The Mission of the Friends of Hamilton Schools Foundation is to enhance educational opportunities for the Hamilton School District’s students, faculty, and alumni through scholarships, grants and community support.
Our Community
These dedicated community members understand that a dynamic and successful educational environment helps attract families that sustain a healthy community.
Board Members
John Mikesell
A Malta, Montana native, John attended college at Pacific Lutheran University and Western Montana College. Besides building the theater program, he taught Math and Industrial Arts at Hamilton High for 37 years.
K-12
Expedition: Yellowstone!
On this 4-day/3-night adventure, 4th graders from Daly learn about the unique geology and ecology of the park while building responsibility and independence: testing the pH of hydrothermal features, studying animal skulls, and cooking dinner for their classmates.
HHS Alumni
Kali Hayes-Humphrey
The scholarship I received from the friends foundation helped me achieve my dreams of becoming a family nurse practitioner, and this gave me the opportunity to continue on and get my Masters degree. I am grateful to the foundation for helping me have the opportunity to pursue my dreams.
Donors
Vinal Memorial
Virginia and Dean Vinal dedicated their time, talent, and financial support to the development of music programs at Hamilton High School and beyond in the Bitterroot Valley.
Ways to Give
The Foundation is grateful for all donations at any time. In fact, we need donations to maintain our nonprofit status, and your contributions are tax deductible. Several donors contribute through the alumni scholarship, the general fund, or in memoriam of a friend or loved one.
We would be honored to assist you in naming The Friends of the Hamilton Schools Foundation, Inc. as a beneficiary of your Will, Revocable Trust, or Charitable Remainder Trust. In addition, you may wish to start a plan of gifting to include cash or appreciated property (such as real property or stock); we are a qualified non-profit organization, so such gifting may be tax deductible.
Many of our current scholarships were funded through the estate plans of our benefactors. We would be honored to assist you in naming The Friends of the Hamilton Schools Foundation, Inc. as a beneficiary of your Will, Revocable Trust, or Charitable Remainder Trust.
