PTSA Weekly Update - 8/23/2026

8/23/2026 1:33 pm

Spirit Night @ Free Play is this tuesday, August 25th!

A friendly reminder that our first-ever SEM Spirit Night is this Tuesday, August 25, at Free Play in Trinity Groves - and the whole SEM community is invited. Staff, students, parents, friends, everyone.

Doors open right after school and we have the place until 9 p.m. Admission is $12.89 plus tax, and food and drinks are available if you'd like to stay for dinner.

Around 5:30 p.m., SEM staff and students go head to head in a special competition. Bragging rights are on the line, and we'd love an audience.

One important thing: please mention you're with SEM at the entrance. That's how $5 from your admission makes its way back to the PTSA - it only counts if you say so.

Free Play is at 3015 Gulden Lane. Parking is free with validation, and you can pick up the code at the host stand.

RSVP here!

Spirit Store News

Good news on two fronts: the Spirit Store has been restocked, so if something you wanted was sold out, take another look. And every order placed so far has been filled — those have either gone home with your student or are waiting for pickup in the SEM office.

Shop the Spirit Store: https://semagnet.membershiptoolkit.com/store

See you Tuesday!

— The SEM PTSA

PTSA Weekly Update - 8/16/2026

8/16/2026 2:42 pm

Thank You, SEM Families - and Save the Date for Spirit Night

What a start to the year! Two events in one week, both of them early mornings, and both of them made possible entirely by families who showed up.

Back-to-School Breakfast

On Tuesday, August 11, we set up outside the SEM office and welcomed everyone back to campus with breakfast and spirit gear. Thank you to every parent who took a shift that morning - setting up at 7:30, serving breakfast, and running merch sales. 

Senior Sunrise

Three days later, on Friday, August 14, the Class of 2027 gathered at the 12th Street Deck Park at 6:45 a.m. to watch the sun come up together over breakfast.

Thank you to everyone who contributed, and to everyone who set an alarm for something well before dawn on a school day. These mornings are the ones seniors remember. Thank you for making this one happen!

Coming Up: SEM Spirit Night at Free Play, Tuesday, August 25

Our first-ever Spirit Night is Tuesday, August 25th after school, and the whole SEM community is invited - staff, students, parents, and friends.

Free Play is at 3015 Gulden Lane in Trinity Groves. Doors open right after school and Free Play is open to us until 9 p.m. Admission is $12.89 plus tax.

Around 5:30 p.m., don't miss a special competition between SEM staff and students. Food and drinks are available if you'd like to stay for dinner.

$5 from every admission comes back to the SEM PTSA - but only if you tell them. Please mention that you're with SEM at the entrance so your purchase counts toward our total.

Parking is free with validation. Trinity Groves has more than eight lots and over 1,000 spaces, and you can pick up the validation code at the Free Play host stand.

Come out, bring a friend, and let's see whether the students or the staff take this one.

RSVP here!

Have You Joined the PTSA Yet?

If you haven't been to our new website, now's a good time. The SEM PTSA has moved to semagnet.membershiptoolkit.com, where events, volunteer sign-ups, your membership, and the Spirit Store all live in one place. Create a free account to get started - and if you already have a MembershipToolkit account from another school, that same login works here.

While you're there, join the PTSA if you haven't already. Membership is the simplest way to support SEM students and teachers, it only takes a few minutes, and every family is welcome - new, returning, and everyone in between. Volunteering is always optional.

Join here: https://semagnet.membershiptoolkit.com/open_forms

Shop the Spirit Store: https://semagnet.membershiptoolkit.com/store

Questions, ideas, or concerns? Reach us any time at ptsa@semagnet.org.

— The SEM PTSA

Welcome Back!

8/10/2026 10:27 am

The Sem PTSA is back and we have a busy few weeks ahead. Here's what's happening and how to jump in.

Back-to-School Breakfast - Tuesday, August 11th

Join us outside the SEM office to welcome everyone back with breakfast and a little school spirit shopping. We need volunteers for set-up,  breakfast service, and merch sales - even one shift makes a difference. Sign up here!

Senior Sunrise - Friday, August 14th

Seniors meet at the north end of the 12th Street Deck Park at 6:45am to watch the sunrise together and share breakfast before the day begins. Parents, we need help making it happen: donations of orange juice and donuts, plus volunteers on site from 6:45 to 8:45 am. You can sign up here.

SEM Spirit Night @ Free Play, Trinity Groves - Tuesday, August 25th

The entire SEM community - staff, students, parents, and friends - is welcome to attend our first-ever SEM Spirit Night at Free Play in Trinity Groves. Doors open right after school, and Free Play will be available till 9 pm. Free Play sells food and drinks if you decide to stay for dinner. A special competition between SEM staff & students will take place around 5:30 pm.

Admission is $12.89 + tax, and $5 from each sale will be donated back to the SEM PTSA. Be sure to mention you are with SEM at the entrance to obtain credit for your purchase.

Free Play, Trinity Groves, is located at 3015 Gulden Lane.

Parking:

Trinity Groves has more than 8 parking lots with over 1,000 spaces. Parking for your entire visit is free with validation, and the validation code is available at the Free Play host stand.

We have a new website

New PTSA Website has moved to semagnet.membershiptoolkit.com. Create a free account and you'll find events, volunteer opportunities, your membership, and the Spirit Store all in one place. Already have a MembershipToolKit account from another school? That same login works here. 

Join the PTSA

Membership is the simplest way to support SEM students and teachers, and it only takes a couple minutes to sign up.  Log in and join here.

Shop the Spirit Store

SEM gear is up and ready on the new site. Every purchase goes right back to supporting our students. Shop here.

Questions?

We'd love to hear from you. Reach us any time at ptsa@semagnet.org with questions, concerns, or ideas - and we will get back to you!