Mission
DEEP CREEK DAMASCUS K-8 SCHOOL IS HOME TO A UNIQUE BLEND OF MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE IN THE GRESHAM BARLOW SCHOOL DISTRICT. OUR PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION IS A 501C3 CERTIFIED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. AS SCHOOL BUDGETS CONTINUE TO GET SLIMMER, OUR PTO IS LOOKED UPON TO SUPPLEMENT FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND SERVICES NEEDED FOR TEACHERS TO MAINTAIN THE BASIC STANDARD OF EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY THE PTO SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: FIELD TRIPS CLASSROOM SUPPLIES SO TEACHERS DO NOT PAY OUT OF POCKET TECHNOLOGY/SOFTWARE AND COMPUTERS FOR LABS AND CLASSROOMS SCHOOL-WIDE HOUSE PROGRAM. TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY BETWEEN ALL THE GRADES BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY AND CLASSROOMS AFTER SCHOOL ATHLETICS AND INTRAMURALS TEAM AWESOME (6TH-8TH GRADE INCENTIVE PROGRAM) FAMILY ACTIVITIES 5TH AND 8TH GRADE PROMOTIONS HARDSHIP FUND