If you enjoy bike riding, there are several summer activities that can be of interest to you. One that takes place near us in Fairview is the “Tour de West County” on July 19 at Pleasant Ridge Park. For more details about this activity that supports the Lance Armstrong Foundation, please contact Ms. Wizzard in room 309 or these students: Sarah Larson (081) or Katherine Esper (027). We hope to see you on July 19th.
Congratulations girls for your 3-0 win over Westlake!!!
As a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, students at Walnut Creek Middle School were encouraged to collect spare change over a three week period. This money helps the society cure leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and Hodgkin’s disease while improving the quality of life for patients and their families. These forms of cancer are the number one killer of children age 5-15, so our Community Council decided that our school community could do something to change that. Special events were planned during the fundraising period. As a finale to the fundraiser, a “Battle of the Sexes” basketball game was held in the gym to raise additional funds. 
Mr. Tarasovitch, Assistant Principal, was emcee for the game, while our Principal, Mrs. Moseley, agreed to take a pie in the face from students who had purchased a ticket. The Olive Garden, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and our Community Council would like to thank everyone for their support. Over $2,000 was raised for this event! For more information about Pennies for Patients, visit www.schoolandyouth.org. You can help make a difference, too!
Our Accellerated Reader Fundraiser event at Max & Erma’s surpassed all expectations. We earned $1,365.49! Wow!! We have awesome parents and students here at Walnut Creek.
Just as an FYI — here are the Max & Erma’s money we have raised for the past three years:
2006 — $399.07
2007 — $758.70
2008 — $1,365.49
Thanks again for all of your support!! You make a great difference in the lives and education of our students!!
Walnut Creek Middle School held a Guitar Hero Tournament on Friday, March 28th. The event was held as a fundraiser for our upcoming football season. Over 50 students participated as well as our principal, Mrs. Moseley. Students rocked the gym while raising funds for a good cause.
The PTA Newsletter for March 2008 is now available (see below).
Congratulations to Walnut Creek Middle School for collecting 1,315 pounds of food during our recent school-wide food drive to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank. Our school received a special thank you from Karen Seggi, Executive Director, Second Harvest Food Bank, which states “By helping Second Harvest, you are also helping other non-profits who rely on us for a continuous supply of food. Making sure no one goes hungry in our eleven county region is community-wide effort. We can’t do it without your help”.
