​Why should YOU send Pencilgrams?

  • Your child will know you’re thinking of him/her
  • Starts your child’s morning off on a positive note
  • Honors your child with a mention during morning announcements
  • Your child gets a happy trip to the front office to choose a pencil
  • Messages are hand-written, personalized by you
  • A WARM FUZZY to start the day!
  • Schedule a full year of notes now – convenient!​
  • Your purchase goes to support Old Post Pencilgram Scholarship

What’s the Pencilgram Scholarship?

​Every Spring, graduating seniors who are Old Post alumni have the opportunity to apply for a scholarship! Scholarship recipients are chosen based on their demonstration of the Character Counts traits. Funds from the purchase of Pencilgrams go directly towards this scholarship gift. Sending a Pencilgram is a precious gift for your child, but a priceless vote of confidence for a graduating Old Post alum!  
How Do you Send Pencilgrams?
You can print off a copy from our website or go to https://oldpostpta.membershiptoolkit.com/open_forms to order them on line.  If you print from the website make sure the fill out the Pencilgram and enclose the correct dollar amount in an envelope, and mark it  for delivery to the front office.
Cost:
->Pencilgrams --- $2
->Smencil Pencilgrams --- $4

->2 Pencilgrams & 1 Smencilgram --- $5  

(Unlimited: A great way to schedule a full year of notes!)
->9 Pencilgrams & 1 Smencilgram --- $20

(That’s one note for every month of school!)

​OLD POST PENCILGRAM SCHOLARSHIP 

The Old Post PTA sells Pencilgrams to raise funds to be used for a scholarship for one deserving alumnus each year. Any SD308 graduating senior who graduated from both a SD308 junior high and Old Post Elementary is eligible to apply for the $1,000 scholarship which will be sent to the winner's college or university to be applied toward his/her account.  




HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP Applications are available at both high schools and should be completed and mailed by March 19, 2021 to the following address:
ATTN: Beth Omar - Old Post PTA Pencilgram Scholarship
Old Post Elementary School
100 Old Post Road
Oswego, IL 60543

Old Post Elementary

PTA