PTSA Recognized at State Convention

5/15/2023 1:13 pm

Mark Twain PTSA was honored with a number of awards at the recent Washington State PTA convention!

In the Awards of Excellence category, we earned a silver for Outstanding Website and a silver for Family & Community Engagement recognizing last year's Green Week programming.

For membership, we earned platinum in Membership Growth and recognition for 100% Staff Membership.

Special thanks to Janine Sorenson for all her hard work in applying for these awards. We really appreciate your efforts!

Science Fair Success

5/15/2023 12:22 pm

It was such a delight to bring the Science Fair back after a 2-year Covid hiatus! We had more projects than ever from our enthusiastic Twain scientists.

This event could not have happened without the help and support of a great community. Many thanks to Jane Erickson, Heather Scott, and Nadine Witt for helping to support our science fair workshops, which were new this year! The students were also fortunate to get guidance from scientists in our community – Ben Pelle and Carolyn Hutcheon!

Twain families really showed their support the night of the event: thanks to...

Twain PTSA Awards- Accepting Nominations!

5/8/2023 10:02 pm

Each year, we honor volunteers and staff that have made an exceptional impact on PTSA and on our community. 

Our Awards and Recognition Committee is looking for your input to determine this year's award recipients. Do YOU know a volunteer or staff member that goes above and beyond to serve the Twain community? It is wonderful to receive recognition for one’s hard work!

Submit your nomination online by Sunday May 21, 2023

Click here!

Annually, our Twain PTSA presents awards including the Bobcat Award for Outstanding PTSA Volunteer, Golden Acorn, Outstanding Educator...

STEM Night is back for 2023!

5/6/2023 3:32 pm

JOIN US on MAY 11 FOR A NIGHT OF EXPLORING, BUILDING, DISCOVERY AND PLAY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

Click here to buy tickets, see the food trucks coming, sign up for a volunteer slot, and learn more about the event!

Thank you, Green Week Volunteers!

5/2/2023 9:07 am

Green Week was huge success this year, and we want to give a shout out to the many volunteers that stepped up and made it happen!

We had so many kids walking, biking, and riding the bus to school all week. Thank you to the volunteers that greeted our students with drawing tickets, fruit, and friendly smiles... Divya Rangaswamy, Heather Scott, Melanie Walling, Amanda Jackson, Melissa Monahan, Janani Kartik, Silvia Madrova, and Janine Sorenson...

The Results are in!

5/2/2023 8:27 am

Our 1st annual bookmark design contest was a great success, with 137 entries. Twain has some incredibly talented young artists!

Congratulations to our winners and finalists and thank you to everyone for participating in this event. The winning bookmarks are being printed and will be available in...