Aloha
High School
Go Warriors! Opportunity Fund
Go Warriors! Aloha High School Opportunity Fund
We invite you to join 18 alumni classes and the Aloha community, in networking with other alumni to build the Go Warriors! Aloha High School Opportunity Funds! So far we have made over $18,000 in awards to 34 group requests! That's in addition to expanding the Go Warriors! Opportunity Endowment Fund capital base whose earnings will fund future requests!
To celebrate the 1970-71 45th and 44th reunion, we established the Go Warriors! Aloha High School Opportunity Fund! It awards grants through the Beaverton Education Foundation to small student groups (8 or more) with seed money and fund optional class activities in a wide range of areas. The fund pools the resources of all alumni classes and the Aloha community to encourage initiative, planning, budgeting, problem solving, project execution and delivery. It it used to stimulate student interest in exploring academic, career and personal development.
Why build an endowment fund?
Traditionally endowment funds established by alumni were in the domain of private high schools. Recent news has focused on family income demographics of current students and educational funding challenges. Our effort will help change the current perception with a permanent resource and is a great way to let current and future students know that we care and consider them to be our most valuable asset as it was in the past!
The Go Warriors Endowment Fund is within reach of its goal of $65,000. Annual payout growth helps fund awards year after year.
For more information watch the following video
Introducing Go Warriors AHS Opportunity Funds 2024
Donation Flyer and Form
To mail a gift print the Donation Flyer:
Tax deductible gifts are accepted year round at: https://beavertonkids.ejoinme.org/Gowarriors or by mail to:
Beaverton Education Foundation (BEF)
3800 SW Cedar Hills Blvd #168
Beaverton, OR 97005
(Make check payable to Beaverton Education Foundation indicating the Go Warriors! Fund Term (for current students) and Endowment distribution amounts)
Aloha Alumni 2024-25
Reunions: Published several iterations of the alumni reunion schedule. A record 5 classes held reunions this year 1974, 1984, 1994, 2003, and 2014.
· On Oct 18th, 2024 2nd annual Alumni Homecoming event was held. We had almost every decade represented. We enjoyed student performances from the band, choir, music studio, dance team and met with students from the theater program. We learned a lot on those programs from staff who stayed beyond their workday. Other programs we visited included business, career center, auto tech, and woodworking. Matt wrapped up with an overview of upcoming construction changes and current opportunities for students to attend college part time at PCC for free plus district CTE programs. I also summarized the multiple types of alumni opportunities available to contribute with various levels of commitment and the rewards for doing so. See a short clip of the school tour
Go Warriors! Opportunity Funds:
· Largest gift by individual and class to Endowment Fund: An anonymous donor from the class of ’81 gifted $10,000! Wow! Thank you so much!! That gift put the Endowment fund invested capital over $60,000.
· 2024 Endowment Fund Annual payout: $1963.61
· Completed first award of $300 for 2024-25 to the Beautify the Little Warrior Space request. This project replaced weathering outside décor for the Aloha Child Care Center. Work to be completed by senior AVID students.
What can you do to support AHS this year?
· Volunteer to represent your decade on the Go Warriors Board. This year besides reviewing school award requests and contributing to fundraising efforts, we will develop ideas and policies for a larger alumni organization. We are looking to grow the board to 5-7 members. Time commitment is up to 2-3 hours per month.
· Share and/or public school activities e.g. band, choir, theatre production, art displays, and sports competitions with your friends, family, and fellow classmates. Imagine the memorable moments for them and it encourages student achievement and motivation!
· In kind donations – cars, woodworking, software/hardware, sharing and more
· Event resources – holiday sharing, career events like mock interviews
· Give a gift to either Go Warriors! Opportunity Endowment or Current Fund.
· Use our Endowment Fund Beaverton’s Choice project link.(https://fundrazr.com/Go_Warriors_endowment1) will immediately update the Fund total and send a receipt reflecting your gift! Enhances annual payout by increasing the capital base for earnings.
· Use our 2024-2025 Current Fund Beaverton’s Choice project link (https://fundrazr.com/AHS_GoWarriors_24-25 ) will immediately update the Fund total and send a receipt reflecting your gift! Gifts to this fund can be used anytime for approved school requests.
Financial update:
Sept 2024:
Since the last report Go Warriors! Endowment Fund not only passed the $50,000 but crushed it with style!! A very generous donor contributed an additional $10,000!!! Wow!! Double Wow!!
The top six contributing classes to the Endowment Fund are: 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1992 in year order! Eighteen classes and the Aloha community have joined in making school request awards possible! Thank you so much you are making a difference every day through earnings.
Consider making a difference this year by giving to the Go Warriors Endowment Fund building our capital base for future payouts or the Current fund which funds school requests anytime!
Have you made a gift this year? Let’s keep the ball rolling for even greater success! Would love to hit $50,000 in the Endowment Fund by the end of the calendar year. Will your class join us? Talk to your friends.
2024 Cumulative: Current Status – Sept 2024
Current Funds available: $ 2,881.55
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Endowment Fund $60,785.93
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Term Fund $12,599.50
Cum Total All Funds $73,385.43
Class of ’70 $11,916.97
Class of ’71 $29,608.96
Class of ’73 $1,830.00
Class of ‘74 $20.00
Class of ’76 $5140.00
Class of ’77 $90.00
Class of ’80 $500.00
Class of ’81 $10,000.00
Class of ’87 $100.00
Class of ’92 $1389.00
Class of ’95 $500.00
Class of ’00 $30.00
Class of ’02 $45.00
Class of ’05 $50.00
Class of ’08 $383.33
Class of ’10 $70.00
Class of ’11 $333.34
Class of ’14 $353.33
Aloha High School $60.00
Community $10,965.50
Cum Total - all Funds $73,385.43