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We are thankful for you!

Posted November 24, 2025

The Plymouth School District would like to take this opportunity to thank our students, employees, families, volunteers, and donors for supporting our mission of encouraging everyone to see and be their personal best through successful learning experiences!

Parent-teacher organizations

We are so grateful to our parent-teacher organizations and those who support them for their help with field trips and other learning opportunities!

In the past year, our students have benefitted from at least $16,951 in donations raised by parent-teacher organizations:

  • $6,505 from Riverview RAPT for transportation to Bay Beach Amusement Park, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, Camp Anokijig, Kalahari Resort, Lakeland University, Lakeshore Lanes, UW-Oshkosh
  • $4,217 from Horizon PATH for transportation to American Family Field, Betty Brinn Children's Museum, Bookworm Gardens, Camp Anokijig, Henry Vilas Zoo, Hickory Lane Farms, Lakeland University, Milwaukee County Zoo, Mulberry Lane Farm, Plymouth Fire Station, Riveredge Nature Center, Sheboygan Historical Museum, Spieker’s Pumpkin Farm, YMCA Camp Y Koda
  • $3,259 from Parkview PTK for transportation to Buechler Farms, Camp Anokijig, Hickory Lane Farms, Madison, Maywood, The Little Farmer, Riveredge Nature Center, Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary, Sheboygan County Museum, Spieker’s Pumpkin Farm, YMCA Camp Y Koda
  • $2,970 from Fairview PTO for transportation to Camp Anokijig, Kelley's Farmstead, Lakeland University, Maywood, Milwaukee County Zoo, Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary, Sheboygan County Museum, Spieker’s Pumpkin Farm, The Little Farmer, Wade House Historic Site, Wisconsin State Capital, YMCA Camp Y Koda

Plymouth Education Foundation

We are thankful for the Plymouth Education Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization created in 1988 to enhance the educational experience of our students!

The foundation provided $8,200 in large grants and $3,357 in mini-grants during the 2024-25 school year:

  • Riverview Physical Education Fitness Center: $4,900 for new treadmills; requested by Gina Krueger, Riverview physical education teacher
  • Trout in the Classroom: $3,300 in resources for students to raise fish in the classroom; requested by Heather Thompson, Parkview 3rd-grade teacher
  • PHS Photo Backdrop: $511 for a backdrop to use at school events; requested by Jamie Piontkowski, district communications coordinator
  • Outdoor Learning Space: $500 for a tent and benches for an outdoor classroom; requested by Heather Thompson, Parkview 3rd-grade teacher
  • Growing Voracious Readers: $500 for books for the classroom library; requested by Stacey Osterberg, Riverview 5th-grade teacher
  • Keyboards for Horizon: $500 to buy keyboards for use in music class; requested by Jen Erdly, Horizon music teacher
  • Keyboards for Fairview: $500 to buy keyboards for use in music class; requested by Jen Erdly, Fairview music teacher
  • Toniebox Audiobook Literacy Station: $471 for a listening station; requested by Cady Meyer, Horizon kindergarten teacher
  • Cricut Replacement: $375 to replace images in the Sensory Hallway and other school uses; requested by Jen Kiekhoefer, Fairview speech-language pathologist

Additional donors

Thanks to everyone who made donations to the Plymouth School District during the past year, including:

  • New Sensory Room at Horizon Elementary School from All My Friends and Tina Helmer
  • $30,000 from an anonymous donor to address student mental health needs and support district promotion
  • $29,186 for the Plymouth High School “Have a Seat” campaign
  • $12,000 from James Feeny for Plymouth Girls Golf to purchase a golf simulator
  • $4,100 from the Kohler Foundation for PHS WeACT
  • $3,000 from an anonymous donor to purchase a sign for the PHS Softball field
  • $2,320 from the Rich Freeze family for the music department
  • $2,280 in Kaytee bedding to be used by the PHS Agriculture Department
  • $1,500 from David and Cathy Marsh for supplies for the PHS special education classroom
  • $1,250 in tools from Sheboygan County Home Builders Association, Drexel, and ABC Supply
  • $1,250 from the Peter Marsh Foundation for the Music Department
  • $1,000 for PHS Softball
  • $1,000 from Walmart Plymouth for Parkview PTK
  • $1,000 from Curt Joa for the PHS Turf Project
  • $1,000 from Jeannie Johanning for the Band Department
  • $800 in coupons for Jimmy John’s for PHS staff
  • $780 from Sargento for Parkview Elementary School
  • $661 from Gale Grahn for PHS Softball banners
  • $500 in winter jackets from Fleet Farm
  • $500 from Mr. & Mrs. Galstad for Panther ’Fits Closet supplies
  • $325 from Merge Salon for the PHS Agriculture Department
  • $300 from True North from its “pay at the pump” sale
  • $200 from St. Vincent de Paul for the Tech Ed Department
  • $100 from Tina Cooney to purchase totes for the Music Department
  • 120 poinsettias from Caan’s for each staff member at Plymouth High School
  • School supplies from Aurora Health Care
  • School supplies from Masters Gallery Foods
  • Toothbrushes and toothpaste for the Panthers ’Fits Closet
Cardboard boxes for the Peers for Peers blanket drive from R&R Moving Company

Teacher Wish Lists

Want to show your gratitude to a teacher, but don’t know what to get? The Plymouth Education Foundation has collected classroom wish lists from our teachers:

To make a purchase for a particular classroom, simply click on that teacher’s link, which will take you to a specific Amazon wish list. You can send orders to your own address or directly to the school.