James Gettys Elementary PTO

As the school year wraps up and we begin to plan for next year, if you're looking to become involved, we have plenty of opportunities where help is needed! Our programs are dependent on parent volunteers. Feel free to send us a message!

🏀Math Madness Round 4 is completed and donations have been counted!

Our students raised $5,713.21 during this year's Math Madness!!! WAY TO GO!! 👏 We are SO proud of everyone! We can't THANK everyone enough for their tremendous generosity! 🫶

Here's the reward results:

Bracket Winner!

Pitt (Becker)


Eliminated

Mt. St. Mary’s (Spokus, Sease, Raffensperger)
Notre Dame (Strausbaugh)
Duke (Jones)
UNC (Seibert)
Alabama (Lamer)
Ohio State (Roy)
Michigan (Sterner)
Maryland (Jachelski)
Penn State (Cooper)
Kentucky (Secrest)
UConn (Flickinger)
Florida (Cool)
Miami (Peterman)
Villanova (Wampler)
UCLA (Arentz)

• Classrooms that earned Extra Recess ($100 raised)
Becker
Spokus
Sease
Raffensperger
Seibert
Wampler
Lamer
Strausbaugh
Arentz
Cooper
Peterman
Flickinger
Cool
Jachelski
Roy

• Classes close to that extra recess
Jones - $65.10 – Needs $34.90
Sterner - $69.31 – Needs $30.69
Secrest - $10.61 – Needs $89.39

• Grades that earned free choice of seating in the cafeteria for a week ($500 raised)
Kindergarten
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade

• Grades close to free choice of seating
1st – $178.45 – Needs $321.55

• Hallway that earned Basketball Olympics/"Have a Ball" Stations ($2000 raised)
3rd/4th/5th

• Hallway Close to a Basketball Olympics
K/1/2nd - $1,271.11 - Needs $278.89

🏀 Teacher vs Student basketball game at Gettysburg College ($4000 raised)
WE MADE IT!! 🥳 STUDENTS WON THE GAME!

🥧 Staff getting pied in the face for every $1000 above our goal:
Mr. Cool
Mrs. Becker (just for fun! 🤪)

The online campaign through Give Butter will remain open until Sunday, March 29th if anyone would like to help our students achieve their rewards.

https://givebutter.com/GettysMathMadness2026

Just a reminder! The Joe Corbi’s Fundraiser pickup is TOMORROW, November 25th from 3:30-6:00. Pick-up will be in the school cafeteria (Door #10). Parents and Guardians will need to pick-up their order and distribute accordingly.

All orders MUST be picked up tomorrow as there will be no school for Thansgiving break.

Thank you for your support!