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…
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…
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…
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…
Support Our Local Businesses Who Support Our Public Schools The San Juan Public Schools Foundation Board thanks the following businesses for their generous support of our public schools through the foundation’s Business Partnership Program. ++++++++ District Partner ($5,000) Luxel * Kings * Roche Harbor Resort School Partner ($2,500) Cask & Schooner, Tops’l Sushi Classroom Partner ($1,000)…
The LEO Club “roars” in support of literacy and art! The LEO Club, a youth service club affiliated with the San Juan Island Lions Club presented two donation checks to the San Juan Public Schools Foundation (SJPSF) in support of literacy at Friday Harbor Elementary School and art at Friday Harbor High School. The SJPSF…
Looking at the eclipses of the moon at FHHS! I wanted to share these pictures with the School Foundation. They bought this wonderful astronomy model for the eighth grade science curriculum at the end of last year, and this year we are using it! It is really great! These students are looking at why we get eclipses…
This update was prepared for SJPSF by Derek Smith The San Juan Island School District’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) program is wrapping up its 2015-16 academic year. We’re already planning for the coming years after many successes from the K-12 students, including teams competing in the state-wide Orca Bowl at UW and others…
The San Juan Public Schools Foundation has received a substantial grant for equipment, curriculum and professional development for the new STEM Building at FHHS. The grant comes from The Honeywell Charitable Fund of The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region in Virginia. Dave and Nancy Honeywell, directors of the Fund and residents of San…
We just got this note from the elementary school, and a cool video to go with it – check it out! I wanted to provide your dedicated team an opportunity to see all of the appreciation video created by the FHES students and staff; not because of the creation, but because of what SJPSF has…