Schools foundation holding annual fundraiser
March 10, 2010
By Laura Geggel
NEW — 12:37 p.m. March 10, 2010
Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation is hosting its third annual spring fundraiser and aiming for the stars with a goal of raising $100,000.
Attending the lunch is free to the public, although the foundation encourages participants to open their wallets as they learn about educational opportunities the foundation would like to spearhead in Snoqualmie Valley.
This year, the foundation plans to supplement and enhance math intervention resources at the middle and high school level, in addition to other projects, foundation President Carolyn Simpson said.
Students have room to improve in math, she said. In 2009, 60 percent of Mount Si sophomores passed the math WASL and 50 percent passed the science WASL.
In contrast, 89 percent of Mount Si sophomores passed the reading WASL and 97 percent passed the writing WASL.
With money raised from the luncheon, Simpson said she hopes the foundation could pay for math teachers to stay after school and tutor students. The Mount Si PTSA pays for math teachers to stay after school two days per week, but Simpson said foundation members wanted to expand the program
“Students might not only have questions on Mondays and Wednesday, they might also have questions on Tuesdays and Thursdays,” Simpson said, noting that most high school math was too complicated for parents to decipher, making it important for math teachers to provide extra help.
She said it was important for the public to continue to support education in tough economic times.
Last year the luncheon raised $65,000, money that went to classroom grants, like a telescope for the Mount Si astronomy class, and district-wide initiatives, like reading intervention and enrichment at the elementary level.
Of the $100,000 the foundation aims to raise, $7,500 of it would pay for science supplies, including microscopes for first-grade students and sieves for kindergarteners learning about dirt and sand, Simpson said.
If enough people or businesses donate money, the foundation would also continue to support and expand the natural helper program at Mount Si, as well as continue its district-wide classroom grant program.
“We want to continue to be able to be responsive to needs in the district as they come up in arts and music,” Simpson said.
The luncheon will feature Twin Falls Middle School jazz ensemble, a student-made video from Mount Si senior Ben Luna and the Educator of the Year awards.
What to know
- What: Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation Spring Fundraising Luncheon
- When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 25
- Where: TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, 6005 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie
- RSVP at www.svsfoundation.org.
Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext. 221, or lgeggel@snovalleystar.com.
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