School Fundraiser

The AHSC School Raffle Program is a community based project to (1) provide a no-risk fundraiser opportunity for our public schools, (2) to enhance our children’s learning and extracurricular activities, and (3) familiarize students at an early age about the concepts of giving and raising funds for community purposes

Prizes are donated from area businesses and are critical to the success of the program. Raffle tickets are sold for $3 each, with money going directly back to each school in proportion to revenue generated. Last year, 104% of the proceeds went back to San Francisco’s public schools

Last year, 25 different schools participated, representing over 17,000 students. The program raised close to $10,000 for things such as Chinese classes, field trips, sports teams, etc.

The Asian Heritage Street Celebration is the largest gathering of Asians in America, with estimated attendance of 100,000. It is the most heavily marketed event in the community with outdoor advertising, television, radio, print and heavy use of the internet. It takes place on the third Saturday of every May, this year May 17, 2008.

For more information on how to donate a prize, click here.

Schools interested in participating, contact Thanh Huynh: Email - thuynh@awfoundation.com or Call - 415.321.5865

2008 School Fundraiser Rankings

(accounting of tickets & tender provided by Louie & Wong CPA)

Elementary School / CDC	# Sold
Jose Ortega	272
Noriega (PreK & SA)	200
Sunset Elementary	200
Jefferson (PreK)	180
Alice Fong Yu Alternative School (AFYPA)	85
Marshall Elementary	70
Visitacion Valley Elementary School	53
Yick Wo Elementary	37
Mckinley Elementary (PTA)	16
Argonne Year Rd Alt.	0
Middle School	# Sold
Marina	400
Hoover, Herbert	390
Giannini, A. P.	83
Visitacion Valley Middle School	82
Presidio	0
High School	# Sold
George Washington High School	411
Abraham Lincoln High School	218
Mission High School (Dragon Boat)	207
Wallenberg Traditional High School	195
Thurgood Marshall Academic High School	72
Newcomer High School (True Sunshine)	56

THANKS TO THIS YEARS’ COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS FOR DONATING THE FOLLOWING:

- Cathy Pacific - Pair of Round Trip Airline Tickets to Hong Kong from San Francisco ($2,000) courtesy of Cathy Pacific - Thi Mai (002110)

- Judith Ripka - High End Jewelry Gift Certificate ($1,000) - Natalie Lamb (001152)

- Southwest Airlines - Pair of Round Trip Airline Tickets Anywhere in the U.S. ($900) - Mu Hong Lao (002001)

- 24 Hour Fitness - 6-month membership ($399) - K. Sasaki (002870)

- Hotel Kabuki - Two Night’s Stay in Western-Style Room with Japanese Accents and a Japanese Deep-Tub Bath ($300) courtesy of Hotel Kabuki - Mai Ho (004492)

- iPod touch 8GB - Courtesy of Brown and Toland ($299) - Michelle Kong (005107)

- Hotel Tomo - One Night Stay ($150) courtesy of Hotel Tomo Jeanette Zalder (002661)

- Tommy Toy’s Cuisine Chinoise - Signature Dinner for Two ($136) courtesy of Tommy Toy’s - Curtis Lawyer (004725)

- Fog City Leather - Gift Certificate ($100) - Allan Kim (002105)

- GoKart Racer - Gift Certificate ($100) - Annette Chu (001821)

- Nordstrom’s - Gift Certificate ($100) courtesy of Joyce Aldana - B. Escalona (000369)

- SF Giants pair of tickets (TWO) - courtesy of James Fang ($80ea) - Mei Ino (004963) & Curtis Lawyer (004601)

- SF Giants pair of tickets (THREE) - courtesy of Rick Bruce ($80ea) - Chi-Am Leos (003017), Gregory Mar (004579) & Wai Szeto (002439)

- SF Bay Bombers Family four Pack (FIVE) - Roller Derby ($80ea) courtesy of SF Bay Bombers - Ryan Fengyi (001780), Maranda (000241), Elissa Bassist (001633), Jin Yi Huang (001644) & Mei Lan Lin (006202)

- Me Char - Orange Dumpling Clutch Bag ($60) courtesy of Me Char - Dorie Crystle (003932)

- South Sea Seafood Village - Dinner for Two ($50) courtesy of South Seafood Village - Katy Ho (001844)

-Kansai Bistro (TWO) - Gift Certificates ($50ea) courtesy of Kansai Bistro - Lourdes Montes (002029) & Evelyn Kwong (001007)

- Macy’s West - Gift Certificate ($50) courtesy of Macy’s West - Yvonne Chong (000410)

- The Delicate Daisy House of Flowers - Gift Certificate ($50) - Mayra N. Chang (004907)

Winners can claim their prizes at our offices Monday-Friday from 9:30am to 6pm. 809 Sacramento Street (at Grant). Please bring your ticket and a picture ID. Prizes not claimed after May 29th will be forfeited. Call 415.321.5865 for special arrangements.

