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

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SUPER IOR PROGRAMS AND AC ADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN WILLOW GLEN

WGHS honors-level English teacher Katharine DeLucchi uses an iPad app to help students visualize the setting of their current novel. Thanks to our generous contributors, 26 WGM&HS teachers now have iPads to enrich classes and engage students.

Investing in Local Public SchoolsMONEY WELL SPENT

The Willow Glen Foundationwas honored by City Councilmember Pierluigi Oliverio’s as District 6’sNon-profit Organization of the Year in recognition of ourwork for public schools.

2011-2012BOARD MEMBERS

Barbara Bremner, President

Pam Foley, Vice President

Sara Kelley, Treasurer

Richard DeBolt, Secretary

Shari Rodenberger, MS Allocations

Sue Lipsey, HS Allocations

Michele Bertolone, Communications

Barbara Sackles, Outreach

Kim Guptill, Alumni Affairs

Christy Schroeder, Development

Edward Lambert, Development

Chuck Benjamin, Class of ‘53 Scholarship

Joan Schuller, Performing Arts Boosters Rep.

Melora Gardner, Performing Arts Boosters Rep.

Ex Officio

Shannon McGee, WGMS Principal

Alana Abatecola, WGMS Faculty Rep.

Juli Bishop, WGMS Faculty Rep.

Kaia Hamilton, WGHS Principal

Wed., Sept. 5, 7pm: WGHS LibraryFIRST FOUNDATION MEETINGOF THE 2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR

Sun., Nov. 4, 3pm: WG Public LibraryANNUAL TASTING & AUCTION

2012 - 2013 Calendar

SAVE THE DATE!

Learn more:Visit www.willow

glenfoundation.org

Dear Foundation Supporter,

With thoughtful discussion and much enthusiasm, the Board met last August to commit to a spending focus for the school year. We decided to emphasize 21st Century learning, which we felt dovetailed nicely with SJUSD superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews’ challenge to district employees to “inspire and prepare all students to succeed in a global economy.”

During the year, we funded a variety of worthy programs focusing on opportunities that enhance students’ experiences with technology in the classroom. I invite you to read through this annual report to get an overview of these programs. Based on the ‘gung ho’ response from students, teachers, and administrators, I’m very satisfied with our efforts and hope you are too.

This year, we also saw increased city-wide recognition of the Foundation’s work. You may have read in the Willow Glen Resident about the Foundation being honored as the District 6 Non Profit of the Year in recognition of our passion for Willow Glen public schools. Thanks to Councilman Oliverio for nominating the Foundation and thanks also to the many talented volunteers who, over the past twelve years, have built the Foundation from a small group of dedicated parents into a vital and vibrant community partner.

Finally, as my two-year term as President ends, it is my great pleasure to announce the Foundation leaders for the 2012/13 school year: Shari Rodenberger will serve as President ably assisted by Christy Schroeder as Vice President. They are both passionate and capable women who will continue to grow our organization to further enrich Willow Glen Middle and High! Please join me in welcoming them and supporting their efforts.

With deep gratitude for your many contributions,

This Just In!7K Grant from the Intero Foundation.

This May, the Willow Glen Foundation was awarded a $7,000 grant from the Intero Foundation to help fund a summer bridge program at WGM&H. The two week program targeting disadvantaged students is designed to prepare incoming 6th graders at WGM and 9th graders at WGH for success in their new schools.

ALLOCATION HIGHLIGHTS 21st Century Learning

REAL TIME TOOLS TO CHECK STUDENT LEARNING. Qwizdom Student Response System.

The Willow Glen Foundation purchased 4 classroom sets of the Qwizdom Student Response System to give WGH teachers another tool to engage students and instantly evaluate their learning of core material.

During a lesson, each student holds a Qwizdom remote and responds to teacher’s questions. Immediately, the whole class can see what percentage of students answered correctly. The teacher can adjust the lesson accordingly and check in with students individually if they are struggling with the key elements of the lesson.

“Qwizdom is an excellent tool for immediate assessment of student understanding,” reported Ms.Green-Lampkin, a high school chemistry teacher who piloted the tool with her students. “I can know how well my students understand the content as soon as they are done with the assessment. This has changed the way I teach since I can now address misconceptions much faster.”

