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REGISTER FOR EVENTS OR PROGRAMS |
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Registering for our major events has never been easier! You can register for the Treasures for Education Dinner and Auction, the Fore! Education Golf Outing, the Celebrations Teacher Awards Banquet, the Honor Roll program, or the Pike's Greatest Students program using our convenient Event and Program Registration Form. Note that the Celebrations Teacher Awards Banquet is by invitation only. The Event and Program Registration form allows you to register and pay for events or programs online, or you can print out a registration form to mail in. |
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND DEADLINES |
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Need to know when our events will be? Need to know the deadline for submitting grants? All of our important dates in one place! |
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FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES |
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 Treasures for Education Dinner and Auction. Usually held in February, Treasures for Education is a semi-formal dinner and auction evening event. The event includes both a silent and live auction. It has been one of our most successful fund-raising efforts, with hundreds of items are auctioned. All proceeds benefit Pike Township students. |
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 Race for Education. The annual Race for Education includes a 5 mile competitive race, a 3 mile non-competitive family fun run/walk, and a 1 mile youth run for students in grades K-8. The event also features a family health and wellness fair and fun for the whole family. The purpose of this event is to raise money for grants, scholarships and wellness programs for MSD of Pike Township Schools and to celebrate the Pike community. |
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 Fore! Education Golf Outing. Our annual Golf Outing is usually held in June at The Golf Club of Indiana. All proceeds from the golf outing go toward the Foundation’s programs to benefit Pike Township students. Please join us for a fun-filled day of golf, including delicious food and great prizes! Corporate sponsorships, foursomes, and individual players are welcome. |
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 Education License Plates. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles offers a specialized license plate that will benefit the Pike Township Educational Foundation. Just select the “Committed to Education? license plate featuring the nationally syndicated cartoon character Garfield and $25 of the $37 fee will directly benefit the Pike Township Educational Foundation to support programs in Pike schools. |
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 Pike Employee Payroll Deduction. Hundreds of employees of Pike Township schools generously contribute a portion of their paychecks each pay period to support Pike Township Educational Foundation programs that benefit Pike students. The Employee Payroll Deduction Program allows employees to have a monthly donation automatically deducted from their paycheck. Even a small amount per employee per pay period makes a big difference by enabling us to greatly increase the amount of grant and scholarship funds we have available for distribution to Pike teachers and students. Contributions are tax deductible. |
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Individual Donations and Corporate Sponsorships. The Pike Township Educational Foundation has developed important partnerships with several local corporations including Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Gibraltar Design, The Skillman Corporation, and Herff Jones, Inc. These companies and individuals recognize the importance of the Foundation's work and have generously made long term financial commitments to our cause. Other companies have been generous donors to specific programs and events, including Sam's Club, Teachers Credit Union, Esco Communications, and Hylant Group of Indianapolis. Individual donations also help to fund our programs through both long-term commitments and one-time donations. Some individuals donate to the PTEF in honor of a loved one or an important event. Please help support the Pike Township Educational Foundation programs that benefit Pike students. Donations are tax deductible. |
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HOW WE BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS |
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Pike's Greatest Students. Parents and grandparents: Tell your child or grandchild why you think he or she is Pike’s greatest student and help support the PTEF at the same time. For a minimum contribution of $5, a card with a special message and a small gift will be given to a Pike child or grandchild at school during the last week of the semester. Proceeds from the Pike’s Greatest Students campaign will benefit Pike students through grants for teacher-driven projects, student scholarships, and teacher recognition. |
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Student Scholarships. Some of the Scholarships are granted each year to Pike High School seniors include:
- Hallmark of Excellence Scholarships
- Elaine Raszkowski Honorary Scholarship
- PHS Academy Scholarship
- Academic Perserverance Scholarship
- Most Improved Scholarship
- Overcoming Obstacles Scholarship
- Technical School Scholarship
- Pacers Academy Scholarships
- Richard H. Crosser Memorial Scholarship
- Walter S. Moll Memorial Scholarship
Scholarships are awarded to Pike seniors who excel in academic talents in the classroom or good citizenship in the community, and who plan to further their education. The Pacers Academy Scholarship is one of the newest scholarship, added in 2007. |
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HOW WE BENEFIT OUR EDUCATORS AND SCHOOLS |
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Celebrations Teacher Awards Banquet. Each spring, the Celebrations Teacher Awards Banquet recognizes teachers for excellence in service to Pike Township Schools and its students. Guests are treated to an elegant dinner, door prizes, live music, and raffle items. New grant recipients are announced, and PTEF honors an outstanding Pike teacher with the Champion Teacher Award. The PTEF also awards a check in recognition of the Teacher of the Year, a distinct honor given annually to a certified teacher who is nominated and selected by his or her peers. |
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Champion Teacher Award. Each year, the Pike Township Educational Foundation accepts letters of nomination for the “Champion Teacher.? The award winner must exemplify excellence in education by motivating and inspiring Pike students to exceed their goals. One-page letters of nomination are accepted from Pike students and/or parents, and are due in April. The Champion Teacher Award winner is presented with a special gift and a check at the annual Celebrations Teacher Awards Banquet. |
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Honor Roll Program. If you’re looking for the perfect teacher gift, look no further. The Honor Roll program lets parents, students, and community members thank their favorite Pike employees for the jobs they do each day by making donations to the Foundation in their honor. Any person who assists in the education of our children can be honored including teachers, bus drivers, teacher aids, parent volunteers, coaches, secretaries, etc. Educators whose names are placed on the Foundation’s Honor Roll receive a small token of appreciation and a congratulatory note telling him/her of the donation. Contributions to the Foundation are returned to Pike schools in the form of grants for educational programs, so contributions to the Honor Roll Program has the potential to impact every student in Pike Township. What greater honor can there be for an educator? Nominations and donations are accepted throughout the school year. Contributions are tax deductible. |
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Grants. Each spring and fall, the Pike Township Educational Foundation offers thousands of dollars in grants to teachers and other educators in Pike Township to finance innovative ideas for helping children learn. Grants can affect a single classroom, a school, or the whole district. The Pike Township Educational Foundation offers several grant writing workshops before each grant cycle to help educators write and submit their grant applications. |
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HOW WE BENEFIT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY |
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District-wide Funding (Super Grants). The Pike Township Educational Foundation supports several district-wide programs through "super grants." These are generally large-scale projects, often initiated by the school district. Some of the past programs that we have helped to support include:
- $6,380 for the Pacers Academy High School Science Mini Lab.
- $10,000 start-up funds for the C.L.A.S.S. Classroom Management Program to be implemented in all Pike Schools.
- $30,000 to assist district with purchase of ELLIS Software for all Pike Schools.
- $10,250 to fund the NWEA Achievement Level Testing pilot program.
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Board of Education Candidates Forum. The Metropolitan School District of Pike Township's Board of Education (school board) consists of seven school board members, each of whom is elected for a four year term. Elections for positions on the Board of Education are held every two years (on even years), with three of the seven positions filled during one election cycle and the remaining four positions filled during the subsequent election two years later. The Pike Township Educational Foundation sponsors a forum before each election to help the community get to know the candidates so that you can make an informed decision. |
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