AnnualDonorReport

May 2011

Willow Glen Middle Schooland High School Foundation c/o Willow Glen Ed Park2001 Cottle AvenueSan Jose, CA 95125

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The Foundation recognized over 600 honors studentsat WGHS with ultra hip t-shirts. The take home message?

Hitting the books is smart and stylish!

SUPER IOR PROGRAMS AND AC ADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN WILLOW GLEN

Investing in Local Public SchoolsMoney Well Spent

TV News Reporter Jessica Chang was one of over 130 professionals who shared their experiences at WGHS’s Career Day, a bi-annual event co-hosted by the Foundation.

2010-2011BOARD MEMBERS& REPRESENTATIVES

Barbara Bremner, PresidentPam Foley, Vice PresidentSara Kelley, TreasurerRichard DeBolt, SecretaryShari Rodenberger, AllocationsMichele Bertolone, CommunicationsBarbara Sackles, OutreachKim Guptill, Alumni AffairsJeff Hansen, Member-at-largeEdward Lambert, Member-at-largeChuck Benjamin, Class of ‘53 Scholarship

Branch RepresentativesJoan Schuller & Melora Scharf,Performing Arts Boosters Rick Guptill, Robotics Boosters Ex OfficioPam Foley, Area 3 TrusteeShannon McGee, WGMS PrincipalGeorge Rix, WGMS Faculty Rep.Kaia Hamilton, WGHS PrincipalMelissa Foster, WGHS Faculty Rep.

Parent Community RepresentativesSusan Huber, WGMS PTAKris Server, WGHS Parent Club

Sun., Nov. 6, 3pm: WG Public LibraryANNUAL TASTING/AUCTION

Sat., Jan. 28, 2012, 6pm: Scottish Rite CenterPERFORMING ARTS BOOSTERS

ANNUAL CRAB FEED

2011 - 2012 Calendar

SAVE THE DATE!

Learn more:Visit www.willow

glenfoundation.org

Dear Foundation Supporter,

I am deeply grateful to each one of you who has donated money to support our efforts this school year. Making Willow Glen Middle & High the BEST they can be is my passion, for I truly believe these schools offer the best start to life a child can get. It is gratifying that so many of you share and support this conviction. Thank you!

As you read through this report, I hope you’ll enjoy discovering the many wonderful initiatives the Foundation has supported this year. Two things stand out for me:

Firstly, the Foundation has infused more money into the schools this year than ever before - almost $90,000. This is a huge accomplishment and we have every right to feel proud.

Secondly, our spending this year was guided by a specific desire - to enhance the schools’ “Climate, Culture and Classrooms.” We award funds to initiatives that help maintain a vibrant school community, encourage respectful students and equip classrooms to optimize learning. From motivational assemblies to motivational T-shirts; state-of-the-art science equipment to humble daily planners; visiting authors to visiting professionals… our schools have benefitted from our efforts.

The Foundation Board and I look forward to working with you next year. In spite of a rather bleak forecast of reduced State funding to schools, I know that, with your support, the Foundation can continue to make a difference at Willow Glen Middle & High.

Very gratefully,

working with you next year. In spite of a

2010 - 2011 Spending

Classrooms$46,779

Climate$21,657

Culture$20,086

Allocation Highlights – Climate, Culture & Classrooms!

A Career Day volunteer tells WGHS students about the education for and responsibities of his profession.

Dream Big. WGHS Career Day.Co-sponsored by the Willow Glen Foundation, WGHS hosted the 7th bi-annual Career Day on Thursday, March 3rd which featured over 130 career professionals who volunteered their morning to inspire students. Students were exposed to a wide range of career options and resources to assist them in setting academic and professional goals. The day also reinforced the importance of high school achievement in reaching future goals.

Nationally recognized youth speaker, Richard Santana, challenges students to believein themselves and the choice they make for their future.

Our Choices Matter. WGMS Inspriational Assembly.Richard Santana, through his nationally recognized performanceentitled “Homeboy Goes to Harvard”, challenges students tocritically assess their perceptions and recognize how they influence work relationships, effectiveness, and productivity.

Mr. Santana shares his story as a third generation gang memberwho went on to earn a Master’s degree from Harvard. He demonstrates to students and educators how he accomplished the change that occurred in his life — the change that can occur in anyone's life.

Honors students EstherKwak & Madeline Mesa

show off their newshirts during lunch.

Smart & Stylish. WGHS Honors Shirts.All 624 honors students, those who earned 3.0 GPA or higher on their first semester grades, were rewarded for their hard work with a free, ultra hip T-shirt.

The shirts were designed by Jef Wind, WGHS’s popular ceramics teacher, and donated by the Foundation. The take home message? It’s cool to be smart! “I had no idea the WGH had

600+ honors students. Wow.”WGH Parent

Love of Reading. WGMS Author EventsThe Foundation, along with Hicklebee’s Bookstore, continues to sponsor special author assemblies at the middle school, which introduce students to talented and popular youth fiction writers. Our two authors this year were both literature heavyweights.

In October, Rick Riordan, New York Times best-selling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, spoke to a standing room-only crowd in the WGHS cafeteria. The Foundation purchased 120 tickets so any middle school student interested could attend the evening event free.The Foundation also purchased 25 copies of Mr. Riordan’s latest book, The Last Hero, for classroom use.

In November, two-time National Book Award finalist author Laurie Anderson spoke to 8th graders, sharing her love of American History and discussing her new book Forge. The Foundation also purchased copies of Forge and its prequel Chains for each 8th grade Language Arts classroom.

Ms. Anderson spoke about her new book, Forge, along with its prequel, Chains.

Ms. Anderson spoke about her new book, along with its prequel, Chains

Mr. Riordan spoke to a standing-room only

crowd about his new teen series,

The Lost Hero.

“ I can’t thank the Foundation enough! The set of 9 PASCO Spark Data Collection Stations is making such a difference in my chemistry classes.

Here’s just one example, AP Chemistry students are titrating commercial vinegar to determine its concentration and find the dissociation constant for the acid.

Prior to receiving the new equipment, we were not able to do this lab because we didn’t have reliable pH meters to collect data. The Spark stations not only provide the equipment we need but also allow us to graph the data while it is being collected and print the results. The students are very excited about the new technology and what it is able to do.

Now that I have a taste for what the equipment can do, this summer, I’m going to develop labs for my Chemistry 1-2 and Honors Chemistry classes.

Thank you again for your commitment to both students and teachers!”

Ms. Green, WGHS Chemistry Teacher

Bring Instruction to Life. Classroom Equipment.The Foundation encourages teachers to ask for instructional tools that they think will further engage students. This year, we funded a range of technology including:

• 14 document cameras for math and foreign language classrooms;• 40 double needle valve gas fittings for science labs so students could work in smaller groups for more hands on experiments;• PASCO Spark Data Collection Stations; and • 2 Apple i5 iMac Computers for Yearbook and Photography classes.

The Foundation bought 2 Apple i5 iMac Computers that willbe used by students to edit digital photos and put together the yearbook.

‘10 Tasting/Silent Auction

Annual Membership DuesDirect Mail AppealsOther

2011 Foundation Scholars

2010 - 2011 Fundraising Where Foundation Funds Come From

Over 300 peopleenjoyed an afternoon

sampling deliciousfood, wine, and beerat the Foundation’s2010 Tasting Event.

Thanks to dozens of volunteers and local businesses as wellas to everyone who attended, the Foundation broke all records with this year’s event. Special thanks to those who donated to our silent auction and tasting tables:

Thanks to dozens of volunteers and local businesses as well

The Willow Glen High School Class of 1953 has once again partnered with the Foundation to raise money from its Alumni for scholarships for Willow Glen High Seniors. This year the Class of '53 offered a total of five $1000 scholarships to conscientious students who have overcome challenges in their lives:

Carla Angulo, UC Davis Alejandro Favella, UC Santa BarbaraMy Nguyen, UC Davis Nayely Nunez, UC MercedKelly Smith, Western Washington University

Class of ‘53 Scholarships

Omar LealInternational StudiesMacalester

Sara VierraCommunicationSanta Clara University

Victor Perez MunozBusinessUC Berkeley

Each year, the Foundation’s Scholarship Fund raisesmoney specifically for Willow Glen High Seniors. This year, the Foundation Board proudly voted to match each dollar raised by this fund. Each scholarship recipient was awarded $2000 in recognition of their academic achievement and financial need:

Classroom$46,779

Climate$21,657

Culture$20,086

Corporate Giving

Up to $99 (continued)Richard and Katherine PotterJeffrey and Karen QuisolSally RavelJerold and Ruth Reiton §‡Barry and Terri RenfroWilliam and Leronne RennaWilliam M. and Claire RibbleRandy and Becky RisserGeorge and Barbara RixMichael and Susan RobertsKathy and Scott RockwellGarth and Leslie RodericksJeri RussoBonnie-Jo and Bruce Salera §Debbi and Richard SantinaSue and Chris SasoAyman and Rebecca SayedMelora Scharf §‡Mary and Fred SchorrJoe Schraml and Jennifer WolfTed and Christy SchroederKris Mason and Tom ServerKeith and Pam ShukaitGregory Siehl †Michael and Karen SigmanAngela SimasTeresa and William SimpsonLynn SmallwoodElaine SoboutiEva and Henry SprintzKen and Karen StothersSoteria Svorou

Andrea Swan AllenE.F. and June TablakMary TagartLance and Emi TamuraMark and Leslie TenBoer †Denise Mehrabian and Mark Tenebrink §Stephanie TheakerBob and Michelle ThomasCarol ThomasGary and Donna ThomasEdward and Gail ThompsonJoAnn TobeyJoseph and Laurie Toscano §†Barb TrioloDan and Nikki TsouvasBen and Sharon TsukijiJanice and John UngerElizabeth and Doug Vander EschAlicia and Phillip VargasEdward and Jennifer VerdonkLoni VezzoliniJennifer WatanabeTwila WengerShannon WestlakeAndrea Wheeler §‡Tamme and Jim WhitakerGina WhitsonGene and Kathy WilliamsJulie WintersCalvin and Virginia WongMargaret and Michael WylieJune and Alan Yamaguchi †Lynda Yoshioka-DrennanMary Kay Zecchin

A Work of HeartAce HardwareMarylea AdamsAlchemy Hair StudiosAlfaro Family VineyardsAllied Driving SchoolBella JamesBig Dog VineyardsBranham Estate WinesSteve BullockCalstar CellarsCampo di BocceCentral YMCALisa CervantesChristy Wright PhotographyThe Clinton FamilyClos LaChance WineryComartin CellarsCoterie CellarsCrossFit Willow GlenDinner DivaThe Dinsdale FamilyThe Dunn FamilyLinda Krakow EamanPam & Mike Foley

Maria FoxHeather GiddensGrand Teton Brewing Co.Great AmericaThe Guptill FamilyHickelbee's Book StoreHolders Country InnIbiss BoutiqueMike JennettKaren & Bob JohnsonJoseph GeorgeThe Grapevine Lorraine KaganDavid KellerKerlee AssociatesKristian Story WinesTrish LondonMarriott Hotels & ResortsMichelle MartinMatador VinoShannon McGeeKerry & Scott MesaTeresa MichaelisMoniz Family WinesAlfredo Muccino

Councilmember OliverioRock Bottom BreweryKathy & Scott RockwellShari RodenbergerKaren SanguinetteSue SasoSawing Logs DecorChristy SchroederSchurra's Fine ConfectionsSilver Creek SportsplexThe Simas FamilyThe Snyder FamilyStroth-Hall CellarsSymphony Silicon ValleyLeslie TenboerTogglezTre RicciThe Tutoring ClubVisualEyes OptometryWillow Glen BikesWillow Glen ResidentWG Performing Arts BoostersWG Sports BoostersWillow Street PizzaYuki Sushi

Sara Vierra

academic achievement and financial need:

Omar Leal

academic achievement and financial need:

Victor Perez Munoz

academic achievement and financial need:

Thank You!2010 - 2011 Donor List

Over $2,000Amy Lambert and John Braunreuther §‡Jeff Hansen - Keller Williams Realty

$1,000-$1,999Bridge Bank CA Apartment Assoc. Tri-County DivisionCity of San Jose, Council District 6GoogleKim and Rick Guptill §‡Johanson & Yau Accountancy CorporationKitchellNorthrop Grumman Foundation

$500-999Berliner Cohen: Attorneys at LawBill Gould DesignBarbara Bremner and Jeffrey Lutze §‡Richard and Maureen DeBolt †James and Maria Fox †Michele Kragen BalabanLinda Lee LesterParkworth Wealth Management, Inc.Lawrence and Joan SchullerChristopher SchumbWillow Glen Honey

$250-499AnonymousMichele Bertolone and Andrew ShebanowPaula and Mike BohnhoffStefani BriantiPhilip and Cindy BullockJim and Terri Leon Carter §‡KT FoundationAndrea and George NarancicMark and Robyn PeetzPam and Nancy Johnson PellGlenn ReedCraig and Sharon Rodenberger §‡Stan and Maureen SearingKurt and Suelyn Zimmermann

$100-249Brian and Ann AgeeAnn Bailey and Richard StuartClaudia and Brian BizerJack and Caroline Booth §†Albert and Kate BuenrostroEdward and Karen Campbell §‡Robert and Wendy CarlsonLinda Cato †Donald and Carolyn ClendenningAnthony and Britt Dal CantoMatthew and Katherine Baginski Doar §†Michael and Pamela Hardt English §†Howard FryVictor and Mariana Giacalone §†Shala Ball and James HackettAlex and Kristy HayesLori HensleyNancy HetrickJames and Rebecca Hettema †Marjorie Gould JenottLorraine KaganJames Kaufman and Gina DiminoJack and Mary Keenan §‡Lewis and Natalie Krumm §

This list re�ects gifts made from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. Please accept our sincere appreciation for your generosity. Our apologies for any inadvertent omissions.

$100-249 (continued)Karl and Katherine LaucherNedda LedgerwoodHeather and Andy LernerNancy and Tom LucidDave and Sue MarkhamGilbert and Beth MartinezMichael MazzonMcAfeeJoseph and Celeste McClendon §‡Leeann Cali and Todd MeekerSheela Mohan PetersonThomas and Alison MoorePeter and Kathleen MullerSandra Murillo-GonzalezThomas J. and Carol Myers †Son NguyenJane OldfieldVeronica PallaresAnnette and Ken PizzoLinda and Joseph PfahnlMichael J. and Dorine RavizzaGina and Doug Ray §‡John and Marilyn Ritchie Jr. §†Sherry and Rob Rodriguez §‡Bobbe RuchPaul and Barbara SacklesPeter Schwarz and Aleta KerrickJim and Jorja SilvaClaude and Niki Lynn SmithCalvin H. StevensIrma SuarezLori and Keith TharpPaula and Robert TobiasonMichael and Jacqueline VolckaertJane Conway and Jim WernerLarry and Amy Flood WestJoanne and Joe WickershamWillow Glen DentistryDebby and Tony Yaconelli †

Up to $99Stephanie and John AbeBecky and Press AbellaMelissa AielloMike and Cynthia AlvaradoNancy AmosKris and Richard AndrakinDan and Kat AndrewsAugie and Kathy Argabright §†Effie and Robert L. ArtanaMichael and Shirley Tanase AubreyRobert AvilesJanice AzadehConnie and Stephen Bantillo †Sharon BaronessaPeri and Blair BassettMatt and Jill BeasleyJulie and Pat BennettRon and Chris BennettDe BenningYohannes BenteDiana BurnellEyerusalem BezaDavid and Lee Anna BotkinDiana Boydston †Joseph and Linda BuczekKatie and Eric Busche

