Mount Rainier Elementary PTO

05/11/2026

🤩 The MRES Community Carnival is almost here! Check out the event map to see all the fun we have planned for Friday, May 15 from 5–8 PM!

✨ Inflatable obstacle course
🐐 Petting zoo
🎨 Face painting & crafts
🎯 Games for all ages
🍿 Popcorn, ice pops, hot dogs, tacos, pupusas & more
🍕 Pizza from
🎵 Cake walks
💦 Bubbles & mister station

There’s something for everyone — and it’s completely FREE! Bring your family, invite your neighbors, and come celebrate with our community. ❤️ Special thanks to the City of Mount Rainier Recreation Committee for their support!
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🤩 ¡Ya casi llega el Carnaval Comunitario de MRES! ¡Mira el mapa del evento para ver toda la diversión que tendremos el viernes 15 de mayo de 5–8 PM!

✨ Inflable de obstáculos
🐐 Zoológico interactivo
🎨 Pintacaritas y manualidades
🎯 Juegos para todas las edades
🍿 Palomitas, paletas, hot dogs, tacos, pupusas y más
🍕 Pizza de Pizza d’Oro
🎵 Cake walk
💦 Estación de burbujas y agua refrescante

¡Habrá algo para toda la familia — y todo es GRATIS! Inviten a sus vecinos y vengan a disfrutar con nuestra comunidad. ❤️ ¡Muchas gracias al Comité de Recreación de la Ciudad de Mount Rainier por su apoyo!

05/06/2026

Our biggest event of the year is almost here — and it’s better than ever! 🎉We’ve got new games and activities, fun for all ages, and the return of everyone’s favorite Cake Walk 🍰✨ Come ready to play, laugh, and celebrate with the whole community!

📅 Friday, May 15
🕔 5:00–8:00 PM
🎟️ Free entrance
🌭 Free food
📍 Mount Rainier Elementary

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¡Nuestro evento más grande del año ya casi está aquí — y está mejor que nunca! 🎉 Tendremos nuevos juegos y actividades, diversión para todas las edades y el regreso del favorito de todos: ¡el Cake Walk! 🍰✨ Ven listo/a para jugar, reír y celebrar con toda la comunidad.

📅 Viernes 15 de mayo
🕔 5:00–8:00 PM
🎟️ Entrada gratis
🌭 Comida gratis
📍 Mount Rainier Elementary

05/06/2026

Everyone at Mount Rainier Elementary lives within 1.2 miles of our school 💛 which means walking, biking, and rolling is part of our everyday magic 🚶‍♀️🚲🛴✨. Today we’re extra excited to celebrate that joy together for National Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day! 🎉
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¡Todos en Mount Rainier Elementary vivimos a menos de 1.2 millas de la escuela 💛 así que caminar, andar en bici y rodar es parte de nuestra magia diaria 🚶‍♀️🚲🛴. ¡Hoy lo celebramos con mucho orgullo junto a todo el país en el Día Nacional de Caminar, Ir en Bici y Rodar a la Escuela! 🎉

03/01/2026

Special request for Mount Rainier Elementary and Thomas S. Stone PTO families who have participated in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day events over the past few years: we need some additional public support in Annapolis to get our SB526 Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day bill through the Senate.

Delegate Diana Fennell's bill has passed the House Ways and Means Committee and we're on our way to passage but last year the bill stalled in the Senate. Senator Alonzo Washington from District 22 is our primary Senate sponsor this year and our committee hearing is this Wednesday. That means written testimony is due on Monday between 8 AM and 6 PM.

Every year that we do this event in our local schools, we hear so many heartwarming stories about children who came home talking about Ruby, students who want to learn more about her, kids who create their own artwork to help tell her story, and so much else. We need Annapolis to hear that positive impact, and the ways that events like Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day help raise awareness of school pedestrian safety and how much our community cares about a safer streets.

If you have never submitted written testimony in Annapolis before, Timothy Meyer, Education Advocate is happy to help walk you through it (but please ask by Monday morning before Blueprint Day activities take over). A sample testimony template is included but please share as many of your own stories and perspectives as possible.

And if you're not a parent but still want to see Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day get passed, please take a few minutes to submit your testimony too!

Don't miss your opportunity to submit testimony and tell the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee to give SB526 a favorable report and send Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day to the full Senate.

Share all the reasons why you support Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day but make sure you submit your testimony on Monday, March 2 between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM on the MyMGA website. https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/MyMGATracking/WitnessSignup

Never submitted Annapolis testimony before? Send us a message or email [email protected] for help.

And you can use this sample testimony template to get started:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oWBVbGLjipoCYGrNPvqEuXEHGGWQ1qtd/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102355748298724163513&rtpof=true&sd=true

Tell the Senate to pass SB526 - Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.



Alonzo T. Washington Diana Fennell Safe Routes Partnership

02/12/2026

for a terrific day in Annapolis advocating for HB486 - Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day and Maryland School Pedestrian Awareness Day.

Thank you to Delegate Diana Fennell, Kori Johnson from Safe Routes Partnership and Mayor Celina Benitez from the City of Mount Rainier for joining us to honor Ruby Bridges and advocate for safer routes to school for all Maryland students. It was especially inspiring to hear testimony from a middle school SGA president from Baltimore City - reminding us that students are always the most important part of education.

(And as a bonus, it was an honor to meet with several PGCPS Community School Coordinators and advocates from around the state at We Love Community Schools Day!)

Prince George's County Public Schools

11/21/2025

Thank you Governor Wes Moore for recognizing Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, honoring Ruby’s bravery, and highlighting the important connection between Ruby’s story and Maryland native Thurgood Marshall’s proud legacy.



Diana Fennell Prince George's County Public Schools Maryland State Department of Education

11/18/2025

to host our 3rd annual Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day celebration at Mount Rainier Elementary on November 14, which was the 65th anniversary of Ruby's historic walk to school. We are especially grateful to our City of Mount Rainier neighbors at Thomas S. Stone PTO who have also been PGCPS leaders honoring Ruby Bridges and celebrating this event.

The single most rewarding part of Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day: being able to hear the observations from students and speak to them about the lessons Ruby Bridges continues to teach us today. Our future generations are full of wisdom and kind hearts - and events like this remind us that with them as our leaders we're all going to be OK.

Thank you to every student and family who participated, to our MRES administration, teachers and staff who make events like this possible, and to everyone throughout PGCPS who supported Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. We look forward to continuing to grow this movement in Prince George's County and throughout Maryland.



Prince George's County Public Schools PGCPS Board Member, Pamela Boozer-Strother Aimee Olivo, PGCPS BOE District 4 Diana Fennell Senator Malcolm Augustine Wanika Fisher Safe Routes Partnership The National School Boards Association Good Intentions Foundation Town of Cottage City Mayor Celina Benitez Councilmember Valerie Woodall PGCPS Department of Family and School Partnerships

11/14/2025

Thank you to Aimee Olivo, PGCPS BOE District 4 for joining us at our Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day event this morning.

10/31/2025

10/30/2025

📣IMPORTANT📣 We know the ongoing federal government shutdown has created uncertainty for many families, but there’s good news regarding school meal programs.

✅ No changes to school meal status for students receiving SNAP
✅ Free or reduced-price meal status remains through the school year
✅ CEP schools continue offering free meals

Families affected by furloughs or salary changes can apply for Free and Reduced-Price Meals anytime:https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict