The Wired for Greatness Student Store was created in honor of Michelle Nowak, who believed that every student is "wired for greatness." This special program encourages creativity and entrepreneurship by allowing students to design, create, and sell their own items in a school store held at least twice a year.

Spofford Pond students have the opportunity to apply for a grant to help fund materials needed for their projects. These grants, funded by the BPTO and awarded by teachers, provide extra support for budding student entrepreneurs. Participation in the store, however, is open to all students, with or without grant support.

Through this initiative, students gain valuable hands-on experience in creativity, business, and collaboration while celebrating their achievements with the school community.

This seasons grant application is closed.

Non-grant application

A few things to note about the school store:

-The school store will be held on December 17th. All merchandise, price signs and checklist (this will be sent home via backpack) must be delivered to the Art Room by Friday, 12/9.

-Students will not need to do anything during the store days. Parent volunteers will be running the store. (If you are interested in volunteering, a signup will be sent out in the next few weeks). 

-Students get to keep all their profits, but are encouraged to donate 10% back to the WFG grant program to help fund future grants. If your child chooses to donate, please indicate this on the application. After the closing of the store, all students will receive a check for their profits, the 10% donation will be deducted from the check should they choose to donate. If they choose to donate the rest of their profits to another organization, they may then do so. 

-All inventory must be individually labeled with the student's inventory number (this will be indicated on the checklist being sent home via backpack) and the price. This can be done with small stickers or tags. 

-As a way to avoid running out of inventory, anyone selling at the school store will need to keep in mind that we have over 400 teachers and students that will be visiting the store, so the more inventory you can create, the better!