Our February 2015 issue of PTO Today is all about school spirit, a topic we know is one of your favorites! PTOs and PTAs can play a key role in promoting school spirit and we have lots of new resources to help you do that. 

Sometimes schools hold events that are well-attended and seemingly hit all the marks, but there’s that sense that something is missing. When schools and parent groups take the time to welcome everyone, generate excitement, and communicate a sense of unity and common identity, then something bigger happens. A true school community is created.

Here are our new resources to help you boost school spirit:

1. Need a new idea to get parents, kids, and teachers working toward a common goal? Read our just-published article, 10 Ideas for Building Spirit at Your School. 

2. How about some basic tips on bringing the whole school community together? Our piece on building community offers you five ways to do that. 

3. If you are creating flyers, sending emails, or posting information on Facebook to get your community pumped about spirit day events, try our new spirit day clip art on the Clip Art Gallery.

4. How about a new, fresh idea for a spirit day? We have 30 of them in this free downloadable on our File Exchange.

5. For those of you needing tips for selling spiritwear, the February 2015 issue also has an article with great tips on that. 

6. In addition, we have a new spiritwear order form you can download and use as a template.