PTO

Used uniform and sports equipment sales are held twice a year: August for back-to-school and January during the Catholic Schools Week open house. Sales are an opportunity for families to go through and empty closets, and also pick up items that are in good shape. It’s always nice to have extra pieces for those growth spurts! 

Back-to-School 2025:

• Collection, July 15-25 in the parish center link
• Sale, July 27, 2025: 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the parish center basement

Details to come about this year’s PTO kickoff event and meeting. 

A great opportunity to celebrate our grandparents! They are invited into the school for ice cream and cookies shared with their grandchildren. There is also an opportunity to tour classrooms and meet teachers. 

St. Philomena PTO is excited for the the Ice Cream Social on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Family Fun runs from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. with carnival games and prizes, face painting, bounce houses, and a cakewalk.

The event needs many hands to make it a memorable and fun day for our community. Children age 13 and above may volunteer for carnival games. Adults are requested for the bounce houses and food table. Sign up to come. 

Please direct any questions to pto@stphils.com. 

Bring the whole family to play at Tanner’s and meet other school families! Free admission to the Back 40 playground for St. Philomena families and an opportunity to shop the market and eat dinner at the cafe. Don’t forget to bring home some apple cider donuts!

Celebrate Halloween with St. Philomena School! St. Philomena children can collect candy with their friends and family in a safe and fun environment in our parking lot. Decorate your car for a chance to win prizes. Please bring plenty of candy, you will get lots of trick or treaters! This event is for St. Philomena families, please do not share publicly. In order to make this event a success for all, if your student is participating, they will need to be accompanied by a car so there are enough goodies to go around.

Admission is a suggested donation to the Women’s Care Center. Watch for a wish list, or you can give a monetary donation.

Our annual benefit auction is our only fundraiser held for the school. This event helps support St. Philomena and the proceeds will enrich the Catholic education of our children by supporting talented faculty, providing funds for improvements to the building, and keeping St. Philomena School on the forefront of technology and the arts. The in-person event in our parish banquet room. Purchase a ticket and enjoy dinner, great fellowship and a front row seat to our live auction event. Another great way to participate is through online bidding at stphils.maxgiving.bid. Please visit our auction website for more ways to get involved, including sponsorships, raffle tickets, sign up parties and more. Want to get involved with planning the auction? Please reach out to ptoauction@stphils.com and join a great team!

Discover what makes St. Philomena and Catholic education so special! Tour our school and meet our teachers, learn more about our academics and extra curricular activities and meet some of our students. The open house will take place after the Sunday 9:00 a.m. Mass, approximately 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. All are welcome. 

Join us for a fun night of meeting other St. Philomena parents and flex those brains – are you smarter than your fourth grader? Form a team of eight and enjoy the cash bar provided by our Men’s Club and snacks while competing through rounds of trivia. Prizes for the winner.

Our popular father and daughter dance! Create precious memories with our photo booth, grab a snack from our sweets tables and bust-a-move on the dance floor. 

Our Mardi Gras / Valentine’s Day celebrations will be held in February 2026.

A parent volunteer Sign Up Genius link will be emailed out to parents. Please only sign up for ONE class room. 

Help us celebrate our teachers and staff with a special week set aside with treats and events to let them know how much we appreciate all they do! 

Suggested ways you can show your teachers appreciation: drawings and notes, flowers from your yard, visit the adoration chapel to pray and write a note on a card (provided inside the chapel). For those who wish to make a monetary donation toward a gift card, there will be an online link. And if you’re looking to provide a little something else, staff favorites lists are a good place to check. 

After the Mass where the priests blesses and honors mothers, join us in the banquet room for a special brunch to celebrate motherhood and our community.