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PARENT STORIES – FINDING JOY IN GIVING BACK
From judging the Middle School science fair, to decorating the haunted house for the Fall Family Festival, to creating a parent-to-parent video to raise money for the Annual Fund, Sharon Nakamura loves giving back to IPA.
“It’s so nice to feel like you’re part of the community,” she says. “The kids are great, the parents are great, the teachers are great. Who wouldn’t want to volunteer if they have the time?”
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For Sharon, donating her time has been a way to express her appreciation for the education her daughter Haley received at IPA. After graduating in May, Haley is now a freshman majoring in Civil Engineering at MIT.
“Sending her to IPA really gave her the edge, because she’s thriving here,” Sharon says. “The education she got, the nurturing that she got from her teachers — they really care.”
Volunteers are a big part of what make the school special, she adds.
“It enhances what’s already there,” she says. “When parents get involved, it adds that magic touch.”
