February 15, 2024

Next week you will be receiving an invitation to participate in our annual parent satisfaction survey. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us as our SPA leadership spends a considerable amount of time each year looking at the responses and evaluating areas of strength and opportunities for improvement in fulfilling our mission – to cultivate the hearts and minds of our students through the study of the true, the good and the beautiful. And, of course, our wonderful staff appreciates your words of encouragement for their tireless efforts in support of our students.

At Great Hearts, we take seriously the idea that parents are a child’s first and primary teacher. The education of a child starts at home and enhanced through robust collaboration with the school. With this in mind, I would also like to take this opportunity to invite parents into this shared experience through volunteering. We are so grateful for our many dedicated parents who give their time and treasure to make sure SPA continues to be a special experience for students. As you think of suggestions to offer for school improvement, please consider ways in which you can contribute to our vibrant culture and fill a need.

We are grateful for your partnership, and we would love to hear from you. We will send a follow-reminder after the survey has gone out. Keep an eye out for the survey link and we will include it in future messages as well.

Mark McAfee

Headmaster

Picking your child up during lunch or lyceum?

Please coordinate with your student ahead of time and ask them to wait for you at the tables in the main hallway. The office has no way of calling students who are signing out during lunch or lyceum.

Thank you to our wonderful PSO for hosting such a lovely lunch for the teachers!

Winter Formal Sign-up

PSO is providing all the wish list items for the Winter Formal. We need volunteers to help setup and decorate the MPR on Saturday morning. We also need volunteers to help take down the decorations on Saturday night. The more volunteers we have, the faster we will be done decorating in the morning and taking down the decorations in the evening. During the event we need volunteers to restock the snacks and work the water station. Click here to volunteer.

Stock the Pantry

This is a huge hit with the faculty and staff - so let's go big! Please sign up for a snack item or two for the pantry in the Teacher's Lounge. Bring the item(s) in to the front lobby and we'll Stock the Pantry on an on-going basis. The teachers love having quick pick-me-up options available to them. Thank you for helping us make this a success!

Join the Spartan Dads Email List

Please sign up here to join the Spartan Dads email list to be notified of upcoming events. Questions? Email spartandads@spapso.org

SPA Family Directory

Great news! We are launching an opt-in Family Directory for SPA! Please click here to read more and sign up. The directory is LIVE!! Check your email for your log-in and password link. For questions, contact directory@spapso.org. 

We also have a limited number of sponsorship opportunities available for the Family Directory. If you or your business is interested in sponsorship, please email directory@spapso.org for more information.

2023-2024 SPA Faculty Birthdays

Let's help our faculty members celebrate their special day! Please sign up to bring in a special birthday lunch or gift card to a faculty member! Click here to sign-up.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

We are looking to fill the following open positions for this year.

• Faculty Gratitude and Giving Co-Chair
• Shopper Program
• Booster Advertising
• Booster Spirit Wear Sales
• Booster Team Parent Liasion

Please email president@spapso.org if you would like more info on these roles. 



• Link to Raptor to register to volunteer on campus: Click here
• Link to volunteer interest form: Click here