BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Beckley Area Foundation has announced the approval of $35,546.34 in funding to be awarded to dozens of teachers at 17 schools throughout the Raleigh County area.
Beckley Area Foundation announced on Thursday that the BAF Board of Directors had reviewed committee grant recommendations for final approval and awarded the funding to support 45 Raleigh County teachers.
The funding comes through the Beckley Area Foundation’s Students First program, which was first founded in 1996. Since that time, the program has been responsible for providing funding support for innovative and creative instructional projects in schools throughout the area, including Pre-K through 12th grade public and private schools.
Chair of the Students First program and Beckley Area Foundation Board member, Michelle Leftwich offered her congratulations to the fund recipients.
“On behalf of the BAF review committee, we would like to say congratulations to all the grant recipients this year,” she said. “It’s exciting to see the energy, engagement and creative thinking these teachers are going to bring to their classrooms to inspire their students’ love of learning. We would also like to thank all those who applied, and we look forward to seeing even more teachers apply next year.”
A full list of projects funded through the program this year as announced by Beckley Area Foundation can be seen below.
Beckley Stratton Middle School
Julie Midkiff | Breaking Out of Non-Fiction: Break Out Rooms for Informational Text – $735.77
Sabrina Sears | The Cold War Chronicles: A STEAM Exploration – $491.74
Sabrina Sears | Virtual Voyagers: Exploring U.S. Geography Through VR – $727.77
Allison Shriver | Mythic Adventures: Reading & Role-Playing with Percy Jackson – $733.28
Santana Smith | Operation Glow Day: Alien Encounter – $385.78
Bradley Elementary School
Breanna Bennett | Recorders Rock! – $716.63
Kimberly Otte | Can You Sense it? Comparing Apples & Pumpkins – $100.84
Coal City Elementary School
Michelle Dunn | Math Stackers – $744.00
Margret Perdue | Art & Coding with Artie & Pyxel – $734.94
Margret Perdue | STEAM with Lego SPIKE – $639.90
Cindy Raines | Growing Readers, Growing Food! – $717.16
Laural Smith | Stop! Let’s Regulate! – $345.66
Cranberry Prosperity Elementary School
Wendy Basham | Where in the World is… – $747.55
Kristie Elswick | Lead, Learn, Grow – $698.96
Jessie Lester-Moya | Life Cycle of a Frog Science Project – $747.09
Crescent Elementary School
Erika McGuire | Roots & Affixes Transplant Center – $615.62
Erika McGuire | The Cat’s Out of the Bag! A Unit About Idioms – $290.41
Fairdale Elementary School
Lisa Brown | Little Vets: Exploring Animal Care – $612.92
Judy Daniel | Learn Through Play Using Magna-Tiles – $618.00
Judy Daniel | Learning Through Creative ART – $747.88
Tara Grubb | Puppetry Fun for Everyone! – $510.68
Elizabeth Jenkins | Fairy Tale Forest: A Family Day – $628.95
Elizabeth Jenkins | STEM Safari & Jungle – $750.00
Independence High School
Norma Acord | Passion for Printmaking! – $715.19
Norma Acord | Wearable Art: Enameled Jewelry – $745.52
Erin Buckland | Marvelous Mandalas! – $609.15
Erin Buckland | Not Your Grandma’s Gingerbread House – $750.00
Eugenia Sever | Appalachian Melody – $749.97
Independence Middle School
Carolyn Buzbee | Tiles, Turtles and Coils – $432.79
Mabscott Elementary School
Ruth Bryant | STEAM Materials for PreK – $584.24
Lindsay Hudgins | Balloons Over Broadway – $251.54
Lindsay Hudgins | We Are All Wonders – $480.92
Beverly Weis | Sprouting Scientists – $665.00
Brandon Yost | Gentleman’s Club – $715.76
Crystal Yost | Chess for Growth – $645.44
Maxwell Hill Elementary School
Alicia Kinder | A Day in Our Adult Life – $397.06
Michelle Norman | Wild About Reading! – $689.68
Amanda Sammons-Meadows | Bringing the Titanic Back to Life – $749.18
Amanda Sammons-Meadows | Building Kaleidoscopes – $395.50
Park Middle School
Melissa Clay | Exploring STEM Through Literature Book Study – $747.31
Melissa Clay | Smart Community Garden – $700.00
Holly Kincaid | Appalachian Craft Meets Innovation – $750.00
Holly Kincaid | EcoArt Revolution: Empowering Students to Transform Trash into Treasure – $749.55
Ridgeview Elementary School
Carrie Earehart | 3, 2, 1, Lift Off! – $747.62
Amber Mitchell | Building Tomorrow’s Innovators Brick by Brick – $639.90
Jessica Rush | Owls, Rats, and Voles! Oh My! – $443.83
April Stevens | Social Studies Seekers – $679.20
Shady Spring Elementary School
Clarissa Sutton | Sit Back & Watch the Money Roll In: A Novel Study – $699.30
Susan Vandall | Filmmaking in the Classroom – $618.00
Shady Spring High School
Amanda Harvey | 21 Days of Incubation – $554.00
Melissa Losada | Stick to Creativity with Tape-Tastic Sculptures! – 747.97
Sophia Christian Academy
Beth Jones | Get Smart thru Performing Arts – $680.26
Stratton Elementary School
Rachael Bailey | AquaGarden Classroom: Growing Knowledge Through Aquaphonics – $614.87
Woodrow Wilson High School
Tanya Hayworth | Best Business Venture – $750.00
Tanya Hayworth | The Office Staff Accountants – $750.00
MeriBeth Underwood | Penmanship Perspectives – $743.92
Courtney Vandall | Printer & Binding Machine to Create Student Literary Magazine – $314.14
