The P.E.M. Memorial

03/21/2026

PEM makes it to the Continental Divide

01/31/2026

Happy Heavenly Birthday to our Brother Mike, the back beat of PEM.

05/24/2025

Officially on the board!!! Congratulations senior class of 2025

05/15/2024

2 years ago. What a magical time and place ❤️❤️❤️

05/07/2024

We are so excited to present to you the 2024 P.E.M. Memorial recipients. We had the pleasure of awarding $5,000 to each of the recipients last night.

Meet Grace Finch. She will be attending Ohio University with a major in Science in Child and Family Studies and pursuing a Performing Arts Health and Wellness Certificate Program. Her career goal is to be a Child Life Specialist.

Congratulations Grace!! From all of us on the PEM Committee:
Fred Wittenbaum, Steve Bentz, John Hutchins, Toni Hutchins, Walt Medlock and Mary Anne Medlock.

05/07/2024

We are so excited to present to you the 2024 P.E.M. Memorial recipients. We had the pleasure of awarding $5,000 to each of the recipients last night.

Meet Kema Abrehet Tewodros. She is currently weighing her options on where to attend. She will be pursuing a career in Graphic and Fashion Design.

Congratulations Kema!! From all of us on the PEM Committee:
Fred Wittenbaum, Steve Bentz, John Hutchins, Toni Hutchins, Walt Medlock and Mary Anne Medlock.

05/07/2024

We are so excited to present to you the 2024 P.E.M. Memorial recipients. We had the pleasure of awarding $5,000 to each of the recipients last night.

Meet Paige Ficke. She will be attending Ohio University majoring in International Business with a minor in Fashion Merchandising and Spanish. Her career goal is to work for a clothing company and see the world.

Congratulations Paige!! From all of us on the PEM Committee:
Fred Wittenbaum, Steve Bentz, John Hutchins, Toni Hutchins, Walt Medlock and Mary Anne Medlock.

04/07/2024

Hey Finneytown Seniors, it's time to get your applications in for this year's P.E.M. Scholarships. Once again, we will be awarding $5,000 to three seniors pursuing an Arts/Music education as a major or minor. Please go to the link below to find the application. They are due on April 10th. As Roger Daltrey would say, "Be Lucky"

The P.E.M. Memorial Scholarship Fund The scholarship fund was founded in August 2010 out of love for our 3 friends and classmates that lost their lives in Cincinnati on December 3rd, 1979. The 3 scholarships are awarded annually to eligible Finneytown High School seniors who are pursing higher educa...

10/30/2023

To our beloved PEM Family, Finneytown Family and our Extended PEM Family, due to circumstances beyond our control, the 2023 PEM Memorial has to be cancelled for this year.

Sadly...there will be NO EVENT at Finneytown High School on Saturday, December 2, 2023.

No worries as we will be back again in 2024...hoping everyone has a wonderful end of 2023.

John Hutchins - FHS 1980
Steve-O Bentz - FHS 1980
Fred Wittenbaum - FHS 1983
Walt Medlock - FHS 1979
Toni Hutchins - Honorary FHS
Mary Anne Medlock - FHS 1982

06/07/2023

Ladies and Gentlemen,, we are proud to give you the 2023 class of PEM. This year was a tough year and all the applicants were phenomenal. I can’t wait for a 10 year follow up to see what positive things these young folks bring to world. Lucas Campbell, Benjamin Page, and Xavier Scheetz welcome to the PEM family ❤️❤️❤️

02/15/2023

PEM Family…a devastating loss to our community:

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