The Wakefield Education Foundation is set up to receive donations the following ways:

  • The United Way (number 8707)

  • The Combined Federal Campaign (number 66600)

  • Fill out a form and mail donations to:

  • Via a secure online transaction (PayPal, credit cards)

  • Via a secure online transaction on your Master Card, Visa or Discover Card

The purpose of the Wakefield High School Education Foundation, Inc. is to provide scholarships to graduating Wakefield seniors. Established in 1986, the Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are proud that, to date, we have been able to help one hundred and ninety-six Wakefield graduates attend college. Since the creation of the Foundation in 1986, we have given a total of $966,669 in scholarships and teacher grants." All of those funds were raised through contributions and interest income.

Volunteers do all of the work of the foundation and the only expenses are postage and printing. Because of this, the Foundation has historically been able to give over 107% of funds donated in scholarships.

Each spring a selection committee consisting of alumni from various Wakefield classes and current staff members review the scholarship applications and select award winners.

In addition, the Foundation maintains a database of Wakefield graduates and friends of Wakefield. The data is available to reunion committees.

It has been 25 years since Pete Arnston gave the first Wakefield scholarship. The 2011 class of scholars is shown below.

Shown above are the Wakefield Scholars (from left to right): Sharmila Pandiyarauju, Meron Kebede, Yuan Zhai, Cordie Campbell, Kenneth Giles, Londi Guerra, Adriana Lopez-Piper, Mariam Amirir, Elizabeth Laird, Jorge Acevedo, Yogesh Dhakal, Jon Remedios, Tofique Sikder, Rosemary Girard, Thomas O'Neil, Nicholas Werner, Muntaser Ahmed, Vanessa Isip, Henry Morales, Marcus Evans, Michael Tesfahunegn (Missing: Sha´von Beale, Lilia Cherchari, Jame´ Jackson, Tushing Khangal.)

To see a list of all Wakefield Scholars, click HERE.

Education Foundation Newsletters

  • Jan, 2011 Email Broadcast (PDF)
  • May, 2011 Email Broadcast (PDF)
  • Aug, 2011 Email Broadcast (PDF)
  • Oct, 2011 Email Broadcast (PDF)
  • 2011 (PDF)
  • 2010 (PDF)
  • 2009 (PDF)
  • 2008 (PDF)
  • 2007 (PDF)
  • 2006 (PDF)
  • 2005 (PDF)
  • 2004 (PDF)
  • 2003 (PDF)
  • 2002 (PDF)
  • 2001 (PDF)
  • 2000 (PDF)

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