The new Qwizdom devices are being rolled out into the Math, Social Studies, Visual and Performing Arts, and English departments.

“Students enjoy using the remotes,” Ms. Green-Lampkin continued. “When I use them during a lecture, they have an ongoing contest to see how many questions they can get 100% correct. I have even been asked to keep score across my periods. When I use them for quizzes, I often see them pull out their notebooks immediately after seeing their score so they can figure out what they got wrong.”

Four classroom sets of the Qwizdom Student Response System helps Willow Glen High teachers make sure that every student understands.

“This has changed the way I teach.

Now, I can address misconceptions much faster.”

Ms.Green-LampkinWGHS Chemistry Teacher

Ms. Duarte uses her iPad during her WGHS choir class to lead the students in a warm up exercise.

RICHER CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS.iPads for Teachers.

The Foundation is proud to support 21st Century skills by providing iPads for 26 classroom teachers as well as an innovative software application, called Doceri™, that support teachers as they present lessons and collaborate with students.

From chemistry to choir, teachers are using their iPads to help students visualize concepts, provide context for independent learning, and enrich their lessons with tools and applications only available through the Internet.

“Bringing the informational resources of the larger world to the finger tips of teachers and students has been powerful,” said WGHS Principal, Kaia Hamilton. “It’s truly amazing to see the creative uses the teachers have dreamed up in just one year. As they share presentation tips and apps with each other, it’s thrilling to see that enthusiasm spread. And, of course, the dynamic and rich media adds so much to student learning.”

From anywhere in the room, teachers use these tools to launch and project an application up on the wall such as a satellite image, a virtual frog dissection, or a visualization of a trigonometric equation. A teacher, or their students, can draw and annotate the image and then save the lesson and all the steps for playback in the future. Some teachers are even adding audio and creating virtual lessons, posting them online to help students review for tests.

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2012 Foundation Scholars

LOVE OF READING. WGMS Author Events & BooksThat Inspire Children to Read.The Foundation, along with Hicklebee’s Bookstore, continues to sponsor special author assemblies at the middle school, that introduce students to talented and popular youth fiction writers.

In October, acclaimed New York Times-bestselling author/illustrator Brian Selznick spoke to a standing room-only crowd in the ‘Little Theater’. The Foundation purchased 120 tickets so any middle school student interested could attend the evening event free.The Foundation also purchased a numberof copies of Mr. Selznick’s latest book, Wonderstruck, for classroom and library use.

In Mid-May, Tony DiTerlizzi, author of the The Spiderwick Chronicles, spoke to middle school studentsabout his work and passion for young adult fiction.

In addition, the Foundation also bought class setsof “The Hunger Games” book at the request of 8th grade LA teachers because of this series’ powerful appeal to middle school students.

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 six $1000 scholarships and two $500 scholarships to conscientious students who have overcome challenges in their lives:

CIrma Sanchez, Visual Communication, FIDM, San FranciscoJesus Lopez, Architecture, UC BerkeleyAdriel Ordonez, Chemical Engineering, Rice UniversityIngrid Rodriguez, Biology, UC Santa CruzTrong Trinh, Pre-med, De Anza CollegeSukhvir Singh, Automotive Careers, Evergreen Valley CollegeJohanna Beza, Accounting, San Jose State UniversityYareli Cruz Cortes, Psychology, De Anza College

Class of ‘53 Scholarships

Juan Cuevas Physiological ScienceUCLA

Nicole Williams Pre-Business EconomicsUCLA

Dante Lacey-ThompsonComputer EngineeringUC Irvine

Each year, the Foundation’s Scholarship Fund raises money specifically for Willow Glen High graduating seniors. This year, the Foundation Board proudly voted to supplement the fund. Each scholarship recipient was awarded $1000 in recognition of their academic achievement and financial need:

WGM honors students show off their new shirts during lunch.

SMART & STYLISH. WGM&HS Honors Shirts.

It’s cool to be smart. That’s the message 480 honors WGM students deliver as they sport their ultra hip honors t-shirt around campus and beyond. The shirts were provided by the Foundation in recognition of these students hard work during the first semester.

