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Giving Opportunities:
We are moving along with your help!
Auditorium
fund reaches $152,000! But we've only just begun!!
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The
January 25, 1929 edition of "Hi-Life,"
the student publication, had the following story
describing the new facility: "The
auditorium is, perhaps, the most beautiful part
of the whole school. There are 1126 seats in the
auditorium, 736 on the first floor and 390 in the
balcony.
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The
auditorium was spackled, painted, and carpeted,
with the refurbished Bentwood opera chairs
reinstalled in 2002.
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We
still need your contributions!
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Lindsay
Marler, shown above with Carol Amos,from Irwin
Seating in Toronto Canada visited FSH several
times during the auditorium restoration project.
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'REOPENING'
GALA: The
rededication was held May 16, 17, 18 (7:00) and 19 (2:00
for a Sunday matinee)
Choraliers presented
a lively concert called 'A Century of Music'
featuring songs from each decade...
TV broadcast students created and narrated a
multi-media production during the concert...
Jazz Band performed on senior court. A student
art exhibit graced the halls, and students in the
foods classes provided refreshments.
A 'museum' attracted many to the
memorabilia of the high school from over the
years. The original linen blueprints
by Architect William B. Ittner were displayed in
the library.
FSH Thespian Troupe was
reinstated as #2 once again. Michael Peitz of the
International Thespians presented the school with
this designation (FSH lost the "Troupe
#2" designation in the '70s and was
reassigned "Troupe 2243" as a result).
Fairmont State College
officials were also on hand to present the school
with a commemorative plague now displayed at FSC
honoring the establishment of International
Thespian Society and Alpha Psi Omega which
originated in 1929 in Fairmont!
Foundation Commemorative items
are now available--coffee mugs, tiles, bears, tee
shirts, note cards, etc! There is also a tee
shirt commemorating the building on the National
Registry of Historic Places.
Phase II auditorium
improvements (electrical work, lighting, HVAC and other
embellishments such stage refurbishing) are estimated at
an additional $45,000 to $50,000 to complete the entire
project. In-kind donations are welcomed for
these projects. Contact us if you can help: cjamos64@hotmail.com
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Other ways to support the
FSHS Foundation:
Memorials,
bequests and contributions to maintain or establish scholarships
are always welcomed and encouraged. The Board
suggests a named scholarship be funded at an initial level of
$6,000. Pledges can be made over a period of 12 months for annual
giving above $200.
Scholarships
can be established to honor loved ones, friends, teachers and
others with a significant attachment to Fairmont Senior.
The Foundation prefers that an endowed scholarship be
funded at an appropriate level to sustain annual awards over
time. There are various options available by contacting (name).
Generally scholarships and monetary awards begin at a level of
$500. Donors or organizers of an endowed scholarship may direct
the award of the money to a designated person or specify general
criteria for applicable candidates. However, the criteria and
purpose must be approved by the Foundation Board. The Foundation
is happy to provide advice for ways to create such a scholarship.
In
addition, giving opportunities can include donation of property
that is deemed suitable or appropriate with a useful life.
Any donation of equipment, stock or suitable items will be
acknowledged as to their fair market value and that amount be
acknowledge for income tax deductions if requested. The
Foundation reserves the right to determine what non-cash items
will be accepted. For more information, contact any of the
foundation officers.
Tax
deductible contributions may be sent to:
Fairmont
Senior High School Foundation, Inc.
Fairmont Senior High School
One Loop Park
Fairmont, WV 26554 |
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