PTSA cookie sales returned for the 2024-2025 school year. The PTSA made several changes to the sales because of the rising costs of supplies needed and the new forms of virtual payments.
“I hope that in a small way, I am a part of helping them get through a stressful day or week,” PTSA volunteer Angela Redman said. “Nothing is quite like a warm cookie to make you feel better about life.”
Cookie prices increased from two cookies for $1 to one cookie for $1. While this inflation of prices causes change for students, the positive environment created by cookie sales remains.
“I think students look forward to seeing the “cookie ladies” at the school every week,” Ms. Redman said. “It’s never a bad thing to have parents and the community involved in the schools, and there aren’t a lot of ways to do that at the high school level.”
PTSA created an additional line for students who wish to use virtual forms of payment to buy cookies. Both Cash App and credit cards connected to students’ phones will be an acceptable form of payment. This allows access for students to buy cookies who do not use physical cash to pay.
“I enjoy [cookie sales] because I get to come up here and see all of you guys each day, and I get to see some of my kids,” PTSA President Fayneshia Nunn said. “I get to see the teachers and how they interact with the students. So it’s really fun for me to be up here with you guys on a day-to-day basis.”
These interactions do more than just create a positive atmosphere within the school, they also benefit the students. These sales act as a fundraiser for the school.
“We raise money for the senior scholarships that we do and the senior fun day that we do at the end of the year,” Ms. Nunn said. “We also do a lot of different things for the teachers throughout the year.”
While the sales create good things such as a supportive setting and fundraising, some negatives also come along with them.
“The only downside is getting volunteers [such as] the parents to come and help us bake the cookies,” Ms. Nunn said. “When we don’t have parent volunteers to help us bake the cookies, we have to cancel the day, and the kids don’t get to have cookies those days.”
Even though difficulties with finding volunteers for the sale of cookies can cause problems, students, staff and volunteers all appreciate the cookie sales and what they do for our school.
“Even if it’s not your own mom you see up there, it’s still nice to see adults from the community at your school, investing in the students and teachers,” Ms. Redman said. “I hope that helps contribute to a positive environment at Legacy.”
