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Houlton High School Alumni Association

Launches Student Opportunity Fund

HOULTON, Maine — The Houlton High School Alumni “High school is a time when experiences outside the
Association has announced the creation of the Houlton classroom can be just as formative as those within it,” said
Student Opportunity Fund, a new initiative designed Association President Nancy Ketch. “Our goal with the
to ensure that every Houlton High School student Student Opportunity Fund is simple: we don’t want any
can access essential educational and enrichment student to have to say no to an opportunity just because
opportunities while still in school. of cost.”

The Student Opportunity Fund will provide financial RSU 29 Superintendent Joe Fagnant praised the
assistance for experiences that go beyond the traditional initiative, “The Student Opportunity Fund represents
classroom but are vital to student growth — such as exactly the kind of community partnership that helps
driver’s education, musical instrument purchases, field our students thrive. By removing financial barriers to
trips and other extracurricular activities. By reducing driver’s ed, music, and school trips, we’re giving Houlton
financial barriers, the fund aims to help students develop students the chance to build confidence, discover their
real-world skills, explore new interests and participate talents, and prepare for life after graduation. We’re
fully in school life. deeply grateful to the Alumni Association and everyone
who will contribute to this effort.”
Recognizing the importance of these opportunities,
the Alumni Association’s board has already dedicated The Houlton Student Opportunity Fund represents
$10,000 in seed funding to launch the program. In a new chapter in the Alumni Association’s mission to
addition, this year’s Giving Tuesday fundraiser will focus support the town’s youth. By providing timely financial
exclusively on growing the Student Opportunity Fund to support, the fund will help students gain essential life
meet the needs of more students. Community members, skills, discover their talents and prepare for life after
alumni and local businesses will be invited to contribute, graduation.
ensuring the fund can continue to support students for
years to come.

Support the Houlton Student Opportunity Fund this Giving Tuesday - December 2, 2025
The Houlton High School Alumni Association is proud to launch
the Student Opportunity Fund, a new initiative ensuring every
Houlton High School student can access essential opportuni-
ties - like driver’s education, musical instruments, field trips,
and extracurricular activities - without financial barriers. We’ve
already dedicated $10,000 in seed funding to get the fund
started, and have applied for a matching $10,000 grant, but
we need your help to grow it. Our goal is to develop a $30,000
fund. Every contribution made this Giving Tuesday will go
directly toward helping students gain real-world skills, explore
new interests, and fully participate in school life.

Please help us reach our goal of raising the final $10,000. You
may contribute on-line by going to our site at www.houlton-
alumni.com.

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