The 213 students who earned a 4.0 GPA received a t-shirt design with a green theme and the 267 students who earned between 3.5 and 3.9 GPA received a t-shirt design with a red theme. Students are invited to wear their T’s, instead of their uniform shirts, on ‘dress downFridays’. As you walk around downtown Willow Glen, see how many honor students who can spot!

Famed HUGO author, Brian Selznick spoketo students about his new book,

Wonderstruck.

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Thank You!2011 - 2012 Donor List

Over $2,000Bridge BankGoogle †Johanson & Yau Accountancy CorporationAmy Lambert & John Braunreuther §‡

$1,000-$1,999City of San Jose, Council District 6 †Filice Insurance Agency

$500-999Michele BalabanBarbara Bremner & Jeffrey Lutze §‡Cindy & Philip Bullock ‡Karen & Dan Carter Maureen & Richard DeBolt ‡Rebecca Sue Jones §‡Nathalie & Edward Lambert McAfee Andrea & George NarancicNorthrop Grumman FoundationSanDisk Christy & Ted Schroeder

$250-499Gary DeeterPam & Mike Foley †Rita & Uwe HeineMary & Thomas KornAnn & Mike McCabe §†Stacy & Alfredo Muccino †Shari & Craig Rodenberger §‡Maureen & Stan Searing †

$100-249Adobe Kathy & Augie Argabright §‡Ann Bailey & Richard StuartHolly & Greg BarrMichele Bertolone & Andrew ShebanowKaren & Edward Campbell §‡Carolyn & Donald Clendenning §‡Elaine & Michael CurranBritt & Anthony Dal CantoJanet & Stephen Dombro ‡Barbara Eggleston & Richard Rawson §‡Pamela Hardt & Michael English §‡Maria & James Fox †Deborah Garvey & Fadi Maamari †Kim & Rick Guptill §‡ Salese & Paul Kanter †Beth & Gilbert Martinez ‡Celeste & Joe McClendon §‡Judy Mine §‡Son NguyenLaurel & Michael Oxsen §‡Keith PfledererClaudia & James Pierson §‡Annette & Ken PizzoBarbara & George RixPatty & Scott RocklageNiki Lynn & Claude Smith †Jennifer Wolf & Joe Schraml

This list reflects gifts made from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012.

Please accept our sincere appreciation for your generosity.

Our apologies for any inadvertent omissions.

$Up to $99Stephanie & John AbeBecky & Press AbellaJean & Manuel AbreuCindy AdkinsPat AlligoodCynthia & Mike Alvarado †Liv & Larry AmesKris & Richard &rakinKat & Dan AndrewsAnonymousEffie & Robert L. Artana §†Jennifer AtkinsJanice & Amir AzadehSally & Cordell BaileyConnie & Stephen Bantillo †Gregoria & Robert BarreraTauni & Moses BarrerasPeri & Blair BassettJill & Matt BeasleyKim & John BeaverBekele BeleteKen BellisChris & Ron BennettJulie & Pat BennettDe Benning Jan & Steve BerkeleyGeorgeann & Russell BerzanskyMary & Dave BitterClaudia & Brian BizerJulia BlomPaula & Mike BohnhoffLee Anna & David Botkin §‡Diana Boydston †Marianne Bristol & Ken SmithTracy & Jeffrey BrobstWendy & Joseph BrombackKersten BuckIsabelle & Jason BuranAngie & Brett BymasterJacquelyn & Mike Callahan †Marguerite & Edward Cardinal §‡Belinda & Peter CarleyConnie-Rae & Daniel Carr †Suzanne & James CarrigLinda Cato †Janelle & Doug CeduskyEleni CenknerLisa & Sean CervantesLauren & John CesareAndrea & Humberto Chacon §‡Leslie & Jeffrey Chamberlain §‡Juan ChapaPauline ChauMichelle ConleyJulie & Michael Crisafulli †Susan & Paul CurtinElizabeth Daniels §‡Karen & Gary Davis †Tricia & Gary DeeterRobin & Steve Denton †Rita & Charles DeRoseJennifer & Richard DiehlKatherine Baginski & Matthew Doar §Sandra & David Douthit, Jr. §†Michalene & Scott Edwards †Laurie Elliot & Mike Lee †Julie Finnigan

