Educators and staff at Falcon School District 49 received mini-grants from the Falcon Education Foundation at the regular D 49 Board of Education meeting Nov. 9. The 41 grants totaled more than $28,000.The recipients of the 2017 Falcon Education Foundation mini-grants:
Margaret Stanley ñ Meridian Ranch Elementary School: $49.85 for ìA Paleontologistís Adventureî Erin McGovern ñ Stetson Elementary School: $665.76 for ìDeveloping 21st Century Skills Through Playî Michael Hoffman ñ Vista Ridge High School: $890 for ìSilvercoats Literary Magazine: Curation, Collaboration, and Celebrationî Krista Rauer ñ Skyview Middle School: $326.12 for ìACCESS and PREPARE Curriculum for Social Skills in Middle Schoolî Amanda Bower ñ Odyssey Elementary School: $191 for ìCan You Hear Me Now?î Madison Stuart ñ Horizon Middle School: $360 for ìEnhancing Spanish Acquisition Through Free Voluntary Readingî Jimmi Wright ñ Pikes Peak Early College: $313.67 for ìNext Gen Photos & Videosî Melissa Ellenberger and Joel Patton ñ Woodmen Hills Elementary School: $1,000 for ìDrums Alive! Brings Music and PE Togetherî Emily Callahan ñ Falcon Middle School: $150 for ìSkeleton in the Choir Roomî Jedd Sims ñ FMS: $1,000 for ìMini Golf Courseî Stephanie Peterson ñ Remington Elementary School: $500 for ìHawk Quest Educational Experienceî Kari Roberts ñ WHES: $987.46 for ìSPED Help in Preschoolî Mickelle Spendlove ñ HMS: $986 for ìIXL to Target Student Needs in Scienceî Molly Garrett ñ OES: $683 for ìBring Imagination to the Life with Robotsî Amy Willis ñ OES: $540 for ìGood Reads, Good Deedsî William Yerger ñ HMS: $1,000 for ìHealthy Clean;î $1,000 for ìFirst Responder Project;î and $1,000 for ìZapped (Fundraising Tool)î Matt Monfre ñ SES: $303.08 for ìEarth, Wind, and Rain Barrel;î $524.73 for ìHail, Hail, the Gangís All Here;î and $1,078 for ìGood to the Last Dropî Krystle Jankovsky ñ Sand Creek High School: $650 for ìHigh School Buddy Programî Kristi Guinn ñ OES: $932.81 for ìLight Up and Buildî Carolyn Leyes ñ RES: $836.60 for ìAll Remington Reads ñ A Novel Eventî Stephanie Hazelton ñ Academy for Literacy, Learning and Innovation Excellence: $671.54 for ìEngineering & STEM Tools for Girls;î and $798 for ì3 Doodlers for Young Creatorsî Christine Perrizo ñ Falcon Elementary School of Technology: $36 for ìMindup Program for FESoTî Melanie Hawthorne ñ HMS: $1,100 for ìBringing Music to Life with a Rehearsal Pianoî K-5 Teachers ñ Falcon Virtual Academy: $990 for ìCoding with the Kano Motion and Pixel Kitsî Merry Monk ñ MRES: $832.18 for ìZap It! Exploration Through Experimentationî Paul Austin ñ Patriot High School: $1,000 for ìSTEM in the Streamî and $1,000 for ì23 and Meî Mary Beth Vander Molen ñ Ridgeview Elementary School: $900 for ìRVES Loves Literacyî Lori McCoy ñ RES: $467.94 for ìHand to Mind: Math Manipulativesî Laneeí VanSant ñ SES: $379.96 for ìLittle Raiders Love to Move, Move, Mooooooove!î Dave Kranz ñ FHS: $1,000 for ìIrrigation System in a Boxî Brandon Ager and Lynn Williams ñ VRHS: $865 for ìCeramics for Real Lifeî Joshua Wixom ñ Springs Studio for Academic Excellence: $960 for ìCoding to Learnî Sandra Smith ñ Falcon Homeschool Program: $450 for ìUsing Educational Escape Rooms for Learningî Michael Roth ñ FESoT: $700 for ìMaking Heroesî Mary H. Hopper ñ WHES: $915.20 for ìBuilding Inspiration for Elementary Engineersî
