A $40,000 check for the Evergreen High track is displayed at the April 13 Highline School Board meeting. In the back row from left, is board member Susan Goding, board member Bernie Dorsey, Superintendent John Welch and board member Michael Spear. In the front row, is board president Sili Savusa, Tyrone Curry, Michele Curry and board vice president Angelica Alvarez.
Tyrone and Michele Curry presented a $40,000 check to the Highline School District April 13 for a new track at the Evergreen High campus in White Center.
The personal check from the Currys will be matched with a $75,000 youth sports grant to help build the new track. Ray Prentice, who was also instrumental in obtaining a new track for Mt. Rainier High School, teamed with Tyrone Curry to apply for the Evergreen track, according to Superintendent John Welch.
Welch praised the Currys' personal donation as a "model of great generosity." He also cited the combination of the sports grant and Curry donation as an excellent example of a private-public partnership.
Tyrone Curry wears many hats. He is Evergreen's track coach and head custodian. He also coaches boys and girls basketball at Evergreen.
In addition, Curry is a seating host at Safeco Field and lead usher at the Seattle Center.
And, importantly in regards to the track donation, Curry won $3.4 million off a $2 ticket in Washington state's Quinto lottery in June 2006.
