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"It shall be the mission of the Jacksonville Public Schools Foundation to acquire, manage and distribute financial and other resources that shall be used for programs and projects which enhance or supplement Jacksonville School District #117 educational programs and provide enriched opportunities for students".

The Jacksonville Public Schools Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization and not connected with District #117. However, the Foundation supports the educational excellence of the Jacksonville Public Schools. Your contribution will help improve technology and other needs in our schools. In fact, your gift will affect all 3600 students in District #117. Call the Foundation Director at 243-9411, Ext. 333, for more information.

Foundation Board Members

Andy Applebee
Helen Baldwin
Joy French Becker
Louise Bone
John Buchanan
Bill Chipman
Jeff Coultas
Millicent Rowe Deal
Ginny Fanning
O. Robert Freesen
Jane Hadden
Gary Hutchison
Terry Jones
John Power
Jerry Symons
Paul White
Eddie Carpenter, ex-officio

Planned Giving

Please consider the Foundation in your future financial planning.

We want to place a plaque in Jacksonville High School, denoting the people who have included in their will or trust, a donation to the Foundation. We would like ten names to put on the plaque, and at this time we have only nine names. Please consider the Foundation in your future financial planning.

1. Dorothy Hodgson, Class of 1934

2. Evelyn Williams Cruzan, Class of 1942

3. Nancy Kamrer Cruzan, Class of 1951

4. Jane Hadden, Class of 1965

5. Kate and Tina Vernor, in memory of Rusty Vernor, Class of 1966

6. Gary Hutchinson, Class of 1970

7. Mark Richardson, Class of 1978

8. Dale Bennett, Class of 1984

9. Robert Freesen

Planned Giving Form

Thank you for your interest in giving to the Jacksonville Public Schools Foundation. Please complete and return this form to the Foundation office at 516 Jordan Street, Jacksonville, IL 62650.

JHS Class Reunions

Do you want to know what is happening in the lives of former classmates? Come and join the fun and festivities with your graduating class!

Jacksonville High School Class Reunions
Anniversary	Class	Date	Place	Contact Person
68th anniversary	1942	September 18,2010	Elks Club	Millie DeFrates Doyle
65^th anniversary	1945	September 11, 2010	Hamilton's	Bob Duncan
63rd anniversary	1947	October 1-2, 2010	Elk's Club	Bill Zellman
60^th anniversary	1950	September 4, 2010	Elks Club	Larry Murphy, Pat Hughes Fay
58th anniversary	1952	October 8-10, 2010	Hamilton's	Frances Edwards, Marian Manker
55^th anniversary	1955	September 18, 2010	Jacksonville Country Club	Sharon Dowland Rice, John Hill, Norma Whitacre
50^th anniversary	1960	October 2, 2010	Jacksonville Country Club	Kay and Hary Coop, Jim Robson, Nancy Painter Negus
40^th anniversary	1970	July 3, 2010	Hamilton's Fireside	Jan Schumm
35^th anniversary	1975	August 13-14, 2010	Hamilton's	Jan Mason Mills, Marty Benner Oliver, Pam Inmann Osborne, Dale Osborne, Cindy Large Tavender
30^th anniversary	1980	July 24, 2010	Pulse Nite Club	Sheryl Hogan
25^th anniversary	1985	July 10, 2010	Bahan's	Doug Freitag
20^th anniversary	1990
15^th anniversary	1995	June 12, 2010 (8-11 PM)	Hamilton's	Elizabeth Becker
10^th anniversary	2000	June 26, 2010	Elks Club	Andrew Chipman, Greg Foss

Letter to the Foundation

projects that would not have happened without the help of the Foundation.

As most of you are aware, the Public Schools Foundation has been instrumental in providing an alternative funding source for our schools. Because of their efforts, the District has been able to provide our students with opportunities they would not otherwise received. Though most of the focus has been technology, they have funded many other worthwhile projects as well. While there has been a long list of projects, those listed below will give you some idea of the scope of the Foundations work. They include:

$15,000 or more to each elementary school for computer labs (Specific donor request)
New drums for the Jacksonville High School Band
$106,000 Depko Lab for Jacksonville High School
$3,000 for Jacksonville High School Band to attend international conference in Canada
$24,000 for a wireless lab at Turner Junior High School
$10,500 for playground equipment for an elementary school
$60,000 for two wireless labs at Jacksonville High School
Weather station for science department at Turner Junior High School
Mini-grant opportunities for teachers
$8,000 for Star Reading program for grades K-8
$5,000 to Turner Junior High School for Jacksonville Digital Project
$11,400 to Jacksonville High School chemistry department
$10,000 for the installation of lights for the Jacksonville High School tennis team
On-line library catalog stations for Jacksonville High School (Specific donor request)
Donation of door prizes for opening day ceremonies
$100,000 for Promethean boards for the elementary schools (Specific donor request)
$24,000 for the chemistry department at Jacksonville High School
$5,000 for lighting project at the Jacksonville High School athletic field
$1,000 for bleachers at the Jacksonville High School soccer field
Purchased 54 LCD projectors over a two year period to benefit all District 117 schools
$11,000 for wireless access points to provide all schools with wireless access
$4,000 for Turner Junior High School science department trip to Chicago
$50,000 for Promethean boards for the junior high and high school (Specific donor request)

Both staff and students have been positively affected by one or more of these projects -- projects that would not have happened without the help of the Foundation. It is important that we do what we can to ensure the continued success of this organization. As you can tell by looking at the project list, our students have benefited greatly by their efforts.

Bill Poole, Director of Technology

Dan Nash, Former Director of Technology