epsf 2011 newsletter
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Write-In for Kids this fall!
Our Annual Fund campaign is set for this fall. Funds raisedwill support all of the programs of the Foundation. In partic-ular, the Classroom Grant program needs your support. Ourteachers do an amazing job each year of bringing innovativeprograms to their classroom with the help of $500.00 to$1,000 grants from the Foundation. Last year, grants sup-ported the arts, music, literature, science, technology, historyand many more initiatives that brought families into theschool to share in their children’s educational experience.
Last year we were able to support 60 special projects thatbrought enrichment to our students. We are excited to offerClassroom Grants again this year and need your support!
How can you participate?Designate the Everett PublicSchools Foundation on yourUnited Way pledge form. Use the enclosed envelope tosend in your support.
Visit our websiteat www.epsfoun-dation.org to do-nate.Spread the wordto family andfriends that theytoo can help ourkids achieve by designating the Foundation as a non-profit tosupport!
Your partnership with us is the key to bringing academic suc-cess to our students in the Everett Public Schools.
Thank you!
High School and Beyondfamily nights a new project this year
The EPS Foundation was pleased to addthe High School and Beyond familynights to its programming this year.$10,000 in support was given to help
put on three nights of college and careerexploration for all of our students andtheir families this October.Each event featured a keynote speaker,a menu of breakout sessions to help ourstudents and families explore collegeand career options as well as a collegeand career fair. Translations of all com-munications, interpreters, and trans-portation were provided to assist ourfamilies in attending these events. Itwas estimated that over 3,000 parentsand students participated with morethan 40 colleges and post-high schoolinstitutions represented.
The purpose of these events is to build acollege-going culture of exploration,preparation and readiness for all stu-dents. Whether college or post-highschool training is in their future, thisevent promotes goal setting beyondcompletion of high school.
FALL 2011
INSIDE!
EPSF accepts check from Union Bank ...................... 2Foundation Awards Art Scholarship ......................... 5Scholarships Awarded.............................................. 6Thank you Emma Yule Society Members .................. 7
Parents and students visit with college and career representatives at the 2011
High School and Beyond event at Cascade High School.
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Board of Directors
Officers
Claudia McClainPresidentMcClain Insurance Services
Dan GundersonImmediate Past PresidentWindermere Real Estate
Craig SunderlandVice PresidentThe Boeing Company
Bob ReeseVice PresidentVolunteers of America
Louise UriuSecretaryCommunity Representative
Holly OakleyTreasurerWells Fargo Bank
Dr. Molly RingoDistrict LiaisonEverett School District
Directors
Correne BonkowskiEarly Childhood Educator
Mike CampbellEverett Police Department
Bruce EngebretsenSchool Employees Credit Union of Wa.
John FlowersAttorney
Janet GillinghamHeatherwood Middle School
Becky GuadamudAnderson Hunter Law Firm
Bryan HendricksonWaddell & Reed
Cynthia JonesEverett Public Schools
Wendy McClureCity of Everett
Traci MitchellCommunity Representative
John OlsonEverett Community College
Kristine PetereitCommunity Representative
Kelly ShepherdSequoia High School
Linda ShockeyShockey Planning Group
Eileen SimmonsEverett Public Library
Patti SontraCommunity Representative
Glenn WattumMoss Adams
Ted WentaYMCA of Snohomish County
Staff
Kristie DuttonExecutive Director
Kathy McKenzieOffice Manager
Message from the Executive Director
It is with gratitude that we thank Dan Gunderson for his many years ofservice as Board Chair. Claudia McClain will take over the reins thisyear. Dan has served as leader of this organization since 2007 and histireless energy and devotion to our schools through the Foundation is tobe celebrated! Claudia and Dan are pictured above accepting a
$10,620.00 “down payment” check from Union Bank this past August. “Strikeouts forSchools” was a joint promotion effort between the Everett AquaSox and Union Bank thissummer. For every strikeout by an AquaSox pitcher this season, Union Bank donated$20 to the Foundation. The season ended with 625 strikouts which equated to $12,500.Dan and Claudia were very proud to accept this tremendous gift on behalf of the Foun-dation that will give financial support to our students this year.
