Who are we?

Stowe Community Group is the parent-teacher-community group at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School (HBS). Our mission is to support the students, staff, parents and the school community. Our purpose is to enhance the educational opportunities and foster a sense of community for all families.

Meet our 2022-2023 SCG Board:

• President: Jeremy Luke & Amber Gross

• Vice President: Jordan Doherty

• Treasurer: Janice Bland

• Secretary: Amanda Hennessey

• Community Liaison: Jess Gaudette

• Member-at-Large: Jennifer Friant & Alexa McIntire

Stay in touch with us:

• E-mail stowecommunitygroup@gmail.com

• Read our monthly e-newsletter.

• Join our private Facebook group: Stowe Community Group (SCG).

Join us:

All are welcome! Come to a meeting and hear a principal’s report, learn about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities, and meet other families from the HBS community.

What we do:

Host free, community building events such as:

• Winter Gear Give & Take

• Family potluck suppers for each grade in the fall

• Family movie night in the winter

• HBS night at local sporting events

• Ice cream social on the playground in June

Provide funds and/or volunteers for:

• Provide $12,000 for school field trips

• Annual contribution to Arts Are Elementary

• HBS student directory

• Teacher and staff appreciation meals, treats, gifts, and gift cards for classroom supplies

• Harriet’s Haven, our school garden

• We Compost It!, our cafeteria waste composting program

• Helping Hands, weekly helpers with teacher projects

• Monthly Walk/Bike to School Days

• Scholastic Book Fair in fall and spring, with family nights

• Colors Week in February and other 5-2-1-0 programs to promote heathy habits

Fundraise through events and programs such as:

• Fall Read-a-thon

• All Elementary School Craft Fair in November

• Bobcat 5K and Family Fun Run in May

• HBS bobcat logo items (t-shirts, hats, stuffed animals, etc.) for sale at select school events

• Box Tops

• CLYNK