Thank you to OIEF

The Orcas Island School District would like to thank the Orcas Island Education Foundation for its many donations to our schools this year.

Without OIEF,  we would not have art in our elementary school, a STEM class in the high school, theater arts in the high school and sponsorship of a new Debate Club – just to name a few!

I would especially like to thank them for yet another generous donation they recently made to our high school.   Due to our small size, it is sometimes challenging for our high school students to schedule requisite classes into their day.  We have been fortunate to meet this need with online courses.  Funding was once provided from outside sources, but the funding is now the responsibility of the district. This year alone, the OISD has paid over $18,000 to meet the growing needs of our students.  It became evident at the end of the first semester, however, that our need was greater than our budget.  We still had several students desiring to take science courses, and OIEF was able to fund the $6,000 to allow for additional classes.

We are so fortunate at Orcas Island Public Schools to have such a generous and supportive community!  The gifts you give through OIEF directly affect the quality of our OISD students’ educational experience. I wish to thank the Orcas Island Education Foundation for being such a great partner to our schools, and everyone that supports our students through OIEF!

Eric Webb

Orcas School Superintendent