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Programs

As part of our ongoing missions to reach every student, in every classroom, on every field and on every stage, we are committed to developing programs to help support our students, staff and the campus itself.  

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GIFTS & Grants

The PLHS Pointer Association (PLHSPA) will be accepting grant applications from faculty and staff members beginning September 9, 2026 and closing October 15, 2026.

 

If you are in need of materials, equipment, and/or programs that enrich the PLHS educational experience for all students, please fill out a grant request. All purchases funded with PLHSPA grant money are considered a “donation” to the school and shall remain as property of Point Loma High School. 
 


Questions can be emailed to Horacio Morales: vp@plhspa.org

NOTE: Please submit only one proposal per department, program, booster or club. Only teachers, staff or booster board members may submit the Gift & Grant Application Form. (An exception is that a student club president may submit a request, but it must be cleared with the teacher advisor.) In order to make awards to many areas serving a broad variety of students, the maximum amount is $1,000 per application request. If a request for more than the limit is made, the department head or program director or club advisor will be contacted to revise the request. Any funds granted MUST be used for the items requested and cannot be utilized for anything more. 

If you have additional information that you would like to submit, please email directly to Horacio Morales

 

 

The Process:

Applications will be reviewed by our Gifts & Grants Committee. The Committee will make a recommendation to the PLHSPA Executive Board of Directors to be voted on. You may be contacted to provide additional information. All, a portion or none of the requested amount may be awarded. Awards will be granted based on available funds and funding priorities. You will be notified of the status of your request by the above funding date.

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Parameters:

- ALL awards given will need to have all paperwork and reimbursements completed by a povided deadline or gift/grant will be forfeited.

- Only one application can be submitted per booster/club/classroom.
- Applications need to be filled out completely to be considered for gift and grant award. Please note that all awards need to be spent solely on the item/s requested on the gift/grant application, or the award will be forfeited. There is a possibility that a booster/club/ classroom may be given a partial award, or lesser amount than was asked. Those moneys can only be used to purchase the item/s that were on the gift/grant application. Be cognizant of what you list on your applications to purchase. Money awarded can ONLY be spent on those items.


Please be clear as to why you are applying specifically for the gift/grant. Please reach out to PA VP Horacio Morales - vp@plhspa.org with any questions regarding your application request. You will be contacted directly if anything is unclear regarding your application.

 

Award Decisions and Distributions:

- Applications will be reviewed by our PLHSPA Board of Directors, and proposals will then be voted on.
- Awards will be granted based on available funds and funding priorities. You will be notified of the status of your request by the above funding date.
- Our grants are meant to provide funds for current needs and projects for which other funding is not available.
- Regretfully, we do not provide funding for the following:
     • Food/beverages
     • Cash awards, scholarships or equivalent

     • Membership Fees/Dues, Tournament Fees and Facility Rentals

     • Previously incurred expenses and/or debt, nor funds to be saved for expenses beyond June 2026
     • Equipment/materials that the school district supplies
     • Professional Development


Grant recipients may request that checks be written directly to vendors, or we can reimburse you for approved grant expenses. Any unused portion of your grant award will remain with the PLHSPA to be used at its discretion. 

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Thank you for all that you do for PLHS students!

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POINTER PRIORITIES

Coming soon...

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POINTER P.A.U.S.E.

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PROTECT OUR POINTERS

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ABOUT US >

The PLHS Pointer Association

The Pointer Association is a 501c3 nonprofit organization consisting of parents/families, students, alumni, faculty and other community members serving Point Loma High School. 

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Our Mission

The public and charitable purposes of The Pointer Association (PA) are to raise funds to enhance the education at Point Loma High School, to promote the activities of alumni of Point Loma High School, and to engage in any other lawful activities permitted under the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law.

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The Pointer Association:

  • Is the school’s sole adult fundraising organization.

  • Conducts fundraising activities and events to raise money to support capital campaigns and ongoing programs and initiatives (called Pointer Priorities).

  • Serves as the umbrella group for PLHS PA Booster Groups, each of which has its own elected officers.

  • Is guided by an elected Board of Directors and elected officers.

  • Maintains a database of PLHS alumni so we can help them stay connected with their alma mater and classmates, and so that reunion chairs can find them with news of reunion events.

  • Seeks to help Point Loma community members to connect with their high school to increase PLHS’s value as a community asset.​

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The Point Loma High School Pointer Association, the sole adult fundraising organization supporting PLHS, is a merger of three organizations each of which supported PLHS in its own way. In order to understand our mission and goals it is important to remember our history. PL Foundation History The high school’s original foundation primarily raised funds for classroom gifts and grants to help teachers do a better job for our community’s kids. In good years, these gifts and grants totaled in the tens of thousands of dollars and were a resource quite valued by the faculty and staff. Point Loma 2000 A separate community-based organization called “Point Loma 2000” was formed in 1994 to raise money for major capital improvement projects at the school. It raised about $400,000 in its six-year history. The lockers in the 300 building and the outdoor seating in the quad were two of this group’s more visible projects. PLHS Alumni Association The Alumni Association, founded in 1976, performed the traditional role of helping alums to connect (or re-connect) with their school and their classmates, and served as the custodian of the school’s memorabilia. They collected and maintained a database of alumni contact records for more than 30 years. The original alumni association also started our annual scholarship program for graduating seniors. The Merger The challenge of merging these three organizations – each with its own history, agenda, budget and funding sources, style of doing business, and significant organizational ego – extended over several years. It was not easy, as you might imagine. But finally it was all done in the year 2000. PLHSPA And very shortly thereafter, the school formally designated the newly combined PLHSPA as its sole adult fundraising organization. Clearly, the school’s leadership and administrative staff benefit from the streamlining and convenience of having a single point of contact for all school-related adult fundraising activities. At the time of the merger, the first PLHSPA President, Pete Wheeler, observed, “Working separately, the three groups have accomplished much. Working together, there’s no limit to what we can do.” The PLHSPA Board works hard to remain true to the original goals of each of our founding organizations as we fulfill our Mission: "The public and charitable purposes of The Pointer Association (PA) are to raise funds to enhance the education at Point Loma High School, to promote the activities of alumni of Point Loma High School, and to engage in any other lawful activities permitted under the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law."

2026-27 PLHSPA BOARD MEMBERS:
Lucas Murdock - President@PLHSPA.org

Horacio Morales '97 - VP@PLHSPA.org

Colleen Cook - Secretary@PLHSPA.org

Vishaal Mehra - Treasurer@PLHSPA.org

Nicole Taylor - BoosterDir@PLHSPA.org

Kim (Melhorn) Moore ’73 - Alumni@PLHSPA.org

Jeni Rayle - Communications@PLHSPA.org

Whitney Robinson - AsstTreasurer@plhspa.org

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