History & Mission of Seahorse
Seahorse Pride originally started as the parent volunteer group known as the Booster Club, which provided support to various clubs and athletic programs. Recognizing a greater need for financial assistance in a variety of programming, the group reconfigured itself in 2017 and became Seahorse Pride. This change allows us to expand our focus to encompass many facets of financial support.
Our guiding principle is to fund a wide range of programs across the school community, ensuring the greatest benefit for the greatest number of students, teachers, and staff.
Today, Seahorse Pride:
- Aims to defray the costs of programs for academics, the arts, clubs, and organizations
- Supports athletics teams with necessary funds that fall outside the school budget
- Fosters and promotes goodwill and spirit among the BHS community at large
- Encourages and coordinates community involvement and awareness of programs, activities, and events
- Coordinates teacher and staff appreciation events, conference lunches, Open House nights, and many other events throughout the school year.
Join the Seahorse Pride PTO team today!
Seahorse Pride meets the second Monday of the month, and all are welcome. If you are interested in joining Seahorse Pride you can sign up here. If you would like to be a sponsor or have ideas to support our organization, please email us at Seahorsepride@gmail.com. ALL ARE WELCOME!!! We’d love to have you join our team!
Donate To Seahorse Pride Today!
Seahorse Pride funds and supports arts and academic programming at BHS, in addition to athletics, and other extra-curricular. We raise funds through donations from businesses, families, concession stand sales, and apparel sales.
Supported programs include Model UN, Fall Welcome events for all students, the library, graduation celebrations, teacher appreciation events, Open House activities, teacher-requested funding for workshops and materials, educational field trips, academic group funding, travel needs to/from events, spirit weeks, homecoming, and much, much more. All donations go directly to support these programs. No donation is too small, or too big!
How You Can Contribute
Venmo to @BHSSeahorsePride:
Or send cash, or check payable to:
Seahorse Pride
Downtown Burlington High School
67 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05401
We are grateful for your support!
Past Programs Seahorse Has Funded
- 3-D printer for Computer Science
- Championship jackets/hoodies
- Cochran ski program
- Gifts/essentials for families at holidays
- Graduation scholarships for two students each year
- Model UN trip to Boston
- New American families support
- Sheet music for Pep band
- Snacks for Spectrum Sleep Out
- Spoken Word Artist-Stephen Willis
- Student tickets to championship games that require entry fees
- Student tickets to school events (winter ball, prom, etc.)
- Teacher Appreciation events
- Transportation for Philosophy Club
- Transportation to the New England Music Festival
Sponsorship Program
BHS Seahorse Pride is encouraging local businesses to become official sponsors of the BHS Seahorses. Our new approach to fundraising allows businesses to show their support for student involvement in BHS co-curricular activities by becoming a sponsor. Top level sponsors will get to display a banner on the BHS campus showing their support for our Seahorses in addition to having their logo appear on rosters and having an interactive link on the BHS website. For information about All Season Sports Passes or becoming a sponsor please contact us at seahorsepride@gmail.com.
Please email us at the address above for more information about requesting funding for your program. We’d love to hear from you.
Process To Apply For Funding
Our guiding principle is to fund a wide range of programs across the school community, ensuring the greatest benefit for the greatest number of students, teachers, and staff. If you are a BHS teacher or staff member, you can apply for funding by following the steps here:
- Step 1: Complete the Funding Request Form
- Step 2: Submit by the 1st of every month
- Step 3: SHP reviews on 2nd Monday of the month
- Step 4: Granted funds distributed as outlined in request
