Pathways Picket Fence Campaign

Pathways is built on stories—historic stories, local stories, and the personal stories of every family in our community. Now, we're excited to offer you an exceptional opportunity to add your story to ours.

We invite you to "Put Your Name in the Story" by sponsoring a cypress picket for our new Pathways Picket Fence Project.

For a $75 donation, your name—or your family's name-will be beautifully laser-etched onto a cypress picket. These pickets will become a lasting part of the Pathways Heritage Day experience at the historic Brubaker Homestead, guiding visitors, providing safety fencing, and adding beauty for years to come.

Your child, grandchild, family member, etc. will enjoy looking for "their picket" each time they visit Heritage Days. The pickets will be moved to various areas with each new year, so it becomes a scavenger hunt to find it!

The Details

TIMELINE: January 23rd and running through April 15th! 

WHO: Each family sells a minimum of 10 pickets. Please submit sales weekly so that our high school students can start working on making the pickets AND so that we can keep track of our sales on the Picket thermometers stationed at each campus. Payment and papers should be turned into Ms. Kathy or Ms. Wanda.

SALES: One form per customer. Ask your teachers when you need more! Customers: Friends, family, grandparents, co-workers, community members, etc. Anyone!

INDIVIDUAL PRIZES: (This is the fun part!) The top three salesmen will receive: 

First Place $150.00 

Second Place $100.00 

Third Place $50.00 

In addition, to give every student a chance to win, a lottery ticket will be given for each picket sold. Students can submit their lottery tickets into a drawing for a grand prize - which is a collection of fun gift cards valued at $150 - $200!

TEAM PRIZE: And most exciting of all if and only if we meet our goal of 100% participation and 400 + pickets sold, we will have a... Pathways Picket Fence Pizza Party! This will be held on Sunday, April 19 at PM, and is open to all our Pathways families. There will be fun and games and as a reward for meeting our goal.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and effort in motivating our students and reaching our goal!

Sales Form attached below:

Pathways-Picket-Fundraiser.pdf

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Our Hybrid Microschool

Pathways Field Notes is a monthly blog where we share what learning looks like in our hybrid learning microschool. If you’re new to this model, the blog will give you a clear picture of how education at Pathways combines flexibility, structure, and real-world learning.

Each month, we’ll highlight classroom experiences, student projects, and community involvement. You’ll see how different subjects connect and how learning goes beyond the classroom through service, exploration, and hands-on activities. Blog posts will also include school updates, upcoming events, and stories that reflect Pathways’ values.

Students are actively involved in the blog’s content. They can write reflections, summarize projects, interview community members, share artwork, or contribute photographs. This gives them the chance to practice their communication skills, think about what they’ve learned, and share their work with a wider audience—which is an important part of active learning.

Community engagement is super important to the Pathways experience. As a microschool, we value local connections and meaningful partnerships. Students regularly interact with local organizations, historical sites, and service opportunities, applying what they learn in real-world settings. The blog will showcase these experiences and how they’ve impacted student growth.

The Pathways blog is more than just an update—it’s a window into a learning model that values curiosity, connection, and purpose. It invites readers to explore how a hybrid microschool nurtures engaged learners and a strong community.