School Has New Look, Thanks to Foundation
What a difference $800,000 can make.
The Corona del Mar High School Foundation spent that much money over the summer to clean and paint the school and outfit it with new computers and telephone systems. The finishing touches are now being put on a new language lab that cost the foundation $98,000.
Even the parking lot got a make-over with new palm trees, benches and a resurfacing, all paid for by the foundation.
“It really looks great,” said foundation spokeswoman Kimberly Rothwell.
A group of parents formed the foundation last spring to pay for improvements at the school. When they kicked off their fund-raising drive in April, they said they hoped to raise $1 million to clean the school and buy new equipment.
To date, the group has raised more than $900,000 from parents, alumni and businesses.
“The scary thing is there is still a lot more that needs to be done,” Rothwell said.
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