Phone-A-Thon supports island students; get dialed in | Letters

Published 11:06 am Friday, September 26, 2014

The San Juan Public Schools Foundation will hold its annual Phone-A-Thon Tuesday, Oct. 7, and Wednesday, Oct. 8, 4-8 p.m.

During this time, volunteer students, parents, faculty and community members will be calling to ask for your support.

The Schools Foundation is a group of volunteer parents, educators, business leaders, and community sponsors who raise money to make a difference in the classrooms of our school children. They work year-round on projects that put 100 percent of proceeds from the Phone-A-Thon, Knowledge Bowl, Business Partnership Program and other activities back into the classrooms at our public elementary, middle and high schools.

We hope that the community will respond generously again for our kids. Quality education is everybody’s business.

US News & World Report has ranked Friday Harbor High School No. 11 out of 480 high schools in Washington state, and No. 612 in the nation out of nearly 20,000 US high schools. FHHS has recently been recognized in the areas of marine science, robotics, athletics, drama and art, through awards, competitions and highly acclaimed performances. The students continued excellence in AP testing has also been acknowledged.

Renovations are currently underway at Friday Harbor High School to create a new STEM Center to promote science, technology, engineering and math education. This year’s phon-a-thon will seek funds to equip the new computer lab, in addition to many other initiatives in the elementary and middle schools.

Anyone wanting to support our program can send a donation to the San Juan Public Schools Foundation, P.O. Box 1452, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. Callers are needed.

If you would like to volunteer at the Phone-A-Thon, please call Nancy Young at 317-1755 for information.