The Chico High School Foundation Board is proud to award $6,000 to the I-Tech Department to help purchase new computers for the lab classes taught by instructor Mike Bruggeman.

The money was raised by selling raffle tickets toward a children's playhouse built by CHS students this past summer. Ralph Meuter's ticket was pulled at the annual alumni recognition dinner held in the Big Room at Sierra Nevada Brewery last September and was given the keys to the playhouse a few days later.

School Board president Jann Reed recently announced that Roger Williams, former principal and current president of the Chico High Foundation, will receive the community service award in the name of Hank Marsh at the Chico Educators Hall of Fame dinner on March 10th at the California Park Pavillon. The dinner starts at 7 pm.

Mark Saturday, August 21st on your calendar!

On this date the CHS Foundation will recognize and celebrate the athletic careers of over 120 coaches who have led the varsity boys' and girls' teams at CHS. We cordially invite and encourage all former CHS athletes to attend the dinner, talk about the old days with your coach, and help raise monies for the athletic department. The Reunion will be held at the Manzanita Place/Elk's Lodge starting at 6pm. Tickets may be purchased on-line or at local business establishments.

A heart-felt thank you to the following individuals and businesses for their generous support of Chico High School through donation and participation in the Chico High School Foundation in 2009!

With your help and the help of local business owners, the Chico High School Foundation hopes to place all new computers in the classrooms of the Industrial Technology Department.

These new computers will help not only today’s student body but thousands of students in the future. You can make a difference and allow our students to succeed with their education.

Mr. Leonard Duarte, an extraordinary teacher of music, was featured as one of only eight teachers nation-wide in American Profile magazine in August.

"American Profile" is included in each edition of the Tuesday Chico-Enterprise Record as well as many other newspapers nationwide.

Individuals who donate monies to CHSF during the Annie B’s Program period (August 1 to September 30) will earn additional monies to their investment due to the generosity of this North Valley Community Foundation organized program.

Agriculture Endowments & Scholarships

Agriculture Dept    $35,870.98
Harry A. Merlo    10,704.72
Donald Hayes    6,631.68
Thomas Alldredge    2,134.75
Press Powell    3,778.35
Bertagna Family    6,115.82
Joe Miguel    1,248.06

Art Department

Claudia Williamson-Steel Endowment     8,697.56

Athletic Department

Mike Sherrard Annuity    1,263.15

English Department

Patricia Wismer Fund    7,680.39

At the spring senior awards ceremony, the Chico High School Foundation awarded $19,550 to twenty students to further their education at the community college, college, or university level.

One highlight came when thanks to a wonderful anonymous donor Josh Miranda received a $12,000 scholarship to further his education in the engineering program at Chico State University. He will major in mechatronics, which is a combination of mechanical and electrical majors. This is the sixth $12,000 scholarship offered by this very generous donor.

The Chico High School Foundation (CHSF) board is very pleased and proud to announce that we received over $33,000 in donations during the North Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) sponsored Annie B's Community Drive fund raising efforts for non-profit organizations.