Please Join the Slingerlands PTO in celebrating the many years of service to our school by Mrs. Kathy Betzhold and Mrs. Penny Palagyi. In their honor, when they retired in 2022, the Slingerlands PTO announced the formation of the BE PALS Wellness Scholarship. There is a team of people at the school who work tirelessly to support families in need or in crisis behind the scenes throughout the year. This team includes but is not limited to the school nurse, the guidance counselors, the social worker, the principal and the school psychologist.

This team is the foundation of supporting physical and mental health across our school, and Mrs. Betzhold and Mrs. Palagyi were pivotal members for years .

Out of respect for these families, this team holds the families they work with in complete confidence and often support them by:

● buying physical things like socks / extra clothes / shoes,

● purchasing book fair or author visits books

● seeking scholarship funds for kids to be able to participate in extracurricular activities like

○ After School Enrichment classes

○ Girls on The Run

○ field trips they might not otherwise be able to afford.

Donations to the Be Pals Wellness Fund can be made in the following ways:

● Slingerlands PTO paypal link

- Please note Be Pals Wellness Fund in the comments.

● Donations can also be sent into via check or cash in an envelope marked “Slingerlands PTO Be Pals Wellness fund”