For five decades, we ' ve championed every student's unique path, and today, we stand even stronger in our commitment. Here's to 50 years of embracing differences, empowering students, and shaping bright futures.
Mike Schwab, President
The Edison High School Board of Directors is comprised of dedicated individuals from a variety of backgrounds who generously offer their knowledge, talents, financial support, and experience to serve our school and students.
CHAIR
Pat Becker, Jr President & CEO, Becker Capital Management
TREASURER
Michael E Williams Oregon Region President, Washington Trust Bank
MEMBERS AT LARGE
Verna A Bailey Former Education Administrator
Ann Brayfield Business Owner
Brittney Clark Trustee, Clark Foundation
Dean Dordevic Principal, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Max Downing CEO, Ardon Health
Sherry Francis
Principal Broker, Keller Williams Realty
Gary Grenley Retired Attorney, Garvey Schubert Barer
George Hutcherson Retired Project Manager, Portland General Electric
Jim Kilpatrick Board Chair, Fortis Construction
VICE CHAIR
Jeff Wheeler
Retired Project Manager, Power Operations Portland General Electric
Barry Menashe Founder and Principal, Menashe Properties
Larry Mendelsohn Chairman and CEO, Aspen Capital
Dan O’Leary Retired Shareholder, CPA, Geffen Mesher
Mike Schwab President, Edison High School
Wendell Talley Owner, WCTJ, Inc
Claudia Valderrama Global CFO, Wieden+Kennedy
Summer Widmer Assistant Vice President, Producer Alliant Insurance Services
Holly Witt Practice Leader, The Partners Group
TOTAL ENDOWMENT VALUE
Balance as of June 30, 2023 $ 3 , 9 6 3 , 5 2 1
Our Endowment serves as an enduring pillar of support, ensuring the longevity and accessibility of an Edison education These funds, cultivated through philanthropy and prudent investment, provide long-term stability to Edison High School, which enhances our ability to enrich academic programs, maintain facilities, and offer financial aid to students who would otherwise be unable to afford tuition
Edison High school is committed to remaining accessible to students, regardless of their financial circumstances.
$14,450 students received financial aid representing nearly 30% of our student population.
$2,013
36 The average financial aid award was . During the 2022-23 school year: Total Financial Aid Awarded
254 was the average donation made to Edison which helps support our operational costs and financial aid program
Two hundred fifty-four individual donors gave generously to the Edison community
$484,521 $403,280 $520,223 2021
2023 2022
At previous schools, I was often given up on... That never happened at Edison.
POST Edison is a program for graduates seeking support and guidance as they transition into life after Edison Alums work with a dedicated Edison coach, offering structure and feedback Together, participants focus on collaborative goal-setting and follow-through skills. Whether navigating college, job applications and interviews, or figuring out what to do next, POST Edison is a supportive, no-cost tool for alumni.
We rely on the generous donations of our community to fulfill our mission of empowering students with learning differences The donations listed reflect cash gifts of $250 or greater received during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023
$75,000+
Anonymous
Clark Foundation
Henry Lea Hillman, Jr Foundation
$25,000+
Bruce and Mary Stevenson Foundation
OCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation
Keller Foundation
Marcia H. Randall Foundation
Summer Lea Hillman Foundation
The Berg Foundation
$7,500+
Juan Young Trust
Miller Family Foundation
Spirit Mountain Community Fund
$2,000+
MDU Resources Foundation
W Lester Brooks Foundation, Inc
$250+
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Oregon Community Foundation
$10,000+
Longbottom Coffee and Tea, Inc.
Stein Oil Company
Touchmark
Washington Trust Bank
$5,000+
Ardon Health
Becker Capital Management
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Nike
$2,000+
Bora Architecture & Interiors
Intel
Lease Crutcher Lewis
Portland General Electric
Visa Inc.
$1,000+
Ameriprise Financial Services
First Republic Bank
UBS Financial Services Inc
Weiden + Kennedy
$250+
FLIR Systems
Geffen Mesher
Kunrath & Willard Insurance Services, LLC
Nielsen's Jewelers
Edison President Mike Schwab was joined at the 2023 Brilliance Benefit by Edison Board Chair Pat Becker Jr and dedicated supporters Sally and Dr. Don V. Romanaggi.
