Our Mission

The mission of the Garinger Education Foundation is to provide scholarship opportunities to graduating students and to enhance the educational program at Garinger High School by developing and supporting initiatives that improve the educational environment for students, teachers, administrators and parents.

Learn about how we are achieving our mission in the 2020 Brochure.

Latest  News

Thank you to all of our generous donors who have grown the GEF Wildcat Scholars Endowment. The endowment has grown to over $117,000 since its inception.

With a virtual Honors and Awards ceremony, GEF honored 13 new scholars for the 2020 academic year. This included a new UNC Charlotte / Red Ventures / GEF/ Computing and Informatics Scholarship Partnership.

Click here to learn about our 2020 Scholars.

Visit us on Facebook for highlights of some of our 2020 Scholars

Walk of Honor Pavers

Are you looking for a gift to honor a special teacher? Perhaps you want to recognize an alum who has made an impact on your life.  A paver on the Walk of Honor to the Vietnam Memorial at Garinger High School will be a lasting remembrance. All proceeds go to benefit the students and staff of Garinger High School.  Visit our Contribute page! You can download the Paver Form and contribute online or by check. Our next group of pavers will be installed on Saturday, October 24th at 11:00 AM.