Spring for Schools 2012

Bellevue Schools Foundation's annual luncheon

benefiting Bellevue's public schools

Save the Date - Friday, May 18, 2012

New Location! Hyatt Regency - Bellevue

 Learn more about becoming a sponsor of Spring for Schools 2012

Spring for Schools 2011

Over 1,000 business and community leaders gathered to demonstrate their support of Bellevue schools and students. Together we raised $555,815 to support the best learning opportunities in Bellevue's public schools. All donations given at Spring for Schools support programs that benefit every student, every classroom - every day.

 Read the Spring for Schools 2011 press release

 Read about Spring for Schools 2011 in the Bellevue Reporter

 Read about Spring for Schools 2011 in Bellevue Patch

 Spring for Schools runs on volunteer power! Interested in helping? Contact us at info@bsfdn.org or (425) 456-4199

Eric McDowell, Odle Middle School principal, spoke about the positive impact that the Starting Strong program had on a group of incoming middle school students at Odle:

Michael O'Byrne, Interlake High School science teacher and chess coach, spoke about teaching Physics to gifted students:

Tania Rivers-Moore, a gifted student at Interlake High School, told of her experience growing up in the Bellevue School District:

Jen Benson, Clyde Hill principal, shared the reading comprehension gains made by her students this year through differentiated learning strategies, and introduces two Clyde Hill students, Logan Smoot and Parthiv Mathur, who spoke about their experience at Clyde Hill:

Bill Pollard, BSF trustee, spoke about the importance of the Bellevue Schools Foundation and the work that Bellevue Schools Foundation does:

Roxanne Kröon Shepherd, Bellevue Schools Foundation Executive Director, also spoke:

Vicki Orrico presented the Bellevue Rotary Teacher of the Year award for 2011 to Matt Eisenhauer, band director of Newport High School:

Get inspired with short video clips from past Spring for Schools.

Duke Truong, Newport Heights Elementary School teacher, spoke about the benefits of the new math curriculum, funded by Bellevue Schools Foundation

Lance Balla, Director of English Curriculum, spoke about the remarkable results of a Bellevue Schools Foundation-funded writing program for students in grades 6-12

Solomon, Sammamish High School senior, spoke about his journey from war-torn Sierra Leone to academic leadership with the help of a caring community and the skills he learned in Bellevue Schools Foundation-funded AVID Program .  

	Interlake senior Anar shares how he got into college at the 2007 Spring for Schools luncheon.
	Stevenson Principal Christy Lindquist and two 1st grade students speak about literacy support funded by BSF in 2009.

Sammamish senior Solomon inpires the audience with his story at the 2010 Spring for Schools luncheon.

For further information:  info@bsfdn.org or (425) 456-4199

2011 Sponsors  (click here for Sponsor Levels and Benefits)

The following distinguished list of companies are sponsors of the Spring for Schools Benefit Luncheon 2011: 
 

Presenting Sponsor:

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 Gold Scholar Sponsor:

 

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Valedictorian Sponsors:

 Salutatorian Sponsors:

 Honor Roll Sponsors:

Allied Waste Services

Anonymous

Bellevue Club

Bellevue Education Association

Bellevue Reporter

Chinook Middle School PTSA

GLY Construction

Hanson Baker Ludlow Drumheller P.S.

Hargis Engineers, Inc.

Inslee, Best, Doezie & Ryder, P.S.

MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, Inc.

McAdams Wright Ragen, Inc.

Newport High School PTSA

NAC Architecture

Seattle Children's Hospital

Surbeck Orthodontics

Sweeney Conrad, P.S.

Talon Private Capital

Tyee Middle School PTSA

Williams Kastner

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Microsoft! Left to right: BSF President Jeff Hansen, Bellevue School District Superintendent Dr. Amalia Cudeiro, Greg Feiges, Alka Badshah, BSF Executive Director, Roxanne Shepherd, Leena Porwal, Bobby Porwal, Jim Stanton, Chris Gordon, and Irene Plenefisch.

Thank you to Boeing, a Gold Scholar Sponsor!

Thank you to SpeeWest Construction, a Gold Scholar Sponsor!