Ram Nation News

Welcome to the Waltrip PTO News Archive! Our PTO newsletter goes out every Tuesday during the school year, keeping families up to date on upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, important school information, PTO initiatives, and ways to get involved. Missed an email? No problem — you’ll find the same newsletter content archived here so you can catch up anytime.

  • Senior Sunrise Success! Senior Sunrise was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who came out to kick off the Class of 2026’s big year, and an extra-special thanks to La Mex for generously sponsoring breakfast. Have an amazing senior…

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  • Welcome to the 2025-2026 School Year! Michelle Schoene, PTO President Hello Waltrip families! Your Waltrip PTO has been busy over the break getting ready for a great year for our students, teachers and staff!  Over the summer, we finished up…

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  • A Year of Ram Pride: 2024–2025 Waltrip PTO Wrap-Up Hello Waltrip families, Cheers to reaching the end of the 2024–25 school year! Whether you’ve just wrapped up your first year as a Ram or are sending your Senior off to…

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  • Special PTO Meeting Called – Urgent Vote on Bleacher Repairs Ram Nation, we need your voice! A special PTO meeting has been called for Monday, June 2 at 6:00 PM (via Google Meet) to discuss and vote on critical funding for repairs to the Waltrip…

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  • Tonight: Final PTO General Meeting of the School Year – Vote for the 2025–2026 Board! Don’t miss our last PTO General Meeting of the year—tonight at 6:00 PM in the library! We’ll be voting in the 2025–2026 PTO Executive Board, sharing…

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  • Waltrip Spark Park Tennis Courts Re-Dedicated We celebrated the re-dedication of the Waltrip Spark Park tennis courts this week! A huge thank you to PTO President Michelle Schoene for her leadership in making this project happen, and to Kathleen Ownby, Executive Director of…

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  • Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! We’re celebrating our incredible Waltrip teachers and staff all week long with treats, surprises, and lots of love from the PTO. We still have open volunteer positions for Thursday and Friday if you’d…

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  • Casino Night Magic at Waltrip Prom Waltrip Prom 2025 was a night to remember! Held on Friday, April 25th at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Galleria, this year’s Casino-themed prom had our seniors feeling like high rollers. The venue looked incredible, the…

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  • Lady Rams Softball Dominate District—Headed to Playoffs! The Waltrip Lady Rams are your UNDEFEATED 2025 HISD District 21-5A Varsity Softball Champions! On April 16th, they crushed Sterling High School 16–0 to clinch the district title. Next up: playoffs! Come out and…

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  • Tonight! April PTO Meeting – Bylaws & Board Slate Vote Make your voice heard at our April General PTO Meeting tonight in the Waltrip Library! We’ll be voting on important updates to the PTO bylaws and the nomination slate for the 2025–2026 PTO…

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  • There’s Still Time to Support Waltrip! DJ Bingo Night may be over (check out our gallery if you missed it!), but the fun doesn’t have to stop there—our Wish Wall is still live! Whether it’s supporting student clubs, classroom needs,…

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  • DJ Bingo Success & Ongoing Giving Opportunities What a fantastic night! 🎶🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out for DJ Bingo and showed up for Waltrip—your support makes a huge difference! A special shoutout to our Mic Drop Sponsor,…

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