Foundation funds support every student at Pope High School.
Through the generous donations of our Pope Community, in recent years we have been able to support or fully fund:
- A Para-professional in the Media center
- Testing coordinator support for both EOC and AP testing
- Purchase Hand-dryers for all the main building bathrooms
- Provide all the matching garbage cans on the entire campus (95)
- The Greyhound Mural in the cafeteria
- Redesigned and installed The HOPE Award wall
- The Marquee at the entrance to the school
- Directional signage at the school entrance
- Purchased sound system for the stadium
- Partnered with other supporters in the stadium scoreboard renovation and installation
- Windscreens at the stadium
- Contributed in part to all the championship banners in the new Gym
- The Back-lit Greyhound Art piece mounted on the PAC
- 6 Glute/Hamstring, 3 leg extension-leg curl, and 1 hack squat machine(s) for the weight room
- Gift cards for ALL certified teachers for classroom supplies
- Patio landscaping
- 8 Pope custom branded entrance rugs for the main building & PAC
- Paid for staff to attend Professional Development Conferences (5) at The Buck Institute for Project based learning
- Approximately 35 upgraded lunch tables and approximately 5 upgraded classroom sets of desks.
Some other examples of Foundation Funds at work in past years:
- Funded both AP and EOC testing Support
- Supplemented salary for a Media Center/Technology Para-pro
- Continue to fund support staff for EOC testing
- Supplied gift cards to all certified teachers for classroom spending
- Purchased tables and seats for the cafeteria
- Purchased desks for classrooms
- Purchased Greyhound mural for cafeteria to continue campus beautification
- Purchased Greyhound trash cans to continue campus beautification
- Redesigned and installed new HOPE Wall
- Purchased new banner signage for the new Gymnasium
- Partnered to fund complete renovation of the Pope Running Trail
- Purchased rugs for the gym and PAC entrances
- Renovated the PPO Conference Room
- Partnered to support the funding of a new Stadium Scoreboard
- Purchased directional signage for campus location changes post construction
- Teacher Grant Program supports specific classroom supplies
- Purchased Branding signage for the interior of the school
- Purchased roll-up windows for the textbook room
- Purchased and replaced stadium audio equipment
- Funded a Media Center makeover to transition into Learning Commons
- Purchased a Turf Field Sweeper to safely maintain the stadium turf
- Funded remodeling of the staff dining & lounge area in the cafe
- Purchase weight room equipment for new weight room
- Funded landscape and lighting upgrades across campus
- Funded a Stadium safety upgrade for the student section bleachers
- Purchased new windscreens for the Stadium
- Supported the Career Center
- Purchased covers to protect the wood floor in the gym
- Support the Heroes of Pope Enduring (HOPE) recognition program