This year’s annual South Whidbey Schools Foundation gala will be held at Useless Bay Golf and Country Club on Saturday, April 26 at 5 p.m.  This year’s theme is Prom. The Gala raises funds for classroom grants to help ignite a love of learning and enhance the educational process.

Music will include the South Whidbey High School Show Chorus under the direction of Paula Ludtke will entertain the crowd as a sit-down dinner of braised spare ribs, spring vegetable risotto, or blackened snapper is served.

SWSF Board President Shelly Ackerman will introduce keynote speaker Valerie Heggenes, a South Whidbey High School teacher who will speak on the effects that Foundation classroom grants have had on her students.

High School English teacher Justin Silva will again emcee a lively after-dinner auction.

A ‘raise the paddle’ bidding will round out the evening with funds raised for the school volunteer coordinator position; History, Humanities, Social Studies and Language Arts; Special Education; Social Emotional Learning; Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology (STEM); Arts, Music, Drama; and an Igniting Learning general fund.

Additional details including additional music and silent and active auction items and experiences will be added.

Buy your tickets now for the April 26 Gala.