Back-to-School Fair for Families in Need

August 3rd

Plano ISD’s Back-to-School Fair for families in need will be held on August 3 from 10 a.m.-noon in the parking lot of Clark Stadium. At this drive-thru, no contact-event, Plano ISD families will receive backpacks filled with school supplies and a box of shelf-stable food while supplies last.

A special thanks to sponsors who made this event possible: T-Mobile, the Plano ISD Education Foundation, Minnie’s Food Pantry, Lovepacs and Office Depot.

2021-2022 Activity Program Ad Sales are Open

The Plano West Activity Program is a collaborative major fundraiser for the Wolf Den PTSA and the participating Booster Clubs. With the support of the community, the PTSA and the booster clubs are able to help provide for the needs of the students and staff of Plano West.

Join the Wolf Den PTSA!

PTA is the largest and oldest volunteer child advocacy association in the United States. Membership dues help support our Plano West Wolf Den PTSA, as well as our State and National PTAs.

When you join Plano West Wolf Den PTSA, you will have secure access to our online directory. Students are also encouraged to join the Plano West PTSA. This provides them with a national membership that can be noted on their resume and college entrance forms; seniors with a two-year membership are also eligible for scholarship drawings at the end of the year.

** New for 2021-2022 **

All Class of 2022 Seniors who become PTSA members this year will receive a FREE Plano West Class of 2022 Yard Sign to display in your yard all year! Yard signs will be available to pick up at our "Calling the Pack" event on Monday, August 9, 2021.

Our goal this year is to have 100% participation. Please join us and help our PTSA achieve this goal. We look forward to welcoming you as a member!

Senior Students membership form will open Monday, July 19, 2021 at 12 noon along with the Senior Parking form.

2021 Blue Nation Shirts ON SALE NOW!

The Plano West Wolf Den PTSA is excited to offer the official 2021 Blue Nation T-shirt for purchase to our entire Plano West feeder school community! Each year, the Wolf Den PTSA provides the official Blue Nation t-shirt to all 2,700+ students and 250 staff members at Plano West Sr High School free of charge in an effort to promote our "Blue Nation" community.

Current Plano West students will receive their 2021 Blue Nation shirts at our "Calling the Pack" event on Monday, August 9, 2021.

We are also offering the opportunity to own this year's shirt to anyone in our community who would like to help us spread the Blue Nation pride. Our hope is to increase our Blue Nation visibility and promote a sense of community among all the Plano West feeder school families & staff, because together we are the BLUE NATION! Orders will be taken through Friday, August 13th in an effort to receive them in time for our first Plano West Football home game.

We also have a limited quantity of Blue Nation shirts from previous years that are available at a discounted price. Visit the Blue Nation Shirt sales form for availability of these shirts.

Senior Parking

Attention Plano West Seniors!!! The Wolf Den PTSA is offering Plano West seniors a RESERVED parking space at Plano West! Students who wish to purchase a reserved space will be allowed to customize their space to reflect their school spirit and their personality!

A limited number of reserved spaces will be available in Lot A, Lot G and the SAC lot! Students may purchase their spaces on a first come, first served basis via the Plano West Wolf Den PTSA website beginning Monday, July 19, 2021 @ 12:00 pm (noon).

To qualify for a Senior Reserved Parking Space, students must be designated as a 12th grader in their student profile under your Wolf Den PTSA account and must also become a 2021-2022 student member of the Wolf Den PTSA. Students must also pay the campus parking permit fee to Plano West. To get a head start, please log into your Membership Toolkit account at www.wolfdenptsa.org and update/confirm your contact information for 2021-2022.

For more information about Senior Parking Spaces, visit our website at https://planowestptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/seniorparking

Volunteers Needed

Welcome or Welcome Back to the Plano West Wolf Den PTSA. Be sure to complete your Plano ISD Volunteer Application for 2020-2021 beginning in early August. Applications must be updated every year. Please visit our Wolf Den PTSA Toolkit to sign up for volunteer opportunities that interest you so we can contact you as soon as volunteers are allowed back on campus. Any amount of time you can volunteer will be greatly appreciated. This is a fantastic way to be involved right from the start.

