Pleasant Hill - The Pleasant Hill Foundation

Pleasant Hill
Education Foundation
2014-2015 Newsletter
Your Support Makes
Pleasant Hill #1
In Pleasant Hill School District #1, there
are several reasons we truly feel we are
“#1”:
• High graduation rate (most
recently the #1 rate in Lane
County)
• 100% highly qualified staff, who
exhibit genuine care and concern
for students and their learning
• Strong state achievement scores
• Student programs that include
a variety of activities including
athletics and music
• Unrivaled community support
One of the best examples of
community support is the tremendous
financial assistance we receive from
the Pleasant Hill Education Foundation.
We are extremely grateful to the
Foundation for all the ways they have
enhanced our education program,
providing students and staff those
opportunities and resources that make
a Pleasant Hill education special.
Your donation to the Pleasant Hill
Education Foundation has a direct,
positive impact on creating a better
experience for Pleasant Hill students.
Thank you for the PHenomenal
support!
Sincerely,
Tony Scurto
District Superintendent
Great Schools. Great Kids. Great Futures.
With the 2014-2015 school year
underway, we want to share how your
investment in our children’s education
makes a huge difference.Your donation
allows us to provide funding critical to
maintaining academic excellence, cuttingedge technology, and programs that go
beyond the books—making PHSD rank
#1 in Lane County for graduation rates.
During the 2013-2014 school year, we
invested over $47,000 in grants, donor
directed funds, and scholarships, impacting all students in Pleasant Hill School District.
For 23 years, PHEF has believed in the power of a united community to strengthen
our schools and further our collective goal of educational excellence. To see how you
can help either by volunteering for one of our committees or by donating please visit
our website at www.phillfoundation.org.
Investments during
the 2013-2014
school year
$7,050
$14,556
District Wide
Elementary
$7,561
Donor Directed
$12,886
High School
$47,30426
Contributed
Grants Funded
For a complete list of grants, visit our website.
Thank you to all PHEF supporters for helping shape the future success of
our children, our teachers, and our district.
Sincerely,
Susie Rexius
Board President
Sherry Bryson
Executive Director
The Pleasant Hill Education Foundation, in partnership with Pleasant Hill School District, is currently
working on a Pleasant Hill Alumni Association. We encourage all alumni and friends of Pleasant Hill to
fill out an information sheet to help us update records. These updated records will allow us to send
you information regarding reunions, school activities and the Billie Alumni News. The form is located on
our website at www.phillfoundation.org, in the Alumni section. Please take a few minutes to share your
information with us!
Thank You to All 2013-2014 Donors in Our Honor Roll!
Investors in Excellence
Business Partners
Local business owners are strong supporters of our public schools. By offering
annual donations in cash sponsorships and in-kind donations, these business
partners are a cornerstone of financial support for the Pleasant Hill Education
Foundation. We thank you!
All-Pro Steel
Armstrong RV
Aspen Environmental Field
Services
Back to Health Center
Casey Jones Well Drilling
Company
Chambers Construction
Company
Ciao Bella
Complete Concrete
Construction
Creswell Tire Factory
Franklin Contracting
Gass Orthodontics
Hamilton Construction
HEROweb Marketing &
Design
Interstate Batteries
Kendall Auto Group
KPD Insurance
Mac Industries
Metco Investment Realty
Mid-State Industrial Service
Morrell Logging
Nancy Sikora, CPA
O-P Engineering, PC
Oregon Community Credit
Union
Personal Touch Services, Inc.
Pleasant Hill Feed & Farm
Supply
Pro Realty
Rainbow Pump
Revolution Electric
Rexius
Scott Rowland Contracting
Siuslaw Bank
Slocum Orthopedic
Springfield Creamery
Sure Clean Eugene
The Springfield Times
Umpqua Bank
Thank you for your gift!
Name: ________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________
City: ________________________ State: ______ Zip: _________
Email: ________________________ Phone: ____________________
Are you an alumni?
PHHS Class of ___________ Maiden Name: ___________________
Donation Amount:
q $1,000+ (Gold Club)
q $500 (Blue Club)
q $250
q $100
q $50
q $25
q Other: ___________
Method of Payment:
q Online (for fastest service) at
www.phillfoundation.org
q My check is enclosed, made
payable to the Pleasant Hill
Education Foundation
q Recurring monthly donation
(please set up via your bill pay)
Does your company match charitable donations? Please remember PHEF!
