The PHS Foundation reached a monumental milestone this year, awarding over $500,000 in grant funding to PHS Teachers.
Grants & Scholarships
Since 1988 there have been many Endowment Gifts made to the Parkersburg High School Foundation resulting in a fund of over $1,000,000.00.
Our Permanent Endowment Fund is maintained by the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation. The amount of money generated by the invested funds supports all projects, grants and scholarships selected by the Foundation.
2026 Teacher Grants Announced
Susan Lynch will use the funds to purchase a portable balance scale for AP Chemistry.
Joshua Dubs will use the funds to purchase digital pianos to expand the piano lab.
Mary Eddy will use the funds to purchase a class set of books by Elie Wiesel and Shakespeare, as well as 2 bookshelves.
Dan White will use the funds to purchase 12 percussion marching stands.
Andrew Moore will use the funds to purchase a projector and blackout curtains to upgrade AV capabilities in the Film Studies and English courses.
Justus Robinson will use the funds to purchase opioid technology goggles and curriculum for Health classes.
Megan Bost will use the funds to purchase materials for art therapy to be used as emotional support in her guidance office.
Sherri McManaway will use the funds to purchase mini electrophoresis equipment and supplies for Biology and Forensic Science.
Ryan King will use the funds to purchase anatomical models of organs for Human Anatomy and Physiology 2.
Sam Vincent will use the funds to purchase playing boards for the review game, Presevents.
Amelia Roedersheimer will use the funds to purchase a touchscreen interactive board for Health and Health Professions.
Tamara Kuhl will use the funds to purchase magnetic coordinate grid dry erase boards.
Lisa Berry will use the funds for the registration fee for the JETS Team national competition.
Christine Walker will use the funds to purchase materials to create 80 vocational task boxes for students in the autism program.
Bobbie Gelpi will use the funds to purchase materials for the Advanced Math Modeling class.
Sara Corey will use the funds to purchase materials to create a structured classroom, Decompression Den.
Scholarships
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This Award honors Ella Miller Adair, class of 1914, and was established in 2007 by her late daughter Katherine Adair Roberts. The scholarship is awarded to a promising student in drama and English.
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This award was created in 2011 by an agreement between the PHS Foundation and the officers of the Classes of 1943. It is awarded yearly to a top student with financial needs.
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This award honors the late 1941 graduate and was created by his wife, Joy L. McLean, a 1956 graduate. The award, established in 2006, is given annually to an outstanding football team member with high qualities of personal character and team leadership.
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This award has been awarded since 1929, although the PHS Foundation did not assume responsibility for the award until 2003. The prize is presented to three students with the highest academic average among male and female athletes, two boys and one girl. The lack of sufficient funds has prohibited this award from being granted in recent years.
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This fund honors Gene Rector Rouse, class of 1939, and Jack H. Rector, class of 1945. The fund may be used for capital improvements at PHS only.
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This scholarship was created in 2010 for students interested in attending a workshop, summer program, or advanced study. Application is made through the Guidance Office. $1000 is allotted yearly for this program and selection is made by the PHS Foundation Board of Directors.