Community support pours thousands of dollars into schools By Marcy Stamper Methow Valley schoolchildren and teachers would inhabit a very different world — one without Suzuki violin lessons, college and career counseling, and fewer science field trips — if it weren’t for the contributions of the Public School Funding Alliance (PSFA). PSFA started 15 years ago to fill gaps […]
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Public School Funding Alliance provides crucial educational support
By Kelsey Bourn As the school year gets underway, I wanted to draw some attention to an inspirational organization, the Methow Valley Public School Funding Alliance (PSFA), to which I have both a philosophical and personal connection. Born and raised in Winthrop, I spent all my childhood years moving through the Methow Valley School District. […]
Trail’s End, PSFA team up for book project
Trail’s End Bookstore and Public School Funding Alliance (PSFA) are collaborating this holiday season in a gift-giving project that is all about books for students. Methow Valley Elementary School library resources are being updated and expanded with funding from PSFA. Through the partnership between Trail’s End Bookstore and PSFA, community members can help the library […]
PSFA has profound impact on education
By Hannah Hogness This past year, I had the amazing opportunity to serve as a student board member for the Public School Funding Alliance (PSFA). I moved to the Methow Valley during my fifth-grade year at Methow Valley Elementary School, so I was no stranger to the support offered by PSFA when I was invited to […]
School funding alliance launches fall fundraising campaign
With the beginning of a new school year, Methow Valley Public School Funding Alliance (PSFA) is conducting its annual fall campaign to raise funds for academic enrichment in public schools. Since 2003, PSFA has raised and returned to the public schools almost $800,000 to fund programs and purchase materials that expand educational opportunities and academic […]
Trivia Night a test of memory and accumulated knowledge
Trivia Night, a fundraiser for the Public School Funding Alliance, will take place Monday (April 27) at the Twisp River Pub. Spectators are welcome to watch the competitors. The cost is $20, which includes dinner and answer forms to play along with the competing teams. A cash bar will be available. Doors open at 5 […]
The answer is: yes, still time to register for Trivia Night
Registration closes next Tuesday (April 21) for Trivia Night, an evening of friendly mental competition to benefit Public School Funding Alliance that will take place on April 27. Four-person teams compete in three rounds of written questions covering a wide range of topics including pop culture, literature, geography, sports, history, math, science, art, music, and […]
Test your recall at PSFA’s upcoming Trivia Night
Rouse your brain from its winter hibernation: Trivia Night is back. The Public School Funding Alliance’s seventh annual memory-challenging fundraiser is on April 27 at the Twisp River Pub. Four-person teams compete in three rounds of written questions covering a wide range of topics including pop culture, literature, geography, sports, history, math, science, art, music, […]
PSFA’s fall fundraising efforts begin
With the beginning of a new school year, Methow Valley Public School Funding Alliance (PSFA) is conducting its annual fall campaign to raise funds for academic enrichment in the public schools. Since 2003, PSFA has raised more than $600,000 to fund programs and purchase materials that expand educational opportunities in the Methow Valley School District. […]
Start studying: Trivia Night is coming
The Methow Valley Public School Funding Alliance’s annual Trivia Night fundraiser will be on April 28 at the Twisp River Pub, with doors opening at 5 p.m. for social time and dinner and the intense competition beginning at 6 p.m. Participants compete in teams of four in three rounds of written questions about a wide […]
