🎪 Step Right Up for Palooza 2025! 🎪

Your dazzling donation earns you PTO membership and fuels the magic behind student enrichment, field trips, teacher grants, class parties, and more. Every penny is 100% tax deductible and goes straight to our DLE stars—the students! Donate online and pick your prize-packed tier.

Donate now through Sept. 24 at 11 PM.   Auction bidding runs Sept. 15 at 8 AM – Sept. 24 at 11 PM.

🌟 Important Notes: 

  • This year, each donation is tied to one student/classroom. Want prizes for multiple kids? Please submit separate donations.

  • Help your child's classroom and teacher earn special rewards for reaching 100% participation or raising the most money for their grade. Give credit to your child’s class by donating to their classroom team!


Your Palooza donation will earn your child these fun prizes!

🎤 $10–$24: The Standing Ovation: One big cheer for you!

  • PTO Voting Rights

  • 1 DLE Water Bottle Sticker

🎭 $25–$49: The Curtain Call: Take a bow—you’ve earned it!

  • Everything in The Standing Ovation PLUS

  • 1 School Store Ticket

🍿 $50–$99: The Center Stage: Now you’re in the spotlight!

  • Everything in The Curtain Call PLUS

  • 1 DLE Car Magnet

🎉 $100–$149: The Encore: You’ve got the crowd roaring!

  • Everything in The Center Stage PLUS

  • 1 PJ Day Ticket

  • 1 DLE Drawstring Bag

🦁 $150–$199: The Main Attraction: The big tent can’t contain your generosity!

  • Everything in The Encore PLUS

  • 1 Lion Croc Charm

  • 5 Cub Cash

🎪 $200–$499: The Headliner: You’re the star of the circus!

  • Everything in The Main Attraction PLUS

  • 1 Lion Straw Topper

  • 5 more Cub Cash (10 total!)

  • 1 Legendary Raffle Ticket to win sponsored prizes!

🎩 $500+: The Ringmaster: You're running the whole show!

  • Everything in The Standing Ovation PLUS

  • 15 more Cub Cash (20 total!)

  • 3 more Legendary Raffle Tickets (4 total!)

  • Your family name featured in Paw Prints, campus screens & social media spotlights!


🎪 Don’t miss the Palooza 2025 Online Auction!

Bid on unforgettable experiences for your child, their class, or the whole family—from extra recess and ice cream parties to being Principal or Teacher for the Day or even VIP parking for the musicals and class parties! It's a one-of-a-kind show you won’t want to miss!

🎤 Classroom Experiences

  • Extra Recess for K - 5th

  • Pre-K Glow Party

🎭 Student + Friend Experiences

  • Ice Cream Dance Party (K / 2nd)

  • Movies & Popcorn (1st / 3rd)

  • Ice Cream Board Games (4th / 5th)

🍿 Fun for One Experiences

  • Lunch with Teacher

  • Principal for the Day

  • Asst. Principal for the Day

  • Front Desk Helper of the Day

  • Deputy Officer of the Day

  • Jr. Fire Marshall of the Day

  • Outclass Teacher for the Day

  • Morning Announcer of the Day

🎉 Family Experiences

  • Car Rider Express Pass

  • Front Row Seats to Musicals

  • VIP Parking - Holiday Party (Spring)

  • VIP Parking - Holiday Party (Winter)

  • VIP Parking - Grade-Level Musical

  • VIP Parking - Year End Awards

🦁 Off-Site Grown-up Activities

  • Independence Ranch Hog Hunting

  • Hill Country Wine Tastings

  • Black Hawk Country Club Golf Outing

🦁 Let's show our Lions why DLE is the Greatest School on Earth! 🦁