Events for kids
Boosterthon, dances, bowling nights, spirit weeks, Spring Fest — the days our students talk about all the way home.
Edgewater, Maryland
Supporting our Eagles
Supporting our Eagles
every single day.
We work together to create fun and engaging events for our students, provide snacks and special gifts for all staff, and partner with the Edgewater community to boost our school spirit.
Next up
2026–27
Back to School Night
Tuesday, September 8 — evening
Edgewater Elementary School
- $15
- Annual family membership
- Zero
- Expectations to join
- PreK–5
- Every Eagle included
New Our Eagles spirit wear store is open — tie-dye tees and more, with every order supporting the PTO.
Shop spirit wear
Our Eagles
This is what a year here looks like.
Chalk-covered fun runs, passports at International Night, and a whole lot of kids having the kind of day they tell you about in the car.
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What we do
Four ways we show up for our Eagles.
We're a group of parents and guardians who like this school a lot. Everything we raise and organize goes right back into the building — to the kids first, the staff who look after them, and the community around both.
Staff appreciation
Snacks in the lounge, breakfasts, gift card raffles, ice cream, and a full week each May dedicated to our teachers and support staff.
School spirit
Spirit wear, spirit weeks, and a whole lot of navy and gold. Being an Eagle should feel like something.
Community
International Night, local business partnerships, and families getting to know each other outside of pickup line.
Last year
$10,000
Put straight into field trips
The PTO subsidized roughly $10,000 of field trip costs last year — about $18 a student that families would otherwise have been asked to pay.
Just funded
93 pieces
A brand-new recess pack
A Deluxe Recess Pack & Cart for the playground — jump ropes, hoops, dodgeballs, basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, cones and spots, on a rolling all-terrain rack that wheels straight out to the blacktop.
Product photo: Gopher Sport
Highlights
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The three biggest days on our calendar.
October
Boosterthon Fun Run
Our biggest fundraiser of the year. Every student runs laps — dance laps, robot laps, walking laps — and our 4th and 5th graders finish with a full color run.
February
International Night
Families build displays celebrating their culture, guests carry passports from table to table, and there are performances and food from all over. A favorite.
May
Teacher Appreciation Week
A full week of breakfast, gift card raffles, ice cream, and small things our staff actually asked for — we keep "teacher favorites" lists for every grade.
Your board
Meet the whole board
Parents you'll actually see at drop-off.
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Phyllis Schmitt
President
1st & 3rd grade parent
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Suzanna Fox
Vice President
4th grade parent
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Kristin Gibbons
Secretary
4th grade parent
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Katie Rice
Treasurer
3rd & 5th grade parent
Fifteen dollars. Zero expectations.
Membership is the simplest way to back everything on this page. Give an hour, give a whole Saturday, or give nothing at all — your $15 still shows up as snacks, supplies, and a very loud fun run.
