BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL
FOUNDATION
BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL
FOUNDATION
HOW IT WORKS
Helping make Bearden
the best it can be
Each semester, the Foundation’s Gift Committee meets to evaluate the variety of requests for financial assistance made by teachers, administrators and other stakeholders at Bearden High School. Factors in committee decisions include the number of students and teachers benefitted by the request, additional sources of possible funding, measurable educational objectives, and financial documentation.
The deadline for Applications for Fall Gift Requests is the end of August. The deadline for Applications for Spring Gift Requests is the end of January.
How your money was invested at
Bearden High School in 2023-24
​The requests cover a wide range of needs at the school, including facility upgrades, furniture, classroom materials, extracurricular activities, and technology improvements.
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Facilities:
- Drainage for front courtyard
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Technology:
- Colored Poster Printer for school use by all departments
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Math:
- Furniture for math/economics classroom
- Graphing calculators
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Science:
- Chemistry model kits
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Art/Performing Arts/Band
- Art displays for Art Department
- Cameras for Photography Class
- Chairs for performing arts
- Clarinet ligatures for the band
- Curriculum for entrepreneurship class
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Extracurriculars: ​
- Science Olympiad
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All Students/Outside Lunch tables
- Outdoor Picnic tables
RECENT GIFTS
More than $1 million has been raised for Bearden High School since the Foundation was established in 1998.
Below are just a few of the many gifts the Foundation has given to BHS:
