April 21, 2023
News & Events
Teacher Appreciation Week

The PFO has a lot going on for the spring! We hope to raise enough money to cover TAW expenses this year.

This year for TAW, we have secured 5/2 to provide free chair massages to faculty/staff. Jennifer Stuart has sent sign-ups to faculty/staff.
A very Special thank you to Lunch Lady Gerri's Food Truck (the Cash Family) who will be providing complimentary lunch to all faculty/staff on 5/4 - amazing!

Since most of us parents work full time, we did not have enough volunteers to host the breakfast or lunch last year or this year so we are depending on your donations to pay our very own Culinary and Hospitality trades to provide breakfast and treats!
Please consider a donation in lieu of volunteering. You can sign up here if you would like to make a cash donation or donate directly via Venmo, simply click here.

Many thanks to the parents who have already donated! We greatly appreciate your generosity! To date, we have $590 for this spring's TAW! We need $600 to cover breakfast by Culinary and treats from Hospitality.

Last year we received $466 in donations (Thank You Parents!) to help cover costs for breakfast and lunch but the total cost that was needed to pay Culinary was $840 ($4 per person for breakfast and $10 per person for lunch). In addition, we also received food and beverage donations from parents for TAW, including a 6 ft long sandwich, a tray of homemade Colombian chicken, 5 large pizzas, snacks and tons of beverages! Again, thank you so much to our parents! We hope this year we can get enough donations to cover all costs.

Thank you so much for helping us thank our faculty and staff!
2nd Car Show Volunteer Meeting - This Wednesday 4/26

Our next Volunteer Car Show meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday. April 26 at 5pm. Parents, alumni and staff please join us!

On the day of the Car Show, we now have 3 hour time slots for volunteers since we understand not everyone can commit for the entire day. Sit at a table, be a runner, stay for a 3 hour time slot or more if you would like.
VOLUNTEERS - WE NEED YOU! Sign-Up Here
Letter to get Sponsors I Sponsor/Prize Drawing Form I Vendor Registration Form I Vehicle Registration Form or Pre-Registration Online - ALL FORMS & INFO are located on the Car Show page of the PFO website
Student Volunteer Meeting - This Thursday 4/27

Our Student Volunteer Car Show meeting is scheduled for this Thursday, April 27th at the beginning of 6th period in the TLH for a short introductory meeting.


JMWT 6th Annual Car & Motorcycle Show
Sunday, May 21st
Rain date June 4th


WE NEED HELP with sponsors, donors and vendors, please see all forms posted on the Car Show page.

Pre-registrations began in January. Want to pre-register your car or motorcycle? You may register and pay online HERE ($1.50 service charge Sign-Up Genius charges added on). Or you may mail your forms and payment to:

J.M. Wright Technical High School
Attn: JMWT Car Show
120 Bridge Street
Stamford, CT 06905

If you would like to participate as a vendor, sponsor or donor, please see all forms on the JMWT PFO website: https://jmwrightpfo.org/car-show. On-line registration is for vehicle pre-registration only. All forms are in the process of being updated.

All details will be listed on the Car Show page - Volunteers can Sign-Up Here
Please donate any bins or baskets that you do not need or want anymore! Gently used bins and baskets would be great!

We can use them for the basket drawing prizes for the Car Show.

Bring them to the main office, thank you for your support!

See PHOTOS from last year HERE.

Special thanks to Mike Vacca (Auto Shop 1980 Alumni and Senior Parent) for donating parts for our amazing student made trophies!
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.
Guidance Department Spring Events
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View the HEAT presentation that Dr. Beckham sent via ParentSquare on 3.10.23 Here
PFO Meeting

Our next PFO meeting will be combine with the next Car Show Volunteer meeting on April 26, before or after.

The PFO usually meets the second Wednesday of the month unless otherwise noted.
Join the PFO

We need help! If you would like to get involved and support your child and our school, please sign up for the J.M. Wright Tech PFO.

We are looking for dedicated parents to step up and fill the below positions:


We hope that you will consider bringing your time and talents to the PFO and we look forward to working with you! Contact info@jmwrightpfo.org to find out how you can help.

Don't have any time to help but you can make a donation? You may donate via Venmo to @JMWrightPFO or send a check to school.
More Ways to Support Our School
They’re back! Get ready to enjoy delicious beverages again from The Wright Bean! You can order and pick up at The Wright Bean! www.TheWrightBean.com

Coffee, smoothies, shakes and more!
Monday - Friday 11am - 2pm
Call or Text: 203-674-5709
Dinner-To Go

Dinner-To-Go from the Bridge Street Café.
 
Sign-Up here to get on the Cafe email list.

Questions? Email thebridgestreetcafe@gmail.com 
Spring 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! ♻
JMWT Magnets

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

You can also purchase magnets at WBL Info Night and at the Car Show.
Stay Connected + Sign-Up for Remind Texts
Updated school calendar that Dr. Beckham shared with us
via ParentSquare on 2/17/23
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