Thanks to a generous donation from The Honorable Frank L and Arlene G Price Foundation, the Ridgefield Public School Foundation (RPSF) is proud to offer the Price Foundation Scholarship. In 2024, we will be offering up to $2500 in funding. The scholarship will be awarded to students who are planning to attend a technical school, trade school, or certification program. This scholarship is aimed at supporting those interested in fields ranging from (but not limited) to dental assistant, medical assistant, phlebotomy, real estate, auto mechanic, automated drafting, welding, hospitality management, culinary, and heavy equipment operation. 

Eligibility:
1. Must be an enrolled Ridgefield Public Schools high school senior.
2. Planning to enroll in technical or trade school or a certification program in the fall of your graduating year.

Application and Funding:
1. Each applicant must complete the application form to receive a grant.
2. Scholarships will be paid directly to the school or program of choice.

Scholarship Requirements:
1. Completed application
2. Use the scholarship proceeds only for the intended use.
3. Proof of current enrollment in an RSD school/PDF copy of most recent transcript.
4. Proof of financial need (parent/guardian tax return, free & reduced lunch acceptance letter, SAR/FAFSA) OR an explanation of financial need if no documentation is available.
5.  PDF copy of letter of recommendation by someone whom you have interacted with and knows you well in your school career (e.g., teacher, counselor, principal).

 
 

About Arlene & Frank Price

Arlene Goheen Price was born in Vancouver Washington and lived all of her childhood years on the family property purchased by the Falk family in 1906. She graduated from Vancouver high school and after working at the shipyards during WWII she graduated from Washington State University in 1947. She met her husband Frank while teaching art at Huntington Junior High School in Kelso, Washington. They were married for 43 years before his death in 1996.

Frank was born in Oklahoma and served in the Navy in the early 1930s as a seaman and an officer after graduating from college at Oklahoma A&M during WWII. He came to Cowlitz County in 1952 and after finishing law school at the University of Washington he practiced as an attorney and later retired as a superior Court Judge. While working and residing in Cowlitz County he ran the Navy Reserve there and retired as a Navy Captain.

Though never blessed with children they felt a great connection to the Cowlitz and Clark County areas. They loved to travel and spent much time on their tree farm in Rose Valley Washington. It is their wish that their estate benefit the people of Clark and Cowlitz Washington Counties and have established a trust to provide for the health, education and historical preservation therein. (bio courtesy of the Price Foundation)

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