end bourbon, or around town experiences. If you work for or are involved with a business who might contribute a high value item, we'd love your introduction to that group. In the event you need an in-kind donation/ sponsorship letter, that can be found HERE.