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Our Annual Scholarships

Please review our list of annual scholarships offered to the graduating class.  Each of these scholarships is privately funded and any contributions you make are tax deductable and go directly to the award recipients.  The application process will be opened each year for qualifying seniors.  

Spirit of the Pointer Scholarship

Students submit an essay stating what being a Pointer Alum will mean to them.  Alumni Committee members read the essays and participate in selecting the recipient.

Jim "Mouse" Robb Memorial Scholarship

Established by the Sunset Cliffs Surf Association to provide financial assistance for students who are taking their first scholastic steps to being a 1st responder, lifeguard, firefighter, police, nursing, ect. or who are entering a trade school. It is intended to help students who might not necessarily be four year university students but plan to continue education leading to a trade or public servant as a 1st responder.

Brady/Beltran/Posternak Scholarship

Established by parents who notice that dinner conversation often revolves around teachers who inspire their students to be their best in both academics and life. Students are prompted to write an essay about the teacher(s) who have pushed them to demonstrate improvement in academic grades, improved citizenship grades and toward a demeanor that is reflective, empathetic toward others and more determined to succeed. While this is sometimes a painful journey for the student, it pays off over a lifetime.

Bennie Edens Memorial Scholarship

In memory of Coach Edens who led PLHS football team for decades.  His impact on generations of Pointer Athletes as well as the community is a source of Pointer Pride.

Larry Zeiger Scholars

In honor of Larry’s decades of enthusiastic teaching and his “Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance” theatre arts program which awakened thousands of Pointers to their inner acting/singing/dancing talents.

Pointer Sisters

Merit based scholarship for one student planning on attending a 4-year college or university. Requirements are a GPA of 3.0 or higher, community service, and participation in school activities.

Pointer Brothers

This scholarship was created to encourage and reward efforts by PLHS students to communities of interest to them.. Essay question: "Given the stress and pace of your life, how do you find the time and opportunities to help others, and what have you learned from it?"

Dr. Ned Chambers Memorial Scholarship

Established by the Class of 1969 in memory of classmate, community physician, and PLHS team doctor, Ned Chambers. Applicants must demonstrate strong academics, athletic participation, and student leadership. Awarded to one graduating male and female per year.

Private Scholarships

The Pointer Association/PLHS Alumni also administer Scholarships that have been established and are funded by groups of Alumni or individuals who raise funds for a scholarship of their own design.  If you wish to start a Scholarship in Memory of an Alum, in Honor of an Alum, Teacher, Community member, or on behalf of an Alumni group, e-mail us here.  We are happy to assist you in setting up your scholarship and we can accept donations on behalf of your scholarship via this page.

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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