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Holly Springs Elementary School STEM Academy

Achieving
excellence
together

We are the parents, guardians, teachers and neighbors who fund the field trips, feed the teachers, run the Fun Run and keep 775 Wildcats supported all year long.

Students
775
Staff
85
Of every dollar
92¢
Holly Springs Elementary School STEM Academy seal

Our one fundraiser

2026–27 Wildcat Fun Run

One fundraiser. That is the whole ask for the year. Hit this and we do not sell you wrapping paper, cookie dough or coupon books in December.

Tue, August 18 · Meet the Teacher & PTA Open House

Days
Hrs
Min
Raised so far
$28,715
Goal
$45,000
64% there 412 families in
Give to the Fun Run

Coming up

On the calendar

Community

Meet the Teacher & PTA Open House

Date: Tue, Aug 18 Time: 4pm–6:30pm Location: HSES Cafeteria & Classrooms

Find your classroom, meet your teacher, and grab a membership card from the PTA table by the front door.

Join before you come
PTA Meeting

First PTA General Meeting

Date: Tue, Sep 8 Time: 6pm–7pm Location: HSES Media Center

Budget vote, Fun Run kickoff, and five minutes of open floor. Childcare provided in the gym.

Read the proposed budget
Fundraiser

Wildcat Fun Run

Date: Fri, Oct 2 Time: 8:30am–2:30pm Location: HSES Track & Field

The one fundraiser of the year. Every grade runs, the whole school cheers, and we fund the entire budget in a single morning.

Pledge now

See the whole year

Last year, in numbers

What $12 turns into

0 Classroom grants funded Every teacher who asked, got one.
0 Field trips underwritten No child left behind on cost.
0 Volunteer hours logged Worth about $102,000 in labor.
Cents of every dollar into the school Eight cents covers insurance and dues.

Where the money actually went

Every line is in the year-end financials, posted under Documents.

  • Classroom & teacher grants $16,500 · 37%
  • Field trips & buses $9,800 · 22%
  • STEM lab & technology $7,200 · 16%
  • Staff appreciation $4,100 · 9%
  • Community events $3,800 · 8%
  • Insurance, dues & admin $3,600 · 8%

Membership

The number that gives us standing

When we ask the district for a crosswalk, a bus, or a budget line, the first question is how many members we have. It is the only number that travels.

members for 2026–27
438 / 600

Last year we finished at 512. Six hundred would be the highest in school history and would put us in the top three units in the county.

Business partners

Neighbors who pay for this

These businesses fund the field trips and the STEM lab. When you need what they sell, start here.

See every partner, and how to become one