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Alumni Partnership Initiative

The Oak Hills Alumni and Educational Foundation have partnered with Oak Hills High School's Career Counseling Services in an effort to connect alumni from our local business community with students interested in pursuing similar career paths.

If you are an Oak Hills Alumni and are interested in volunteering a portion of your time, please complete the application form by clicking here.

Thanks in advance for your support!

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Help Support the Mick Telkamp '87 Scholarship

Please consider a donation to the Michael P. Telkamp (Mick) Scholarship. This is a $1,500 scholarship that will be given in Mick's honor to a worthy senior at Oak Hills High School who is pursuing a career in the arts. 

Make checks payable to OHAEF and mail to:

Oak Hills Alumni & Educational Foundation
6325 Rapid Run Road
Cincinnati, OH 45233 

Chizer Scholarship

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Create Your Legacy of Philanthropy

 Individuals over the age of 70 ½  that take a Required Minimum Distribution from their retirement savings have an opportunity to make a charitable contribution and experience some tax savings.  Donations made directly from their retirement savings to public charities reduce the amount of the RMD that is taxable to the individual and will help the Oak Hills Alumni & Educational Foundation provide opportunities for our students, beyond what tax dollars will cover. 

During your lifetime, you can recommend a grant from your Donor-Advised Fund to impact lives through The Oak Hills Alumni & Educational Foundation.

A grant from your DAF can provide hope, education, support and guidance for students and teachers.
It’s easy for you to work with your DAF to support OHAEF. Simply contact your fund manager and recommend OHAEF along with the amount of the grant.
 Please be sure to tell us about your grant so we can thank you for your generous support.

The final distribution of contributions remaining in your DAF after your lifetime can be designated when you create or update your fund.  If you decide to change your beneficiary designation, would you let us know? We would like to recognize you for your generosity and ensure that your gift is used as you intend.

There are many ways to help the Oak Hills Alumni & Educational Foundation that can have favorable tax consequences, while allowing donors to leave a lasting legacy to the Oak Hills community and benefit loved ones at the same time.
 Together with your family, along with trusted financial and legal advisors, you can decide which option is right for you.
 •    Bequests (outright, percentage or residual)
 •    Charitable Trusts
 •    Retirement Assets (IRA’s, Keoghs, etc.)
 •    Life Insurance

A bequest is a gift from your estate – a transfer of cash, securities, or other property made through your estate plans.  A bequest to the Oak Hills Alumni & Educational Foundation can be made for a specific amount, for a percentage of your estate, or for all or a portion of what is left after you have made bequests to your family.  To make a gift to the Oak Hills Alumni & Educational Foundation from your estate, you must sign a new will or living trust instrument, add a codicil to your present will, or make an amendment to your present trust instrument. 

Alternatively, you can designate Oak Hills Alumni & Educational Foundation as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy.  To do so, contact the retirement plan administrator or life insurance company and complete the appropriate beneficiary designation form. 

   This information is not intended as legal, accounting, or other professional advice. For assistance in planning your gift(s), please consult a lawyer and/or financial advisor for professional advice.

The Book Bus

Building The Joy Of Reading...One Book At A Time!

Who's a Good Boy?  (or Girl?)

Boltz is a facility dog who has been trained through Circle Tail, Inc. His job is to help students who are struggling with stress, anxiety, and other overwhelming feelings that impact their happiness and learning. Boltz started at Rapid Run Middle School to get used to the sights, smells, and sounds of the building.  He's not able to see kids until his handlers finish their training, but he has already spread love, joy and happiness through the building, as the kids have seen him in the hallways, and in the counseling center.  Middle school is a hard time for kids, and we can already see the impact Boltz is having to help them through it.  He is generating excitement in learning and the desire to come to school each day!  Our intent is to raise funds to provide multiple dogs in multiple buildings, to help with the learning experience for each student.  If you would like to assist in this endeavor, please consider donating here.

The Book Bus

Building The Joy Of Reading...One Book At A Time!

Alumni Partnership Initiative

The Oak Hills Alumni and Educational Foundation have partnered with Oak Hills High School's Career Counseling Services in an effort to connect alumni from our local business community with students interested in pursuing similar career paths.

If you are an Oak Hills Alumni and are interested in volunteering a portion of your time, please complete the application form by clicking here.

Thanks in advance for your support!

Who's a Good Boy?  (or Girl?)

Boltz is a facility dog who has been trained through Circle Tail, Inc. His job is to help students who are struggling with stress, anxiety, and other overwhelming feelings that impact their happiness and learning. Boltz started at Rapid Run Middle School to get used to the sights, smells, and sounds of the building.  He's not able to see kids until his handlers finish their training, but he has already spread love, joy and happiness through the building, as the kids have seen him in the hallways, and in the counseling center.  Middle school is a hard time for kids, and we can already see the impact Boltz is having to help them through it.  He is generating excitement in learning and the desire to come to school each day!  Our intent is to raise funds to provide multiple dogs in multiple buildings, to help with the learning experience for each student.  If you would like to assist in this endeavor, please consider donating here.

