Friends of Renton Schools donate $125,000 to district for summer STEM programs

Published 4:33 pm Wednesday, July 2, 2014

The Friends of Renton Schools on June 25 donated $125,000 to the Renton School board to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) classes during the summer.

Friends of Renton Schools President Rich Wagner and Treasurer Geri Carlson  attended the June 25 school board meeting to present the check.

“This donation represents all the community, business, teacher, staff and individuals that support our schools” said Geri Carlson.

Friends of Renton Schools has already sponsored a week long Summer Robotic Camp that started the first week that school was out. High School students and mentors taught middle school students to build robots, using Lego Kits. This experience provided an introduction to the world of manufacturing, robotics and engineering.