What We Do

DCPTA is an integral part of the Duanesburg school and community. While our roster of events and initiatives change along with the needs of those we serve, here are some programs that DCPTA has funded, organized and supported over the past several years:

• Homecoming Week (including lighting the fields for night games, community celebrations, dances and Zombie Run)

• School supply ordering

• Halloween Bash

• “Quarantine Halloween” to bring trick-or-treat magic to children quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Veterans Day breakfast for local veterans

• Adopt-a-Family holiday programs

• Provided childcare at school events

• Muffins with Our Munchkins breakfasts

• Be Internet Awesome community educational program

• Alumni vs Teachers basketball games

• Movie nights

• iSmile school picture days

• Purchased emergency clothing for elementary school nurses

• Spirit wear apparel sales

• Shop Local holiday sales

• Light Up Duanesburg holiday lighting contest

• Athletic gear swaps

• End-of-season sports events and scholar-athlete banquet

• Sweetheart community dance

• School dances

• Community family bingo and trivia nights

• Spring clean-up days with Town of Duanesburg

• Scholastic book fairs

• Cornhole tournament

• Grants to individual groups and teachers to support their programming

• Fulfilled teacher classroom wish lists

• Assisted with kindergarten registration

• Meet The Candidates night

• District Appreciation Week (including luncheons, breakfasts and support for every staff member in the district)

• And much more!