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We supported the purchase of stop-the-bleed kits for 500 Oak Hills classrooms

The mission of the Foundation is to enhance the achievement, heritage and educational opportunities for Oak Hills students and staff by providing alumni and community resources to promote unity and pride, and build a legacy for a stronger community. We need you to be part of this fundraising effort. Every year we select a project which mirrors the priority projects of the district. Past projects have included the Green Township Scottie Yard playground at Oakdale

Elementary, partnering with the Oak Hills Band Association to renovate the Oak Hills High School auditorium and most recently, purchasing string and percussion musical instruments for all of the elementary schools.

Due to national tragic events there is an intense focus on school and student safety this year. School safety has taken a radical turn from the past when we were concerned with student evacuation from fires to today’s horror of facing active shooter situations. While schools continue to search for solutions we are confronted with the “what-if” scenarios. From Columbine to Sandy Hook, and now Parkland the possibility of these tragic situations are very real. The district has school resource officers in place and additionally, a sworn officer from either Delhi or Green Township patrols all of our schools every school day.

As we continue to learn from each horrific event one fact is consistent, more lives could be saved if people (particularly those inside the building in danger) could stop the bleeding of victims. Too many lives are lost as a result of blood loss or a condition known as bleeding out. Therefore this year the Foundation is campaigning to provide a special kit for every classroom to ‘stop the bleed.’

These kits can be placed in a consistent predesignated spot in all classrooms. They can be used by teachers and staff before the medical teams and authorities arrive. Each kit contains items critical in saving the lives of those injured or wounded such as tourniquets, quick clot gauze, gloves and trauma shears. Training will be provided to teachers and staff when the kits are deployed in classrooms.

This year the paddle call at our annual Recognition Dinner was enhancing our Oak Hills students learning experiences by lessening their fear of not surviving a tragic active shooter event. This is a timely need as the district focuses on maintaining a safe school environment and protecting the well-being of our Highlander students. We are all about continuing and improving existing safety programs and putting in place an additional option to protect our students. ‘Stop the bleed’ kits can save lives. 

Click here for the Local 12 story about the training for OHLSD staff who will be using the kits during the 2018-19 school year.

Thank you!

We are so grateful for the support of our new play space. These generous donors made it happen and we are so thankful!

Rocky Boiman and family

Oak Hills Alumni & Educational Foundation

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Our Mission

The Book Bus is a mobile literacy outreach committed to developing the joy of reading, building home libraries in under-resourced neighborhoods, and educating parents in effective methods to help their children become proficient readers.

Our Mission

The Book Bus is a mobile literacy outreach committed to developing the joy of reading, building home libraries in under-resourced neighborhoods, and educating parents in effective methods to help their children become proficient readers.

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Help Support the Ginny Chizer Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Ginny Chizer Memorial Scholarship was created in 2010 in memory of Virginia Chizer, a former English and Drama teacher at Oak Hills High School and an active member of the Cincinnati area theater community. Ginny wore many hats, including director, actress, costumer and producer. She worked with numerous groups around town, and devoted much of her time working with the International Thespian Society, helping adjudicate high school shows all over the country, including working at ITS’ yearly national convention in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The scholarship created in her honor is intended to continue her passion for teaching and encouraging an unconditional love of theater. The scholarship is awarded yearly to a deserving OHHS Drama Club senior planning to continue their education in a variety of fields including education and the arts.

Your tax-deductible donation, no matter what size, will allow current students to continue to pursue their dreams.

Make checks payable to OHAEF and mail to:

Oak Hills Alumni & Educational Foundation
6325 Rapid Run Road
Cincinnati, OH 45233

Kroger Rewards

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2019 ~ Madeline Schwoeppe

From Steve Groh on May 15, 2019:

"Last night I was thrilled to present the 4th Michael P. Telkamp scholarship to Madeline Schwoeppe. I have known Maddie throughout her high school career. She was one of my AP photo students and she pretty much ran Art Club for the past two years. She was an excellent student and always had a cheerful attitude...despite my nitpicking of her objectively awesome photos. The world needs more intelligent and passionate advocates for the arts, so I am excited to report that she is heading off to NKU to pursue a degree in Art Education. In fact, she told me she was gunning for my job! First, you must take the pebble from my hand, grasshopper. I wish you all the best, Maddie! You were truly a fun student to have in class."

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Visit the Kroger website to connect your Cincinnati Kroger Plus card to the Oak Hills Alumni & Educational Foundation today! We are #29526. Shop as you normally do with your Kroger card and the Alumni Foundation benefits. You can also download the Kroger app on your mobile device to load digital coupons and update your account information. Thank you for shopping at Kroger and putting money back into our schools!

Scholarship Recipients

2018 ~ Grace Wagner

2019

Abigail Dollries 

Abby Dollries will be attending the University of Toronto this fall. She plans to pursue studies in the humanities and major in history.

2017 ~ Hannah Welling

2016 ~ Taylor Helmes

2018

Max Stoddard

Grace Wagner

2017

Joshua Ward
Paige Dornheggen