West Elementary PTO

The Top Dog program recognizes approximately 200 students throughout the year for exemplary behavior.  Several times during the school year, two students are selected by each teacher for recognition.  The PTO recognizes those students during a school-wide evening function with an engraved medal and other, small honorary items.

The West PTO sponsors an annual "Teacher Appreciation Week" to recognize and encourage our teachers.  The week involves several activities at no direct cost, such as encouraging students to write notes explaining why they love their teachers.  However, our largest expense is providing a lunch outing for all the teachers.  Parents volunteer to spend two hours in the classroom while the teachers go to a local restaurant for lunch together.

The CATCH progam stands for Coordinated Approach To Child Health and is a nationwide program which has been adopted by Wilson County schools.  West Elementary has embraced this idea and hopes to make improvements each year that will support a healthy lifestyle and will encourage fitness and better food choices among the students and their families.  Our PTO has sponsored "Family Fun Nights", an opportunity for families to come to the school and get active together while receiving additional nutritional information and even door prizes that encourage continued physical activity.