Year in Review

As the school year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to look back on our time as a community, remember all the fun, and highlight our events. At our core, we are a team of parents, teachers & staff who come together to make our children's educational experience as enriched, fun, and supported as possible. Thank you for showing up, inspiring our children, and making an impact in their school lives. Your enthusiasm and participation this year has strengthened our Brighton community.

We wish you & your families a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable summer break & look forward to seeing you in the Fall with a new PTO Board at the helm!

Here is our 2025-2026 PTO Year in Review ~

* This does not include Corporate Matches that have yet to come in. If you have a company match, remember to complete the process thru your company portal. Thank You!

** This also does not include purchases at the Scholastic Book Fair which raised $10,000+ credit for our teachers to build their classroom libraries. 📚

Toymaker Workshop (K-8)

Petting Zoo (ECE)

Folk Singer Al Hirsch (ECE)

Lunar New Year

Space Odyssey (K-5)

STEAM Night

Earth Day

Dinosaur Workshops (ECE)

Monster Mash

3 Skate & Bowl Parties

Parent WhirlyBall Party

Book Bingo

3 Parent Coffee Socials

2 Movie Nights

Cultural Fair

5 Brighton Night Outs

and Class Parties!

Fall Dance

Winter Dance

Spring Dance

End-of-Year Party

3rd: Mt. St. Helens

4th: NatureBridge

5th: Camp Seymour

6th: IslandWood

7th: Camp Orkila

8th: Wash. D.C./East Coast

3 Coffee Deliveries

Holiday Cookie Exchange

Winter Soup Potluck

Holiday & Spring SCRIP

Teacher Appreciation Week

Insurance

Credit Card Processing Fees

Fun Run Online Platform & Event Services ($12,159)

CPA Fees

Quickbooks & Software Subscriptions

Monthly Storage

License Fees

We appreciate the many hours generously given by so many parents, teachers & staff to make this year's programs and events successful. THANK YOU!!!

Special Shout Outs to ~

• Book Fair Coordinators Molly Hock & Kelly Steyskal
• Monster Mash Organizers Saul Contreras, Vivi Pitta, Kristin Church, Kim Chand, Chani Jacobson, TinaMarie Li, Kristin Marshall
• Brighton Night Out Coordinators Coach B & Julie Wakeman
• STEAM Night & Earth Day Coordinator Chrissy Roberts
• SCRIP Coordinator Sonja Dwyer
• Cultural Fair Organizers Chani Jacobson, Ivy Tsai & Bhavya Chandran
• Fun Run Volunteers Molly Hock, Meghan Given, TinaMarie Li, Stacy Nunnelee, Vicky Tuck-Lee, Michael Tuck-Lee & Stephanie Sundstrom
• Class Coordinators Chani Jacobson, Genevieve Kelly, Lynda Ken, Kim Chand, Audra Matos, Kristin Church

...and many many thanks to the Brighton Staff & Teachers for supporting us every step of the way!

Over 70 families participated in our Spring SCRIP gift giving pool, gifting over $12,000 to our Brighton teachers & staff 🎁

Thank you for your generosity!

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