Up to $99 (continued)Nanet FisherErika & Adam FriedmanMelissa & Carmelo GalloSuzanne & John GalloJames Garcia †Melinda & Bret Gedryn †Heather & Scott Giddens §‡Anna & Mattijs GlastraCheri Goodman & J. Toni AversaNicki & Keith GordonHeidi & Charles Griffen †Kristi & Peter Haight †Sequoia & Mindy HallLisa & Vince HansenCarol & Tim HarringtonGlenda & Gil HatchettRobbie & Mike HawkinsSandra & Scott HaworthKristy & Alex HayesValerie & John Hayes †Maria HeckerCheryl & David Heiman †Marian & Jon Heinkel †Kristen HensleySandra HerbertMargaret & Carlos HernandezNancy & Michael HetrickBecky & James Hettema †Rose & Greg HoffmanMichelle & Ben Holback §‡Anna & Dan Holder †Tanya HollandCarol Ann HolmesAlex & Eric Hoppe †Shannon HufferAngela & Neal JackCynthia Jacobs & Keith BartonLeslie JacowitzTahseen & Mohammad JavedKate & Bill JazbecKim & Mike Jennett †Cynthia & Darrell JonesElaine & Rick JonesVelda & Andres JonesCarol KaczmarekTeri & Berry Kane §‡Nancy & Patrick KaneCindy Kao & Vladimir ParedesGinger & Ken KehmnaKaren & David Keller †Sara Kelley & Doug Max Georgina & Kailand KimRhonda King-Curry & Mark CurryZoe & Loyd Kinsworthy †Lynn KlinkmanCindy & Michael KramarzNatalie & Lewis Krumm §Kim & Al Kunde †Paohua Kuo & Erik OrdentlichVictoria & Vernon Ladd §‡Allyson & Matt LandersBill Laney ‡Diane & Tony LeamanLeanne & Eddie LeeSusan & Marc LeoneDina & Robert LeonisRebecca & John LeTourneau

Up to $99 (continued)Sue & Mike LipseyPaige LiuKris & Raymond LockleySylvia & Eric Lopez §‡Nancy & Tom LucidHeidi & David MacKessy Maggie & Thomas MageeJennifer & John Mansperger † Sue & Dave Markham †Terri & Ray MarquissLai-King Mau & Rainer Hoffman Katherine & William McAfeeVirginia McCabe & John McGeeTamsen & Jim McGinleyAdriana & Jim McIntyreLynne McManus & Cindy BevanLeeann & Todd MeekerDenise Mehrabian & Mark TenBrink §Cindy & Mitch Method ‡Elise & Craig MeyerDawna MeyersElissa & Robert MillerKarmel & Joe Miller †Lauren MillerLori K. MillerTheresa MillerKate & Brian MoodyAlison & Thomas MooreDiane & Timothy Moran †Lisa & Dan MorganKaren & Raffi NalvarianElizabeth NewmanAnn & Le NguyenCarole & James Nichols †Jane Oldfield †Sarah Osborne §Claire & David Owens †Stacy & Lambros Panayotopoulos §‡Robyn & Mark PeetzRosalba & Kevin Pezzaniti †Karen Pike & P.H. MullenKatherine & Richard PotterKaren & Jeffrey Quisol †Heidi RavizzaGlenn ReedRuth & Jerold Reiton §‡Leronne & William Renna §‡Becky & Randy RisserMarilyn & John Ritchie, Jr. §‡Carmela & Ethan RobertsonKathleen & Andy RobinsonKathy & Scott Rockwell Ingela & Alex RuschinJeri Russo †Barbara & Paul Sackles † Bonnie & Bruce Salera §Nahal & Barmak SaniDebbi & Richard SantinaSue & Chris SasoRebecca & Ayman Sayed †Melora Scharf §†Krista Schneider & Mark RodockerMary & Fred Schorr †Joan & Lawrence SchullerSeverine SecretKris & Tom Server ‡Continued on inside right.

§ = Charter Donor

‡ = last 10 or more years

† = last 5 to 9 years

‘12 Tasting Event

Annual Membership Dues

Direct Mail AppealsOther

2011 - 2012 Fundraising

WHERE FOUNDATION FUNDS COME FROM

Over 300 people enjoyed an afternoon sampling delicious food, wine, and beer at the Foundation’s 2011 Tasting Event.

