October 2: No school, Yom Kippur holiday
October 8: Walk, Bike and Roll to School Day
October 9: MOD Pizza Fundraiser
October 9, 6-7pm: Stories Under the Stars
October 10: South Lakes High School Homecoming Parade
Please note: International Heritage Night has been rescheduled for February.
Walk, Bike and Roll to School Day
Wednesday, October 8
All students, parents, faculty, and staff are encouraged to bike or walk to school if they feel they can safely do so. If you are too far away from school, ride or walk with your family in and around your neighborhood before or after school. Or park near the school and walk from there.
Most importantly, have fun!
More information
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South Lakes High School
Homecoming Parade
October 10, 2025
Hunters Woods Shopping Center (Route is 2 miles)
Meet at 4:30pm
Bring bags of candy to toss and wear Hunters Woods gear or green.
All students must be accompanied by an adult.
RSVP and donate candy
International Heritage Night
Postponed until February, 11 2026
Join the PTA as we celebrate the incredible diversity of our school community. Families are invited to sign up to host a table to showcase their culture—this can include food samples, traditional dress, crafts, artifacts, posters, or anything that represents your heritage.
More details coming soon!
Upcoming Fundraiser
Enjoy a meal and raise money for the Hunters Woods PTA
 MOD Pizza
Raise Money for the Hunters Woods PTA
October 9
All Day
Bring in the flyer or order online (through the MOD app or website). Use the code MODGIVES25 and MOD will donate 25 percent of your bill to the Hunters Woods PTA.
 PTA Used Book Sale
This school year, the PTA will be hosting its first Used Book Sale on March 14th. We hope this event inspires young readers and serves as a core fundraiser that helps the PTA enhance the educational experience for all children at HWES.
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We will be hosting drop-off days where you can donate your used children's and adult books on October 26, December 13, and February 21 from 10 AM to 2 PM in the school parking lot.
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Over the next few months, we will need volunteers, sponsors, vendors, and of course your attendance at the event to make it a success. It's a great volunteer opportunity for those in middle or high school.
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Right now, we are looking for committee members to help plan the event. If you could spare a few hours over the next few months, please email communityvp@hwpta.org.
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Details will be shared about the drop-off days and book sale at www.hwpta.org/books.
PTA Membership Drive
Have you joined PTA yet?
Anyone who signs up for a PTA membership between July 1, 2025 and midnight, October 8, 2025, will be entered into a random drawing for one of three prize packs!
Prize packs include one hoodie (size of your choosing) and one new car magnet from our current sale!
Join or Renew Your Membership
Contact membershipvp@hwpta.org for questions!
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New Hoodies for Fall
More Spirit Wear Available Now
Show Your School Spirit
Purchase your Hunters Woods hoodies and car magnets!
Hoodies are now available for order through Custom Ink. These orders are due by October 11 and will be delivered to the school for distribution by the PTA in late October.
Order a hoodie today
New car magnets now available to order online.
Dyslexia Awareness Week
Free Webinar Series (Oct 7–9) - Building Awareness and Acceptance
A 3-session edWeb series with practical strategies to set meaningful reading goals, overcome instruction challenges, and celebrate student strengths.
- Tue, Oct 7, 1–2 p.m. ET – Celebrating the Strengths of Students with Dyslexia
- Wed, Oct 8, 1–2 p.m. ET – Empowering Readers With Dyslexia: Diagnostic & Prescriptive Teaching
- Thu, Oct 9, 3–4 p.m. ET – Slow Reading in Dyslexia: What Goals Are Reasonable?
Register here
Bonus: Free, On-Demand Dyslexia Training (Self-Paced)
Check out this short, free training created by Made By Dyslexia in partnership with Microsoft Learn—great for parents and teachers. Take Level 1 “Dyslexia Awareness,” then go deeper with teaching strategies and tech tools.
More information
Volunteers Needed
Our special education committee is looking for volunteers to help us provide resources and support PTA events to ensure we are inclusive of all students. Interested in getting involved? Contact our VP of Special Education, Sarita Johnson (specialeducationvp@hwpta.org).
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Food 4 Thought
Food 4 Thought is a PTA-sponsored initiative to help students in need with healthy, shelf-stable food for the weekends and school-day snacks.
Volunteer: Help deliver food bags and snacks to classrooms. Sign up here.
Donate to our Pantry: Check out our Amazon wish list. Donations can be dropped off in the box outside the main office, or Amazon purchases can be shipped directly to the school (choose the Food 4 Thought gift registry address).
Specific pantry items needed include:
- Gift cards to grocery stores, Costco, or Amazon
- Shelf-stable white milk (single servings)
- Fruit cups and applesauce
- Tuna salad and cracker kits
- Single-serve snacks, including nut-free items
Questions? Contact Darcie Oemcke at communicationsvp@hwpta.org.
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SLHS PTSA Food Pantry's Do it Your Way 0.5k
The SLHS PTSA Food Pantry will be hosting its 8th Annual FUNdraiser, the “Do It Your Way 0.5K” on October 5th from 2 - 4 p.m. at Lake Anne Plaza. We hope you will join Mrs. Cope and others in our community for lively music, pre-race warm-ups, yummy cookies (baked by the SLHS Culinary students) to put a little pep in your step, a live raffle, and the most rewarding 650 steps you’ll take all year. Register online now or in-person the day of the event. All proceeds will directly support providing food to over 550 local students and families in the SLHS Pyramid each week.
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