$10,000+
Anonymous (3)
Heather and Lester Baskin
Ann Brayfield and Joe Emerson
Kristina and Frank Geary
Rebecca Julian
Penny and Phil Knight
Larry and Joyce Mendelsohn
Colleen and Werner Nistler
Claudia and Graciani Valderrama
Mary Anne and John Wagner
Jeff Yonover
$5,000+
Anonymous
Verna Bailey
Joseph Caruso and Linda Bichel
Max and Kris Downing
Barbee and John Halbert
Christine Herdman Crombie
Chris and Alicia Hotchkiss
Loren and Martha Hotchkiss
Robert and Sherry Millis
Dr. Don & Sally Romanaggi
David and Elizabeth Squire
Chandra and Erik Wahrgren
Greg and Tricia Wimmer
$2,500+
Dana Bach Johnson and Bo Johnson
Roxanne and Mark Boschert
Brittney Clark and Chris Brooks
Robert and Sally Fallow
Mark and Leslie Ganz
David Hapeman and Kathleen Fox
Ava and Christopher Henningsen
George and Sue Hutcherson
John Russell and Mary Fellows
Michael and Tara Schwab
Bill and Heather Shaw
Susan Still
Cristina Valadez and Eduardo Perez
Jeff and Carla Wheeler
$1,000+
Anonymous (2)
Tom and Julie Arndorfer
Michael and Claire Arthur
Donald and Gayle Ashton
$1,000+ continued
Aaron Baer and Eden Swartz
Mike Barr and Chris Jacomino
Brandon and Erin Bateman
Patrick and Tabitha Becker
Sara and James Betty
Karen Black
Susan Bomalaski
Cedric and Robin Bousquet
Mike and Tracey Clark
Thomas Cole and Donna Lee
Chris Cooper and Ted Lauder
Kevin Crombie
Dave and Shannon DiLorenzo
Peter and Tamara Lea Ebert
Diane Engelhard and Dr. Darren Jones
Karen and Larry Feiner
Neil Fernando
Bruce and Margaret Fraser
Ron and Eleanor Gaines
Gregory Goodman and Susan Schnitzer
Gary and Heidi Grenley
Ann Hammond
David and Erika Hammond
Julie Hiefield
Deanna Hotchkiss Agostinelli and Marty Agostinelli
Ann Humberston
Kimberlie and Brent Jacobson
Diane Jensen-Rucker and Jason Rucker
Elizabeth Johnson
Linda and Tom Johnson
Alan and Jill Jones
Desiree and Bob Keatley
Daniel and Emily Keller
John and Maureen Kennedy
Jay and Jennifer Leo
Magdalen Livesey
Jerris Marr
Janeen and Malcolm McAninch
Lisa McCluskey Williams and Patrick Williams
Rhonda and Erik Meadows
Mary and Steve Meyer
Sean Monahan
Daniel and Heather O'Leary
Maddie O'Neill Andrews and Peter Andrews
Jonathan Orpin and Maxine Bromfield
$1,000+ continued
Christine Ortner
Randy Patton and Eugene Rozenboom
Virginia and Alexander Pederson
Bill and Diane Raleigh
David Raver
Ron and Mary Ann Ricketts
Wendy and Bart Ricketts
Michael and Mary Anne Sandoval
Damian Smith
Travis and Debbie Smith
Erin Sorenson Rouse and Jeff Rouse
Gary and Lana Stachlowski
Michelle and Perry Sunderland
Greg and Khristine Van Gordon
Caitlin and Stanley Walker
Summer and DJ Widmer
Michael and Sheri Williams
Holly and Greg Witt
$500+
Anonymous (2)
Inge Aldersebaes and Timothy Speth
Bill and Doris Allen
Edison science and Senior Seminar
teacher Shanna Lonnquist surprises
Quincy Hotchkiss ‘23 with a special graduation delivery complete with a festive yard sign, cap, and gown
$500+ continued
Andrea and Jonathan Dolp
Amy Donohue and Paul McKean
Kristine Fernando
Chris and Kirsten Goetz
Helen Gould
Nicole Grayson
Nicole and Nicholas Herinckx
Greg and Mary Hinckley
Paul and Jennifer Hogan
Emily and John Holmes
Hannah Holt
Paul and Mari Hotchkiss
Blake and Elizabeth Howells
Alice Hurd
Neveen and Peter Hurd
Denise Julian
Susan Koe
Nick Kralj
Virginia and Phil Lang
Rodrigo and Renee Lara
Kelly Larkin and Martin Baicker
Jon and Paula LeBre
g and Lena Leon
ather and Eric Listy
a Mahaffey
d and Michelle Matthewson
ry and Susan Menashe
am and Stacie Mishcon
