Inside this issue:

Alcoa Foundation grant...….……1

Great Minds program grows..….2

2013 DSF Donors Honored........3

How YOU can help……….…….4

Project Lead the Way

Alcoa Foundation Gives $15K Grant to West High

President’s Comments

by John Korn

Project Lead the Way at West High School

received a $15,000 grant from the Alcoa

Foundation in October. They will receive

$5,000 for the next three years to fund teacher

training, materials for

projects and expenses

for competitions. WHS

teachers Jason

Franzenburg and Greg

Smith designed the

grant request in

collaboration with DSF’s

Norm Bower and DCSD

liaison Rachael Steiner.

West’s engineering

curriculum is a national

model for STEM programs. The school has

also received a grant from the State of Iowa

for a high-tech engineering classroom to be

completed in the next year.

John Korn, DSF president

YOU Deserve Our THANKS!

The QC community is known for its generosity and this year continues that trend. Check out page 3 for a listing of the hundreds of DSF supporters this year. One and all, you are making very good things happen for our students. Likewise, thanks to our donors who gave through the John Deere Golf Classic and its Birdies for Charity program. They contributed more than $2,300 to DSF last summer. The JDC 10-percent match for every gift dollar boosts our coffers even more.

DSF has also received several generous scholarship gifts recently.

• Long-time Central teacher Orson Lauder, who passed away in September, was honored by his wife, Jeannette, with a special gift to the CHS Hall of Honor Scholarship.

• The late West High principal William Rettko was remembered by his wife, Marj, with a donation to the newly established Friends of West Scholarship in November.

• Stanley “Lee” Kneipp of Houston, who graduated from Davenport High in 1960, is planning to create an additional CHS Hall of Honor need-based scholarship starting with next spring’s graduates.

Thanks so very much to these supporters and others who invest in our kids’ future!

December 2013 Vol. 13, No. 3

Davenport Schools Foundation NEWS

James Skinner, West High class of 1962 (in necktie), was inducted into the WHS Hall of Honor in October. He is the recently retired CEO of McDonald’s, who toured the school and met with students in the school’s business academy following a luncheon in his honor.

Great Minds Programming Expanded K-8

At the November DSF board meeting, the Foundation approved an

expanded program offering for Davenport students in sixth through

eighth grades. Previously, Great Minds enhancement programming

covered only K-5. Now sixth graders will go to the Putnam Museum, which is offering

special pricing. Seventh graders will do water quality testing at Nahant Marsh, and all

eighth-grade students will participate in the Junior Achievement financial literacy

program called “Finance Park.”

Said Great Minds program director Gene Conrad, “With all elementary and intermediate

students visiting our best cultural and educational institutions, we are very proud of our

partnerships and the opportunities for our students to learn and appreciate all the great

resources right here in the Quad Cities. These trips are all tied in with current curriculum

standards as indicated by the Iowa Core Curriculum.”

DSF NEWS December 2013

Eisenhower

Playground

Improvements

DSF served as the

fiscal agent for an effort

to upgrade the

playground at

Eisenhower in honor of

the late Kent Naae, who

taught there for 30

years and passed away

in 2011. Deb Irey, Susie

Rathje and Jean Nelson

organized the project

which added a nine-

station workout area,

signage and an annual

awards program.

Our Schools

in Pastels Former DCSD teacher

Anne Jochum is donating

a series of watercolor

images of Davenport

Schools to the Foundation

for use by schools in

communications. She has

completed West, Central,

Wilson, Sudlow and

Washington (above).

You Bought Cards to Help Our Kids – BRAVO!

The 2013 Major Saver campaign produced an

amazing sales record with a total of almost

$46,000 in profits for DSF Great Minds program

and the participating schools (which received

$1 for every card sold by their students). Thanks

to the students for selling the valuable buy-one,

get-one-free restaurant cards, to the participating

restaurants and to all the friends of DSF who

bought a card. Shown celebrating the successful

sales program at left are DSF President John Korn,

Major Saver President Kelly Osborn and DSF

development director Norm Bower

On Oct. 31, 80 Sudlow 6th

-

8th

grade music students

learned from famed tabla

master Surata

Bhattacharya and

renowned Carnatic

violinist Dr. Lalitha

Muthuswamy in a Great

Minds program set up by

Kristian Svennivig.

