P.C.H.S. / Guilford H.S.

Alumni Scholarship Programs

Many of the Scholarships awarded by PCHS are processed through the Maine Community Foundation in Ellsworth, Maine. Their web site is: www.mainecf.org.

The Guilford/PCHS Alumni Committee makes occasional donations to the Maine Community Foundation for students from the dues we collect. We encourage former alumni to visit the above web site and consider making an investment to the Foundation to benefit the students of PCHS.

Since 1983, over 6,000 donors have helped created a $99 million charitable endowment, the income from which supports Maine nonprofit organizations and public agencies today, and in the future.

The following scholarship funds are administered by the Maine Community Foundation for the benefit of P.C.H.S. students:

The Guilford High School Alumni/Memorial Fund has a balance of $23,776.88.

The PCHS Alumni/Memorial Fund is combined with the following fund:

Van Dyke Scholarship

The above fund has a balance of approximately $12,569.13. Separate amounts attributable to each fund are not known. The funds were combined into one fund to qualify for the Maine Community Foundation minimum amount of $10,000.

The interest rate attributable to all of the funds is based on current stock market values managed by the Maine Community Foundation.

The Guilford / P.C.H.S. Alumni Association also administers the Amy Pierce Citizenship Award.

The balance of the Amy Pierce Alumni Scholarship CD is: $4,073.17 and the balance of the GHS/PCHS Alumni CD is $3,752.35.

At the P.C.H.S. graduation in June 2001, $41,000 in scholarship Funds were awarded to Students. Last year in 2000 over $46,000 was awarded. All the money is derivative from the local area.

The Guilford H.S. Memorial Scholarships were awarded to:

2001 -Aaron Chiasson, Nathan Kulas, Amanda Folsom, Drake Martell, Veronica Garrett-Young, and Stephanie Watson.

2000 - Luke Coburn, Dana Karolak, Shane Overlock, Ria Wacker, and Lelia Brown

The Amy Pierce Citizenship Award went to:

2001 - Peter Marsh
2000 - Calvin Gilbert

The Sangerville Alumni Association went to:

2001 - Stephanie Daggett, Susan Kelly, Moriah King, Drake Martell, Bobbi Sue Palmer, and Kasey Starbird
2000 - Kalli Pulkkinen, Luke Coburn

Individuals or classes may contribute to any of the above funds.

Classes who wish to have their own funds identified to their class (i.e. class of 1920 Scholarship Fund) may deposit those funds into the Maine Community Foundation. When the fund reaches a level of $10,000, MCF will invest the money in the stock market under whatever designation the class intended. Scholarship awards can be based on criteria the class sets up. A class or group who wishes such a fund may choose to make it generic by class year or memorialize the fund for a classmate, or other entity.

Class representatives or groups may also contact www.cf.org for further information. Karen Hartt is a contact point at 1-877-700-6800 or 207-667-9735 or email her at khartt@mainecf.org.

We welcome you to contact the Guidance Director at P.C.H.S. at (207) 876-4625 for further information. Contact Person: Paula Brown, Guidance Secretary.