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Scholarship Applications: NK Schools Foundation selects graduating scholarship recipients from "Local" scholarship applications. Application forms are available from high school counselors.
Renewal application forms and information for Alumni Scholarship recipients are available HERE. They are due May 1, 2010.
Renewal application forms and information for James and Emily Johnson Scholarship recipients are available HERE. They are due April 1, 2010.
North Kitsap Schools Foundation Awards 2009 Classroom Grants : North Kitsap Schools Foundation (NKSF) announced the award of grants totaling nearly $2,000 to North Kitsap School District teachers and staff. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $550. A grant evaluation committee of NKSF Board and community members evaluated the grant applications and selected 6 from 18 applications. The intent of the NKSF Mini-Grant Program is to provide funding for innovative teaching ideas that teachers often fund partially or entirely out of their own pockets. (read complete press release...)
2009 Scholarship Golf Tournament Results: The Fifth Annual Alumni Scholarship Golf Tournament was won with a low score that was 10 under par. The winning team included Roger Bird, Sam Snider, Steve Maddocks, and Floyd Kinsman. Second place went to Tom Ritley's team that included Tom, Jim Civilla, Kelly Campos, and Frank Spargo. Third place was won by the Eliason team that included Ron K., Ron J., and John Eliason, and Duane Wilcox. Prizes were also awarded for men's and women's Longest Drives and Closest to the pin.
The tournament, a team scramble using a shotgun start, was held September 12 at the Gold Mountain Cascade Golf Course and had a great turnout with 55 golfers during spectacular weather. Many thanks to the golf course staff for helping us hold a terrific event again.
Lou Lawrence (class of 1962), with the help of Roger Bird(1960), founded this annual event to raise funds for scholarships for graduating seniors in the North Kitsap School District. Over five years, 41 scholarships have been awarded to graduates with excellent academic records and who did not receive other substantial awards. Each scholarship is worth $2,000 ($500 for each of four consecutive years).
Now is the time to note on next year's calendar that the next tournament is scheduled for early September, 2010. Watch this web site for further details in the Spring.
2009 Scholarships Awarded: North Kitsap Schools Foundation and its partners awarded twelve scholarships to NK School District 2009 graduating seniors at awards celebrations on June 3. The North Kitsap School District alumni group awarded scholarships to Kingston students, Megan Ramey, Lindsey Gard, Cameron Rychener, and Madaline Howell, and North Kitsap students, Tyler Simrell, Megan Stickney, Lesly Barcena, Christine Parker, Matthew Christian, and Helen Wytko. In addition, scholarships have been renewed for another year for eight previous recipients. (read complete press release...)
2008 Mini-Grant Program: North Kitsap Schools Foundation (NKSF) announced on November 25, 2008 the award of grants totaling $4,387 to North Kitsap School District teachers and staff. Grant amounts ranged from $150 to $540. A grant evaluation committee of NKSF Board and community members evaluated the grant applications and selected 13 from 34 applications. (read complete press release...)
Mission
North Kitsap Schools Foundation is a nonprofit organization established to promote and help fund the best possible learning opportunity for all students of the North Kitsap School District.
Goals
- Build an endowment fund to provide a permanent source of supplemental funding
- Award grants to staff and students
- Honor the efforts and achievements of students, staff, and community members
- Seek scholarship and program funds from public and private sources Promote charitable and planned giving to benefit public schools in North Kitsap
- Promote charitable and planned giving to benefit public schools in North Kitsap
Who We Are
The Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees who volunteer their time and talents to accomplish the goals of the Foundation. The Foundation is a community-based organization and is independent of North Kitsap School District.
Community Benefits
Donations to the Foundation help our community in numerous ways, including: Enriching classroom instruction, Encouraging teacher initiative, Attracting and retaining the best possible faculty, Recognizing and rewarding efforts and achievements of North Kitsap students in academics, the arts, and co-curricular activities
Ways to Give
There are many ways in which individuals, families, groups, or businesses may give to the North Kitsap Schools Foundation, including: payroll deductions, annual pledges paid monthly or quarterly, memorials, matching gifts, bequests, life insurance, securities and real estate, scholarship and program funds