Keokuk Community School Foundation
Thank you for visiting the Keokuk Community School Foundation web site. The Foundation exists as a vehicle of financial support and assistance for the Keokuk Community School District. You can also visit us on Facebook. Join the Alumni Association. Twelve dollars keeps you in touch with alumni and supports Foundation activities. Download alumni membership form.
Scholarships Awarded
The Keokuk Community School Foundation awarded $25,600 in scholarships at KHS Class Awards Night, May 26, 2011. The KHS Alumni Give Back Scholarship was founded this year by Keokuk High School alum Andrew Messer. The $10,000 scholarship was funded by a $5000 donation from Messer and a match from his employer, CA Technologies.
Both Messer and KCSF hope to be able to continue to offer this scholarship in 2012. The recipient of the KHS Alumni Give Back Scholarship is Kelly Kruger, who may use the funds over the course of five years of post-secondary education and may draw up to $3000 per year as long as the amount does not exceed the total amount of the scholarship.
The Blind side Award is a $2000 scholarship that was created in 2010 and is given to students who have faced obstacles in their lives. This year's recipients are Amslee Bollin and Amber Wolff.
The Donald Webb and Keokuk Community School Foundation scholarships are $2,500 scholarships and are both renewable one time for $1000 each. Webb Scholarship recipients are Logan Boltz and Kyle Messer. The KCS Foundation scholarships were awarded to Angelina Galbreath and Kayla Hayes. A complete listing of past and present award winners can be found here.
Pictured above front row - Amslee Bollin, Summer Hardy, Kayla Hayes. Back row- Colby Tate, Logan Boltz, Kelly Krueger. Amber Wolf (L) and Kyle Messer below.
If you have questions or would like to donate to the scholarship funds, please contact Kris Payne at 524-3191 or KCSF P.O. Box 431, Keokuk, IA 52632.
On May 18, 2010, Keokuk Senior High School held its first awards and honors presentation at an evening ceremony in Wright Fieldhouse. The KCS Foundation funded and presented $15,000 in scholarships. Recipients can be found here.
Science Department Donation
The Keokuk Community School Foundation is pleased to announce the receipt of a recent donation to enhance the Science Department in the Keokuk Community Schools. Dr. Barbi Judd, a 1993 KHS graduate, has donated five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) to be shared by the middle and high school Science Departments.
Dr. Judd is a 1993 graduate of Keokuk High School. She furthered her education at Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Genetics, and completed her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at the University of Iowa in 2001. From 2001-2005 she was a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Pathology at Washington University, St. Louis, MO, and from 2005-2006 was a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry, Columbia, University, New York, NY. She has published a number of research articles.
Ed Kiedaisch, KCSF Treasurer, presented the Keokuk School Board with the news at their December 8 meeting. He recalled her active participation in the JETS program during her high school years. Dr. Judd currently lives in Minnesota with her husband and three year old son.
Facilities
The Foundation is proud to support the district's current facility improvement initiative. On December 12, 2005, the KCSF contributed $5,000 for improvements and additions to the KHS weight room and track. This photo was taken in March 2009 near completion of the project. The new track surface was completed in November of 2006.
If you, or someone you know, would like to contribute to this project, please contact the Keokuk Community School Foundation at the address above. There are numerous other avenues for contributions.