bert and Eileen Noradki
bert Phillips
ia Ponzi
y Post-Lewis and Larry Lewis
hael Reed Kirk
ak Sabi
e and Virginia Schwab
k Skolnick and Nancy Davis
ne and James Snell
y Standley
rr Stark
ne Voegtlin and Jeff Fullman
nise Waldron
x and Gina Williams
y Kay Wulff
anne Younge
drew and Aviva Zigman
$250+
Anonymous
Dawn and Gene Anhorn
Desiree Baldocchi
Irene and Chris Barhyte
Becky Bartsch
Mercedes and Arthur Berg
Jerry and Rebecca Bogorad
Justin and Morgan Bors
Mary Frances Brooks
Melinda and James Coats
Joanne Cox and Robert Feldman
Eric and Michelle Curry
Eric Davis
Eileen and Michael Day
Mark DeVito and Heidi Bartsch
Matt and Paula Dunham
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Keri and Bill Larsen
Kenneth Lerner and Katherine McDowell
Patrick and Debbie Maguire
Maureen Manning
Melissa McFeron
Joe Ann and Robert Meadows
Ezra and Kellie Merrill
Lisa and Warren Mitchell
Saeid Monsef and Dr Noshad Rahimi
Megan Moody
Curtis and Julie Noteboom
Colleen and Frank O'Mahony
Kim and Chad Pfefer
Ken and Sue Poorman
Becky and Tom Redding
Amy and TJ Richter
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Team Edison hits the road for the annual Ashland excursion to see the Oregon Shakespeare Festival!
Together, Edison students spent 3,429 hours volunteering. They worked with 91 different organizations.
Dedicating 369 hours directly to Edison High School.
In 2021, Edison teamed up with Marcela Alcantar, an alumni parent whose son Roman graduated in 2022, and introduced us to the Ta Yeiyari (My Roots Shall Exist) project This service project has students create a shoebox filled with gifts for children in a small Indigenous community in rural Mexico. Marcela began this project to help her and Roman reconnect with their Indigenous roots and, together, brought that connection to Edison
The project is a catalyst for students to think beyond themselves, prompting creativity while crafting meaningful gifts for children outside their immediate environment. When asked about bringing this initiative to Edison, Marcela shared, “I don't even have the words, it's so deep there is just this immense sense of gratitude ”
Indigenous dancers performing at a school assembly
Edison High School and Jesuit High School have a long-standing, collaborative relationship. Our innovative "hybrid program" allows students to take up to three classes at either school
This program enables the two schools to work together to best meet the needs of each student. Many Edison students participate in sports, theater, music, religious education and retreats, and other extracurricular activities offered by Jesuit in addition to benefitting from their diverse course offerings.
Jesuit students who need additional learning support can benefit from Edison's smaller class size and specialized instruction
It is incredibly special for me to be part of the Jesuit theater department while attending Edison. I have succeeded in my core classes at Edison, which has allowed me to spend my afterschool hours in the theater
When I arrived at Jesuit I immediately felt at home in the theater department Jesuit’s former Theatre Director, Jeff Hall, taught me many life skills, how to be a leader, and gave me lots of responsibility and trust, allowing me to design lighting for most of their main stage shows
Campbell Shaw ‘24
Edison-Jesuit Hybrid Student
Jesuit students took 72 95 classes at Edison. Edison students took 35 60 classes at Jesuit. In the 2022-23 school year:
