STEP 1: Donate any amount online, or drop some cash in the Give BIG! jar at each school site office.
STEP 2: Take your photo in front of the mascot wings:
- St. Helena Primary School: Angels
- St. Helena Elementary School: Dragons
- RLS: Devils
- St. Helena High School: Saints
STEP 3: Post your photo(s) on Instagram, Facebook, or other social media to show that you have given. Use the hashtags #givebigsthelena and #sthelenawings. Ask your friends and family to give a little – or to Give BIG! Every dollar is appreciated and every dollar counts.
STEP 4: Fly over to the other St. Helena public schools to take photos with each unique set of mascot wings! (You must sign in as a guest at the front office during school hours.) Repeat steps 1 – 3.
Where does your money go?
Field trips, library acquisitions, fine art programs, special education, STEM learning, movie nights, visits by authors & academics, drama productions, play structures, and so much more!
A BIG! thank you to:
- Kerri Beeker, SHPS & SHES parent who came up with wing concept after seeing wings in Mexico & LA – and realizing all four St. Helena Public School mascots have wings.
- Kendra Kelperis, RLS art teacher who allowed us to use her classroom to make the wings, and who painted the RLS Devil wings
- Julie Rayner, who painted the wing backdrops and helped with logistics
- Vanessa von Hessert, who made the wing platforms and painted the SHPS Angel and SHES Dragon wings, and took photos of Primary School students
- Anna Chouteau – SHPS parent and our make-the-wings-happen person!
- Silvia Seyve, SHHS art teacher who worked with high school students to paint the Saints wings
- Gillian Casey, SHPS parent who helped the day we took all the photos
- Central Valley for donating the plywood
- Steve’s Hardware for discounting the paint
- The SHUSD operations team for mounting the wings
And thank you to our principals for all the support:
- St. Helena Primary School – Tamara Sanguinetti
- St. Helena Elementary School – Tanya Pearson
- Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School – Karin Cox
- St. Helena High School – Benjamin Scinto
Look for more photos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and follow along with hashtags #givebigsthelena and #sthelenawings.