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The Mission of the Poway High Foundation

Our mission is to advance the ideals of the Poway High community through active involvement of students, staff, parents, alumni and friends. By inspiring and nurturing a culture of philanthropy, the Foundation serves as the school's primary fundraising organization. It facilitates raising, managing and allocating resources to support academic and co-curricular school programs, teaching innovation, athletics and student life initiatives .

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UPCOMING FUNDRAISER

Titans Shamrock Fest 2026

March 14, 2026 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT

Celebrating Our Sucesses

We kicked off the 2025-26 school year with our "Start of Year" email campaign, which was a HUGE success! A BIG thank you to our parents and community for coming together in our time of need–for the students and staff at PHS.

Want to check out our other success stories and where our past donations have helped our school?

Visit our Donate page for more info.

Current Urgent Needs

Due to recent district-wide budget cuts, our school is facing a shortage of basic classroom supplies. We are launching an urgent campaign to raise funds for items that directly impact your child’s daily learning experience.

Tissues, Hydration Station...

Essential for interactive whiteboard lessons, student participation, and group activities.

Supporting the Mission

Giving Opportunities

Poway High Foundation advances the mission of our school community by creating involvement opportunities and leading fundraising campaigns to generate private support for the following core priorities.

Academic Programs & Cirriculum

Investing in the stellar reputation of Poway High School

Instructional Materials and Supplies
Instructional Technology
Curriculum Development
Academic Staffing Support
College Readiness

Co-curricular Programs

Strengthening the character and competitiveness of our students

Academic Field Trips
Supplies to Support Programs
Student Services
The Arts
Athletics

Innovations in Teaching

Providing opportunities to foster the innovative spirit of our teachers

Professional Development Opportunities
Technology
School Visitations
Teacher Collaboration & Research

Help Raise Gold for the Green! PHF's Annual Fundraiser

Titans Shamrock Fest 2026 - March 14th, 2026

Join us at Poway High Foundation’s Titans Shamrock Fest on Saturday, March 14th, 2026 from 6-9pm at Oak Hall at Poway Community Center. Join us for an unforgettable night of fun, food, drinks and music as we raise funds for Poway High School.

This fundraiser benefits every student at Poway High. If you can not make the event, please consider making a donation. Together, as a community, we can improve the students’ experience at Poway High.

Thank you to our Event Sponsor

Who We Are

The Foundation is overseen by a board of volunteer trustees. These trustees are parents, alumni, students, school staff and the Principal of Poway High.
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation with a tax ID# of 33-0823876.

Executive Officers

Chair – Kelly Mau
Vice Chair –
Treasurer – Elsie Russ
Secretary – Alicia Gormican
Financial Secretary – Elsie Russ

Directors

Alumni President – Larry Ott ’81
Webmasters – Melissa Wicklund, Kimberly Hansen
Communications –

Ex-Officio Members

Principal – Dr. Penuliar
Vice Principal –

Join Our Board

We generally meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 6pm in the Poway High Museum (northwest corner of Building F). Please contact the Foundation Chair for more info.

Please use our Self Nominating Form to tell us about your interests.

Members

Sara Alsop
Andrew Baker
Lauren Blacker
Steph Cole
James Gavigan
Paulina Gomberg

Beth Lewis
Bo Morris
Andrew Rosenberry
April Rosenberry
Iryna Sheeler
Jasmine Willois

Contact Information

Poway High Foundation
15500 Espola Road
Poway, CA 92064

Phone: 858-748-0245
email: chair@powayhighfoundation.org

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