Spring 201 - KelsoKidz

M ESSAGE
FROM THE
P RESIDENT
It is with great pleasure that the Kelso
Public Schools Foundation Board of
Trustees announces that Jana Clarke has
accepted the position as the Foundation’s
first Executive Director. Jana has served
the Foundation in many different
capacities over the years. She organized
the first mailing list of Foundation
supporters, coordinated the newsletter
mailings, assisted with the Grant
Selection Committee and most recently,
served as the Vice President and member
of the Executive Committee.
Many wonderful ideas have been
suggested by Foundation Board members
to increase fundraising efforts, the
visibility of the organization and to assist
teachers and students, but it is difficult for
the volunteer board members to take on
extra tasks and responsibilities. Jana, as
the Executive Director, will be able to
direct the projects and activities of the
Foundation. She will be employed on a
half time basis, 0.5 FTE.
Jana graduated from Kelso High School
and has been a loyal supporter of the
From the humble beginning of the
District’s programs and activities. Her
Foundation in 1991, it has grown over the knowledge of the community and
years to its current status. When the
willingness to accept a new challenge is a
Foundation reached its first “critical mass” true blessing for the Foundation.
of $1,000,000, the first part time
Welcome, Jana, to your new position!
Administrative Assistant was hired. Now,
with over $2,300,000 in investments, the Thank you and best wishes to all of the
work load has substantially increased. It Foundation donors for your continued
has become apparent that the work that
support. Your contributions are greatly
needs to be managed is far beyond what appreciated.
should be reasonably expected of
Glenda Schuh, President
volunteers who donate their services.
M EET A M EMBER OF THE B OARD —B OYD B URNS
Boyd Burns joined the Foundation board three married in 1976 and raised their two children,
years ago. Boyd’s community roots run deep Crystal and Seth, locally.
and he enjoys being involved in many
Boyd was employed by Baker Lumber from
conservation and outreach groups.
1966-1979, where he learned retail building
Born in Grafton, North Dakota, Boyd attended product sales from Jim Sr., Xavier and Jim Jr.
Kelso schools from 1st grade through high
He received an AA from Lower Columbia
school, graduating in 1969; his wife Deborah College and then continued his education at
graduated from Kelso in 1974. The couple
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S PRING 2015
Glenda Schuh
Foundation President
Inside this issue:
Spring Grants
2
Fall Grants
3
Financial Report
4
Meet the Board
Continued
5
Alumnus Thank
You
5
Donor List
6-7
Donation Form
7
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S PRING 2014 G RANTS
1
Units of Study Writing Supplement
Erin Long, Wallace Elementary School
$215
2
Blogging Adventures in High School
Kelsey Rodman, Kelso High School
$500
3
First Grade Take Home Books
Becky Richards, Wallace Elementary School
$475
4
School Garden Tool Acquisition
$500
Cathleen McNelly, Butler Acres Elementary School
Above: Students (left to right) Lana
Osman, Jacob Jones, Parks Chennault and
McKenzie Milligan participate in Instant
Challenge Prep during a Destination
Imagination day at Carrolls Elementary.
5
Hear Husky Paw’s Voice
Colette Clement, Huntington Middle School
$500
6
Chapter Book Challenge
Jennifer Sharer, Beacon Hill Elementary School
$214
Below: Students from Huntington Middle
School work together to create the Husky
Paws Newspaper. From left to right are
Dale Douglas, Natalie Wilson, Emma
Chittock, Harlei Harrington (president),
Sara Newenhouse, Sarah Arnott, Alexis
Sheldon, Faye Rockwood and Mikial
Severson (treasurer).
7
School Garden
Sean Scattergood, Barnes Elementary School
$475
8
Homework Room
Sherry LeMonds, Barnes Elementary School
$500
9
AP World Classroom Library
Laura Hiatt, Kelso High School
$500
“The grant has funded the cost of the ink
and paper for the newspaper. I am using
my own two personal Color Printers to
print the 600 copies per edition and the
kids are having so much fun writing for
the students and staff.
Thank you again for this opportunity to
get our student body involved with their
peers and enhance their peer relations and
communication skills while working on
state standards.”