Our organization continues great growth this year with the addition of eight new boardmembers. We welcomed Dr. Molly Ringo, EPS Liaison; Janet Gillingham, Principal atHeatherwood Middle School; Bryan Hendrickson, Waddell & Reed; Wendy McClure,City of Everett; Kristine Petereit, Community Representative; Linda Shockey, ShockeyPlanning Group; Eileen Simmons, Director of the Everett Public Library; and TedWenta, YMCA of Snohomish County. Many thanks to outgoing board members, MattMcCauley and Kris McDowell, both with the Everett Public Schools.
Thank you for your generous support of the Foundation as we continue our work as astrategic partner with the Everett Public Schools!
Kristie
Kristie DuttonExecutive Director
Everett Public Schools Foundation President Dan Gunderson (second from left) and incoming president Claudia McClain (center) accept a check for $10,620 from Union BankMarket President Ron Heller (second from right) and Everett AquaSox pitchers
Jordan Shipers (left) and Bennett Whitmore (right).
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Everett School District’s2011 Superintendent’sScholar Award Winners
Four graduating seniors from theEverett School District were winnersat the 29th Annual Superintendent’sScholar Award function held May25th at the Everett Golf and CountryClub. Since 1987, the Everett Pub-lic Schools Foundation has pre-sented the Superintendent’s ScholarAwards in recognition of outstand-ing scholarship and inspirationalteaching. To be considered for theaward, candidates must be in the topfive percent of their graduating classor have scored in the top five per-cent of seniors who have taken theScholastic Aptitude Test. Coun-selors at each high school select
three representatives from those whohave applied. The students are theninterviewed by a community selec-tion committee designated by theEverett Public Schools Foundationwhere one student from each schoolis chosen.
This year from Cascade HighSchool, Vietkhanh Vu was selectedfor this award and honored VictoriaBosket as her most inspiring educa-tor. From Everett High School,Ruby Galen was selected for theaward and honored Cynthia McIn-tyre. From H.M. Jackson HighSchool, Christopher Gormley wasselected for the award and honoredRose Smith. From Sequoia HighSchool, Carolina Swanson won thecoveted award and honored teacherRobyn McCleave.
The other nine finalists and theirmost inspirational staff are: Cas-cade High – Samantha Ormrod hon-ored teacher Laurie Cappello, andAnnemarie Manhardt honored AmyRuotsala. Everett High – BeritReisenauer honored Kristin Gebert,and Kathryn Stewart honored DavidStewart. H.M. Jackson High –Cameron Bartok honored BeverlyRobertson, and Stephanie Banninghonored Dianne Lundberg. SequoiaHigh – Taylor Foss honored SusanWatkins from the Port Gardner pro-gram, and Marika Clymer honoredKim Christie.
Congratulations to all twelve out-standing students and the educatorswho have been so inspirational!
Christopher Gormley, Ruby Galen, Vietkanh Vu, Carolina Swanson and Dr. Gary Cohn
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Twenty-Five YearStaff Honors
In 2011-2012 the EverettPublic Schools Foundationis recognizing the following42 District employees fortheir 25 years of dedicationto education. We will cele-brate each of them at staffmeetings this fall with dona-tions made in their honor tothe school library of theirchoice.
