White Salmon Valley School District, Education Foundation Working Together to Provide Opportunities
WHITE SALMON, Wa., 11-14-2022
The White Salmon Valley School District and White Salmon Valley Education Foundation have recently received a variety of grants to support student achievement and well-being.
21st Century Learning (CLC)- $493,000 per year for a total of $2.5 million over 5 years. This grant funds the A-list after school program at WES, WPSIS, and HMS, providing a broad array of opportunities to our most at-risk students. Services include tutoring, family outreach, STEM and Literacy education, and SEL based counseling. View the Proposal and Grant Application Here. Click here to learn more about the 21st CCLC program.
SWATCH K-Link: DEI Training, Wellness Center- $25,000. DEI stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. WSVEF will partner with K-Link to provide community trainings about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to encourage the equal treatment and full participation of all people in our service area including those who have been historically underrepresented or subject to discrimination because of their background, identity, disability, etc. View the Proposal and Grant Application Here. Click here to learn more about K-link. Click here to learn more about SWACH.
College Spark: AVID funding and Dual Credit- $19, 651. This grant provides funding for the first year implementation of AVID at Columbia High School. Additionally, this funding will support core teachers (English, Science, Math, and Social Studies) as they transition their courses to meet dual credit requirements so that CHS students have the opportunity to receive college credit from Columbia Gorge Community College while they are in high school. View the Proposal and Grant Application Here. Click here to learn more about College Spark Washington Small Districts Fund.
Windermere Foundation: Wellness Center/ Basic Ed. Assistance. $3,000. This grant provides funding to support basic need items, like hygiene items and educational supplies for our most vulnerable students and families. View the Proposal and Grant Application Here. Click here to learn more about the Windermere Foundation.
United Way of the Columbia Gorge: Basic Needs/ Wellness Center. $5,000. This grant provides funding for the basic need boxes the WSVSD family outreach coordinator builds each month to distribute to needy families. View the Proposal and Grant Application Here. Click here to learn more about United Way of the Columbia Gorge.
AIE: SEL-based Art Installation. $8250. This grant provides funding for district wide Social, Emotional, Learning-based art installations on several bathroom stall doors. Teachers and Administration realize that WSVSD bathrooms provide a safe space for students to retreat to when they need to collect themselves. To promote safety and healing, several bathroom stalls at all buildings will be enhanced with social emotional learning messages of positivity in a variety of mediums. Art teachers at each school will partner with artists-in-residence to implement the project. View the Proposal and Grant Application Here. Click here to learn more about Arts Wa: Arts in Education Program.
First Interstate Bank: College and Career Support Columbia High School. $2,500. View the Proposal and Grant Application Here. Click here to learn more about the First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation. This grant will fund coordination of several post secondary success programs being implemented at Columbia High School during the 2022-2023 school year including:
Virtual College Fair- December 5th all Columbia High School students will attend a live college fair hosted on the NOVVA platform to discover university opportunities. During the fair they will attend live sessions and broadcasts from universities. Students will be able to browse interactive booths of each exhibiting university, to view materials, and to engage live over chat/video with representatives. Students will also be able to review saved materials and conversations after the event. Click here to learn more about NOVVA Tech virtual college fairs.
SAT Workshop- During this workshop, students become familiar with the SAT format by taking and evaluating a full length practice test. Students learned how to identify their strengths and weaknesses with test taking and SAT content and developed strategies for improvement. The hope is to offer another workshop in the spring. Click here to learn more about the SAT workshop.
College Essay/ Personal Statement Workshop- During this workshop students are introduced to several essay frameworks and provided with strategies to develop their own statement. Beyond the workshop, students were placed with local community members who are mentoring them as they continue the writing process and create final drafts of their essays. Click here to learn more about the College Essay Writing Workshop.
Career Day- Columbia High School in partnership with the WSVEF and ESD 112 is happy to bring back Career Day on Wednesday, April 26th. Click here to learn more about past Career Days. On this day, students in grade 8-12 will rotate through a career expo in the Multipurpose Facility and four presentation sessions organized by CTE career clusters. We are hoping to make this a regional event by inviting students from surrounding districts. Please email Katy Jablonski if you are interested in participating. katy@wsvef.org
To donate to the White Salmon Valley Education Foundation, visit www.wsvef.org.
About the White Salmon Valley Education Foundation
The mission of the WSVEF is to enrich the education of PK – 12 students in the White Salmon Valley public schools. Over the past decade, the WSVEF has contributed over $4.6 million dollars to our schools through grant writing to outside funding sources and awarding grants directly from community-raised funds.
About the White Salmon Valley School District
The mission of the White Salmon Valley School District is to develop life-long learners who are encouraged to dream, inspired to succeed, and prepared for the future.