2023 Grant Recipients: 

• Motion Sensors for Graphing - $426

  • Lauren Thompson - Loma Alta Middle School

    • 8th graders will use Motion probes that will be purchased with grant monies and used in the classroom to teach graphing through technology and teamwork. ​​

• Hands on Learning for Little Learners​ - $1087.61

  • Angela Beck - Castroville Elementary​

    • Science manipulatives and experiment supplies will be purchased and shared across the grade level to teach kinder kids about safety and lab protocols through fun experiments. 

• STEM Activities and Materials - $426.35​

  • ​Sydney Guarnero - Castroville Elementary​

    • Science, technology, engineering and math skills will be reinforced in an inspirational and motivational way through brain games and challenging activities purchased with grant monies in a 5th grade classroom. 

• Build your Dream Home - $500​

  • Pamela McKee - Luckey Ranch Elementary​

    • 5th grade students will be exposed to "real world" objectives through a club where they will design, build and furnish their own dream house, while researching and calculating current costs and going to the community for resources. Funding will be for materials to make "mini' houses. 

• Exploring Innovative Learning Stations - $600​

  • Mandy Barton - Luckey Ranch Elementary​​

    • Elementary students from kinder to 5th will use supplies such as creation kits, building kits, and art tactile projects provided by grant funds to promote student achievment through innovative learning and collaborative learning. 

• Making Change One Grain of Sand at a Time - $217​

  • Carmen Harris & Desiree Schanding - Medina Valley High School​

    • Fifteen 9 - 12 grader students in the art club will travel to Sand Fest in Port Aransas and compete in the sand sculpture competition. If the principal approves and travel can be procured through another outlet, we can approve the materials.

• Garden Club - $235​

  • Crowther and Hightower-Brown - La Coste Elementary​

    • 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will use materials provided with the grant to create an irrigation system for the campus garden, and they will learn alternative methods for watering to try and yield more crops.  ​