White Pine Parent Council (WPPC)

Welcome!

The White Pine Middle School Parent Council (WPPC) would like to welcome new and returning families to the 2024/2025 school year. The WPPC continues to work closely with the staff and teachers to find opportunities to enrich the students' experiences while at White Pine Middle School.  

The WPPC meets monthly in the White Pine Media Center (Library).  We hope you can join us!  The meeting schedule can be found below.  

If you have not yet “followed” us on Facebook, please do as important dates and reminders are posted throughout the year - https://www.facebook.com/WPPCpage

Mission

The White Pine Parent Council is organized for the purpose of supporting the education of students at White Pine Middle school by fostering relationships among the school, parents, and teachers; encouraging parent, staff, and public involvement; and encouraging pride, enthusiasm and support. We will provide service for school functions, encourage fund raising, encourage parent, teacher and community involvement, and cooperate with school administration in providing educational opportunities that support or enrich the curriculum for the students.

The White Pine Parent Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

2024-2025 WPPC Meeting Dates

All meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. in the Media Center (Library) unless otherwise noted.

  • September 10, 2024

  • October 8, 2024

  • November 12, 2024

  • December 10, 2024 - Meeting Cancelled

  • January 14, 2025

  • February 11, 2025

  • March 11, 2025

  • April 8, 2025

  • May 13, 2025

2024-2025 WPPC Officers

President: Sarah Shemanski

Vice-President: Jessica Premo

Treasurer: Brandie Clayton

Secretary: Jennifer Michelson

Please email us with any questions, comments, or concerns:

Email White Pine Parent Council (WhitePineWPPC@gmail.com)

White Pine Parent Council Bylaws

Here you can find the White Pine Parent Council Bylaws

Click the link here to view WPPC Bylaws.

Fundraising

The White Pine Parent Council is dedicated to enriching the educational experience for our White Pine students and foster a strong partnership between parents, teachers, and the community. Our fundraising efforts are vital to achieving these goals. The funds raised allow us to support a variety of educational programs, extracurricular activities and resources for our students and school.

In the 2023/2024 school year, the White Pine Parent Council provided funds for the following:

  • W.E.B. Leaders (the White Pine Parent Council fully funds the W.E.B. Leader program for 8th students)

  • Supplies for the Homecoming float

  • Intramural Sports

  • Author Erik Jon Slangerup's visit

  • Buses for the 8th graders to attend the Career Exploration and Job Fair at Heritage

  • Books for Classroom Libraries

  • Teacher Appreciation Week.

Click here for more information on fundraising.

For Teachers & Staff

The White Pine Parent Council shall be empowered to authorize expenditures of up to $600 per funding request, budget permitting.

Application details and reimbursement instructions are contained in the application form.