William HullCascade High School
Thelma LinnabaryCascade High School
Debbie RainwaterCascade High School
Jenifer SundCascade High School
Randal GravelleDenney Youth Center
Kenneth PleasantEisenhower Middle School
Hedy SchlahtEisenhower Middle School
Joyce WatsonEisenhower Middle School
Beverly WellenEmerson Elementary
Nancy FlowersEverett High School
Michael LewisEverett High School
Denise FurrerEvergreen Middle School
John RussellEvergreen Middle School
Brenda BakkeForest View Elementary
Janet HittForest View Elementary
Lynette HendricksonGarfield Elementary
Lurlene GrannanGateway Middle
Gaye McKinnonHeatherwood Middle
Terry CheshireHM Jackson High
Peter NicolettaHM Jackson High
Vida DelantyJackson Elementary
Susan LindseyJackson Elementary
Marilyn WhitfordJackson Elementary
Scott JenkinsTechnology Department
Brenda DoeMadison Elementary
Sherri GrinageMadison Elementary
Susan MorrisMadison Elementary
Sandra CongdonMill Creek Elementary
Tracy StavangMonroe Elementary
Judy ToneriMonroe Elementary
Arvin VanbeekNorth Middle School
Glenna DujenskiPenny Creek Elementary
Kevin CorbettSequoia High School
Janet WiseSequoia High School
Constance BarnesSilver Firs Elementary
Vicki PawlitschekSilver Firs Elementary
Steven DeffriesSilver Lake Elementary
Jennifer HinoView Ridge Elementary
Teresa TownsellView Ridge Elementary
Viola TronsonWhittier Elementary
Renee LacountWoodside Elementary
Karen Miller Woodside Elementary
Graham Kerr signs autographs after the 2011 Benefit Breakfast
Graham Kerr charms crowd at the2011 Benefit Breakfast
Thanks to the generosity of our community and corporate donors,we are pleased to announce another wonderful year of support forthe staff and students of the Everett Public Schools.
Over $100,000 was raised at the March 10th Annual BenefitBreakfast sponsored by the Everett Public Schools Foundation.
We were treated to a great presentation by Graham Kerr as hetalked about his later life passion of building childhood nutritionawareness through our school breakfast and lunch programs. Histheory is that this positive exposure to a variety of fruits and veg-etables will create better buy-in for our kids and in turn bring thismessage home to their parents. After his presentation, he wasable to autograph his new book “Growing at the Speed of Life”which sold like hotcakes! (Healthy ones of course!)
Mark your calendars for next year’s event on March 8th, 2012 atthe Hansen Conference Center.
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EPS Foundation awards an annual scholarship and the Superintendent chooses art for permanent district display
Cascade High School junior Kyle Schuman’s piece enti-tled Bunk Bed Fort was chosen for the 2011 Superintend-ent Purchase Award. Each year, the superintendentchooses a work of art from the High School Art Showthat is purchased for permanent display in the EducationService Center. The cubist style of the piece is “reminis-cent of Picasso, and so different from others on perma-nent display” remarked Dr. Cohn.
Purchasing the art is made possible by the EPS Founda-tion which also sponsors the art show and family recep-tion. In addition, the Foundation also honored therecipient of the EPS Foundation Visual Arts Scholarship.This year’s winner of the $1,000 scholarship sponsoredby the Howarth Trust is Aly Weir of Cascade HighSchool. Aly plans to attend the University of Washing-ton to continue her art studies with an interest in pursu-ing graphic design.
The Everett Public Schools Foundation is proud to spon-sor this celebration of the arts in education each year!
All Day Kindergarten Tuition support
grows significantly this year
All Day Kindergarten tuition support grew from $35,000 to$45,000 this year thanks to the EverTrust Foundation’s sig-nificant increase in support. The Foundation accepted arecord number of applications for tuition assistance lastMay and this increased need was met. 26 children nowhave the benefit of a full day of instruction designed to helpour children with their social and academic readiness tolearn. There are many families that just cannot afford thecost of the All Day Program. The Everett Public SchoolsFoundation became involved in providing tuition assistance9 years ago when we learned of the significant impact anall-day program has on academic achievement, both in theshort term as well as in the long term.
This support helps children from all backgrounds and abili-ties get the additional assistance they need to become profi-
cient learners by the time they reach first grade. Familiesbenefit as well with one or both parents having the opportu-nity to work outside of the home and/or attend school tofurther their education. A parent sent this thank you note tous:
“Thank you so much for the assistance that your organiza-tion has provided to my family. Your assistance in payingfor Claire’s all day kindergarten tuition has eased my fi-nancial burden. With limited resources and your help, Ihave been able to secure a solid educational future for her.This has also allowed me to focus my time, energy, andmoney on my own education as I progress toward self suffi-ciency.” Thank you, S.P..