Mazich, Thomas & Nancy Means, Louis

MidWestOne Bank Mielenhausen, Steve &

Belinda Minard, Larry & Carol

Molyneaux Insurance

Molyneaux, Daniel & Katherine

Mortiboy, Clara Mullins, Shirley

Nauman, Brian & Sherry Navarro, Rico

Neal, Martha Levy Nelson, Betty

Norgard, Judith

Northwest Bank & Trust Co. O'Hare, Jennifer

Optimedica Corporation O'Shaughnessy, Beth

Pelsang, Chester & Retta PerMar Security &

Research Charity Perry, Susan and

Stan Goodyear

Petersen, Jeff & Julia Popcorn Charlie & Company

Portes, Daniel Rathje, Susan

Ray, Sarah Reilly, Ellen

Reiter, Terry & Nora Rettko, Marj

Robinson, Ron & Kris

Robinson, Stephen & Patricia Roudebush, LaWanda & Peter

Rowland, Tina Rowley, Doerle

Royal Neighbors of America Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors

Runge Mortuary Samuelson, Dave & Ginny

Schaefer, Eleanor

The Davenport Schools Foundation’s Honor Roll for 2013

These alumni, friends and business partners shared our vision for greatness in Davenport Community Schools …

DSF News December 2013

Gallin, William & Chris Garlock, Brian & Lisa

Garrard, James & Lori Goldstein, Richard

Goldstein, Robert & Susan Greenlee, Janet

Guy, Brad & Polly

Haake, Dale Hall, Kay & John

Hankins, Jessica Hansen, Herman & Edith

Hansen, Stephanie Haring, Cynthia

Harris, Patricia Hart, Alison

Heggen, Don

Heller, Sharon Hollonbeck, Denise

Hoyt, Harry & Gay Hunter, Steven & Mary Ellen

Iglehart, Dave & Peg Iowa Cancer Specialists, P.C.

