PTO Board – looking for new members, please consider joining today!

We have a few wonderful auction items left.  Please click here for a link to our auction catalog.  If you are interested in any of the items, please email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com

There will be a fall play informational meeting tomorrow Friday May 20th from 2:45-3:15 in the auditorium.  Click here for more information.

Amy’s TED Talk on “power posing” made her the second most viewed TED speaker in the world. In her new book, Presence, Cuddy explains the science behind these and many other body-mind effects. Thanks to Amy’s generosity, all event proceeds will go to support Nurturing Minds and the SEGA Girls School in Tanzania which provides quality education to over 200 vulnerable girls, many of whom are orphans and who would otherwise not get the chance to attend school. Get your tickets now, this event is sure to sell out!

Date: Tuesday, May 24th at 7:30 pm

Venue: The Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown

Tickets: $30 in advance / $40 at the door

Learn more and Purchase Tickets: www.charityauction.bid/amycuddytalk

For More Information on Nurturing Minds and the SEGA Girls School:www.nurturingmindsinafrica.org

What a night it was! Saturday evening’s Bigelow Speakeasy is in the books!!  Bigelow parents, guardians, friends, teachers and staff munched on great food, sipped the Bigelow Breeze, learned a little swing dancing, bid on great items and most importantly, reconnected with old friends and met new ones. The event raised mucho dinero — close to $11,000— which will go towards curriculum-enriching programs such as the Creative Arts and Sciences, student scholarships, school grounds upkeep, classroom supplies, as well as gym and technology items not covered by the regular school budget.

MANY THANKS to all who attended and to the people and businesses who donated goods, services as well as their time and talents to make our Big Night a great night.

Specifically, thank you to:

• Our wonderful dynamic duo, co chairs ~ Tammy McKenna and Beth Panella ~ who worked long hours to bring a great concept to fruition.  Rumor has it, they have signed up to run this again next year!!
• The other Big Night Committee members for their time and energy to make the whole night come together. They are: Alison Leary, Anush Sahakian, Carolyn Judge, Jacquie Arbuckle,  Jade Watson, Jesene Godfrey, Kyra Mercado, Lex Van der Ploeg and Maria Sullivan
• The wonderful Bigelow staff who donated one-of -a-kind items to the auction:  Jaime Alberts, Felicia Calabria, Christopher Campbell, Joe Eckstrom, Mary Fitzgerald, Jie Gao, Todd Harrison, Martin Kaufman, Kim LeQuire, Meghan Martin, Kyra Mercado, Michele Parker, Jess Parlon, Bill Prendergast and Patty Summa.
• The volunteers who helped make the evening flawless: Tricia Kouroriez, Mary Gwo-Shu, Claire Marre, Don McKenna, Joanne Tsao, Christine Elder, Rob White, Joe Pittelli, George Brunson, our photograper and Alex Mercado, our bouncer.  
• The local companies who donated or gave us discounts on delectable food, thirst-quenching beverages and various other things: Antoine’s Pastry Shop, Berkshire Mountain Distilleries, Sensational Foods ,  La Bonne Maison,  BG Events & Catering,   Bakers’ Best , El Pelon Taqueria,  Gordon’s Fine Wines and Liquors, Russo’s, Home Depot of Watertown, Peterson Party Center, Stop and Shop, Watertown and Premier Bartending Services.  Please frequent these businesses and use their services!
• The many businesses and organizations who donated items to our silent auction. For a complete list, click here: http://bigelowpto.org/big-night-2016-donors/ Please support them!
• To anyone else who contributed to the evening who we forgot to list. Our apologies!
  

  The wonderful food

  

  The Newton North Jazz Band

  

  Luckily Todd knew the password so our bouncer let him in.

  

  The entrance to the Bigelow Speakeasy

The Big Night “The Bigelow Speakeasy”  is tonight from 7-11pm at the Commander’s Mansion in Watertown.

TICKETS:  Walk ins are welcome or  Click here to purchase your tickets.

AUCTION: For a preview at the many great auction items we have, please check out our Auction Catalog.    Click here for a full listing of donors.  THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS DONATED TO OUR AUCTION.

MUSIC: Click here for a sneak peek at our Band “Jan Marie with the Mean Reds.”  And our evening with kick off with the Newton North Jazz Band.

FOOD AND DRINK:  We will have a Berkshire Mountain Distilleries gratis tasting station as well as a cash bar.  Food for the evening has been graciously donated by:  Sensational Foods    La Bonne Maison    BG Events & Catering    Bakers’ Best    El Pelon 

Other highlights of the evening include a 50/50 prize drawing and a photo booth.

DRESS in whatever you are comfortable in!!  Feel free to dress up or down.  Have some 1920’s wear, this is a great time to show it off!!

If you have any questions please email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com

Thank you, your event co chairs – Beth Panella and Tammy McKenna

Click here to purchase your tickets.  The Big Night “The Bigelow Speakeasy”  is this Sat. May 14th 7-11pm at the Commander’s Mansion in Watertown.

For a preview at the many great auction items we have, please check out our Auction Catalog.  Thank you to all the wonderful Bigelow families / teachers / staff and local businesses that have contributed to our auction.  Click here for a full listing of donors.

Click here for a sneak peek at our Band “Jan Marie with the Mean Reds.”  And our evening with kick off with the Newton North Jazz Band.

If you need transportation assistance to the Big Night, contact us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com

We will have a Berkshire Mountain Distilleries gratis tasting station as well as a cash bar.  Food for the evening has been graciously donated by:  Sensational Foods    La Bonne Maison    BG Events & Catering    Bakers’ Best    El Pelon 

Other highlights of the evening include a 50/50 prize drawing and a photo booth.

DRESS in whatever you are comfortable in!!  Feel free to dress up or down.  Have some 1920’s wear, this is a great time to show it off!!

If you have any questions please email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com

Thank you, your event co chairs – Beth Panella and Tammy McKenna

Click here for the May Newsletter

Tickets for the Big Night – “The Bigelow Speakeasy” are on sale now!!

Come out for the Big Night and enjoy two live bands and swing lessons, Our silent auction will feature wonderful donations from area businesses and Bigelow families, as well as many one of kind items donated by the teachers and staff at Bigelow.   We hope you can join us this year.

We will have a Berkshire Mountain Distilleries gratis tasting station as well as a cash bar.  Food for the evening has been graciously donated by:  Sensational Foods    La Bonne Maison    BG Events & Catering    Bakers’ Best    El Pelon 

Click here to purchase your tickets.  The Big Night is on Sat. May 14th 7-11pm at the Commander’s Mansion in Watertown.  Last year’s event was a great success and lots of fun.  

If you have any questions please email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com

Thank you, your event co chairs – Beth Panella and Tammy McKenna

THANK YOU to all of the Bigelow parents, students, faculty and friends who turned out Sunday.  The indoor crew installed almost 120 hooks to hang the students’  backpacks and organize the corridor outside the cafeteria.  No easy task considering the walls are concrete block.

The outdoor crew finished the planting at the main entrance, cleaned up and enhanced the plantings at the island, re loamed and seeded the lawn areas damaged by snow plows, mulched the plant beds and continued to trim the shrubs and trees around the building.

A very special thank you to Andrew Hargens and Jacquie Arbuckle for organizing the inside project, to Tami Ireland for the planting of the island, to Joe Raso for working with us to get the plants, to Audrey Weissborn and Kathy Marsh for their ongoing care of the Bigelow grounds and gardens and to Todd Harrison for working with us all day.