School Awards

S.F. Students Honored for Going Green: School Awards for Green Science Projects

By Angela Pang

As Jefferson Elementary School’s recycling monitor, 5th-grader Brandon Woo goes to each classroom before lunch to gather discarded paper for the school’s blue recycling bin in the schoolyard.

Although he sometimes has to make several trips back and forth, Woo, 11, says he enjoys doing his job. “I feel I’m doing my part in helping our environment.”

Woo is just one of 36 students from 14 San Francisco schools who will be presented with glass plaques, designed by Imani Chapman and created by Another Dancing Bear Productions, for their work in Green Science. The ceremony will take place May 17 at the 4th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC), at 11 a.m. on the Peace Plaza Stage. Former interim superintendent Gwen Chan and Kimochi, Inc’s executive director Steve Nakajo will co-emcee the event that will feature several science projects on display.

The ceremony is part of the annual SFUSD Student Awards Program that the AHSC has hosted since its inception, to recognize the accomplishments of students who are of Asian Pacific Islander heritage in categories not typically celebrated. In the past, students have been honored for community service, athletics, and visual and performing arts. Last year, 24 schools and over 50 students participated.

This year the AHSC and the Association of Asian American Administrators selected the theme of innovative and environmentally conscious ideas about “green” science, including recycling, conservation, or renewable energy practices.

“We want to teach kids the importance of preserving the earth at an early age, and this topic is something that everyone can relate to and is community friendly,” explains Association of Asian American Administrators secretary Rebecca Ja, who is also site manager at Jefferson PreK Child Development Center.

The AHSC invited all San Francisco elementary, middle, and high schools to nominate at least two students.

Frank McCoppin Elementary School selected Jessica Leung, 6, for two handwritten and illustrated stories about the effects of pollution on the environment.

“Jessica is responsible, resourceful, and always enthusiastic about learning,” shares her teacher Bennett Lee.

Spring Valley Science School principal Lonnie Chin chose to honor her whole school for their year-round work in composting and recycling. Chin proudly notes that students also have been learning about energy conservation, thanks to PG&E.

Abraham Lincoln High School senior Wayne Chau, 17, was selected for his work with Land’s End Stewardship, where he was able to help restore native coastal plant life.

Several classes from Jose Ortega Elementary School will receive recognition for their research on birds and nature conservation activities and lessons.

Madeline Inouye, 12, says being part of the recycling club has taught her how to reuse, recycle and reduce, and has inspired her to think of creative ways to do this in her everyday life.

“I see a second life to things that I normally might want to throw away now,” says Inouye, a 7th-grader at Herbert Hoover Middle School. “I feel honored to be selected for this award; it makes me feel that what I do in recycling club is important.”

For Inouye’s schoolmate Elana Rapp, 12, who is Chinese and Jewish, green science is important because humans have been “careless” with the Earth.

“Now, as we see the effects and problems, it is more important than ever to protect our fragile home planet,” she said.

Irene Aranya and Bradford Low contributed to this report.

Green Science School Awards List

Abraham Lincoln High School
Principal: Ronald Y.K. Pang
Honoree: Wayne Chau

Alice Fong Yu Alternative School
Principal: Liana Szeto
Teacher/Coordinator: Elaine Tam
Honoree: Preston Leung

Frank McCoppin Elementary School
Principal: Bennett Lee
Honoree: Jessica Leung

George Washington High School
Principal: Ericka Lovrin
Honorees: Hesther Fan, Tina Luong

Herbert Hoover Middle School
Principal: Judy K. Dong
Teacher/Coordinator: Janet Cunningham
Honorees: Madeline Inouye, Elana Rapp

Independence High School
Principal: Jennie Chin-Low
Honorees: Keegan Kaori Da Quan, Elaine Leung, Donald Gog-Kang Lew

Jefferson Elementary School
Principal: Victor Tam
Honorees: Brandon Woo, Michael Mew

Jose Ortega School
Principal: Jolynn Washington
Teacher/Coordinator: Clara Kwan
Honoree: Rooms 14, 202, and 206; Mr. Strohm’s and Mrs. Chazanoff’s classes

Lawton Alternative School
Principal: Beverly Kong
Honoree: Ms. Debra Netkin’s First Grade Class, Debra Gordenev

Log Cabin Ranch School
Principal: Kevin Kerr
Teacher/Coordinator: Sonja Taylor
Honoree: Jeffrey Hee

Lowell High School
Principal: Andrew Ishibashi
Teacher/Coordinator: Katherine Melvin
Honorees: Grace Koyama, Daniel Lam, Nathaniel Lee, Michelle Mo, Soraya Okuda, Ravi Patel, Grace Tang, Seth Wong, Xiao Xhu, Stephanie Yee

Sheridan Elementary School
Principal: NurJehan Khalique
Teacher/Coordinator: Jing Wen
Honoree: Room 212

Spring Valley Science School
Principal: Lonnie Chin
Honoree: Spring Valley Science School

Sunset Elementary School
Principal: Sophie Lee
Honoree: Danielle Ho-Vuong, Thomas Eng, Christopher Lew, Thomas Khaw