Wreath and Poinsettia Time!!

2011 Delivery Date will be between Nov 30th and Dec 2nd.


Ordering Has Ended For This Year. Thanks for all of your hard work. It was our most successful year by far!! The kids did great!!

This student-driven fundraiser is the single biggest opportunity for the students to contribute to the programs they love and that set our school apart from others. We know how much your students love the things that OSC/PTO funds (downhill and cross-country skiing, swimming, artist/author visits, music programs, expeditions, classroom supplements, field trips, and much much more), and we want to make sure that they have a way to participate in making those programs a success. Even in the current economic climate, our students raised $14,000 with this program last year. Please help them support their school and all of the programs they love by helping out with this sale.

We know you have other options for your holiday greenery purchases, but we appreciate that you choose to purchase through this sale so that those purchases fund all of the amazing programs for our students. Not to mention that selling gorgeous holiday greenery that makes the entire town sparkle with holiday spirit sure beats selling smelly pencils and candy bars!!

Though the pricing has remained largely unchanged, there are a few changes this year.
*Based on feedback from local businesses and families, we are allowing the students to sell to businesses. (We'll have parent volunteers following up with businesses to make sure that no one was missed.)
*We've also expanded our Direct Ship options to make it easy to send wreaths as Christmas gifts or for out of town family members who want to participate.
*We've added a large 42" wreath that looks beautiful on businesses or over garages.
*We've added a Grand Prize Drawing for all of the students who participate in the sale. As before, the top three selling families will win gift certificates, but this year, every family who turns in at least one order will be added to the drawing and for every 10 items they sell, they'll get an additional entry. The prize? A spectacular movie package filled with movies and candy along with 12 movie passes and 12 scoops of ice cream generously donated by the new cinema and the Hungry Moose!!

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer O'Connor at j.e.oconnor@hotmail.com or 570-0765.

Show Your School Spirit Every Friday!!

Every Friday this year is Spirit Friday!! Don't forget to show your school spirit by wearing your school shirt or another blue shirt!!

To see the collection of Ophir and LPHS t-shirts, baseball caps, water bottles, fleece vests, pencils, and lunchboxes, CLICK HERE. Don't forget to spread your school spirit by giving these items as gifts!!

To fill out an Order Form, CLICK HERE.

You don't have to wear a school shirt though. Any blue shirt will do!! GO BLUE!!!!

If your spirited student can't afford a spirit shirt, but would really like one, please contact Mrs. Anderson, the school counselor.

We're On Facebook and Twitter

FACEBOOK: You can find us at Ophir School Council/PTO. If you "LIKE" us, you can keep up to date on events, volunteer opportunities, get up to the minute announcements about key occasions (like school weather closures) and also check out great photos of our students and their hard work.

Not a Facebook user yet? Click here to download an Instruction Sheet for getting set up. Still have questions? Let us know. We're not experts, but we know a few and can probably find you some answers.

TWITTER: You can follow us at OSC_PTO and we’ll keep you up to date with breaking news about events and happenings at the school. This is an amazing way to keep informed about unusual events like weather closures and power outages!!

Haven’t Tweeted before? It’s really simple to set up. Just visit www.twitter.com and follow the simple instructions. If you still need help, give us a shout.

Make Your Back To School Shopping Count!!

Consider your Box Tops as part of your required school supplies and have your student bring them in on the first day of school. Every little bit adds up to a great opportunity for the school to purchase classroom supplies and other essential items.

Click here for a complete list of products that carry Box Tops.

The 31st Annual Pie Auction was a Mad success!! Thanks to the help of amazing volunteers and dedicated local businesses and residents, we were able to raise over $40,000 for the Ophir School and Lone Peak High students!! Our students are lucky to be part of such a supportive community!! Thank you!!!!

What You Need To Know About Pie Auction!!

The 31st Annual Pie Auction will be held on March 12, 2011 at 7pm at Buck's T4. On top of donating the venue and many prizes for the auction, Buck's is also donating 10% of the proceeds from the restaurant that night for folks seated between 5 and 6:30, so come early and eat well!!

What is Pie Auction? It's the school's biggest fundraiser of the year and has been a key social event in the Big Sky community for 31 years.

*Local residents, bakers, and businesses have generously donated Pies and Prizes for both a Live and Silent Auction.

*Raffle tickets will be sold and the raffle drawing will be held.

*Art Projects from each class will be auctioned and some classes will be selling individual art works from students. Admission is free, so even if you don't want to participate in the auctions, please stop in and check out the amazing art projects that your student has been working on! They all did a great job!!

*Everyone will be having lots of MAD fun with this year's MAD HATTER theme! Come wearing a Mad Hat or dressed up in Alice in Wonderland costumes!

Students can show their support and school spirit by wearing a hat to school on Mad Hat Friday (March 11th). You can bring your own Mad Hat, or purchase one from OSC on Friday morning before school starts. Hats will be $3-$10 and can be paid for by cash or check made out to OSC.

OSC/PTO still needs donations of Pies and Prizes. Please see Alice below for the types of Pies we need. For prize donations or with any questions, please contact Kimmi Warga at kimmilh66@aol.com or 1-864-423-9498

Proceeds from Mad Hat Friday and Pie Auction will be used to help fund: Downhill and Cross Country Skiing, Artist and Author Visits, Cultural and Library Enhancements, 4^th Grade Expedition Yellowstone, 8^th Grade Washington DC Trip, Art and Music Programs, Sports Programs, Field Trips, School Musicals, and Countless Classroom Supplements and Enhancements!! Thank you for supporting Ophir School and Lone Peak High!

Bakers Needed!!!

Like to Bake?

The Ophir School Council/PTO needs SAVORY PIES to sell by the slice or by the piece at this year’s Pie Auction.

What is a savory pie? Think Pot Pies, Empanadas, Quiches, Spinach Pie, Shepherd’s Pie or Turnovers, etc. Go ahead and get creative!!

If you can’t attend Pie Auction, this would be a great way to still help the school raise money! If you are attending, it’s a great way to be a bigger part of the event!!

Pies can be dropped off at Buck’s on the day of the event (March 12th). For more information and to confirm your contribution, please contact one of the following:
Jennifer O’Connor at j.e.oconnor@hotmail.com or 570-0765
Kimmi Warga at kimmih66@aol.com or 864-423-9498
Maria Paz-Trippi at mpaz70@yahoo.com

Box Top Update

Please give a special thanks to Chrissan Russell for her coordination of the box top program! So far, the kids have raised $290!! Awesome!!

Let’s keep the box tops and soup labels rolling in and try for $600 by the end of the year!

Box tops are now on all sorts of new products. Click here for complete product list!

Pie Auction Help Needed

If you have an hour or two and could help with soliciting donations or other Pie Auction activities, please contact Kimmi Warga at kimmilh66@aol.com. THANKS!!