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Welcome to the Gold Rush PTO Website!

The Gold Rush PTO, GREAT, is a nonprofit organization comprised of dedicated teachers, committed parents and guardians working together for one purpose – to enhance the quality of our children’s education. Specifically we do this by fundraising, supporting instructional programs, organizing events for the staff and school body and assisting our local community. All of this is made possible through the hard work, time and dedication of caring individuals just like you! Join the growing community of GREAT volunteers, you can make a difference!
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Gold Rush Spirit Wear

Gold Rush spirit wear now has hooded pullovers available for purchase! Youth and adult sizes available. Also, check out the Gold Rush 2012-2013 red T-shirts for $7!

For more details on ordering spirit wear click here

For the November order form click here.
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Dad’s Club Food Drive – November 12th thru November 20th

The Gold Rush Elementary Dad’s Club is holding its annual Food Drive! Help your community by donating non-perishable food items from November 12th thru November 20th. All donations are greatly appreciated and will support the Parker Task Force.

Kids! Let’s have some fun with this. The grade with the largest amount of donations will win a trophy! Leave your donation in your grade’s food bin which will be in front of the library in the main hallway. Don’t forget to tell your family and friends to help out!

Parker Task Force's Greatest Needs:
  1. Cereal/Coffee
  2. Mac & Cheese/Ketchup/Mustard
  3. Bottled Juice
  4. Pasta/Gravy/Rice/Snacks
  5. Chicken/Beef Broth
  6. Vegetable Oil/Pancake Syrup/Mayonnaise
  7. Jelly/Sugar/Jell-o
  8. Canned beef or spam/individual puddings
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Gold Rush Elementary 2012-2013 Yearbook

Want your pictures in the yearbook? So do we! Students, parents, and teachers can contribute content to the yearbook staff by uploading photos directly to our website for potential use in our book. You can share photos of field trips, sporting events, school and community activities or shots of you and your friends that otherwise might be missed by our staff photographers.

Start sharing today! Go to www.hjeshare.com; enter your school code: DIGGER [More...]
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Box Tops for Education - 1st Semester reaches $1,387

Thank you to all parents that helped with the Box Tops collection. We were able to collect 9,650 box tops with 478 Bonus Certificates! With our current Box Top bank that is over $1,387 for the school! Please continue to submit your box tops!
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Digger Dash 2012 - $33,000 Raised for Gold Rush!

Digger Dash Another success! Thanks to every parent volunteer and the Dad's Club for making this year's Digger Dash possible. The kids had a GREAT time running for a GREAT cause, Gold Rush Elementary! The kids ran a total of 14,685 laps or 1,826 miles raising $33K for the school. The allocated funds to the school will provide for enhanced in-classroom libraries.
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“PTO Meeting January 15th at 6:30p in the Gold Mine Room

GREAT Meeting - January 15th, 2013 - Gold Mine Room
Please join us from 6:30pm to 8pm in the Gold Mine Room at Gold Rush. We will discuss the upcoming Movie Night, Digger Dash and Fall Festival results, and end of year events. We will have Principal Jen Brown as our guest speaker. We are also looking for parents to volunteer and participate in committees and PTO events that helps our children and the school. For any interest please contact goldrushpto@gmail.com