1-800-Got-Junk?Alana AbatecolaAllied Driving SchoolCynthia AlvaradoThe Bertolone FamilyBest Buy, Santana RowJuli BishopBodywork by RogerBarbara Bremner & Jeff LutzeBrighton, Anna HolderSteve BullockByington WineryCalstar CellarsCamp FashionistaThe Clinton FamilyCoco's Hair SalonEmily ConantCountry Gourmet, Renee & Julie BlomCross Fit, Willow GlenCuvaison Estate WinesDomusDowntown Yoga, ShalaLinda EamonE. F. Foley & Co.Heather GiddensGoosetown MercantileKim GuptillKaia Hamilton & Nico FloresThe Hettema FamilyMarion HinkleHigher Fire Clayspace & StudiosHyland Family BicyclesIbiss BoutiqueiFLY SF BayKaren & Bob JohnsonKerlee & AssociatesRick Linthicum The Lipsey FamilyTrish LondonLos Gatos, Coffee Roasting Co.

Classroom$46,779

Climate$21,657

Culture$20,086

Corporate Giving

Up to $99 (continued)Ann & Mike ShibaTeresa & Bill SimpsonKanin & Ken SligarLynn Smallwood †Suzette SorrentinoEva & Henry SprintzTess Stahl & Bryan JohnstonSara & Colin StewartKaren & Ken Stothers †Kathryn Sucher & Peter Cocotas †Andrea Swan Mary TagartDawn & Bill Talley §†Emi & Lance TamuraSonia TateLeslie & Mark TenBoer †Stephanie TheakerCarol ThomasDonna & Gary Thomas Michelle & Bob ThomasGail & Edward ThompsonMichelle ThompsonPaula & Bob Tobiason †Laurie & Joe Toscano §‡

Trang & Francis Tran †Barb TrioloRebecca Turner & Erik SouleBeth & Darrin UnderwoodAmy Vanclef & Ed MerrymanElizabeth & Doug Vander EschKris & Bruce Vaughn-Hulbert †Jenny & Ed VerdonkLoni VezzoliniLisa & Arturo VillasenorLoan VoJacqueline & Michael VolckaertTwila Wenger & Rob BaconJane & Jim WernerAnne Wilcox & Robert AvilesTeresa & William WilkinsonMarilyn Wilson §Virginia & Calvin Wong †Julie & Michael Wood †Debby & Tony Yaconelli †Hope YaghutielJune & Alan Yamaguchi ‡Lynda Yoshioka-DrennanMary Kay ZecchinSuelyn & Kurt Zimmermann †

Over 300 people enjoyed an afternoon sampling delicious food wine

Tasting& Auction 2011

The Markham FamilyMarriott San JoseDr. Vincent MatthewsShannon McGeeJennifer McNamaraYvette MeissnerThe Michaelis FamilyThe Miller Family Julie at Monica's Apt.Moosewood ProductsThe Muccino FamilyTeresa Nora-TrobbleConnie OelandParamount's Great AmericaPat PattersonMary PontierPurple Onion Café, Los GatosRidge VineyardsGeorge RixRock Bottom BreweryThe Rockwell FamilyShari RodenbergerKaren SanguinettiThe Saso FamilyThe Schroeder FamilySeverine SecretSplashworksSymphony Silicon ValleyTea Traditions, Lisa FaheyThe TenBoer FamilyThe Toscano FamilyValley ImagesVisualEyes OptometryWillow Glen Ace HardwareWillow Glen Athletic BoostersWillow Glen Performing Arts BoostersWillow Street PizzaScott WillisWillow Glen Diamond CompanyWOW PaintingCentral YMCAYuki Sushi

Thank You to Our Event SponsorsClos LaChance Winery Comartin Cellars Coterie Cellars Grapevine Wine Cheese and Tasting Bar Gordon Biersch Brewing Company J. Lohr Vineyards & WinesJoseph George Los Gatos Brewing Co. Moniz Family Wines New Belgium Brewing Company Nothing Bundt Cakes, Willow Glen Schurras' Fine Confections Sensorium Tre Ricci Wines

Special thanks to those who donated over $100 to our silent auction, surprise giftsand tasting tables: