For the first time since 2019, the Falcon Education Foundation presented mini-grants to almost 30 staff members during the Fantastic 49 presentation on Nov. 10 at Creekside Success Center.
“We are thrilled to be back … we had some amazing grant requests this year, and the foundation is proud to support innovative learning opportunities in District 49,” Kayla Maldonado, foundation president said. “Our mini-grants help make certain projects possible that otherwise would not be able to happen.”
The following staff members were honored as 2022 Falcon Education Foundation mini-grant recipients, and were awarded funds to implement unique and engaging projects in their schools.
|
Name |
School |
Project Title |
Mini-Grant Amount |
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Jenna Bell |
Banning Lewis Ranch Academy |
Jazz Fly Be-Bops to Banning |
$1,000 |
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Jamie Candelaria |
Horizon Middle School |
Virtual Reality in the Special Education Classroom |
$1,345 |
|
Leslie Chase |
Inspiration View Elementary |
Glowing In Our Learning |
$1,020 |
|
Laura De La Garza |
Springs Studio for Academic Excellence |
It's Rocket Science: Mission to Build Moon Base Omega |
$968 |
|
Michelle Garland |
Inspiration View Elementary |
The Magic of Math Manipulatives |
$300 |
|
Staci Gehling and Courtney Hutchinson |
Horizon Middle School |
Creating Electronic Engineering Building Blocks |
$835 |
|
Brooke Gumucio |
Springs Ranch Elementary |
Art & Literature! |
$600 |
|
Lori Hall |
Springs Studio for Academic Excellence |
Drawn To the Geochron Atlas 4K: A Real Time Display of the World! |
$699 |
|
Melanie Hawthorne Long |
Horizon Middle School |
Drum Set for Success |
$950 |
|
Melanie Hawthorne Long |
Horizon Middle School |
Stand for the Band! |
$749 |
|
Julie Jablonski |
Springs Ranch Elementary |
K-2 Bee-Bot Coding Beginners Pack |
$975 |
|
Abbie Kennedy |
ALLIES |
Author Visit |
$350 |
|
Heather Krammes |
Falcon Homeschool Program |
Creative Journalism |
$240 |
|
Eleanor Lambert |
Odyssey Elementary |
Calming Corners for Soothing Students' Emotions |
$1,300 |
|
Rachel McPeek |
Skyview Middle School |
Story Time for Middle School |
$162 |
|
Mary Mullikin |
Vista Ridge High School |
The Game of Life |
$760 |
|
Jessica Orinak |
Ridgeview Elementary |
Discover and Explore! |
$838 |
|
Sondra Rymer |
ALLIES |
Expanding Hands-On Experience with a 3D Printer |
$775 |
|
Sondra Rymer |
ALLIES |
The Power of the Kalimba |
$729 |
|
Shari Solem |
Evans Elementary |
Starting the Day Off Right with Morning Bins |
$300 |
|
Tina Stanfield |
Meridian Ranch Elementary |
Nonfiction Animal Books Update |
$1,000 |
|
Lauren Stuart |
Horizon Middle School |
Community Resource Center Supplies |
$839 |
|
James Sustarsic Harvey |
Skyview Middle School |
Refurbish, Renew, and Grow: Horticulture to Raise Positive Culture |
$1,000 |
|
Wendy Thorp |
Woodmen Hills Elementary |
Indoor Gardening Project Based Learning |
$460 |
|
Mary Wikoff and Leslie Garza |
Horizon Middle School |
Stress-Less Wellness |
$1,000 |
|
Joshua Wixom |
Springs Studio for Academic Excellence |
Robot Revolution |
$1,800 |
|
Tara Wold |
ALLIES |
Mother Nature Strikes Again!— Weather & Natural Disasters |
$595 |
|
Tara Wold |
ALLIES |
Critical Thinking, Cooperation, and Coding Ozobots to the Rescue |
$1,400 |
|
William Yerger |
Sand Creek High School |
Flight for Life |
$1,000 |
|
William Yerger |
Sand Creek High School |
General Hospital at SCHS |
$1,000 |
The Falcon Education Foundation and District 49 are grateful to businesses like Sentinel for their generous support that helps make programs like the mini-grants possible.
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