Start Warming Up for Run The Bay

The annual 5k run/walk benefiting the Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation will kick off at 9 a.m. on May 18.

The seventh annual Run the Bay event is just a week away on May 18. The 5k run/walk will kick off at 9 a.m. at Whitefish Bay High School, and the kids run will follow at 10:15 a.m. All proceeds go to support the Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation, which donates funds to the Whitefish Bay School District. Online registration closes at 10 p.m. Tuesday. You can also register the day of the race from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Whitefish Bay High School.  This year, each of the four Whitefish Bay schools will compete against each other to see who can recruit the highest number of Run the Bay participants. The school that has the greatest number of team members in proportion to its school enrollment will win a traveling trophy and special …

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Teachers Receive $17K for Educational Materials

The Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation's Ed Nuss Grant program will provide the school district with document cameras, ukuleles and a scale that measures body fat.

Tight budgets prevent school officials from fulfilling all of the purchasing requests that come across their desks, but in Whitefish Bay, a good number of teachers' requests are able to be fulfilled through the Ed Nuss Grant program. The grants are awarded twice each year by the Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation, which receives community contributions through The Bay Ball, Run the Bay and general donations. The grants—which usually total more than $10,000—are based on innovative requests that come directly from Whitefish Bay teachers. The Education Foundation recently granted $17,605 in Ed Nuss grants, which is nearly a third of the $60,527 requested by teachers. The recent round of grant allocations went for these materials: In …

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Photos: Hundreds Hit the Streets for Run the Bay

More than 600 runners came out to support Whitefish Bay schools in the annual 5k run/walk event.

More than 600 people came out to Whitefish Bay High School Saturday morning for the sixth annual Run the Bay, a 5k run/walk organized by the Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation to raise money for the schools.  Participants ran individually, with familes and strollers, and in groups. A team of school district employees ran together in support of Middle School Associate Principal Chuck Orvold's battle against cancer. David Salmon, a Shorewood High School cross country alumnus training for the Lakefront Marathon, won the race (and a $25 Performance Runnning Outfitters gift card) with a time of ‎16:55.08. This year was the first year the race was timed. Salmon told his mom, Liz Nelson, he came with the goal of finishing first. ‎"The kid …

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Run the Bay is Just a Week Away

The Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation is hosting the 5k run/walk and kid fun run to benefit Whitefish Bay schools. Afterward, Patch will serve a picnic lunch and games, and Duke Pride will host a rummage sale.

The Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation's sixth annual Run the Bay 5k run/walk will be held Saturday, May 19 at Whitefish Bay High School. The 5k run/walk starts at 8:30am., and the kid run follows at 9:15 a.m. on the high school track. Click here for the 5k course map. Register online until May 17th, or make a donation online. You can also sign up to volunteer at the event. Proceeds benefit Whitefish Bay schools through the Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation. A team of school district employees will be running in support of Middle School Associate Principal Chuck Orvold's battle against cancer. Whitefish Bay Patch will be providing a free picnic lunch of hot dogs, brats and lemonade to registrants and volunteers, and will be …

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Bay Ball Raises $20,000 for Educational Technology

In addition to the Bay Ball proceeds, the Whitefish Bay Education Foundation has also allocated $36,000 in grants for innovative classroom tools.

On Wednesday night, the Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation awarded the school district with $20,000 in proceeds from the Bay Ball fundraising event held in November. The Bay Ball, which was held at the Discovery Center this year, is the major fundraiser for the Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation. Since the first Bay Ball held in 1996, the event has raised more than $1.2 million. The foundation had hoped to raise $75,000 this year. The Bay Ball raised $21,000 this year for the district's 21st Century Teaching and Learning Initiative to put new technology in classrooms. In the past, the money has been divided evenly among the four public schools and the education foundation, but because of the low fundraising this year, the …

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Week Ahead: Bay Ball, Sprecher's Amber Release Party

Thanksgiving crafting and a "Rio" movie night are also on tap in this week's Whitefish Bay events calendar.

Here's a look at some of the events in our events calendar this week. If we're missing, you can add it to the calendar. Bay Ball: The Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation's main fundraising dinner will be held Saturday night at Discovery World. The night will start with dinner from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., then musical entertainment at 9:30 p.m. High school musicians perform during cocktail hour. Students from the Whitefish Bay High School art club will have their artwork available in a silent auction. In addition, there will be a live auction and a fifty-fifty raffle. Thanksgiving Craft: Are you in the Thanksgiving spirit? Take the kids to the Whitefish Bay Public Library Friday for Thanksgiving crafting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Book and Film…

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Student Artwork Previewed in Winkie's Storefront

Artwork from students in junior kindergarten through high school will be sold at an auction at the Bay Ball on Nov. 19.

You never know. This could be your chance to own a work of art by a budding Picasso.  Once again, young students in Whitefish Bay are using their talents to help raise money for their schools. Since Friday, the artwork has been displayed in the main window of Winkie’s at the corner of Silver Spring and Marlborough Avenue.  All of the artwork — numerous pieces created by children in grades K4 through high school — will be sold at auction at the Bay Ball. The event will be held Nov. 19 at Discovery World. It has raised more than $1 million for the Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation since its inception. The sampling of work at Winkie’s covers a wide range of media. Some of it is inspired by the greats—a vase of flowers reminiscent of …

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Run The Bay Brings in Nearly $10,000

Roughly 450 people came out for the 5k run/walk event on May 21.

Run the Bay was not only a family-friendly event that brought the community together, but it also brought in nearly $10,000 in new technology funding for Whitefish Bay schools. Event co-chair Jill Patty said the 5k run/walk event on May 21 attracted 450 registered participants and nearly $10,000 in proceeds, nearly double the $5,000 in proceeds that were brought in at the last fun run event in 2009. "It was a good day all around, and the weather held out for us," Patty said. "The childrens run went really well, and they got little medals." All proceeds from the 5k run/walk event go directly to Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation, which distributes the money to the four public schools in the Whitefish Bay School District for the …

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Rain Holds Off for Run the Bay Fundraiser

Fun run will fund new technology in Whitefish Bay schools.

The streets of Whitefish Bay were transformed into a cross country course Saturday morning for Run the Bay. All proceeds from the 5k run/walk event go directly to Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation, which distributes the money to the district's four public schools for the purchase of 21st century technology.

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