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Have you been looking for a way to give back to your Red Hook community? The Red Hook Education Foundation is seeking new board members! You can learn more about who we are and what we do in our ABOUT section. If you’re interested, please email us to learn more about applying. Below are a… Continue reading Join the RHEF Board: Make a Difference in Our Community!

The Red Hook Education Foundation’s 2nd Annual “Dinner & a Movie” Event was held on Saturday, January 27 at 3PM in the RHHS Auditorium — thanks to everyone who joined! THE MOVIE: Mill Road students voted for the movie to be screened — “Shrek” won by a landslide! A fun movie for family members of… Continue reading Thank You for Supporting Our 2nd “Dinner & a Movie”

Friday evening, June 16, 2023: Thank you to everyone who dressed to impress and danced the night away with us to ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s classics in our favorite place, Bard’s Spiegeltent! The menu, created and prepared by renowned chef (and RHEF Board Member) Colleen Bloxham, was delicious; the tunes, spun by local DJ Jason… Continue reading The 11TH ANNUAL RHEF Gala – Decades Dance Party!

RHEF was happy to help the Class of 2027 set sail aboard the Clearwater last fall (2022) for hands-on experiential learning about the ecology, history, environmental challenges, and importance of the Hudson River. In addition to the “sailing classroom,” students enjoyed a trip to the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston. Normally, students get this… Continue reading All Aboard the Clearwater, Class of 2027!

The Student-in-Need Initiative supports programs throughout the year that align with RHEF’s mission of equity for all students, regardless of their ability to pay. Donations provide, among other items, clothing, eye glasses, field trip funds, exam fees, and school supplies for Red Hook students.  These are just a few of the many ways your contribution… Continue reading Please Give to the Student-In-Need Initiative

Thanks to everyone who joined us for RHEF’s first annual Dinner & a Movie Night on Thursday, November 10th (there was no school on Friday in honor of Veteran’s Day). DINNER Folks dined at these participating Red Hook restaurants before the screening on November 10th, and 10% of their checks were donated to support RHCSD… Continue reading Our 1st Dinner & a Movie – A Success!

Thank you for making the 10th Annual Red Hook Education Foundation Fundraising Gala a big success! On the evening of Friday, June 17th, from 6:30 to 10:30PM, in Bard’s Spiegeltent, cowboy hats were donned, boots were stomped, and good eats were had by all. Thanks to From the Ground Brewery for the beer tasting, to… Continue reading Thanks for Making Our 10th Gala a BIG Success!

Here’s the Red Hook High School’s new 3D Scanner & Printer — that YOU helped fund — in action!  Art teacher Mr. Joseph Monson and senior student Kat Seymour visited the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College recently to practice with the 3D scanner and computer setup.  Kat will be attending Rochester Institute… Continue reading See RHHS’s 3D-Scanner in Action!

After two years off due to the pandemic, the annual LAMS 8th Grade field trip to Washington D.C. returned the spring of 2022! Costs per student this year were higher than usual. Your donation by the trip registration deadline of FRIDAY, February 11, made a HUGE difference! You helped make sure that all our students… Continue reading Thanks for Helping Send the LAMS 8th Grade to D.C. in ’22!

Thanks to your kind donations and the matching gift of $2500 from a generous anonymous donor, Red Hook High School will benefit from the interdisciplinary opportunities of an Einscan Pro 2X Plus 3D Scanner & Laptop! Now Red Hook High School students will get hands-on experience with some of the most advanced technology used in the many fields of… Continue reading Red Hook High Schoolers Get a 3D Scanner & Laptop!

Red Hook Education Foundation is delighted to have once again co-sponsored The Red Hook Summer Academy, a grant-funded enrichment program for rising 8th grade students through graduating seniors. This program is FREE to students and includes courses such as SAT Prep, Automotive Tech, Coding, Farm to Table Cooking, Acoustic Guitar, World Languages and much more! Registration is… Continue reading Proud Sponsors of R.H.’s Summer Academy, Four Years Running!

The Sunday afternoon of May 23rd, 2021, marked the soft launch of the new 700-seat performing arts theater, with the high school spring musical performance of The Fantasticks, which was web-streamed from there live. (Click here for more info.) It’s been a long journey — from the special vote in late 2017, to the groundbreaking… Continue reading R.H. Students Get First Use of the New Auditorium!

On Friday, March 5, 2021, Red Hook chocolate lovers gathered for RHEF’s “Everything’s Coming Up Chocolate” Winter Fundraiser. A $20 ticket got everyone a Taste Budd’s Chocolate Tasting Kit, a raffle ticket, and a Zoom link for an evening of rich chocolate knowledge imparted virtually by Taste Budd’s owner, chef and chocolatier, Dan Budd.  We… Continue reading Our Chocolate Tasting Fundraiser — Rich & Delicious!

Dear Friends, We hope that you and your loved ones are healthy and safe during this time of crisis. As you know, RHEF’s fundraising benefit at Bard’s Spiegeltent, our Tenth Annual, was cancelled this year. We thank you for your generosity over the past nine years to support our school district. And now, more than ever, many… Continue reading Happy Holidays! An update from RHEF…

RHEF contributed $100K towards the construction of the auditorium, thanks to the generous contributions from gala sponsors and community contributors! And we wish to thank Assemblyman Kevin Cahill for securing $4M in grant funding for the project! If you haven’t yet seen the progress in construction, be sure to drive through the high school campus! It is exciting to see this valuable… Continue reading The Auditorium Is Becoming a Reality!

Thanks to all who came out on Friday, February 21st for our 8th Annual Winterfest Fundraiser! We enjoyed the drinks and digs of Hudson Valley Distillers, the music of the always lively T McCann Band, and the company of good friends and neighbors. It was a wonderful night of music, food and fun in support… Continue reading Our 2020 Winter Fundraiser – a Great Success!

The Red Hook Summer Academy provides local students — incoming 9th-12th graders, plus those who just graduated — with learning opportunities that would otherwise not be available to them during the typical school year.  Best of all, these courses are offered at no cost to the students, thanks to sponsorships from local organizations, including the… Continue reading The Red Hook Summer Academy