Volunteers can now access Plano ISD's volunteer system, VOLY, to create an account & complete application, online orientation & criminal history check. These items need to be completed by volunteers each school year. Visit plano.voly.org. If you created an account last school year, you will use that same log in to access your account to complete this year’s application, orientation and background check.

For questions about volunteering contact:

Ritu Gupta, VP Volunteers at volunteers@wolfdenptsa.org.

Reflections Theme for 2021-2022

Plano ISD Parent Portal Student Registration

Each year, parents of existing and newly enrolled Plano ISD students must update several annual registration requirements using the Plano ISD Parent Portal (https://www.parentportal.pisd.edu)

If you need help or assistance registering, check out the Parent Portal Help Page

* July 17 - 20, 2021 - Parent Portal will be disabled for maintenance and annual promotion.

* July 21, 2021 - Parent Portal opens for 2021-22 Student Annual registration.

Schedule availability is determined by each campus.

World Wear Project

Class of 2022 Senior Portraits

Choose Your Experience. Traditional sittings include your standard yearbook pose and additional outfits of your choice. They are taken either at your school or in our studio. A Senior Showcase sitting includes an hour-long portrait session at an outdoor location of your choice.. Schedule Your Sitting. For more information and to book your traditional sitting appointment click on the link below.

seniors.legacystudios.com

Summer Meal Distribution

During the summer break, Plano ISD’s Food and Nutritional Services (FANS) Department will continue to offer free weekly meal bundles for children 18 years and younger. However, please note the summer distribution schedule.

Beginning June 1, distribution will be on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Parents/guardians may pick up meals for their children at any of the following locations:

Bowman Middle School, 2501 Jupiter Rd, Plano
Clark High School, 523 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano
Shepton High School, 5505 W Plano Pkwy, Plano

Meal bundles will consist of seven breakfasts and seven lunches. Food items included in summer meal bundles will need to be stored in the refrigerator or freezer and heated for consumption. Food storage procedures and preparation instructions will be provided with meals. Parents/guardians must review and follow these procedures and instructions to ensure overall food safety and quality.

Anyone picking up meals for children, without the child present, must bring appropriate documentation in the form of a school issued ID, report card, parent portal attendance summary form or birth certificate.

Due to federal guidelines, meals must be picked up during the stated distribution hours.

For more information visit www.pisd.edu/grabandgo.

Splash Day at Hawaiian Falls

Plano West JROTC Air Rifle Tryouts

Support PTSA with Rewards Programs

The Plano West Wolf Den PTSA relies on membership dues and just a few fundraisers to fund our programs. Parents and community members can participate with little to no effort. We are grateful for any support you or your family is willing and able to give.

Amazon Smile

Click here, and select PTA Texas Congress Plano West Sr High School Wolf Den PTSA and 0.5% of your purchases will be donated back to our PTSA.

Tom Thumb & Good Neighbor Program

Link your Tom Thumb Remarkable card to the Plano West Wolf Den organization #9312, and Tom Thumb will send a check for 1% of all eligible purchases back to the Wolf Den PTSA! You can link up to 3 organizations to your Tom Thumb remarkable card. Complete this form and turn it in to your Tom Thumb customer service desk or email the information to good.neighbor@tomthumb.com. Please make sure to add our Charity # 9312.

Kroger Community Rewards Program

It is super easy to give back by shopping at Kroger!

Simply visit Kroger's website. Once logged in to your Kroger account, you can search for Plano West Wolf Den PTSA either by name or SW055 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a Rewards card.

*Customers must have a registered Kroger Rewards card account to link to your organization. If a member does not yet have a Kroger Rewards card, they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger.

REMEMBER, purchases will not count for our organization until after you register your Rewards card.
Participants must swipe their registered Kroger Rewards card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger Rewards card when shopping for each purchase to count.