Irey, Bill & Deb Jackson School PTA

Jakubowski, Barbara

JDC Birdies for Charity Johnson, Heather

Johnson, James & Sue Johnson, Ruth

Keesee, Harold & Linda Keppy, Carl & Vicki

Kiley, Katie Kilmer, Mark & Kathy

Kleinschmidt, Gary & Cindy

Klipsch, Jake & Leslie Korn, Gwen

Korn, John & Karen Kovach, George & Carol

Krause, Laurie Krumwiede, Kenneth & Jane

Kundel, Lois Lamp, Deb

Lannan, Diane

Lanphere, Jennifer Lazio, Sam & Liz

Levien, Craig & Laura Liddy, Jane

Liebbe, Sandra Lunardi's Restaurant

Mahaffey, John Mahaffey, Patricia

Mahl, Dave & Tamara Byram

Marvin, Sally

Allen, Diana & Wayne Andrews, Mary Jane

Arnold's Body Shop, Inc. Balagna, Mary

Barrett, Charles Bartel, Pamela

Bauder, Jeannette

Baustian, Linda Bawden, James

Bawden, Mark & Rita Berry, Thomas & Cheryl

Bettendorf Rotary Club Blackman, John & Paddy

Blanche, James Boelk, Norman

Borkgren, Lori

Bowe Machine Company Bower, Jay & Kandis

Bower, Lee & Kelsey Bower, Norm & Linda

Bracey, Tom & Connie Braren, Howard & Ruth

Buchanan Social Cmte. Cahoy, Bob & Sandy

Calvert, Jonelle

Cameron, Mark Cleve, Mark

Clewell, Richard Conrad, Gene & Mollie

Cook, Gavin & Tracy Coppinger, Jason & Jen

Cornish, John Dave Wessel

D’port Evening Optimist

D’port Principals Assn. DSF Board

Dawson, Clay & Kathleen Decker, Don

Dietz, Beth Doonan, Mark &

Stephanie Dulaney, Richard &

Geraldine

Dunsworth, Ira Eckhardt, Robert

Eckhardt, Tina & Aric Eckley, Stacy

Eisenhower School Feldman-Goldstein,

Regina Foster, Leah

Fraser, Marie

Freese, William & Sherry

Schaefer, Katherine Schaeffer, David

Schneider, Ronald Schutte, Roger &

Margaret Sherwood, Scott

Shipley, Katherine

Shoup, Sara Jo Shugars, Gayle

Siegel, Marcella Sinning, John & Beverly

Smith, Loretta Starns, Terry & Rebecca

Staszewski, Juli Staub, David & Sherry

Steiner, Rachael & Roger

Stewart, Jeanette Strom, Doris

The Horizon Group Thompson,

KennethWayne Treanor, Ron & Nancy

Truman PTA Tuczak, Robin

Valdeos, Katia

Valley Bank Van Gundy, Gail

Verizon Foundation Vieth, George

Wainwright Orthodontic Group

Warner, Kelly Warren, Barbara

Weyeneth, Jennifer

Whitcomb, Michele Whittenmore, Jolene

Wiese, John William Stadt Trust

Williams, Anthony Williams, Kathy

Wine, Thomas Woods, Jabari

World Nation

In Memoriam: Lola Fike Long-time DSF Board member and Scholarship Committee chair Lola Fike passed away Nov. 14, 2013. Survived by her husband, Harry, she was known for her enthusiasm and meticulous record-keeping. Thanks to the many friends who gave to DSF in her memory.

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DSF NEWS DECEMBER 2013

Davenport Schools Foundation

1606 Brady Street Davenport, IA 52803

563-336-5004

bowern@davenportschools.org

www.davenportschools.org/foundation

The Davenport Schools Foundation was created in 1987 as

a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization in order to

enhance the educational opportunities and experiences

available to students in the Davenport Community Schools.

Next spring DSF will award $60,000 in scholarship money to graduating seniors. Many thanks to our recent major scholarship donors, including Dr. Susan Perry, Stan Goodyear, Louis Means, John Wiese, Cynthia Haring, Robin Tuczak and Tony and Mary Williams. If you want to contribute to any of these scholarships, or to the Great Minds program, please use the donor card below and return it with your gift to DSF. Thanks for your consideration!

Jack King Music Scholarship—for a DCSD senior in band for four years

North High Music Scholarship—for a North High senior in music program for 4 years

West High Music Scholarship—for a West High senior in music program for 4 years

Caryl Haring Scholarship—for a DCSD senior (intended education major)

Mary Means Scholarship—for a DCSD senior (intended consumer science major)

MidwestOne Bank “You’re the One” Scholarship—for a CHS senior (business major)

Friends of West Scholarship—for WHS senior (general academic scholarship)

Please apply my gift to: Great Minds Program _______________ OR

Name of Scholarship: ________________________________________ Enclosed is my DSF donation of _______ $25 _________$50 ________$75 _______$100 ________Other Name ___________________________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip _____________________________________________________ Phone _________________________ E-mail __________________________ Please send this form and your tax-deductible donation (check payable to DSF) to: Davenport Schools Foundation, 1606 Brady Street, Davenport, IA 52803.

New DSF Scholarships Need YOUR Support

DSF Board: ’13 -’14

John Korn

Steve Hunter

Jim Groenenboom

Manny Fritz

Nancy Hayes

Sherry Freese

Kay Hall

Chris Hester

Greg Gowey

Larry Minard

Tony Williams

Directors Emeritus

Lisa Arbisser, M.D.,

chair emeritus;

Steve Ahrens

Beth Dietz

Penne Duncan

Lola Fike

Don Fisher

Thom Hart

John Holladay

Linda Miller

Linda Orr

Tracy Schwind

Development Director

Norm Bower

Program Director

Gene Conrad

DCSD Liaison

Rachael Steiner

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