Briarwood PTA-Sponsored Events & Programs
Printable 2025-2026 PTA Calendar
Popsicle Pop-In |
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August 7, 2025, 4:00-6:00pm |
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Who |
Briarwood incoming students and their families/guardians |
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Pop into Briarwood before school starts! Students can meet their new teachers, catch up with friends, and have a cold treat! 4:00-5:00pm for last names A-L, 5:00-6:00pm for last names M-Z. |
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Interested in helping? Contact... Kara Griswold kraasch1@gmail.com Jodie Hayes jhayesdvm13@gmail.com
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Boohoo Coffee |
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August 13, 2025, 8:10am |
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Who |
Kindergarten Parents/Guardians |
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Enjoy coffee and a light breakfast with the other parents on your Kindergartners' first day of elementary school. |
Spirit Wear |
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Fall & Winter 2025 |
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Who |
All Briarwood students |
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Briarwood shirts, sweatshirts and more will be offered for purchase twice during the year – in August and again around the holidays. Learn more about how to buy spirit wear during our back to school events, communications. A portion of sales benefits Briarwood PTA. |
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Interested in helping? Contact... Leslie Hernandez, lrbriggs36@yahoo. Summer Symonds, summersymonds@me.com
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Bulldog Jog / Family Movie Night |
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September 19, 2025 |
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Who |
Briarwood students, families/guardians, friends, family, neighbors |
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Bulldog Jog is a fun, free-to-attend fun run for the entire Briarwood community. The 1-mile jog/walk will be followed by a 3K jog/walk, Participants will run/walk through the beautiful surrounding neighborhoods of Briarwood. The event will start & finish at Briarwood Elementary School. NOTE: No pets, bikes or scooters.
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Interested in helping? Contact... Jace McClasky, jcmcclasky@yahoo.com Sarah Bartel, sarahbartel85@gmail.com
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Skating Parties |
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Sept. 24th 6-8pm, Nov. 5th 4-6pm, Feb. 18th, 6-8pm, Apr. 8th 6-8pm |
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All Briarwood students, parents/guardians (siblings welcome) |
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Skate with friends at Skate City during Briarwood’s very own skating parties, held in the afternoon/early evening four times during the school year. Admission is approximately $5, including skate rental. Students must be accompanied by an adult throughout the event. No drop-offs.
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Interested in helping? Contact... Aubree Keck, aubreejdock@gmail.com
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Dining Partners |
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Once a month, August-April |
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Who |
Anyone! |
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Throughout the school year, Briarwood PTA partners with various nearby and area restaurants that donate a percentage of their day’s sales to Briarwood PTA. Current/past dining partners include Culver’s, Johnny’s in the Village, Jalapeno’s Brookside, Chipotle and more!
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Interested in helping? Contact... Aubree Keck, aubreejdock@gmail.com
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Read-A-Thon |
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October 20-24, 2025 |
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Who |
All Briarwood students |
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Read-A-Thon is an annual fundraising effort benefiting PTA programs and activities. Students have the option of soliciting donations from family, friends and neighbors to support Briarwood Bulldogs’ daily dedicated reading time. In addition to fun themes each day (i.e. PJ Day), special guests read stories live on Briarwood’s Facebook page, too.
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Interested in helping? Contact... Elizabeth Simonich, emsimonich@gmail.com Kaitlyn Den Beste, kaitlyn.denbeste@gmail.com
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A Day at Briarwood with Veterans |
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November 11, 2025 |
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Who |
Invited Veterans of Briarwood students |
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On Veteran’s Day, Briarwood welcomes veterans for a meaningful morning event to honor those who’ve served in the military. Activities include an outdoor assembly, presentations and classroom tours.
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Interested in helping? Contact... Patti Greenbaum, patti.greenbaum@gmail.com Alison Centonzio, halealison13@gmail.com
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Chat & Chew |
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January - March 2026 |
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Who |
Briarwood Students, Grades 2-6 |
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Chat & Chew is an optional, free-to-participate book club for grades 2-6. This 6-week program runs early February-late March. Participating students will read three-four grade-appropriate books at home (or during class time reading) over the course of the program. (Books are provided by PTA.) They will meet over lunchtime once a week for small groups discussions about the book facilitated by adult volunteers.
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Interested in helping? Contact... Allie Vance, allisonl019@yahoo.com Liz Johnson, mrslizjohnson@gmail.com
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Bulldog Bash (Briarwood Auction) |
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March 7, 2026 (held every other year) |
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Who |
Briarwood parents/guardians/caregivers |
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Briarwood’s bi-annual auction raises money to fund two years of PTA-sponsored programming and activities.
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Interested in helping? Contact... Craig Dawson, the.dawsons@icloud.com Allison Stedman, allisonjstedman@gmail.com
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Bike Rodeo |
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Late Spring 2025 |
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Who |
2nd Grade Students |
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Officer Poindexter and Mr. Lash teach 2nd grade students the rules of the road and bike safety during this school-day event. Participating students bring their bikes and helmet the morning-of the event and demonstrate and hone their riding skills.
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Interested in helping? Contact... Jenny Lentz, jbbielak@gmail.com Ryan Roberts, rmr625@gmail.com
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Used Book Fair |
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April 2026 |
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Who |
All Briarwood Students |
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Students will have the chance to browse tons of used books – donated by our Briarwood community – during the school day as well as after school. All books will be priced between $0.25 and $2.00. Event organizers will conduct a book drive in the spring to stock the shelves. All proceeds go toward Briarwood PTA to fund various events and activities.
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Interested in helping? Contact... Joy Moeller, joy@19below.tv Christin Howard, bellab8@gmail.com
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Carnival |
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May 15, 2026 |
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Who |
All Briarwood students, families/guardians (siblings welcome) |
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Briarwood’s all-school Carnival is open to all students and their families/caretakers. Come enjoy games, bounce houses, photo booth, cake walk, food and more! Admission is free.
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Interested in helping? Contact... Jeremy & Brandi Roth, brandijean77@hotmail.com Matt & Kelly Kelley, kacooper13@yahoo.com Patrick & Megan Craven, mcraven@saint-lukes.org
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PTA Events in the 2026-2027 School Year
Watch for details on how to get involved!
Trivia Night |
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February 2027 (held every other year) |
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Who |
Briarwood parents/guardians |
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Briarwood’s Trivia Night is a fun, adult-only evening of trivia, prizes and fun. |
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Upcoming Events
- Tuesday, August 19
- Monday, August 25
- Thursday, August 28
- Monday, September 1
- Wednesday, September 3
- Friday, September 5
- Monday, September 8