Sincerely, Colette Clement
Huntington Middle School, Teacher
10 IXL (I Excel) For Math (6th and 7th Grade)
Jasmine Saccio, Coweeman Middle School
$500
11 One School, One Book
Sarah Dahl, Catlin Elementary School
$500
12 Engaging Learning Through Art
Shelley Allis, Catlin Elementary School
$460
13 Math Academy
Chris Clark, Huntington Middle School
$500
14 Battle of the Books
Bethny Webb, Butler Acres Elementary School
$500
15 Green Classroom
Aspen Clontz, Beacon Hill Elementary School
$500
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F ALL 2014 G RANTS
1
Cooking and Beyond
Kay Fine, Loowit High School
$ 300
2
To Literacy and Beyond
Lisa Caddel, Catlin Elementary School
$ 500
3
WSU Master Gardening Project
Sheryl Shew and Kay Fine, Loowit High School
$ 300
4
Tumblebooks Renewal
Ginny Flegel, Beacon Hill Elementary School
$ 499
5
Green Gardens Project
Jason Langenbach, Kelso High School
$ 500
6
Connecting Classrooms
Rebecca Fountain and Rhonda Hennessey,
Carrolls and Barnes Elementary Schools
$ 500
7
Family STEM Night
JoAnn Keller, Huntington Middle School
$ 500
8
CAP Tour
Keri Klayum, Butler Acres Elementary School
$ 120
Above: Ethan Chittock from
Huntington Middle School works
on sewing a pillowcase to donoate
to the homeless shelter. Each
student included an original poem
with their donated pillowcase.
9
Reading Level Book Sets
Danielle Freeman, Beacon Hill Elementary School
$ 490
Middle: Zach Hartill shows off his
pillowcase.
10 Destination Imagination
Trish Watson, Carrolls Elementary School
$ 500
11 Building Resources for Emergent Readers
Cindy Pihl, Beacon Hill Elementary School
$ 408
12 A Book For Everyone
$ 408
Josie Stewart-Lewis, Beacon Hill Elementary School
13 Caring Community for Our Homeless Families
Colette Clement, Huntington Middle School
$ 500
14 Math Engagement Materials
Jasmine Saccio, Coweeman Middle School
$ 500
15 Atlas at Last
Bethny Webb, Butler Acres Elementary School
$ 500
16 Snacking Healthy
Marcia Mongrain, Cowlitz County Youth Services
$ 500
and Juvenile Detention
Bottom: Students from Huntington Middle School display their
pillowcases for the homeless shelter. From left to right in the
front are Madison Clark, Bryant Harris, Roman Cabrera-Gurrola
and Aritza Calvillo; in the middle are Jayden Kemper, Addison
Gorman, Hayden Huff, Christian Gonzalez, Micheal Gibbs and
Hannah Chappelle; and in the back are Eilzaveta Shcheglyuk,
Hailey Parsons, Chloe Setzer, Mireya Brown, Ethan Chittock, and
Michael Johnson.
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Kelso Public Schools Foundation
Financial Report 2014
Balance Statement at December 31, 2014
Assets
Cash
Investments
Equipment
Total Assets
Total Liabilities
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
2014
$ 17,435
$2,293,292
$
$2,310,727
2013
$ 48,837
$2,190,309
$
76
$2,239,222
2012
$ 30,054
$1,829,832
$
228
$1,860,114
$
$
$
77
$ 127,365
$ 498,170
$1,685,115
$2,310,650
102
$ 112,009
$ 485,686
$1,641,425
$2,239,120
30
$ 87,055
$ 245,152
$1,527,877
$1,860,084
$2,310,727 $2,239,222 $1,860,114
Alex Dieter, Kennedie Storie, Jordan
Pogue, Noel Salas, AJ Caldwell,
Aubree Freeman, Criselia Salas,
Brody Dieter, Liliana Salas, Lilee
Sanders, Jaedin Bolton, Amayah Salas,
Skylar Richie, and Izzy Thies create
signs to educate Beacon Hill students
what to compost during lunch.
Income & Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2014
G RADUATION
S CHEDULE OF
E VENTS
Income
Unrestricted Revenues
Designated Revenues
Dividends
Increase(decrease) in investments
Total Revenues
$
8,190
$ 66,063
$ 118,011
$
4,920
$ 197,184
Expenditures
Program Support to KHS Students
Scholarship & Grants
Advisory Fee on Investments
Other
Total Program Support
$ 90,582
$ 18,027
$
6,511
$ 115,120
92%
General & Administrative
Fundraising
Total Expenditures
$
7,919
$
2,620
$ 125,659
6%
2%
100%
Net Profit
$

Wednesday, June 10th
Scholarship Sponsors Reception
at 5:30 PM. Kelso High School
Commons.
Scholarship Awards Ceremony
at 6:30 PM. Kelso High School
South Gymnasium.

Thursday, June 11th
Baccalaureate at 7:00 PM.
Kelso High School South
Gymnasium.
