Success Funds
Funds allowing for the advancement of education in specific areas of the curriculum can be established through the District 214 Education Foundation. These funds can be endowed and create significant opportunities for greater success for our students across the District. Contact Brooke Snell, brooke.snell@d214.org or (847) 718-7699 for more information.
Trades Certification Fund
This fund was established to support Elk Grove and Wheeling High School students who otherwise could not afford to complete a certification in the trades. The term trades or skilled trades generally covers five broad categories including agriculture, construction, service, manufacturing and industrial skilled trades.
Students must be recommended by a Teacher and/or Counselor, in addition to demonstrating financial need.
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The Bob Frisk Legacy Fund
Universally beloved, always upbeat and a legend in suburban high school sports, Bob Frisk's rough entry into the sports section of this newspaper shaped his career.
Bob cherished the idea of impressionable teenagers, devoted parents and caring coaches coming together to make something positive and far bigger than a final score. And they loved Bob for helping them realize what is truly important. People felt better after reading Bob's columns or chatting with him on the sidelines.
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The Cardinal Fund
Through The Cardinal Fund, the District 214 Education Foundation will cover costs critical to student futures: Advanced Placement tests that can position students for greater success and reduce the price of a post secondary education; career credentials in areas like healthcare, manufacturing and IT that ensure students are poised for success.
District 214 Arts Fund
Over the years, District 214 has been known to represent the fine and performing arts with distinction -- Alumni carving out names for themselves as accomplished actors, performers, vocalists, musicians, painters, sculptors, screenwriters, authors and more using skills honed in District 214 classrooms. We are now preparing the next generation.
This fund supports career exploration and success in the fine and performing arts for our students. The fund will have the power to afford opportunities to our students that they may not otherwise have to due to the limited means allocated for Arts Education and career exploration in the arts’ industry.
Lisa DelMuro Nanotechnology Legacy Fund
This fund supports continued innovation and learning in the field of nanotechnology at Wheeling High School. The fund is named in honor of the late Lisa DelMuro, the innovative and beloved teacher who helped create Wheeling's nanotechnology lab -- the first of its kind in a public high school -- and developed corresponding curriculum to ensure student success. Lisa's legacy lives on in her students and in the laboratory, and in every success of every graduate who goes on to pursue a related career. This fund supports equipment purchases and repairs and other needs that contribute to the overall success of the nanotechnology program and curriculum.
Serafin Fund for Adult Education and Family Literacy
Rhonda Serafin empowered thousands of learners over the course of her more than three decades with District 214 Community Education, working diligently and tirelessly to improve the lives and educational opportunities for adults in our communities and providing entire families the promise of a brighter future.
In honor of her June 2018 retirement, the Foundation announced the Serafin Fund for Adult Education and Family Literacy, dedicated to the continued enhancement of opportunities and services that have educated generations under her leadership. The fund will cover areas including Read to Learn and the Catherine M. Lee Women's and Children's Center, with an eye on providing additional resources and success to enthusiastic learners where the need is greatest.
Martha Maxson Fund
Established to honor a long-time beloved Buffalo Grove High School teacher, this fund supports at-risk BGHS students.
Thank you for your consideration of the Martha Maxson Fund.
$30K for 30th Reunion: WHS Class of 1989
This inspiring initiative, launched by members of Wheeling High School's Class of 1989, supports Wheeling students by funding Advanced Placement testing costs and co-curricular expenses for students who need additional assistance. Originally organized around the 30th Anniversary reunion in 2019, this fund continues to raise gifts to support Wheeling students. The goal is to establish an endowment of $30,000 to enable approximately $1,500 of annual student support in perpetuity.