November 8, 2025 – In this Season of Giving, the Mariposa County High School Academic Boosters Club (MCHS ABC) is seeking donations from the community to help continue to provide and support academic experiences and programs to MCHS students.
MCHS ABC is a nonprofit organization with the mission of supplementing and enriching academic experiences and providing educational tools for Mariposa County High School students.
In the past ABC has supported programs such as teacher requests including a student field trip to San Francisco for a special educational program and a performance of Hamilton. In addition, ABC has supported field trips to colleges and universities. At the beginning of ABC and before incorporation, ABC helped purchase Calculus and pre-Calculus textbooks to replace far-outdated textbooks in the MCHS Math Department. ABC also helped purchase a new sound system for the MCHS Fiester Auditorium, which is a cultural center for the entire Mariposa community.
ABC supports students and staff with additional annual programs listed below.
“We look forward to funding field trips, career lunches, the valedictorian dinner, achievement night, and other staff requests this school year,” said Katie Pike, MCHS ABC Board Chair. “Your gift is essential in helping ABC and is very much appreciated.”
Donations are tax-deductible.
To donate, please make checks out to ABC and send to Mariposa ABC, PO Box 1292, Mariposa, CA 95338.
To make a donation with a credit card: visit: www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/TTTUA753GR57N
For more information on MCHS ABC, go to http://www.facebook.com/MCHSABC
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For questions or to contact MCHS ABC, email to: abc.mchs@gmail.com
ABC Programs
Career Lunches - At these monthly Career Lunches, local professionals talk with students about the path they took to get where they are today, and they answer students’ questions. ABC provides lunch from local eateries for students to enjoy while they listen, learn, and have their questions answered. Estimated cost this school year: $3,000.
Personal Best Awards - At the beginning of each school year, MCHS staff work with students on setting goals. Given at the end of the year, Personal Best Awards recognize with a certificate and $250 cash award one student in each grade level who overcame difficulty and has made significant progress toward goals. Students submit applications that are anonymously scored by ABC members based on a matrix that looks at personal growth, not perfect writing skills. Cost: $1,000.
Teacher/Group Requests - ABC gladly funds a variety of staff requests that supplement and enrich student academic experiences. For instance, in past years, ABC has paid for field trips to the Mariposa Museum and History Center, upgraded quiz programs for Spanish and French teachers, donated to the San Francisco Hamilton field trip, and much more. Estimated cost: $2,000.
Academic Achievement Night - Starting sophomore year, academic letters (for wearing on sweaters or jackets or displaying on walls) are given to students who maintain a 3.5 or greater grade point average throughout the year in recognition of their hard work and positive outcomes. In subsequent years, students who previously earned letters are then eligible to earn bars to add to them. ABC is happy to sponsor the letters and bars given out at MCHS’s Achievement Night at the end of each school year. Cost: $400.
Valedictorian Dinner - This year, ABC will host a dinner at Fredrick’s of Savourys for students, their mentors, and guests in order to recognize the outstanding achievements of MCHS’s valedictorians. A keynote speaker will give a few words to the Valedictorians and guests. In addition, ABC will give each valedictorian a Visa gift card and a commemorative program to mark the occasion. Estimated cost: $3,600.
UC Merced Lab Tours - ABC will be making arrangements with UC Merced to take a bus full of students to campus for tours of various labs and the campus as a whole. The tours are open to ALL students interested in the sciences. Estimated cost: $750.
“Be Your Best” Gift Certificates - ABC provides local eatery gift certificates to the MCHS Counseling Department to give to students who are showing a “growth mindset” and have made achievements in behavior or academics. We want to recognize how important these steps are for students. Estimated cost: $500.
On the Right Track: Nitty Gritty City - This program for seniors and juniors is similar to a life-sized game of Life where they will follow paths that show them how to open a bank account, take out a loan, buy a car, search for an apartment or house, purchase insurance, and a whole range of other adult activities with the goal of preparing students for life after high school. Estimated cost: $3,000.
MCHS Academic Boosters Club, Inc. (ABC) is a 501(c)3 organization with the mission of supplementing and enriching academic experiences and providing educational tools for Mariposa County High School students. Federal Tax ID # 80-0754018.
Source: MCHS ABC