A non-denominational church
service sponsored by the
Cowlitz County Ministerial
Association.

Saturday, June 13th
Graduation at 1:00 PM.
Schroeder Field
71,525
Visit us on the web at www.kelsokidz.org!
Mark your calendar for these
dates!
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M EET THE B OARD CONTINUED
Washington State University.
Appointed Special Advocates) and
Habitat for Humanity. He has been the
While working with contractors at
chair and co-chair of the local Rocky
Baker Lumber, Boyd discovered a need
Mountain Elk Foundation whose mission
for a door and millwork shop in Cowlitz
is to ensure the future of elk, other
County. In August of 1979, he founded
wildlife and their habitat. Boyd is a
Pacific Door and Window (PDW).
member of the Coastal Conservation
PDW provides residential and
Association, working towards the
commercial doors, windows, moldings
conservation of marine resources, and
and related millwork, hardware,
also a member of the NRA and local gun
skylights, railings, and prefinishing
ranges.
services.
In his time with the Foundation, Boyd
With a passion for his community and
has enjoyed being a part of the
for the great resources of the Pacific
scholarship committee. He is grateful
Northwest, Boyd has volunteered his
knowing that there were people nearly
time to support a variety of
25 years ago that had the foresight to
organizations, including his church as a
begin this organization and he is
council member, CASA (Court
impressed by the amount of aid the
Foundation offers to local students. He
also appreciates the continued Kelso
alumni support to the area youth.
Boyd spends much of his free time in the
outdoors, hunting, fishing, clamming,
shrimping and crabbing. He and his wife
also enjoy
traveling to
Florida to visit
grandchildren.
Many thanks
to Boyd for his
contributions
to the
Foundation
and to the
community!
Students at Butler Acres
Elementary hold up their new
World Atlas books, purchased
with the Atlas at Last grant.
“Again, thank you so much for
the grant money. The students
were so excited to get the new
atlases. The atlases are
wonderful and up-to-date with
many new extra features. I
couldn’t believe the kids were
moaning and groaning when I
asked them to put them away.”
Thanks again, Bethny Webb
Butler Acres Elementary School,
Teacher
A LUMNUS T HANK Y OU
To the members of KPSF,
This ‘thank you’ is rather belated, but better late than
never. I graduated from KHS in June 2010 and from
Gonzaga University in May 2014. As the recipient of the
Kate Long Scholarship I received funding through KPSF
for all 4 years I attended GU. While I was aware and
grateful for that while in school the true impact of your
Foundation’s support is now even more appreciated as I
balance student loan payments and rent with an entry-
level income. Your support helped me focus on my
studies while at GU and is now providing me with a more
secure financial footing as I leave the student life’s ‘safety
net’. Thank you so much, all Kelso graduates are lucky to
have the KPSF.
Sincerely,
Kaitlin Wood
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Thank You to Our Donors
October 1st, 2014 - March 31st, 2015
A special thank you to our donors! Your generous gifts allow the Kelso Public Schools Foundation to
help our local schools and graduates succeed. Those listed below have helped make it possible for the
Foundation to continue to contribute positively to our community. If you would like to donate in the
future, complete the donation form and return it to the Foundation, PO Box 344, Kelso, WA 98626
or donate via the KPSF website at www.kelsokidz.org.
Veryl and Larry Anderson Scholarship
Veryl and Larry Anderson
Linda and Sarah Waterman
Baker Family Endowment
In Honor of Jim Baker
Jan and Derek Baker
Matt Baker
Julie Byram
Class of ’45 Scholarship - Colleene Armstrong
Colleene Armstrong
Roy Dennis Scholarship - Class of ’48
Judith Kramer
In Memory of Marietta Foley
Wanda Longman
In Memory of Rachel Smith Borland
Class of ’52 Scholarship
Pat Crimmel
Darlene and Dick DeRosier
In Memory of Wayne Felder
Judith Ratte
Robert F. Vitous
Class of ‘60
Richard and Sandra Lynch
Ruth and Marion Clark Endowment
Calvin and Arlene Clark
In Honor of Ruth and Marion Clark
Ruth and Marion Clark
In Memory of Lucy Calhoun
Terri Clary Scholarship
James and Terri Clary
Express Employment Professionals Scholarship
Express Employment Professionals
Skip Guard Scholarship
Jana Clarke
Virgil Hopkins Endowment
Ruth and James Kelley
Huntington Scholarship
Elaine and Bud Cockrell
In Memory of Stan Hansen
Kelso Eagles Scholarship
Kelso Eagles Auxiliary #1555
Betty Schloss Scholarship
Dr. Jacob Schloss
Vern King Endowment
James and Paula Biwer
In Memory of Erika Bissen, Cal LaLonde,
Diane Bell, Colleen McCrady,
and Stan Hansen
Bruce Eyer
Pat and Debbie King
Jerry and Jennifer King
In Memory of Budd Reschke
Schuh Family Endowed Grant Fund
Glenda Schuh
In Memory of Colleen McCrady
Chuck and Anita Klawitter Scholarship
Carla Kneipp
Fred and Adele Kneipp
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Matching Gifts
Rosemary Kingsley Scholarship
Monte and Rose Roden
In Memory of Carol Amadio and
Mark Schmeltzer
Mike Lyons Scholarship
Elizabeth Anderson and Kevin Brinegar
In Honor of Mike and Mary Anderson
Kate Long Endowment
Ruth and James Kelley
Ernestine Mathis Scholarship
Penny Kinsey
Walt and Marty Piper Endowment
Elizabeth Beran
Douglas and Shawn Chippewa
Connie Hetrick
Kathryn Piper
Mick Piper
Rose Valley Scholarship
Donna and Clarence Blaine
Wilma Gillmer
Dale Goodman
George and Evelyn Hoyer
Douglas and Myrna Lindenthal
Larry and Joanne Turner
Skerbeck Family Scholarship
Carrie and Damian Skerbeck
Ken Smith Scholarship
Joan and Jeffrey Smith
Vandecar Family Endowment
Larry and Kari Arlint
In Memory of Stan Hansen and
Steve Brent
Wainwright Scholarship
Maryanne Wainwright
Frieda Walworth Scholarship
Margaret F. Golden
John Westervelt Scholarship
Ruth and Marion Clark
Dick Howell
Laird and Carol McRae
John and Shirley Simpson
Phyllis Westervelt
Kathy and Michael Williamson
Carl Wingate Grant Fund
Mike and Sandy Haas
Glenda Schuh
Gifts in Memory
In Memory of Joel Anunson
Jo A. Bland
In Memory of Rich Bailey
John and Shirley Simpson
In Memory of Lucy Calhoun
Nancy and Roger Karnofski
Susan Maxey
In Memory of Stan Hansen
Steve and Lillian Jabusch
Daniel Klawitter
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Gifts in Memory Continued
In Memory of Donald Schaefer
Ruby and William Snyder
Other Contributors
Rebecca Andrews
Michelle Benson-Welch
Robert Birdsell
Angela Boyer-Blum
Teri Bratt
Holly Budge
Kimberly Caldwell
Sarah Dahl
Donna Davis
Ricky Davis
Sandra DeBruler
Wendy Droke
Nancy Everly
Christine Fugleberg
Beth Grambo
Toni Gravelle
Reed and Pam Hadley
Jennifer Hamilton
Marlyce Hansen
Byron and Irene Hanson
Don Iverson
Karen James
Robert Johanson
Lisa Jones
Keri Jo Klayum
Anna Leeper
Betty Longden
John and Wende Milner
Kolene Musgrove
Howard and Eileen Nagle
Lori Paul
Judith Peters
Edward Rhoads
Bruce and Kathy Rohrer
Barbara Selix
Howard Sharples
Colleen Shuttleworth
Miriam Silvernail
Rebecca Slocum
Cody Walke
Scott Westlund
Heather Whittaker
Gerald Wilson
Randy and Linda Zmrhal
Left: Skylar Richie, Amayah
Salas, and Madalynn Moe
identified a slug in the
compost bin that helps us
decompose our fruits and
veggies from students’
lunches.
Below: Mac Moe, Liliana
Salas, Criselia Salas, Nancy Bjorkman, Chris Bjorkman, Javier
Lopez, Elisa McDaniel, and Amayah Salas paint with coffee
grounds that we put into our compost.
Photos from Green Classroom at Beacon Hill Elementary
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Board of Trustees
Glenda Schuh, President
Kathleen Williamson, Secretary
Charles (Chuck) Davison, Co-Treasurer
Bruce Eyer, Co-Treasurer
Judy Bailey
Boyd Burns
Norman Dick
Ginny Flegel
Maryann Hirning
Patti St. Onge
Ruth Clark, Emeritus
Ex Officio
Glenn Gelbrich, Superintendent
Scott Westlund, Director of Business Services
Patty Wood, President Kelso School Board
Executive director
Jana Clarke
Administrative Assistant
Linda Clary
Financial Assistant
Kari Gallagher
Newsletter Editor
Erika LiaBraaten
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