Up to $99 (continued)Café San JoseMark and Gail CahnPeter and Belinda CarleyKeith and Keisha Lynne CarnahanDaniel and Connie-Rae CarrSean and Lisa CervantesLauren and John CesareAndrea and Humberto Chacon §†Jeffrey and Leslie Chamberlain §†Juan ChapaJulie ChiszarWill J. and Karen ClintonLaura and P.J. CoopermanBarbara CopplePilar CrawfordMark Curry and Rhonda King-CurryElizabeth Daniels §†Adnan and Mary Patricia DaoudKaren and Gary DavisDave and Jean DiSalvo DavisV. John and Josephine De FrancoTina and Pete De La OssaGary and Tricia DeeterCatherine Del BiaggioSteve and Robin Denton †Rita and Charles DeRosePamela DongWendy and William DunhamJacques and Michele Bauer DurandLaurel EbyLaurie ElliotElvira EstradaJulie FinniganJesus O. FletesPam and Mike Foley †Vanessa FowlerTeri FrancisWally and Asya FryMelissa and Carmelo GalloSuzanne GalloJames GarciaBret and Melinda Gedryn †Tiffany and Rob GeorgeScott and Heather Giddens §Shannon Hare and Stephen GomezMichael Graff and Sue JaapLyn and Charles GravesPeter and Kristi HaightKaren and Alexander HammerVince and Lisa HansenLaura HardinGillian and Henry HarringtonJohn and Valerie Hayes †Cheryl and David Heiman †Jon and Marian HeinkelRuth HeinrichsKristen HensleyMargaret HernandezGreg and Rose HoffmanBen and Michelle Holback §‡Dan and Anna Holder †Michele HolifieldCarol Ann HolmesEric and Alexandra HoppeSusan and Kevin HuberDavid and Janet HurwitzJeff and Guadalupe Izquierdo

Up to $99 (continued)Cynthia Jacobs and Keith BartonLeslie JacowitzMike and Kim JennettCynthia JochuckRick and Elaine JonesVelda and Andres JonesGinger KehmnaJonathan and Joella Gray KermitGeorgina & Kailand KimKaty Kindig and John HarperNancy KellLoyd and Zoe Kinsworthy †Lynn KlinkmanCindy and Michael KramarzRaquel KubinskiAl and Kim KundeVernon and Victoria Ladd §‡Diane LeamanLaurel and Mark LeflerBarbara LentzMarc and Susan LeoneJohn and Rebecca LeTourneau TaylorMike and Sue LipseyPaige LiuKris and Raymond LockleyMark and Laura LongshoreMaureen and Gordon LoweMichael and Bonnie LowrySydney LumKeith and Julie Lundquist †Jean and Robert LuskRobert MacIntoshJulie MadrigalJohn and Jennifer ManspergerTerri and Ray MarquissJohn and Kyle Mastrolia †Mike and Ann McCabe §‡Jennifer McCabeVirginia McCabeJames and Lore McCoyTamsen and Jim McGinleyLynne McManus and Cindy BevanKerri and Scott MesaElise and Craig MeyerDawna MeyersLauren MillerJudy Mine §‡Diane and Timothy MoranGarry and Jean MorrowAlfredo and Stacy Muccino †Karen and Raffi NalvarianElizabeth NewmanAnn and Le NguyenJames and Carole NicholsRoberta Nipper §†Fred and Lizanne OliverErik Ordentlich and Paohua KuoSarah Osborne §†Richard K. and Dianne OswaldDavid and Claire OwensShirley PadayaoJoe PanzaVandana and Kunal PatilKevin and Rosalba PezzanitiNasser Pol and Grace MartyMary and Dave PontierContinued on inside right.

§ = Charter Donor

‡ = last 10 or more years

† = last 5 to 9 years