Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Foundation for Saline Area Schools is 70 percent of the way to its $70,000 fundraising target.
Lake Forest Golf Club played host to the Foundation for Saline Area Schools "Read Your Heart Out" benefit Saturday night. Guests enjoyed a "Taste of Washtenaw County," served by some of the best restaurants and caterers in Saline and the surrounding communities They participated in games like Name that Tune and Name that Book. They danced to music played by DJ/Pleasant Ridge Principal Brad Bezeau. They bid on many gifts donated, like a football autographed by University of Michigan football star Brady Hoke. And they held their breath as the winner of the 100 dollar a ticket 50/50 raffle was drawn. (The $6,200 prize was won by an office pool of Saline Area Schools administrative staff.) But mostly, they were there in support of the …
Monday, December 5, 2011
Friday's sold-out Schools of Rock event raised more than $7,000 for the Foundation for Saline Area Schools' literacy campaign.
Staff from Saline Middle School won the Schools of Rock lip dub extravaganza Friday night. Teachers, support staff and school administration bounced around the middle school auditorium in front of a sold out crowd to Beyonce's Single Ladies. With more than 700 people in the auditorium (and another 150 turned away), the audience chose Saline Middle School as champions, earning a $500 check for the PTO. Checks were also awarded to the PTOs at Woodland Meadows Elementary School, whose teachers and staff finished second, and Harvest Elementary, whose teachers and staff took third. The Foundation for Saline Area Schools event raised more than $7,000 in support of the district's literacy campaign. The foundation aims to raise $70,000 to help the…
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
The Schools of Rock event raised more than $7,000 for the Foundation for Saline Area Schools capital campaign.
A sell-out crowd of 700 people packed the Saline Middle School auditorium Friday night for the third annual Foundation for Saline Area Schools of Rock event. The event raised more than $7,000 for the foundation's "Kids Who Read Succeed" capital campaign. The foundation hopes to raise $70,000 to help the district purchase new classroom libraries that will help educators work with students at their own pace and give children a more diverse and attractive selection of books to choose from. Saline Middle School's team of teachers, staff and administrators captured took first place in the event, with a rip-roaring rendition of Beyonce's Single Ladies. The Saline Middle School PTO will receive $500 as a result. Last year's winners from Woodland …
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Monday, October 17, 2011
The Foundation for Saline Area Schools hopes to raise $70,000 to help the school district purchase new classroom libraries.
Recent studies show that students who don't read well by third grade are more likely to drop out or fail to finish high school. In an effort to make sure as many students as possible are reading at high levels, the Saline Area Schools district is aiming to restock every elementary school classroom with new books are designed to help teachers individually tailor reading curriculum to a student's ability. With school resources stretched thin, the Foundation for Saline Area Schools has kicked off the "Kids Who Read Succeed" campaign, hoping to raise $70,000 that will go to funding the purchase of the curriculum. Last year, the foundation raised $65,000 to support the Project Lead the Way curriculum at Saline Middle School. Donations can be …
Randy
2:09 am on Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Isn't it fitting that state rep Mark Ouimet, who took money from schools and gave it to businesses, is the one picking out the winner of a raffle being held to buy books for schools? At a time when teachers are getting laid off, the district is considering the hiring of a full-time fundraiser to beg for charity and corporate donations. I am all for paying taxes to fund public education. But don't… more ›