SCRIP program supports Okoboji students

by Gary Janssen, Okoboji Superintendent

 

SCRIP is a national program in which patrons purchase shopping cards for local and national businesses.  The SCRIP program purchases the cards at a discounted rate, the customer pays face value for the card, and our school earns the rebate dollars.  The profits of this program benefit our school district-wide.  Cards can be purchased for things ranging from gasoline, clothing, food, services and many miscellaneous retail products.  

The Okoboji program has seen significant growth this year and SCRIP coordinators are excited to be able to begin supporting specific programs for students.  Proceeds from the SCRIP program are designated to provide opportunities for students that can not be made available through the district’s general fund.  The focus of the local program is to provide opportunities to impact a large amount of students in meaningful ways.  This spring, funds were provided to all three school buildings for the 2013-14 school year.         

At the elementary building, a “Rock and Prevention” assembly has been scheduled for the October Character Counts week to address bullying and respect.  A computer software program was purchased to help implement a new STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) class for all 7^th and 8th grade students at the middle school.  High School students will benefit from an assembly that has been scheduled for the beginning of the school year.  The speaker, MK Mueller, will work with our students as an extension of our existing “8 to Great” curriculum, teaching students the “Empowerment Process for a Healthier and Happier Life”.

For Okoboji Community School, the cards can be purchased from parent volunteers at the elementary building or by e-mailing oesscrip@gmail.com.  An order form can be found on our school website at www.okoboji.k12.ia.us.

In conclusion, additional support received for this program will result in greater opportunities for our Okoboji students.  Let your everyday purchases earn money for our school.  Thank you to all of our patrons who are currently using the SCRIP program and to the participating businesses for making these opportunities available for our students.