Our appreciation goes to our donors and grant makers, TheEverTrust Foundation and the Tulalip Tribes Foundation formaking this program a reality.
Kyle Schuman and Dr. Gary Cohn
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$54,650.00 in scholarshipsawarded to 2011 graduates
The Everett Public Schools Founda-
tion is pleased to announce the follow-
ing scholarship recipients for the
graduating class of 2011 from Everett,
Cascade, H.M. Jackson and Sequoia
High Schools and the colleges and
universities they will be attending.
Scholarships are derived from funds
set up in memory or honor of many in-
dividuals and groups by their families
and friends:
Alice Mellema Scholarship Endowment:Angelo Comeaux, Everett High School,$850.00, University of WashingtonStephen Coombs, Everett High School,$850.00, Seattle Pacific UniversityMark Iringan, Everett High School, $850.00,University of WashingtonHolly Russell, Everett High School,$850.00, University of WashingtonJanie Brigman, Everett High School,$850.00, Brigham Young University
Bill Sershon Memorial ScholarshipMichael Haeger, H.M. Jackson High School,$750.00, University of Washington
Bob Whitehead Memorial ScholarshipKeito Omokawa, Everett High School,$750.00, University of WashingtonJoslyn Smith, Cascade High School,$750.00, Seattle Pacific UniversityChristina Jung, H.M. Jackson High School,$750.00, Edmonds Community CollegeAlysssa Tampourlos, Sequoia High School,$750.00, Everett Community College
CASE (Class of ’55 EHS) ScholarshipEllie Haller, Everett High School, $3,000.00,Everett Community College
Carol Degan ScholarshipSarah Joyce, Cascade High School, $950.00,Central Washington University
Daniel Stein Science and TechnologyScholarshipJake Utley, H.M. Jackson High School,$1,500.00, University of WashingtonCarter Case, H.M. Jackson High School,$1,500.00, University of Washington
David Taylor-Hawthorne Alumni Com-munity Service AwardMarcella Weber, Everett High School,$500.00, Seattle Pacific University
Everett Public Schools Foundation – Aspiring Teacher ScholarshipKeito Omokawa, Everett High School,$750.00, University of WashingtonKristina Greene, Cascade High School,$750.00, Western Washington University
Frances LaGrave Scholarship Anna Swatosh, Everett High School,$1,200.00, University of WashingtonAnnie Vo, Cascade High School, $600.00,Northwest College of ArtAllison Gretsch, Cascade High School,$600.00, Edmonds Community CollegeAna Zambrano, H.M. Jackson High School,$1,200.00, Edmonds Community CollegeCarolina Swanson, Sequoia High School,$1,200.00, Shoreline Community College
The Howarth ScholarshipGavin Dunne-Marble, Everett High School,$1,000.00, Western Washington University
Lighthouse Co-op Scholarship (out of district award)Martin Forde, Archbishop Murphy, $850.00,Oregon State University
The Mackey Music ScholarshipKatherine Church, Everett High School,$1,000.00, Corban University
Mark Reiman ScholarshipGema Mancilla, Cascade High School,$1,000.00, Cascadia Community CollegeTim Reading, Cascade High School,$1,000.00 Washington State University
Marsha Cogdill ScholarshipMaria Mazcorro, Cascade High School,$1,000.00, Washington State University
Michael Gilchrest Memorial ScholarshipRachel Simons, Cascade High School,$500.00, Western Washington University
Michael Schuerhoff Memorial ScholarshipMohammed Aboud, Cascade High School,$250.00, Edmonds Community College
Oftsie ScholarshipClarice Bayne, Everett High School,$1,800.00, Everett Community CollegeRachel Simons, Cascade High School,$900.00, Western Washington UniversityAllison Weir, Cascade High School, $900.00,University of WashingtonTamara Alcala-Dominguez, H.M. Jackson,$1,800.00, University of WashingtonRochelle Seeds, Sequoia High School,$1,800.00, Everett Community College
Reg Scodeller ScholarshipAnthony Chiarelli, Cascade High School,$2,000.00, Western Washington University
