Internet Access for All Students - The Campaign was a Success!

In early April, the PGOs representing ALL Amherst and Amherst Regional Public Schools joined together to organize a fundraiser to ensure that all Amherst and Amherst Regional public school students would have home wifi access during the school shutdown.  Thanks to the generosity of our community, we raised over $45,000 -enough to cover the costs not only for the rest of this school year, but for next year as well. These funds will help close the digital divide and provide more equitable educational access for all ARPS students. 

The PGOs received over 235 donations of all sizes. Our major donors include the Norwottuck Fish and Game Association ($8,000), the Beveridge Family Foundation ($5,000), and the Amherst Pelham Education Association ($2,000), which represents ARPS educators and staff.  Collectively, the elementary and secondary school PGOs gave over $5,500.

Thanks to all who supported our fundraiser and helped get the word out.

To view our final list of donors, please visit:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vSnaI99CTBduAi017tBHpIQ1K_LI-rRG/view?usp=sharing

What is the ARPS PGO?

The Amherst Regional Public Schools Parent Guardian Organization (ARPS PGO) is a Registered 501c3 Massachusetts Charity encompassing the individual PGOs of the Amherst Regional High and Middle Schools, Crocker Farm and Wildwood Elementary.

Our mission is to support the education of children within our schools through fundraising, supplemental programming and volunteer efforts.  We help build community by fostering relationships among the schools, parents, teachers and staff.

Who we are:

The ARPS PGO is comprised of representatives from each of its member schools.  The 2019-2020 Executive Board includes:

President – Becky Demling
Vice President – Amanda Robertson (CF Parent)
Treasurer – Tracy Zafian (CF Parent)
Officer – Laura MacLeod (ARMS Parent)
Clerk – Eugenia Clerico (WW Parent)
Member- Ellen Lindsey (ARHS Parent)

Public Meeting Minutes

Fall 2019 Public Meeting Minutes

Support the ARPS PGO and their Member Schools this #GivingTuesday

Donations made to the ARPS PGO will be split evenly among the 4 member schools:
https://givingtuesday.mightycause.com/organization/Amherst-Regional-Public-Schools-Parent-Guardian-Organization


To donate to the ARHS PGO:
https://givingtuesday.mightycause.com/story/Arhspgo

To donate to the ARMS PGO:
https://givingtuesday.mightycause.com/story/Amherst-Regional-Middle-School-Parent-Guardian-Organization

To donate to the Wildwood PGO: https://givingtuesday.mightycause.com/story/Wildwoodpgo-Gt2018

Contact Information:

Our mailing address is:

ARPS PGO
280 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

Our email address is:

arpspgo@gmail.com

Each school maintains their own email address as well:

Crocker Farm - crockerfarmpgo@gmail.com
Wildwood - wildwoodelementarypgo@gmail.com
ARMS- armspgo@gmail.com
ARHS - arhspgonews@gmail.com