Do you wish to remain anonymous? q Yes q No
Please mail this form and your contribution to
Pleasant Hill Education Foundation
PO Box 636
Pleasant Hill, OR 97455
Thank you for your generous gift to Pleasant Hill schools!
The Pleasant Hill Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3), non-profit tax-exempt organization.
Gold Club ($1000+)
Blue Club ($500+)
Bluestone Foundation
Chambers Family Foundation
Charlie Offenbacher
Curt & Ginni Offenbacher
DataLogic ADC Inc
Erica Anderson
Janet Lovelace
John & Debbie Larson
Ken & Peggy McClusky
Kevin & Dana Parrish
Matt & Sherry Bryson
Peak Internet
Anonymous
Anthony Scurto
Barbara Bertsch
Bob & Bernie Preszler
Christopher & Amy Bettis
Faye Kesey
Jay & Shannon Smith
Pat & Sarah Neill
Robbins Electric
Rusty & Susie Rexius
Steve & Susan Waddell
Ventek, Inc
Warren & Lezlie Hopper
Billie Club (up to $499)
Beth McCool
Betty & Lee
Williamson
Bob & Joan Hladky
Brandi Watne
Bryan & Wendy Cole
Caroline LaFon
Caroline Passerotti
Carrie Reinking
Carrie Thoms
Cheryl Ruiz-Brelsford
Chris & Elise Hammond
Clint Olafson
Connie Bates
Connie Richardson
Cyndi Quirk
Danny & Jennifer Waits
Deborah Laney
Deborah Carver & John Pegg
Dennis & Heidi Zuniga
Devery Stoneberg
Doug & Maile Nelson
Ed & Polly Chaffin
Ed Feil & Jocelyn Warren
Emerald People’s Utility
District
Erwin & Lea Bergman
Frank & Gloria Hotchkiss
Fritz & Char Gaughan
George & Sarah Marlow
Heidi Duchateau
Herb & Margo McKillop
Inga Perham
Irene Phillips
James Moyer
Jay & Anne Shadwick
Jeanne Miller
Jeanne Proden-VanDerlin
Jennifer Robbins
Jerry & Jean Smith
Jim & Debbie Dodson
Joanne Walters
John & Anita Stedman
Jolene Hill
Jonathan Light
Judy Beck
Kari Simons
Kay Lynn Thomas
Kelli Martin
Kent & Gail Waggoner
Kevin Schnelle
Kris Violette
Lee & Robin Johnson
Lisa Lilles
Lois McMillan
Lucinda Kordon
Maria Skelton
Marty Pittman
Mary Stevenson
Mary Beth McCoy
Matthew Brown
Melvin & Darlene Michelson
Microsoft
Norman Trafton
Pamela Porter
Paul & Edith Smith
Paul Kaplan & Jane Squires
Philip & Judith Kilian
Randy Fisher
Reese & Valerie Wheelock
Richard Erickson
Rick & Kathy Faber
Robert Thompson & Patti
Lomont
Ryota & Kathy Sugitani
Sheldon & Carole Stearns
Siuslaw Bank
Stephen & Wylda Cafferata
Steven & Dee Kramer
Sunshine Kesey
Susan Doe
Tara Nagelhout/Emerald
Valley Real Estate
Thad Holub
Timothy Jenkins
Timothy Meinzen
Tom & Kathleen Christian
Tracy Durfee
Virginia Russell
Wayne & Susan Murphy
William Howe & Tammy Wells
Zana Mays
Scholarships Offer Support for
Pleasant Hill Graduates
Thanks to partnerships with
local individuals and alumni,
$5,250 in college scholarships
was awarded to Pleasant Hill
graduates.
The Katie Lovelace
Scholarship & Pleasant Hill
Legacy Scholarship
M’kya Brown
M’kya is attending Lane
Community College this fall.
She was a founding member
2014 Scholarship recipients
of Cupcakes for a Cause. The
M’kya Brown and Deepraj Pawar
club would bake, frost, and
sell cupcakes after school and give proceeds each month to
local charities in our area. She was also an active participant
in R.E.A.C.H., Student Council, and was a 2014 Mr. Billie
Coordinator.