Russelle Yap ScholarshipSean Dau, Cascade High School, $1,000.00,University of WashingtonCodi McIlrath, Cascade High School,$1,000.00, Washington State University
Sequoia AwardSebastian Zusi, Sequoia High School,$1,000.00, Edmonds Community College
Stanley S. Mitchell Memorial ScholarshipJesselyn Taggart, Everett High School,$1,000.00, University of Washington
Thomas Johnson ScholarshipJesselyn Taggart, Everett High School,$1,500.00, University of Washington
Visual Art Scholarship (funded by theHowarth Foundation)Allison Weir, Cascade High School,$1,000.00, University of Washington
William Morgan EHS Physics ScholarshipNikita Cardenas, Everett High School,$2,333.00, Montana State UniversityMatt Gebert, Everett High School,$2,333.00, University of WashingtonRobert Gebert, Everett High School,$2,333.00, University of Washington
Willinor Scholarship FundSheila Wagner, Everett High School,$900.00, University of California-Berkeley
Kaylee Jacobson, Cascade High School,
$450.00, Cornish College of the Arts
Elena Naaktgeboren, H.M. Jackson High
School, $450.00, Lewis & Clark College
Stephanie Banning, H.M. Jackson High
School, $900.00 Washington & Lee
Venus Lopez, Sequoia High School,
$900.00, Edmonds Community College
The Everett Public Schools Founda-
tion is proud to play a part in facilitat-
ing scholarships in memory and
honor of outstanding individuals and
organizations. For more information
on how you can invest in or create a
scholarship endowment, please call
Kristie Dutton, Executive Director, at
(425) 385-4693.
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Emma Yule Society
The Emma Yule Society isnamed for Emma Yule, abright and courageous youngwoman who served asEverett’s first and onlyteacher in December 1891.She later became the dis-trict’s first principal andserved as Superintendentfrom 1897 to 1900. Throughher leadership and pioneerspirit, early Everett’s youthhad the advantage of a goodeducation.
To continue this tradition ofexcellence, the Everett PublicSchools Foundation intro-duced The Emma Yule Soci-ety. It provides manyopportunities for businesses,community leaders, individu-als and families to invest inour area’s most important re-sources…our children and theeducators who inspire them.
The following are donorswho have given at the $500level or more to the Founda-tion in support of our pro-grams for the 2010-2011fiscal years.
Emma’s Circle$1,000 or more per year(Emma’s Circle donors willhave a classroom grant namedand presented in their honor)
Terry CheshireMike and Kristie DuttonJack and Coni EatonCynthia and David Jones
Sally LancasterJon Pedersen and Wanda LehmanKaren Madsen and Bill ShepherdCatherine MatthewsJohn and Leanne NorbyEd and Carol PetersenJohn and Barbara ProchnauTheresa RebarKelly ShepherdJoyce StewartGlenn WattumCarol WhiteheadGinny and Jeff Woodhouse
Emma Yule Society$500 - $999 per year
Virginia AlonzoRich and Connie AndersonCarol Andrews and Jim HopkinsKathy AtwoodLuann and Lauriston BakerRebecca and David BallbachPatricia BarnesMarge BissellBrenda BlackCorrene and Mike BonkowskiKen and Donna BosmanAmy and Bill BurtonGary and Sue CohnTom and Sue CooperSue DedrickLynne DohmBruce and Patty EngebretsenLynn Evans and Albert Richard-sonTerry Feller and Kevin O’NeilBill and Katie FinleyDan and Ash GundersonBryan and Anne HendricksonLinda and Chris HoltorfValerie HughesJamie and Kathy HunterDavid James and Judy PascaleGayla JennerDavid and Peggy KurtzAllison and Michael LarsenKert and Kristin LenseigneJerry and Karen LutzJoanne McCandlessMatt McCauleyClaudia and Pat McClainKris McDowellJim McNallyKim and Lindsay MeadEd and Elizabeth MorrowKathleen NelsonHolly and Tom OakleyLisa O’ConnorMary Ellen and Jack O’DonnellPatty and Greg PoteBob and Shari ReeseJeff and Tammy Russell
