Cedar Falls Schools Foundation

06/05/2026

The 2026 Cedar Falls Kiwanis Rough Risers Scholarship recipient is Riley Castro.

Since 1980, the Rough Risers Kiwanis Club of Cedar Falls has been responding to the needs of Cedar Falls and Waterloo. Kiwanis president, Barbara Sanders, presented this year's scholarship.

06/02/2026

The 2026 Kathy Bunger Memorial Scholarship recipient is Addison Spier.
Kathy provided enormous strength and support for cancer patients and raised money and awareness for cancer research and education. Congratulations Addison!

06/01/2026

Second graders at North Cedar Elementary School - Cedar Falls recently learned about spending, saving, and giving during their financial literacy unit. We were honored to share about our work and be considered as a recipient of their donations.

Today, we stopped by to receive their gift after being selected as one of the organizations they chose to support. Thank you, second graders, for your generosity and kindness!

05/29/2026

Last week, before graduation practice and the grad walk, we got to treat the Class of 2026 to breakfast -- special thanks to these breakfast sponsors:
- Buckeye Corrugated
- Brummel Madsen Insurance
- Hawkeye Community College
- BTC Capital Management
- Coloff Media
- First Bank
- Cedar Falls Tiger Booster Club

Best of luck Class of 2026!!

05/29/2026

John Tamisiea Memorial Scholarship 2026 recipient is Cael Harms.
John, class of 1983, was an honors student and multi-sport athlete while at CFHS. He went on to have a distinguished career as a partner at a top Chicago law firm. His greatest joy was his family. Presenting this scholarship were a couple of John's friends - Steve Davis and Jim Darrow.

05/25/2026

Dan and Bea Brown Memorial Scholarship 2026 recipient is Addelyn Hoskinson.
Dan and Bea were long-time residents of Cedar Falls who had a great interest in travel, education, youth, and the community. Congratulations Addelyn!

05/20/2026

Do Better. Be Better. Scholarship 2026 recipient is Casey Tran.
Jamie Smith, a PE teacher at CFHS suffered a stroke in 2013. Her will to 'Do Better. Be Better.' became her motto as she recovered. Congratulations Casey!

05/07/2026

05/07/2026

We celebrated National Teacher Appreciation Week with two surprise visits to support educators continuing their learning.

This year’s Nero Memorial Grants of $650 each were awarded to Ali Gerbracht, special education teacher at Cedar Falls High School, and Emily Pendleton, 4th grade teacher at Hansen Elementary, as they pursue further education in their fields.

Established by Doris Nero in memory of her husband, John, the fund continues their shared commitment to supporting new teachers and professional growth. Since its creation, 27 teachers have benefited from this grant.

05/06/2026

The FINAL PHASE bid has been approved for the SCHEELS Tiger Performance Center by the Cedar Falls Community School District Board of Education on Friday, April 27, 2026.

The $3.268M bid by Peters Construction of Waterloo was accepted. The phase 2 final bid will include paint, HVAC, lightning, signs/graphics, overhead doors, accessories and flooring. We are incredibly grateful for the many donors who have supported this project and to the dedicated fundraising committee!

Construction will continue on the facility with anticipated opening in late 2026/early 2027!