Portland, OR. Edison High School, the pioneering high school in Oregon and southwest Washington dedicated to students with learning differences, hosted 320 guests at the Sentinel Hotel on March 11th for the 2017 Brilliance Benefit. Stan Myers and Edison board member Dean Dordevic had some fun during the live auction. The inspiring evening of friendship, food, and fundraising generated over $330,000 to support financial aid, technology, and programs at the school. Dean and Kathi Dordevic chaired the event. (Photo credit,  Abigayle Tarsches)
Edison teachers Bridget Connolly and Maureen Manning enjoy the silent auction with Chris Brooks and Edison board member Brittney Clark.
Jeff Gianola of KOIN News takes over as emcee for the evening.
Edison parents Perry and Michelle Sunderland show their support.
Past Edison board member, Sandra McDonough, is surprised to learn she is being honored with the Pat Karamanos Distinguished Service Award.
The Sentinel Hotel lights up with the cherry blossom theme.
Edison High School:
MISSION
Edison High School empowers students with learning differences to experience academic success and personal growth, while preparing them for the future.Â
CORE VALUES
Edison is guided by a set of Core Values: we are student-centered and characterized by attunement, collaboration, dedication, accessibility and organization; our students become future-ready.Â
Portland, March 8th, 2014. Thomas Edison High School hosted 320 guests at the Governor Hotel for the carnival themed Brilliance Benefit auction and dinner. Shannon and Jeff Gianola of KOIN News enjoy the silent auction before Jeff takes over as emcee for the evening. Guests heard from sophomore Nazle Taylor and Board Vice Chair Roger Krage about the importance of Thomas Edison High School. The event generated over $230,000 in revenue to support financial aid, technology, and professional development at the school. Thomas Edison, the only high school in Oregon and southwest Washington dedicated to students with complex learning differences. (photo credit, Andie Petkus Photography)
Student Volunteers at the benefit.Â
Board Chair Sandra McDonough and Vice Chair Roger Krage.
Charles Wilhoite, Mary Fellows, and John Russell enjoy the silent auction.
Director Patrick Maguire thanks our fabulous co-chairs Paula Jacobson and Anne Stein-Gray.
Jean Rystrom accompanies her son as he makes his way around the silent auction on his stilts.
About Thomas Edison High School:
Thomas A. Edison is the only high school in Oregon and Southwest Washington dedicated to serving students with complex learning differences. Our work here is powerful and profound: helping every student reach his or her full potential.Â
As a small, private high school, Thomas A. Edison offers an individualized curriculum that meets each student’s special needs, and maximizes the ability to learn. We also provide the emotional support that builds confidence and maturity. By empowering students with learning differences to experience academic success and personal growth, Edison does more than prepare teens for the future. We change lives.
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