Posts by Heidi Lanier
QPS Foundation Awards Over $70,000 in Grants to QPS Schools
The Quincy Public Schools Foundation recently distributed grant award notices for 19 applications, totaling $72,444.34 in approved funding for use in the Quincy Public School District #172. The funds for this grant cycle will be made available after January 1, 2024, and will be for use in the spring semester of the 2023-2024 school year.…
Read MoreQPSF Welcomes Two New Board Members
Michelle Moore & Stephanie Erwin step on as QPSF Trustees The Quincy Public Schools Foundation is excited to welcome two new trustees onto its governing board. Michelle Moore, former teacher and 2022 QPSF Campaign Chair, and Stephanie Erwin, accountant and former QPS Board President, both were unanimously approved to join the board in a vote…
Read MoreA Letter from Our Executive Director
Looking back at my first year on the job Hi Everyone, I have officially finished my first year as Executive Director of the Quincy Public Schools Foundation and all I can say is Wow, what a time! I am truly humbled to have the opportunity to work with the amazing people that comprise the QPSF…
Read MoreTenth Annual Dream Big in Color 5K Fun Run Raises Record Amount
Fun Run Raises $41,119 to benefit Quincy Public Schools Quincy, Ill. – The 10th annual Dream Big in Color Run welcomed more than 700 runners and raised a record-breaking $41,119 for Quincy Public Schools. The fundraiser, sponsored by the QPS Foundation in partnership with QHS Leadership students, was a great success in raising money for…
Read MoreQPS Foundation hires new Alumni & Events Manager
Quincy, Ill. – The Quincy Public Schools Foundation is excited to announce Racheal Raleigh as the new Alumni & Events Manager. She began this position in mid-January and will oversee the Alumni program and event planning, including A Night to Dream Big and the Dream Big in Color Run. Raleigh was born in Quincy and…
Read MoreQPS Foundation Exceeds 2022 Dream Big Annual Campaign Goal
New campaign record set for second year in a row Quincy, Ill. – The Quincy Public Schools Foundation ended their 2022 Dream Big Annual Campaign on a high note, raising a record-breaking $321,078.62 in donations and pledges. This is the most raised during a Dream Big Campaign, exceeding last year’s record of $310,551. The initial…
Read More2022 Distinguished Alumni Award
Ryan Jude Tanner ’97 is the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award. He was formally recognized at the Night to Dream Big Gala on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 at the Ambiance in Quincy, Ill. Since graduating from Quincy High School in 1997, Ryan Jude Tanner’s name has become synonymous with development, excitement, and success.…
Read More2022 Dream Big Award
Longtime QSHS principal Richard “Dick” Heitholt is posthumously recognized as the recipient of the 2022 Dream Big Award. He was formally recognized at the Night to Dream Big Gala on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 at the Ambiance in Quincy, Ill. Born in 1927 in Hannibal, Mo., Heitholt grew up in the Fall Creek area on…
Read MoreDonna Rae (Hull) Tappe ’48
Donna Rae (Hull) Tappe ’48 met the love of her life, Elvin “El” Tappe ’45, one night after a QHS football game her senior year.
Read MoreTodd and Michelle (Herbert) Moore ’82
Meet QPS Foundation Honorary Chairs for the 2022 Dream Big Campaign, Todd and Michelle Moore.
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