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Edmonds Elementary STARS FOUNDATION The STARS FOUNDATION STARS Auction Donation/Procurement Form - 2011 downloadable forms: 2011-2012 Fall Grant letter to All 2011-2012 Blank Grant Application PDF 2011-2012 Blank Grant Application DOC *To apply for a grant for the spring grant cycle,* please fill out the 2010-2011 Blank Grant Application form and submit online to our principal, Melissa Oliver. oliverm@edmonds.wednet.edu Please remember that the grant requests should fit into the subject matter: Art, Reading or Science or any combination of the three. STARS Grants cannot be used for purchasing food. IN THE NEWS: All School Musical STARS 2nd Largest Fundraiser of 2009 - 2010 Besides being a great success as a performance and a great learning opportunity for our students, our All School Musical also has turned out to be a great fundraiser for the STARS Foundation. The STARS Foundation granted the All School Musical a grant of $7,000.00 to put on our very popular Willy Wonka Musical Performance. This year’s expenses for the musical totaled $6,833.98 and the total revenue brought back to the STARS Foundation from ticket sales and business sponsors, etc. was $5,485.00 leaving a total cost of only $1,348.98. Thanks again to all of our talented students and generous volunteers for putting on an all around great show!	IMPORTANT DATES click link for more information STARS AUCTION: April 27, 2012 Contact Auction committee: STARSAuction@edmondselementary.com View Previous Auction Catalog Here What is STARS? The STARS Foundation (consisting of parents, teachers, & community members) is a unique non-profit organization created to enrich the lives of our students. Funded through an annual auction, STARS programs create/support enrichment and learning opportunities at Edmonds Elementary. The STARS Foundation is a valuable resource for teachers; providing key financial resources for programs which allow teachers to use their creativity to educate/enrich their students. In past programs supported by the STARS Foundation, students have written, illustrated and created beautifully bound books, designed quilts based on their study of geometry/tessellating patterns, developed portfolios of photographs presented with reflective essays and have studied the art of illumination. In addition, grants for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grades provided hundreds of books for take home and in school reading. The Artist in Residency programs have beautified our courtyard and resulted in clay tile murals, which adorn the breezeways. Other STARS classroom fine art projects (arts, drama, writing) have engaged students in learning and problem solving. The work of the STARS Foundation is not limited to the arts, it touches every academic subject. In addition, the STARS Foundation has supported programs for families and the community such as our annual ORCAStrated Art Show and our All-School Musical.. A Brief History… In 1998 the “Orca”Strated Art Show was established to encourage art enrichment in our school. At the same time another group of parents began working to enhance the science program. They combined their efforts to provide enrichment programs and the non-profit STARS foundation was formed in June 1998. A dinner auction was chosen as the means to raise funds. The first auction took place June 11, 1999. How does STARS distribute funds… Any teacher, parent, staff member, or community member is eligible to make requests for enrichment activities and projects through a grant writing process. The STARS Foundation Board, a group of parents and teachers, meet twice a year to approve grants and oversee the distribution of funds according to specific STARS guidelines.
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