Get Involved

Volunteers in the library help shelve books, assist students in book selection and possibly read aloud to students. Volunteers are also needed for the fall and spring book fairs.

Skills such as problem solving, creative thinking, and teamwork are nurtured in this program. Two to seven members can be on a team (grades 2 – 5). Each team needs an adult Team Manager who helps students stay on track. Teams meet each week from late September to March to work on a predetermined challenge. Each team shares their solution to the challenge in a formal competition in mid-March.

Do you have an interest in chess, reading, technology, crafts, sports or some other area that you would like to share with students? Participating in student clubs as an advisor or assistant is a great way to volunteer and introduces students to a variety of new ideas. These clubs work around your schedule. You can host it before or after school or even during lunch hours. Currently Clinton hosts chess club (K-5), MLK Oratory Club (K-5), Girls on the Run (girls, 3-5) and Let Me Run (boys, 3-5.)

The PTA invites parents and students to a free ice cream social in September to welcome all to the new school year. This event needs volunteers to assist with organizing, help with set up, ice cream service and clean up.

The school has two Scholastic book fairs each year. Volunteers are needed to help the librarian, Ms. Rowell, set up/pack up book fair displays and to run sales during and after school.

This is the traveling outreach program of COSI Columbus. This is an all day event that engages students with dynamic hands-on science activities. The topic and activities change each year. This program requires lots of volunteers to help with the activity centers and includes a short training session by the COSI demonstrator at the start of the day. You don't need a scientific background. The students have a great time, and the volunteers do too!

We love to show our teachers & staff how much we love them! Parent volunteers contribute food items to help feed our teachers on Parent-Teacher Conference nights, organize a school supply drive & staff luncheon, and plans other ways to support & appreciate all that they do.

This activity provides students a chance to purchase holiday gifts for family and friends. The Holiday Shop is a fun opportunity to interact with students as they learn about budgeting money and to share in their excitement in finding that special surprise for someone. Volunteers are needed to assist with student shopping, wrapping gifts, set up and clean up.

Volunteers are needed to help at recess to assist or lead activities and pass out healthy snacks during lunch periods on Try-it Tuesdays. Parents volunteer as Fruit Ninjas each morning from 8:30-8:50 for breakfast by cutting up fruit to make it easier for students to enjoy.

At the end of the school year, Clinton organizes a day of fun for students. Volunteers are needed to set up/clean up and help run the various activities.

This committee of 4th & 5th grade parents works with teachers to coordinate the promotion ceremony held the last week of school. The 5th grade parents create a presentation such as a slide show or video of graduates, and plans for a reception following the ceremony, & 4th grade parents set up & host the reception.

Volunteers are needed to help organize and sell school spirit items, such as t-shirts and sweatshirts.

Celebrate the last day of school by joining staff and students for lunch on the playground. We need volunteers to help coordinate the Food Trucks and any planned activities.

Help keep the schools grounds looking nice by coming to work days scheduled throughout the year.

Save all your Box Tops and Labels for Education and turn them into the school. It's that easy! The Kroger Community Rewards program requires you to have a Kroger Plus Card and register it here: www.krogercommunityrewards.com. Box Tops and Kroger earn money for the school. Labels for Education earn points for us to make purchases from the Campbell's Supply Catalog.

The annual Spring Art Show features a silent auction of student and donated art. This event serves as a fundraiser for Clinton's Art Fund. Volunteers are needed to help with planning, donations, set up, refreshments and clean up.

This fundraiser is a monthly CSA subscription containing locally grown foods (meat and produce) and other local goods from time to time. Five percent of the proceeds from purchases goes back to Clinton.

Our Read-A-Thon was established in 2005 as a fundraiser that had a positive educational impact, & is now our major PTA fundraiser. The Read-A-Thon takes place in January/February. It traditionally involves students obtaining pledges for reading during a three week time period to earn money. When this time period is complete, students collect the pledge money and return it to school. Students are awarded prizes based on how many hours they read and for various things along the way. This is a big project, so many hands are needed!

The Spring plant sale includes a wide variety of plants including perennials, annuals, vegetables and herbs. Order forms are sent home in early spring with delivery of plants in May. Volunteers are needed to help organize and distribute order packets, and to help sort orders on the plant delivery morning and during the afternoon when plant orders are picked up.