Our 2011 auction is now live! Be sure to visit http://www.questabc.org to see what’s available and put in your bids. Remember, in the event that two identical high bids for an item are received, the earliest bid received will win the item — so don’t delay, bid today! Thank you for your support of ABC [...]
This week has been a true rollercoaster ride for advocates for highly capable education. We began the week with the news that the legislature had followed the governor’s recommendation and was proposing to retroactively eliminate all state highly capable program funding from September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2011. Parents and gifted advocate from across the [...]
Last week was an extraordinarily busy, and extraordinarily rewarding week. We entered last week unsure of what would happen in the legislature, but quickly learned that Governor Gregoire would call a special session. ABC called on you to speak up for our kids, and parents and advocates across the state joined us in urging our [...]
Thank you again to everyone who placed a gift card order. Gift Cards are being delivered to our families now. Thanks to your support over $2,100 was raised, by far the most successful gift card fundraiser yet! We’ll offer another opportunity to order gift cards in the spring in time for Father’s Day, Graduations, and [...]
ABC and its members have been very busy in October. A number of Puyallup Teachers, Administrators and Parents participated in the annual WAETAG (Washington Association of Educators of the Talented and Gifted) conference. ABC volunteers have been working on our annual membership drive and on one of our biggest fundraisers of the year. We’ve been [...]
Happy Decimal Day! I hope that our students and parents all enjoyed their 4 day weekends, and that our teachers picked up a few new ideas to keep our kids on their toes. Several of our teachers will also be spending part of next weekend learning about the best ways to reach our highly capable students [...]
