Thank you JCS community for your incredible generosity! Together we raised $42,032 from the 2025 P.A.W. Fundraiser!!
NOTE: You may divide your donation among multiple classes.
You will be able to indicate the teacher names at checkout.
We proudly present the
2025 Class Experiences!
Bear River Family Fun Center TAKEOVER: How fun would it be to have a private party with all of your classmates?! This experience includes 2 full hours of laser tag, bowling, unlimited arcade games and pizza!
Blue Ox Millworks Tour: A private guided tour of Blue Ox Millworks and village, where master woodworker Eric Hollenbeck and his team produce amazing works.
Cupcake Decorating Workshop: An awesome chance to decorate colorful cupcakes, and let your creativity shine! Each student will decorate their own cupcakes. This workshop will happen at JCS.
Discovery Museum Takeover: Your whole class gets the Redwood Discovery Museum all to yourselves for two hours, including a coordinated activity and the private classroom for snack.
Fire Department Visit at Arcata Fire Department: A private fire station and fire truck tour, with volunteer firefighters on hand to meet, chat & tour the station!
Mini Golf Field Trip: Take over the mini golf course at Lighthouse Plaza in Manila, and play to your heart's content with your class!
Private Movie Screening at the Minor: An entire movie theatre for your class, where you can choose to watch a new release film or a Blu Ray copy of a film of your choice. Popcorn & fountain drinks provided by JCCEF.
Pan Arts Steel Drum Class: Kate from Pan Arts will host a private group lesson for you and your classmates!
Pancakes with the Principal: Our very own Principal Melanie Nannizzi will serve up her delicious homemade pancakes for you and your entire class!
Arcata Pool Field Trip: Take over the Arcata Pool with your whole class, and have the water slide all to yourselves!
Rock Climbing Class at Far North Climbing Gym: Test your climbing abilities and learn new skills with your class!
Blue Lake Roller Rink Skating Party: Two hours of fun for your whole class at the Blue Lake Skating Rink!
Tie Dye Party: Design one-of-a-kind tie dye creations with your class! Each student gets to make their own shirt and bandanna. This activity will happen at JCS and will be led by local tie dye artists, and will feature a range of options to choose from.
Skywalk Experience & Sequoia Park Zoo Tour: Starting off with a one-hour guided tour of the zoo, followed by the SkyWalk tour up high in the redwoods, touring the barnyard and petting zoo, and finishing the day with a sack lunch picnic at Sequoia Park.
Ceramics Workshop: Join local artist Jess Trudeau at her home studio nestled in the redwoods for a hands-on ceramic workshop, creating one-of-a-kind treasures out of clay.
Dream Athletics Nerf War & Gymnastics Party: Takeover the amazing gymnastic studio at Dream Athletics and have an epic Nerf battle with your classmates! (recommended for grades 4th-8th)
Dream Athletics Inflatable Double Slide & Gymnastics Party: Have leaps of fun with your classmates with a huge inflatable slide and a super fun gymnastics party. (recommended for 4th grade & below)
Scoop Ice Cream Tour & Tasting: Go behind the scenes at Arcata’s best ice cream shop and learn how to make ice cream, plus have fun tasting some yummy flavors!
Indigo Dye Workshop: Artist Jess Trudeau is opening her home art studio nestled in the redwoods (she even has goats!) for a hands-on workshop using indigo dyes to create super artistic t-shirts!
Thanks to the amazing generosity of so many businesses and families, we are able to offer 19 separate experiences for each class at JCS to enjoy as an end of the year event!
These experiences range from the Redwood SkyWalk experience at Sequoia Park Zoo, a Bear River Family Fun Center takeover, a private screening all for your class at the Minor Theatre, learning how to rock climb at Far North Climbing Gym, and so many more, including having our awesome Principal make her delicious homemade pancakes for your entire class!
Every student at JCS will get a very special community-building experience with their classmates. For experiences that happen off campus, the NHUSD school buses will provide transportation.
So how does this work as a fundraiser? Good question!
Each class will vote on their top choice for their preferred experience.
BIDDING starts now & ends May 2 at 5 p.m.!
The CLASS with the highest BIDS gets their top choice for their experience!
For this to be a successful fundraiser, our goal is to raise $950 per CLASS (additionally this would cover school bus rental and driver fees).
This breaks down to about $38 per student.
We understand that not all families would be able to donate such an amount, so if you are able to or feel so inclined as to donate more to help make this a success, we are very grateful!
In order for your bid to be counted toward the winning totals, please make your donation at by May 2!
Thank you so much for all you do to help us raise the needed funds for our school! As always, we are floored by the generosity of our JCS community!
*Jacoby Creek Children’s Education Foundation (JCCEF) is the non-profit organization of parents and staff whose primary purpose is to provide financial support for the development, achievement, and maintenance of the stellar educational system at Jacoby Creek School.