Joan Hladky Creativity Scholarship
Deepraj Pawar
Deepraj is attending Whitman College in Walla Walla,
Washington. She was an instrumental part of the Destination
Imagination team all four years of high school, making it to the
Global Finals the last two years. She also was very active in
Publications, Student Council, and the Reaching Out Mentoring
Program.
Grant Kickstarts Robotics Team
Last year, a Pleasant Hill Education Foundation grant helped
start the FTC Robotics team, Gromit’s Grommets. With a
generous grant from the State Legislature via the Oregon
Department of Education, along with other sponsorships, the
team was able to purchase materials and register to compete.
Eight students in grades 7 through 11 embarked on the
task of designing, building, programming, and strategizing to
compete in tournaments.
The team won highest honors at one qualifying tournament
and was on the winning alliance at a second competition.
At the State Championships in March, 50 of Oregon and
Washington’s best teams met in Portland. The team fared well
in pool play and marched through the elimination brackets in
Cinderella fashion to become captains of the Oregon winning
alliance—the first ever non-Portland team to win!
At that point, the students really went to work, soliciting
donations from local businesses and community members
to fund their trip to the Super-Regional tournament in
Sacramento, and in two short weeks, the students raised over
$4,500! In Sacramento, Gromit’s Grommets competed against
71 teams from 17 states. They built some great friendships,
learned a lot, and placed 12th overall.
Congratulations to Gromit’s Grommets! Thank you for
representing Pleasant Hill in an admirable way. We wish you
the best of luck in this upcoming season.
Long Family Scholarship
Garrett Davis
Garrett was a 2013 graduate of PHHS and a recipient of a multiyear scholarship last year. He is attending OSU, where he is
working hard to obtain his degree in Engineering.
Our Mission
The Pleasant Hill Education Foundation, in partnership
with our community and alumni, provides funds
to inspire learning, enhance teaching, and create
opportunities for every student.
Our Mission in Pictures
Examples of how the PHEF
lives up to its mission include:
(top left) hands-on science
equipment to inspire learning
by providing science investigation labs for sixth graders;
(bottom left) new opportunities like a start-up grant to
provide funds for student leaders to learn peer-to-peer
mediation; (top right) enhancing teaching by placing iPads
in classrooms, engaging students and supporting the
learning process.
2014 Casino Night Sponsors
Royal Flush - Title Sponsor
Save the Date!
The Pleasant Hill Education Foundation has dealt
you an invitation to join them for the
Fifth Annual
Casino Night
Saturday evening
February 28, 2015
6:00 p.m.
at the Eugene Hilton
Help us bridge the gap for the Pleasant Hill
School District!
Pleasant Hill Education Foundation
PO Box 636
Pleasant Hill, OR 97455
541.736.0759
541.954.7857 (cell)
www.phillfoundation.org
foundation@phillfoundation.org
facebook.com/pleasanthillfoundation
Board Members
Susie Rexius, President
Shannon Smith,Vice President
Jeni Murphy, Secretary
Dana Parrish, Treasurer
Cindy Fitzpatrick, Board Member
Sherry Bryson, Executive Director
Committee Members
Scholarship Committee
Doug Larson
Julie Larson
Barbara Pope
Kelly Michlanski
Casino Night Committee
Miltina Scaife
Leslie Vanis
Heather VanOrdstrand
Kim Randle
Christal Miller
Lori Griffiths
Andrea Pittman
Yolanda Olsen
Amber McKee
King of Clubs Sponsors
Ciao Bella
Franklin Contracting, Inc.
Hamilton Construction
Interstate Batteries
Metco Investment Realty
Mid-State Industrial Service
Oregon Community Credit Union
Rexius
Queen of Hearts Sponsors
Armstrong RV
O-P Engineering PC
Back to Health Center
Pleasant Hill Feed & Farm Supply
Chambers Construction Company Revolution Electric
Complete Concrete Construction Scott Rowland Contracting
Creswell Tire Factory
Slocum Orthopedic
KPD Insurance The Springfield Times
Jack of Diamonds Sponsors
All-Pro Steel
Casey Jones Well Drilling
Gass Orthodontics
Morrell Logging, LLC
Nancy Sikora, CPA
Personal Touch Services, Inc.
Pro Realty
Rainbow Pump
Siuslaw Bank
Springfield Creamery
Sure Clean Eugene
Umpqua Bank
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