SILVERTON

Donor gifts Silverton schools $156,000

Christena Brooks
Special to the Appeal Tribune
News in brief.

 

An anonymous donor has given $156,000 to the Silver Falls School District, with instructions that the money divided evenly among the district’s 13 schools. 

That works out to $12,000 for each school, from tiny Evergreen School to Silverton High School. The donor also asked that the money be spent by the end of this school year on something that will “support students,” picked by each campus’ principal and teachers, said Supt. Andy Bellando.

“It’s a bit of a pinch-me-is-this-real opportunity,” Bellando said.

Last week, school principals and staff throughout the district met to decide how to spend the money they received. The deadline for submitting proposals was Friday, Nov. 17.