About PTO
Love PTO provides assistance to the parents, teachers and staff of WG Love Elementary school, through fundraising, sharing information, and working with the surrounding community to enhance the learning experience of students.
Love PTA Birth and Growth
In the year 1920, three women, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. E.D. Wickes, and Mrs. Griffin, planned and organized a “Reading and Embroidery Club”. It was during one of this club’s meetings that the idea for a Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) for the school was conceived.
An organization was formed, actively participating in all child welfare movements. From the beginning, it has been a local unit with membership in both the National and State Parent-Teacher Organizations. This association is part of the Eleventh District and is a member of the Houston Parent-Teacher Council.
William Graston Love was suggested and accepted as the name of the school, honoring one of the Houston Heights citizens, Mr. William Graston Love.
The Love Parent Teacher Association has been active in cooperating with the school board, the school, and the community in looking after the welfare of the school and its children, whose enrollment has increased each year.
One of our more famous Love Lions is news correspondent Dan Rather. In 2018, he came back to where his education began, had great conversations with current students and teachers, and planted a tree, as had become a long-standing tradition at Love every year on Arbor Day.
For many years, one of Love PTA’s major projects has been supporting the Recreational Reading Room, which now consists of hundreds of volumes of wholesome reading suitable for all grades. This library holds an enviable place among elementary schools in the city.
The Love PTO remains as strong as it was at its inception by bringing the community together through events such as our on-campus movie nights, Fall Festival, Spring Field Day, and holiday celebrations for students and staff year-round.
At Love Elementary, our enrichment programs have been a vital part of providing a holistic learning environment for its students. The PTO supports these programs, including: art, science lab, music, physical education, and library by providing weekly volunteers to assist teachers in the classroom and with various projects to enhance their curriculum and engage our students.
Many of these programs would not be available without the support of our PTO support and annual sponsors, who allow these programs to grow and thrive. PTO funds have supported equipment, supplies, and storage for our enrichment teachers.
As our PTO grows with the growing population at our school, we are reminded of the core values of the original PTO (PTA then), and that of a 1948-49 yearbook found among the school’s artifacts – “With the fate of Civilization so closely tied to American leadership, our schools, including Love School, bear a heavy responsibility, supported by its Parent-Teacher Organization. We are reminded that the American people need to understand the significance of education in building and maintaining morale and intellectual skills.
Mrs. Ira B. Simmons
FAMILY FRIENDLY SCHOOL, 2022-2023. DIAMOND CERTIFIED
OF STUDENTS ARE IN
THE VANGUARD/GT PROGRAM.
Mission &
Values
Our PTO is, and always has been, committed to supporting the achievement of our students, the personal well-being and professional development of our teachers, and the enhancement of our school in our Greater Heights community.
Nicole Pepper
PTO Presedent
“Welcome to our Love PTO website – we’re glad you found your way here! I am a Heights resident, business owner, and proud mother of two Love Lions! From the amazing enrichment team to the dual language programming, Love has been a wonderful school to meet both my kids’ needs. My oldest is in the G/T program and is thriving in the classroom, with his teachers being able to provide individualized support for his advanced mind. My youngest is in PreK and is learning Spanish faster than I ever thought imaginable! Our PTO has grown consistently throughout my three years at this school and I am constantly amazed at the level of support we receive from our parent community. Supporting our students and teachers has been such a gift for me and I’m thrilled to lead our school into another amazing year. – you can edit this to sound better or shorten it if you need to. 😊”