Author Archives: PTO President

This year’s FranklinFest was a great success with over 700 people attending the event! This event is an excellent example of the BFA community coming together to create an amazing evening for our families. There were incredible cakes at the cakewalk, inflatables, face painting, and balloon artists! This event takes a lot of time and […]

Please mark your calendars for an Evereve shopping Spirit Day/Night on November 4 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Evereve Aspen Grove (7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton) will donate 15% of purchases made to the BFA PTO! It’s the perfect time to shop for holiday items or get a head start on your gift shopping! Please […]

The 2024-2025 yearbooks are on sale now! Be sure to order yours early for the best pricing. Right now, yearbooks cost $40 per book. Don’t wait, as prices will go up to $45 after October 14! You may also order a yearbook dedication (parent tribute ad) for your student. Dedications start at $35, and are a fun […]

  Save the Date!  The BENefit Bash is the PTO’s primary fundraiser during the 2024/2025 school year.  It’s a BFA tradition that the parents look forward to, so we hope you will join us for “A Night in Tuscany” on Saturday, March 8th, 2025!  Tickets will go on sale in January, but please mark your calendars today!     […]

We are so thankful to announce this year’s BFA PTO sponsors! We have quite an amazing group of companies, individuals, and families supporting our school. Over the year, we’ll be featuring them in different ways and hopefully we can also show our support back. Many of them will be offering specials for BFA families, so […]

The Spirit Rock is an opportunity to share exciting events with our school community by painting your own message. Parents, students, and staff may rent the Rock to recognize a student’s birthday, show school spirit, wish a team good luck, thank a teacher, announce an event, etc. It is a great way to spread positive […]

BFA’s 4 th  Annual Trunk or Treat is taking place on Thursday, October 31!  It’s going to be a FUN day for ALL preschool through eighth grade BFA students!  Throughout the day, classes will be invited to step outside with their class and participate in Trunk or Treat where volunteers will be distributing trinkets, candy, popcorn and/or […]

You’re invited to attend the Ben’s Brigade meeting tonight, Thursday, September 26, 8 p.m. at Max Taps Highlands Ranch (2680 E. County Line Road). They would love to have more dads get involved! Ben’s Brigade is a PTO group open to all BFA dads that provides a place for dads to get to know each […]

If you are a King Soopers shopper, you can help earn money for BFA by signing up for King Soopers Community Rewards. For details on how to sign up for King Soopers Community Rewards visit their webpage or click here for instructions. It’s CRAZY how quickly this program adds up and how much our school […]

Our next PTO Spirit Night will be on October 8 from 4-8 p.m. at Qdoba (9338 S. Dorchester St-Unit A104, Highlands Ranch 80129).  Qdoba will donate 25% of orders placed to the BFA PTO! To get credit for your purchase, show our digital flyer in the restaurant, tell your cashier that you are there for the BFA fundraiser, […]

Now that school is underway, it is time to update and add new families to the BFA directory! Again, this year, BFA will be using DirectorySpot for our online school directory. It’s an incredibly handy resource, that contains each family’s class roster(s) and contact information, as well as the entire BFA directory. DirectorySpot is an app-based online […]

The 2024-2025 yearbooks are on sale now! Be sure to order yours early for the best pricing. Right now, yearbooks cost $40 per book. Don’t wait, as prices will go up after October 14! You may also order a yearbook dedication (parent tribute ad) for your student. Dedications start at $40, and are a fun way […]

The next Ben’s Brigade meeting is coming up on Thursday, September 26, 8 p.m. at Max Taps Highlands Ranch (2680 E. County Line Road), and they would love to have more dads get involved! Ben’s Brigade is a PTO group open to all BFA dads that provides a place for dads to get to know […]

Join us for our monthly PTO meetings to find out more about what’s going on at BFA and get connected with other parents. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month, and begin at 6:30 p.m. Our first meeting will be next Wednesday, September 11 in the Sanders Science Lab. All BFA community […]

This time-honored event is a great way to connect with the whole Ben Franklin community! We hope you’ll join us for activities, food, and fun on Saturday, September 28 from 3 – 7 p.m. at BFA. There will be games, bounce houses, obstacle courses, lawn games, face painting, balloon artists, cotton candy, and the always popular CAKE WALK!!!! […]

Our September PTO Spirit Night will be a Colorado Rapids soccer game on Saturday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. The Rapids play at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (6000 Victory Way, Commerce City) and are playing the Portland Timbers that night. BFA families and friends will receive special discounted pricing, and $5 from each ticket sold […]

The PTO’s online spirit wear store (in partnership with locally owned and operated Denver Athletic) is open now through September 8. No orders will be accepted after the store closes. You can place your order and pay online through the Denver Athletic website. Once the store is closed, all orders will be ready in approximately […]

If you are a King Soopers shopper, you can help earn money for BFA by signing up for King Soopers Community Rewards. For details on how to sign up for King Soopers Community Rewards visit their webpage or click here for instructions. It’s CRAZY how quickly this program adds up and how much our school can earn. From April- June of […]

Join us at Shake Shack (1509 Park Central Dr, Suite 100) on Wednesday, August 28 between 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. for our first Spirit Day/Night of the school year! Shake Shack will donate 25% of your total meal purchase back to the BFA PTO! Important: you must either mention the fundraiser to your cashier at […]

Ben’s Brigade is a PTO group open to all BFA dads that provides a place for dads to get to know each other, as well as opportunities for unique ways to give back to the school and earn volunteer hours. Ben’s Brigade handles work projects around the school, provides volunteers for school functions, and hosts […]

  A major THANK YOU to our amazing BFA PTO Sponsors this year! We have had some wonderful involvement this year as we changed a few things up. We are so grateful to have your support–for our students, our staff, each other, and our community. We all appreciate you! To learn more about the 2023-24 sponsors, visit the Sponsor […]

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2024 PTO Elections. The PTO is excited to announce their 2024-25 PTO Team and they look forward to serving the BFA community again next year. Thank you again to the incredible 2023-24 PTO team for your dedication, enthusiasm and volunteerism. Thinking about volunteering for the PTO? There’s still time! […]

If you are a King Soopers shopper, you can help earn money for BFA by signing up for King Soopers Community Rewards. For details on how to sign up for King Soopers Community Rewards visit their webpage or click here for instructions. Please contact Andreya Flanigan, PTO fundraising coordinator, with any questions. Thank you, again, for your support of BFA and the […]