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Providing Opportunities That Change Lives!
The Mountain Ridge Academic Endowment fund was
established by parents, teachers, community members
and school administrators to support academic
achievement and excellence at Mountain Ridge High
School.
• The fund is part of the Allegany County Public Schools
Foundation. Donations to the foundation are tax
deductible.
• Committee members consisting of parents and teachers
from the Mountain Ridge community manage the fund.
• The endowment fund supports academic programs and
students by providing funding that enhances student
learning opportunities, such as:
•Field trips that enhance student
learning
•Technology equipment for the classroom and lab
•AP examination study guides and exams
•Support for the Arts
•Support for academic competitions & remediation
•Establishment of academic scholarships
•Specialty projects involving academics
The Endowment Fund
needs your support in accelerating learning through enhanced funding and
community participation.
Direct Fund Donations to:
Allegany County Public Schools Foundation
C/O Mt. Ridge AEF
108 Washington Street
Cumberland, Maryland, 21501-1724
Jaime
A. Striplin, Chair
Jeannie Gentry, Treasurer
Melissa Blank, Secretary