4/16/08
The Clear Lake Community School Foundation is in the process of selecting this year’s scholarship recipients. The awards will be announced at commencement in May.

4/16/08
The Clear Lake Community School Foundation is seeking new board members. While the board is primarily composed of CLHS alumni, any person with a strong commitment to the youth of Clear Lake and the scholarship program is invited to contact current board members to express their interest. The board meets monthly with the exception of December, June, July and August, when no meetings are held. Meetings are on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the CLTel offices.

You can contribute in one or more ways:

1. A one-time donation to the Clear Lake Community School Foundation, to add to the investment fund from which monies are drawn to award scholarships

2. Joining the CLHS Alumni Association and Friends with membership
renewable each year or a lifetime membership. Money will also go to scholarship awards and to supporting school programs.

3. Including the CLCS Foundation is your estate planning. For further information about including The Clear Lake Community School Foundation in your estate planning contact:

Doug Grabinkski
Grabinski Law Firm
705 ½ 7th Ave. North
Clear Lake, IA 50428
641-357-2992

For futher information regarding memberships and contributions, see the forms and links provided.

The Clear Lake Community School Foundation, Inc., was set up to establish a fund to award scholarships to graduating seniors. At this time, we are able to award ten $1,500 Cummings Family Scholarships, two Dr. Tom and Janis Joslyn Education Fund scholarships of $1,000 each, and one $500 Masonic Scholarship, annually. Our goal is to raise enough money to make scholarships available to every graduating senior who is continuing his/her education.

We would also like to be able to support school field trips and special activities, an area which is seeing cuts because of current budget restrictions typical for Iowa schools.

The school district is finding itself in an unusual competitive situation. With open enrollment in Iowa, parents may opt to send their children to other districts. Right now, Garner, Algona, Forest City and schools in Worth county are able to award scholarships to all seniors continuing their educations through their Foundations and special funds. The Worth county scholarships are substantial, made possible through the new casino at Northwood. They have signs all over North Iowa advertising the desirability of living in Worth County communities. The scholarships and other assistance being provided to schools (school supplies for children and more) have great appeal for families deciding where in North Iowa to locate.

Those of us still in the area believe the education received in the Clear Lake Schools was of great benefit to us, our children, and now our grandchildren. We know the tradition of excellence continues and want to support it. We also know how high the cost of secondary education is today and the kind of debts students are incurring in a society that demands training beyond high school. We have faith in the kids in Clear Lake and want to insure they have every opportunity to succeed.