Business Exec Gives School $1 Million

Sun., Dec. 17, 1995

From Staff And Wire Reports

A middle school at Payette has become perhaps the best endowed primary education facility in the state - as long as it doesn’t change its name.

It was named the Warren McCain Middle School in 1987 and during the week McCain, retired chief executive officer of Albertson’s Inc., announced the formation of a $1 million endowment.

The endowment is likely to be in place by the end of the year and could give the school an extra $50,000 to $100,000 per year for academics.

“Having that school named after me was the greatest honor ever bestowed on me,” McCain told several hundred people attending a school board meeting.

McCain stressed that the funds are to be used for supplementary academics, above the school’s regular budget.

McCain is a 1943 Payette High School graduate. He has a long tradition of supporting the school district, both with gifts to the middle school and also with scholarships for Payette students to attend Albertson College of Idaho at Caldwell.

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