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Knowledge Bowl – March 8, 2022!

On February 24, 2022 / Coming soon..., Events, Featured, News

It’s time for the 27th Annual Knowledge Bowl! Think island-style Jeopardy! Fun, laughs, root for your favorite team! Will it be the Lions, Spring Street International School Students, Kiwanis, FHMS, Rotary, FHHS, or the Soroptimists? Come enjoy music by the high school jazz band and a raffle including prizes from Roche Harbor, San Juan Island Brewing Co., Gourmet Galley, and more! Tuesday, March 8th – starting at 6:30 ! Tickets at the door are $5 – all proceeds go to support your schools! Fun for the whole family! Proof of vaccination and masks required for entry.

It’s time for our fall fundraising campaign!

On October 7, 2020 / Featured, News

San Juan Island kids need your help. Please make a donation to help weather this storm. Click here to donate. Thank you! “Back-to-school” has a whole new meaning this year. While it is typically an exciting time for meeting new teachers and reuniting with old friends, our kids have started the school year learning remotely at home. This online experience presents challenges for our kids, parents, teachers, and administrators. Entering into 2020, no one could have predicted or adequately prepared for this school year. The San Juan Public Schools Foundation has been asked to help and is reaching out to

Why we do what we do

On April 22, 2019 / Featured, News

A note from Lisa Salisbury, Library Media Specialist: Dear Public Schools Foundation, Thank you for the most recent grant to purchase updated nonfiction books for the Middle-High School Library! Our collection was very much in need of updated health and psychology books to support both the health classes and also general student interest. Many of these wonderful books were immediately checked out to students and never made it to the shelves! There has been a growing demand for books on these topics and it is important to support student interest and research with current, relevant and high quality print resources.

Knowledge Bowl – March 4th, 2019!

On February 18, 2019 / News

It’s time for the 25th Annual Knowledge Bowl! Think island-style Jeopardy! Fun, laughs, root for your favorite team! Will it be the Lions, Spring Street International School Students, Kiwanis, FHMS, Rotary, FHHS, or the Soroptimists? Come enjoy the bake sale by the FHHS PTO while they battle it out! Monday, March 4th – starting at 6:30 ! Tickets at the door-$5 adults, $3 under 18, with 6 and under free – all proceeds go to support your schools! Fun for the whole family!

Phone-A-Thon Coming Soon! October 16 & 17

On October 5, 2018 / News

It’s that time of year! The San Juan Public Schools Foundation will hold its annual Phone-A-Thon on Tuesday, October 16th, and Wednesday October 17th, from 5 to 8:00 pm. During this time, volunteer students, parents, faculty and members of the community will be calling to ask for your support. The Foundation is a group of volunteer parents, educators, business leaders, and community sponsors who raise money to make a difference in the classrooms of our school children. They work year-round on projects that put 100% of the proceeds from the Phone-A-Thon, the Knowledge Bowl, the Business Partnership Program and other

FHHS Aerospace Design Team – 2nd Place at International Space Settlement Design Competition World Championship

On August 2, 2018 / Did you know?, Featured, News in the School District

The San Juan Public Schools Foundation wants to congratulate the Friday Harbor High School Aerospace Design Team on their outstanding performance at the International Space Settlement Design Competition World Championship! Partnered with teams from Texas, Colorado, Pakistan, India & the UK they placed 2nd, by a narrow margin between 1st & 2nd. We are so proud to have been a part of their journey. Congratulations Max Mattox, Lucy Urbach, Brandon Payne, Joely Loucks, Evan Foley, Arlo Harold & teacher Daniel Garner. For the full article on the San Juan Update, by Tim Dustrude click here

Update! FHHS Aerospace Design Team in ISSDC

On July 30, 2018 / Featured, News in the School District

From the San Juan Island School District: The Friday Harbor High School Aerospace Design Team has passed the 24-hour mark of the 42-hour International Space Settlement Design Competition world championship (ISSDC). Held at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the ISSDC brings in 250 high school students from nine countries to take part in an aerospace industry simulation. Their mission: form multinational teams of 60 in order to design a space settlement for 18,000 residents on the moon. This year, the Friday Harbor team joins forces with teams from Durango, Colorado, Lahore, Pakistan, Kolkata, India, Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England. Combined, these

Prime Day! July 16th 2018 – Raise Money For Our Schools Just Shopping Online!

On July 12, 2018 / Did you know?, News in the School District

Mark your calendar! Set your reminder on your phone! July 16, 2018 is Prime Day Shopping! Did you know you can raise money for the Public Schools simply by shopping on Amazon? Just be sure to shop at the URL smile.amazon.com and choose the San Juan Public Schools Foundation as your charitable organization – it’s that easy!

SJPSF Funds Library Book Purchases for Friday Harbor Middle and High Schools

On June 16, 2018 / Did you know?, Featured, News in the School District

A message from the Library/Media Specialist at Friday Harbor Middle & High Schools: Dear SJPSF Board, Thank you for the most recent set of grants in support of the Friday Harbor Middle-High School library! The photo below shows many of the wonderful books that were purchased with the most recent grant. (Not all would fit in the photo!) These books will greatly enhance our poetry collection, including several award winning free verse novels. Books include such titles as “Earth Verse” (a book of haiku), “World Make Way” (poems inspired by art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), “Bright Wings” (poems

Congratulations FHH Aerospace Design Team!

On May 21, 2018 / Did you know?, Featured

The San Juan Public Schools Foundation congratulates the Friday Harbor High School Aerospace Design Team for their outstanding win in the Northwest Semi-Finals of the International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC). The Foundation is proud to sponsor the team’s trip to compete for a World Championship at ISSDC, held at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in late July. Since 1993 the San Juan Public Schools Foundation has supported K-12 public education by raising funds to supplement state and federal funding, providing quality education for our island’s children. We are pleased to support the Aerospace Design Team and wish them the best