Petaluma Educational Foundation News

2012 PEF Annual Scholarship Awards

Outstanding students of the graduating class of 2012 from all seven Petaluma area high schools were presented with almost 300 individual scholarship awards, totaling $181,855 during Petaluma Educational Foundation’s 2012 Annual Scholarship Award Ceremony at the Sheraton Sonoma County Petaluma Hotel, on Sunday, May 6th. PEF Board President Cathy Bachman and Executive Director, Janet Ramatici [...]

PEF Enrichment Grant Funds Art Supplies for Shollenberger Wetlands Mural at Valley Vista School

Shollenberger Wetlands, a new mural at Valley Vista Elementary School, was funded by an Enrichment Grant from PEF that enabled the school to purchase paints and other supplies that were used to bring the wildlife and landscape of Shollenberger Park to the Webster Street campus. Jenny and Andrew Christensen, committed Valley Vista parents and owners [...]

Thank-You Letters from Petaluma Students Benefiting from PEF Major Impact Grants Posted in Alphabet Soup Windows This Month

Handwritten thank-you notes to Petaluma Educational Foundation from local students are posted in the windows of Alphabet Soup this month, in tribute to the great impact of PEF Major Impact Grants in use in multiple schools throughout the city. PEF is transforming the digital classroom in Petaluma, with grant money changing the way that teachers [...]

Petaluma Educational Foundation Welcomes New Interim Manager at Alphabet Soup Benefit Thrift Store

New Interim Manager of Petaluma Educational Foundation’s Alphabet Soup, Ron Bausman brings a wealth of top-notch, international retail experience to the corner, benefit thrift store at 217 Western Avenue and Kentucky Street, Petaluma. Thanks to Bausman’s vision to create a polished, upscale retail environment, relocating in-store ‘departments’ with focused, seasonal displays of well-presented merchandise, sales [...]

Casa Grande High School Students Form Latest Group in Statewide Network to Tackle Youth Substance Abuse

A newly focused force of students from Petaluma’s Casa Grande High School is the most recent group to join a statewide leadership program tackling alcohol, tobacco and a myriad of other drug problems facing California’s young people, today. Friday Night Live is a statewide youth leadership program funded by the federal government. The new Petaluma [...]

Spelling Bee Champs Score Big for Petaluma Schools at 2012 County Level Competition

Outstanding Petaluma students, grades fourth through eighth made an impressive impact as academic ambassadors for the city, ranking highly amongst top winners in the annual Sonoma County Spelling Competition, this month. Twenty students competed in the 2012 Sonoma County Elementary Spelling Competition held on Monday, March 12th, at the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE). [...]

PEF 30th Anniversary Year Launch Party a Sparkling Success at Graziano’s Ristorante

“What a wonderful way to celebrate the past 30 years and kick-off the next 30 for the Petaluma Educational Foundation (PEF)! We truly could not have done this without you and the entire extended Graziano’s Ristorante family,” said Maureen Highland, Development Coordinator for PEF, in response to the team at Graziano’s donating $2,200 (20% of [...]

A Feast at the Fork – Picture Perfect Petaluma Educational Foundation’s Winter Cooking Party

One of the most popular items up for bid in the live auction at last year’s glitzy, 2011 Petaluma Educational Foundation gala fundraising BASH came with the promise of crisp, linen apron, rolled up sleeves and delectable dining for participation in a cooking class and luncheon with one of the West Country’s most celebrated culinary [...]

PEF 2012 Major Impact Grant Funds Science Vision Program at Old Adobe Union School District

The 14th and final PEF 2012 Major Impact Grant to be reported this year represents significant funding of a $10,000 innovative Science Visions program for Old Adobe Union School District. Rooted in visual literacy, Science Visions will foster critical thinking, science understanding and academic language development for 100% of the school district’s 1,700 student body, [...]

Two Rock Union School’s First and Sixth Grade Classrooms Develop Tech-Rich Learning Environment with PEF 2012 Major Impact Grant-Funded White Boards

First and Sixth Grade teachers at Two Rock Union School are developing a technology rich environment in their classrooms with the introduction of new interactive whiteboards funded by a substantial 2012 PEF Major Impact Grant for $14,021 that will provide supportive audio equipment and training. Teachers, Amy Jones and Perry Gray were amongst successful recipients [...]