Reid and Linda ShockeyPatti and John SontraBob and Bunnee SotakDiane TurnbullJanet TurpenMary WaggonerKim WalkerDebbie and Brian WebberRic and Ali WilliamsJames WilliePatrick and Kristine WilsonCathy WoodsRoy and Barbara Yates
Memorials and Giftsin Honor
Gifts received for the follow-
ing memorials or funds in
2010-2011
Pat CrawfordVal DedeEarl Dutton (Earl and June Dutton Scholarship Fund)Gwendolyn GannawayRod GoldfinchScott McDowellRobert RingoJim Steiner
Emily Failla Enrichment FundThomas Johnson Scholarship FundJessica Otto Grant FundReg Scodeller Scholarship FundDaniel Stein Scholarship FundBob Whitehead Scholarship Fund
Gifts received in honor of individuals or organizations
Eisenhower and Emerson“Good Neighbor Fund” by Will and Karen McMahanEverett School BoardHawthorne AmbassadorsVictor Hirakawa - Class of ’55 Scholarship FundHenry Newton – Class of ’55 Scholarship FundLighthouse Cooperative Scholarship Fund
Corporate Contributors
Event SponsorsAnderson Hunter Law Firm
Bargreens CoffeeBECUBoeingBogard EngineersBrent Planning SolutionsBrien FordCNJA ArchitectsComcastD.A. DavidsonDurham School ServicesDykeman ArchitectsEverett AquaSoxEverett Bone & JointEverett Education AssociationEverett Police ManagementFrontier CommunicationsHargis EngineersHascal, Sjoholm & CompanyHutteball & Oremus ArchitectureKlappenbach ArchitectsLakeside EndodonticsMcClain InsuranceMercerMicroK12Molina HealthcareNAC ArchitecturePace Engineers, Inc.Perkins CoiePuget Sound EnergyPuget Sound Kidney CentersRodland ToyotaShockey Planning GroupSonitrol PacificThe Everett ClinicThe Robinson GroupThe Witt CompanyUnion BankV. Stewart & AssociatesWalsworth PublishingWashington Trust BankWestmark Products
“Stuff the Bus for Kids”partners
Northwest Plus Credit UnionRotary Club of Everett Durham School ServicesPuget Sound Labor AgencyMolina Healthcare
Companies that match theiremployee’s donation
Bank of AmericaBoeingD.A. DavidsonJP Morgan ChaseMicrosoftNintendoWells FargoSilver Creek Capital Management
The Report is published by the EPSF as a part of our mission to develop andprovide community support to strengthen academic achievement in theEverett Public Schools. EPSF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
Everett Public Schools Foundation
Box 3112 Everett WA 98213-1112 • 425-385-4693 • Fax 425-385-4696Kristie Dutton, Executive Director • Kathy McKenzie, Office Manager
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Write in for Kids Annual Fund Campaign............................ October — December 2011
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Second annual Stuff the Bus for Kids a great success!
Stuff the Bus for Kids was a great success in 2011! Togetherwith our community partners, we provided 1,465 filled back-packs to all of our requesting schools. Please join us in thank-ing the following partners: The Boeing Company and theiremployees, Costco, Fred Meyer, Durham Transportation Serv-ices, Northwest Plus Credit Union, Rotary Club of Everett,Puget Sound Labor Agency and Molina Healthcare. Manythanks to all of the individual donors and companies whohelped us “Stuff the Bus for Kids”
Big yellow school buses were located throughout the Everettand Mill Creek communities this last August. Many thanks tothe Safeway Store at Silver Firs, Central Market in Mill Creek,Northwest Plus Credit Union, the QFC Stores on Broadway
and Evergreen Way and Erickson Furniture for hosting ourbuses. As one of the district counselors remarked:
Thank you so very much for this outstanding resource! Untilnow, we’ve been pulling from our own personal resources tohelp our kids. It has been like “Christmas Morning” to see theappreciation of our students as they open their bags to findsuch useful items. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Be looking for opportunities next August to help “Stuff the Busfor Kids”