Marshall Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization

06/15/2026

05/26/2026

On the last day of school, Chapko & Shah Modern Dentistry & family sponsored this Coffee Bar Treat Cart!

Thank you soo much for your generosity and giving back to our amazing Gifted Academy at Thurgood Marshall School community!

💜☕️🥐🫖💜

05/19/2026

Memorial Day is coming up! 🇺🇸 If you want to go see a parade, here's a list of where you can do that!

🎉 The biggest parade - Pecatonica has the second largest parade in Illinois and has a new longer route this year
🎉 The shortest parade - Roscoe's parade is typically 10-25 minutes long.
🎉 The parade with 21 gun salutes - Rockford and Belvidere are both planning for 21 gun salutes.

➡️ More information here: https://statelinekids.com/2026/05/18/memorial-day-parades-and-events-in-the-stateline/

05/19/2026

🎉 Introducing Your 2026–2027 Gifted Academy PTO Board!

We are so excited to officially introduce the amazing parents and community members who will be serving on next year’s PTO Board at Thurgood Marshall Gifted Academy!

🟣 President: Jaime Burch
🟣 Vice President: Gretchen Kutchinski
🟣 Treasurer: Hannah Wearsch
🟣 Co-Treasurer: Holly (Hong Le)
🟣 Secretary: Ann Hand
🟣 Communications Chair: Pita Osuna
🟣 Volunteer Coordinator: Gina Hernandez
🟣 Events Chair: Silvia Zavala

Thank you all for stepping up to support our students, staff, and families. We can’t wait to see all the wonderful things this team accomplishes during the 2026–2027 school year! ✨

Please join us in congratulating our new board members below! 👏💜

05/08/2026

🦸‍♂️✨ FINAL DAY – Teacher Appreciation Week Winners! ✨🦸‍♂️

We’ve reached the final day, and we just have to say… WOW. 💜

To our incredible staff, thank you for everything you do. The care, dedication, and love you pour into your students every single day does not go unnoticed. You are truly appreciated, today and always.

🎉 Our FINAL Raffle Winners:

🎯Target Basket- Dawn Blomgren
🍹Craftmix Box- Ashley Schwabero
CraftMix Box-Molly Lilja
💅🏼Taylored Beauty Basket- Jean Johnson
🧖🏽‍♀️Revive Aesthetics & Wellness PLLC Basket- Erin Pospischil
Revive Aesthetics Basket-Briana Campbell

👏 Congratulations! Stop by the lounge to grab your prize!

We hope you felt celebrated, valued, and loved throughout this week. It was an honor for the PTO to give back, even in a small way.

You are the real superheroes, and we are so grateful for each and every one of you. 🦸‍♂️✨



~ Your Marshall Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization

05/07/2026

Our superheroes are STILL showing up strong! Gift cards went into mailboxes today💥

🎉 Today’s Winners:

🛶Rocktown Adventures Basket- Melissa Meisener
⚾️Beloit Sky Carp Bag- Jennifer Loomis
🧹Les' Cleaning Services Basket-Chelsea Johnson
🧽Les’ Cleaning Services Basket- Jaime Binning
💈Ambiance Barber & Beauty Lounge Basket- Nicole Gleason
🛝Rockford Park District Basket-Ryan Brown
🖼️Self Portrait-Tui Harned

👏 Congrats!! Stop by the lounge to grab your prize!

🚨 Don’t forget: TOMORROW is the FINAL day to enter the raffles!
Last chance to win, make sure you get your entry in! 👀

💡 Reminder:
✔️ Enter daily
✔️ One win per person
✔️ Winners announced each day!

Let’s go out with a BANG tomorrow! 💥

05/07/2026

📖💐💭
Our Spring Book Fair through Anderson's Bookshop, held the week of April 27th, was a HUGE success and so much fun for our students! Throughout the week, kids had the opportunity to explore a wide variety of books, create wish lists of their favorites, and purchase books they were excited to read.

Thanks to the amazing support from our volunteers, families, and our school community, we raised over $2,000 in books for our library. These new books will continue to inspire learning, encourage a love of reading, and help grow the knowledge and imagination of our students for years to come.
💭💐📖

05/07/2026

From Yesterday!

Our staff continues to go above and beyond, true superheroes! 💥

🎉 Today’s Winners:

📸A Daily Photo 30min Session- Jordan Shaver
💄Bare Radiance- Abir Hussameldin
🧼Parella Beauty Co. - Jill Neuses
💅🏾Beauty Mark & Co- Addie Wilson
💆🏼‍♀️GK Esthetics- Krystle Weightman

👏 Congrats!! Stop by the lounge to grab your prize!

💡 Don’t forget:
✔️ Enter the raffle every day
✔️ Winners announced daily
✔️ One win per person so we can spread the love!

👀 Check back tomorrow… you could be next!