September 1, 2023
News & Events
Welcome back Warriors and welcome to our new Warrior families!
We wish everyone an amazing 2023 - 2024 School Year!
PFO Care Packages to Faculty

We have PFO Care Packages to give to our faculty in September! Just a little something to start the school year well.

In addition to Teacher Appreciation Week in May, last year the PFO delivered goodies to the main office on a couple of occasions just to say thank you. The PFO plans to do this again for the 2023 - 2024 school year and we are kicking off this year by providing goodie bags with a couple of health and wellness items to our faculty.
Chipotle Fundraiser - Save the Date!
Mark your calendar! On Wednesday, October 11th from 4 PM to 8 PM Chipotle restaurant will donate 33% of event sales to JM Wright Tech! Be sure to show them this flyer on your phone. You can also order online using the code EPBMB23 (see instructions below). Please save your receipts (electronic/paper/or in Chiptole App) for a few weeks if possible. Thank you! Flyer in Spanish Here
Thank you for considering donating to the PFO! If you do make a donation, please note if you would like your donation to be used towards Teacher Appreciation Week, Senior items, or the general fund. You can make a donation via Venmo Here or make your check out to JMWT PFO and leave it in the main office.
Please see other ways below the PFO supports our students, faculty and school.
Welcome to The J.M. Wright PFO

This year will mark the 4th year that we have served on the J.M. Wright Tech PFO. For those of you who are not familiar with what the PFO does, we listed a few things that we contribute to each year on the above Infographic. This is a snapshot of what it is we volunteer for to provide to our students, faculty and school.

We are an independent organization whose sole purpose is to offer support to J.M. Wright Tech students, teachers and school.

Our mission is to foster a collaborative relationship between parents/families, students and teachers in order to enhance the students' high school experience. We do this through social activities, school events, and community events.

Over the last three years, the Parent Faculty Organization (PFO) has sponsored a number of activities including fundraisers, events (including Teacher Appreciation Week, the Car Show, Senior Week, etc), PFO scholarships for trade-bound and college-bound students, provided gifts to seniors, assistance to the teachers, school events, the school and more!

We are full time working parents but we are committed to putting in the extra time to volunteer for our children's school because we believe in doing our part to support our students and our school community.

We are looking forward to a great school year for 2023 - 2024!

- The JMWT PFO
Jen & David
2024 Discount Cards Good Through 6/30/24

If you missed these at the Humbled Coffee House selling event in June or the Car Show in May, you still can order your card now!

When you purchase a card(s) via Venmo, you will be contacted to arrange the card being left at school for you or a meet up or drop off can be arranged with a parent PFO volunteer member.

Also be on the look out for some seniors selling cards at Liz Sue Bagels and CoalHouse Pizza!

Order your discount card via Venmo for only $20 @JMWrightPFO http://www.venmo.com/JMWrightPFO or pay check to JMWT PFO or cash. Contact PFO.
JMWT Magnets

The JMWT magnets (4" circle) are only $5 each. You can pay via Venmo @JMWrightPFO or make check payable to JMWT PFO.

End of Summer & Fall Cleaning?

Please drop off all of our old clothes and textile items to the JMWT textile bins and help raise funds for our school! Spread the word!

Our bins have brought in over $1,000 for just being there!

The bins are located at the front entrance of the school near Cubeta Field for convenient drop off.

We accept all sorts of used textiles (clothes, sheets, shoes, bags, stuffed animals, curtains, drapes and throw pillows). Our bins prevent discarded items becoming part of landfills and gives them a second life. You can view more info here

You will be supporting J.M. Wright Technical High School plus this helps our environment! ♻
Next PFO Meeting

The first PFO meeting for the new 2023 - 2024 School Year will meet on Tuesday, September 19th at 6pm.

We hope that you can join us! Going forward, we will most likely meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month, unless otherwise noted.
Did You Know?
 
Teachers, did you know that you can get up to $50 reimbursement from the PFO for out of pocket expenses that you purchased for your students and/or classroom?

You can submit this form along with the receipt(s) once per school year.

We appreciate All that you do for our students!
School Information
FAFSA Challenge for the Class of 2024

Seniors, please see Mr. Q about any questions for the FAFSA Challenge.
Work Based Learning
 
Dr. Beckham sent WBL information via ParentSquare on March 3 - you may view it here.

Who can I contact at Wright Tech if I’m interested in WBL?

CTECS Job Board
 
Do you know that the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System has a job board?

Employers from across New England are eager to hire CTECS students and graduates, and regularly post job opportunities in all trade areas. These include full time, part time, internships and freelance positions.
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