Dear Friends and
Families of
Welcome to the
2011-2012 school year
and to the Antioch
Parent Teacher
Organization!
The Antioch PTO is
a group of dedicated
parents and teachers who
strive to create an
atmosphere where
teachers and
administrators can do
their best work – and so
can our children.
We share one common goal
and that is to create
the best school and the
best educational
experience for our
children by assisting
Antioch in its mission
and endeavors. There are
no membership dues and
every family at Antioch
is a member.
During the
2010-2011 school
year, our focus was on
enhancing our
playgrounds and
assisting, both
financially and through
volunteer hours, with
educational enrichment
and tutoring. By mid
year we were able to add
several large pieces to
both playgrounds and by
the spring we had
installed swings on both
playgrounds. Our
expanded playgrounds now
include rock walls and
other climbing surfaces,
new slides, balance and
strength elements, as
well as additional
seating for our teachers
and staff. We were also
very excited to be able
to add specially
designed equipment to
our stand alone EC
Playground.
Additionally, we put
together a plan to
enhance the field
located adjacent to the
3-5 playground.
Unfortunately, we have
encountered some
roadblocks to our plan
and are currently
working with both UCPS
and Union County to
overcome the objections
and, finally, get a
field for our kids to
play on. In the
meantime, we have safely
set aside the money for
this project and we will
keep everyone updated as
things progress. Our
fundraising success also
allowed us to support
Antioch’s Tutoring and
Enrichment Initiative.
This initiative, along
with the dedication and
talents of our teachers
and staff and many hours
of volunteer support,
has allowed Antioch to
be named a High Growth
Honor School of
Excellence for the
second year in a row. We
supported and
participated in various
other worthwhile
programs such as
Terrific Kids and Girls
on the Run, and helped
enhance some of our
“specials” areas like
music and art. Of course
none of this would be
possible without the
on-going and generous
support of our Antioch
families, their
respective employers, as
well as our local
business community. If
you’d like to find out
how you can support
Antioch, please see the
“Fundraising Is Fun”
sheet in the Meet and
Greet folders, or visit
the Antioch PTO Website
(www.antiochpto.com)
for further information.
One of our focuses
for the 2011-2012 school
year is to be able to
further equip our
children and our
classrooms, at all grade
levels, with the cutting
edge hands on technology
that will help them grow
academically and prepare
them for future study
and careers. It has been
said that we are
grooming our children
for jobs and careers
that don’t yet exist and
expanding the resources
available to accomplish
this task is
instrumental in making
sure that our children
are prepared and able to
be on the leading edge
of whatever
is to come!! Stay tuned
throughout the year for
information about our
progress, how you can
help us accomplish this
worthwhile goal, and for
opportunities to see
these exciting new
additions to our school
in action. Additionally,
we would like to
continue assisting
financially with
tutoring, academic
enrichment, support of
school-sponsored
initiatives, and
continue to help build
our extracurricular
areas such as music and
art.
Volunteerism will
be our other focus this
year. This past school
year, our tireless
volunteers logged over
12,000 hours in many
different capacities
both inside and outside
of our school. We
have 2 very important
new volunteer driven
initiatives this year –
Our parent run Copy
Center and our Classroom
Connections Initiative.
Both of these endeavors
were created as a
response to the budget
cuts that UCPS has had
to undergo. This is our
way to lend a hand
during these challenging
times and I hope that
you will consider
getting involved with
these or the many other
volunteer opportunities
that we have to fit any
schedule. Please contact
Nicole D’Amico, our VP
of Volunteer
Coordination, if you are
interested in the Copy
Center or other
volunteer opportunities,
or Ali Milligan, our
President Elect,
regarding our Classroom
Community Connections
Program.
I Look forward to
serving as your
president this year and
I hope that you will
join in on the fun as we
help Antioch continue to
be the very best
educational environment
for our children that it
can be!!
Sincerely,
Amelie Schoel
President, Antioch
PTO
H: 704-847-7880 C:
704-564-2770
afschoel@carolina.rr.com