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A gift of glamour
Largest cuts ever for CKSD BY KRISTIN OKINAKA KOKINAKA@CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM
in for dresses,” said Fanua. “I’ll meet them during lunch or in between classes.” The girls do not need to fill out any paperwork and no questions are asked, said Kamp. “I don’t care. There are so many families in bad shape,” Kamp said of those struggling economically. Dresses purchased full price at a retailer could cost up to $200, she added. Kamp, who is a nurse at Harrison Medical Center, reached out to her colleagues, who have donated dresses. The hospital’s gift shop has also helped out, she added. TeeDee Consignment and Off the Rack in Old Town Silverdale have also donated dresses.
An estimated $6.8 million will need to be cut from the 2012-2013 school year budget for the Central Kitsap School District and where to start is everyone’s question. “It’s a little nerve-racking because we’ve already had some big cuts already,” said Lori Durham, who has a son in the school district. Because of its loss of federal monies in lieu of taxes — about $4.3 million for next school year — among other factors such as declining enrollment, the district must make the largest budget cuts in a single year it has ever had to, district officials said. Usually discussions of the budget begin in January or February for the following school year but because of having to cut an estimated $6.8 million, discussions have already begun. The district has offered three community forums discussing the district’s budget situation, asking feedback from parents and staff on what they think should be kept as priorities when considering the budget. “There will be a priority that has to go on,” David Beil, district spokesman said. “We wanted to start this process early so the community could provide this input.” The district was temporarily disqualified from receiving heavy impact aid because of its property tax rate not being high enough. Heavy impact aid is federal money that school districts with large military populations are eligible to receive. The district can reapply in 2014 and could begin receiving it the following year. Aside from the loss of heavy impact aid, a decline in enrollment will cause about a $600,000 cut to the budget. Other contributions to the nearly $7 million estimated
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Catherine Kamp looks at the window display for the “Oly Boutique” at Olympic High School. Kamp is one of the volunteers that helps gather dresses for girls to wear at school dances. Because dresses can be costly, the program allows for girls to borrow a dress or keep it — for free.
In search of dresses Olympic High School program provides dresses for school dances
The program, which has been around for about six years, really took flight when Kamp began to help out last school year, said Fanua. Kamp, who has a daughter in 11th grade, heard of students not being able BY KRISTIN OKINAKA to attend school dances because they couldn’t afford to purchase formal dressKOKINAKA@CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM es. “Isn’t it $100 for a dress?” a student “I was a little heartbroken,” Kamp said. casually asked as she “I knew there were dresses walked into Olympic High to be had. I just wanted to School with several dresses find them.” “I was a little slung behind her back. The boutique — located Catherine Kamp, a heartbroken, I knew in the theater’s back room volunteer for the “Oly there were dresses to — has nearly 100 dresses Boutique” corrected the ranging from size 2 to 26, be had. I just wanted student. The dresses are said Kamp. Fanua and a to find them.” free. teacher started the proThe Oly Boutique, run by gram with 15 to 20 dresses, Kamp and Katie Fanua, the – Catherine Kamp, Fanua said, adding that school’s security guard, is Oly Boutique volunteer they started receiving shoes a program where donated last year as well. dresses are provided to The school’s homecoming girls for the high school’s dances at no dance, which is scheduled for Oct. 29, has charge. The girls can choose to keep the some students already eyeing the dresses. dress or donate it back to the program. “We’ve already had a couple girls come
Donating to the Olympic Boutique (360) 662-2700