Enhancing education for students in the Hood River County School District
Through our 57 scholarship funds, the Education Foundation has awarded more than $2,500,000 in scholarships to more than 1000 students. The Foundation has also raised and distributed more than $500,000 through its Impact Teaching Programs.
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Our Scholars & Donors
Our family wanted to create a scholarship that recognizes community service and volunteerism, but we didn’t know where to start. Thanks to the Education Foundation, we’re now supporting amazing students every year as they strive to improve the world around them.
This scholarship provides me with the means to pursue my educational goals but also motivates me to give back to this community. I am eager to honor your investment in my future.
Thank you for your continued support of the arts in our schools. You have let me be creative with the kids and my program is flourishing because of it.
Program Highlights
Lifetime Balance Skills
"There is a high need in our school for active opportunities that fall outside the scope of traditional ball sports. Rollerblading is an activity that can be easily learned by young students, and by doing so they will acquire a lifetime's worth of transferable balance skills. … The kids were so, so excited to rollerblade each day, and they were so supportive of each other and helping their friends and classmates learn to skate. There's probably 20-40 kids that are going to get rollerblades for Christmas now because of this grant, because so many kids want to keep doing it outside of school. We are all really grateful that this was made possible this year. Thank you!"
Parkdale Elementary
Creating With Green Screen
"Our students have been SO excited to enjoy the green screen tools from this grant. It is rewarding to watch them work together to create pictures or videos so full of imagination. For them, using green screen is a time of total artistic freedom and they are so over the moon when they finish a project. They experience working together as well as learning how to maneuver in the app as well as with lighting and the green screen itself. … Perhaps this will create a spark in them now. But for all of the students, they will definitely remember this activity with fondness well after their elementary years."
May Street & Mid Valley Elementary
Athletic Fee Waivers
Students at Wy'East and Hood River Middle School have the opportunity to participate in a robust offering of fall, winter, and spring sports. Fees – up to $150 per year – can prevent students from participating. HRCEF offers need-based fee waivers to families so that all students can play sports with their peers.
Hood River & Wy'East Middle Schools
