Grants
2007 - 2008
The 2007-2008 Grant Winners Press Release Word PDF.
October 8, 2007: 2007 Innovative Teaching Grants Awarded to Watauga County Public School Teachers
Boone, NC – Twenty-two Watauga County Public School teachers are receiving grants from the Watauga Education Foundation for the 2007-2008 School Year. The creative proposals were chosen from more than 42 applications requesting nearly $62,000 in supplemental funding.
“Our team had a very difficult time choosing the winners this year,” said Foundation Allocations Chairman Dr. Jay Fenwick. “He added, “The teachers in this community are so enthusiastic about creating an enriching environment for the students, and their requests mirrored that passion. We wish we could have funded them all.”
Hundreds of students across Watauga County will benefit from the grants, which focus on every subject including Geography, Science, Literacy and of course, the arts. The winners are as follows:
2007-2008 WEF Grant Winners:
Teacher |
School |
Project |
Description |
Linda Hollar |
WHS |
Calculator Update |
Graphing Calculator Upgrade for geometry |
Lisa Combs |
WHS |
Dressed to Impress |
All Black dresses required for All-State |
| Kelley Wilson | Hardin Park | Genres of NC History | |
Wendy Jessen |
GV |
Renaissance Faire |
Supplies for In-depth study of Renaissance |
Amy Miller+ |
Mabel |
Fun w/Reading Foundations |
Multi-sensory manipulatives and fluency kits |
Lori Hall |
WHS |
Let’s Wrap It Up |
Enables professional gallery presentation and business side of being an artist |
Mike Dreisbaugh |
WHS |
Adv. Functions and Modeling Using Probes |
TI-84 Calculators and live-data probes for advanced math class |
Mike Combs |
WHS |
Human Geography |
CDs to prep for AP Human Geography |
Katie Parker |
Valle Crucis |
The Circle of Life |
Lab Animals & Supplies to learn life cycles |
E. Johnson |
Bethel |
Watching Us Grow |
DVD student reading recording showing growth over elementary career |
Susan Newlin |
WHS |
AlphaSmarts |
Electronic writing devices for handicapped/injured students |
Mary Ostwalt |
Blowing Rock |
News Show 101 |
Hardware for students to produce a news program |
Carolyn Walters |
Cove Creek |
Professional Picture Books |
Media Center collection of books to improve writing |
Susan Suddreth |
Parkway |
Let Them Play |
Enhancing Classroom Centers |
Larry Jones |
WHS |
Logistical Problem-Solving |
Parts to build training boards for automotive technology |
Debbie Glover |
Valle Crucis |
Face to Face |
Clay face jugs to learn NC Social Studies |
Amanda Burleson |
Parkway |
Putting It All Into Words |
Improving writing w/wordless picture books |
Patricia Sperry |
Mabel |
Think Green |
Tree of Life educational carpet for afterschool |
Wendy Smith |
Blowing Rock |
A Picture is Worth 1000 Words |
Smart Board video projector for middle school science instruction |
Jana Duke |
All Elementary schools |
Exceptional Children’s Pre-school Literacy |
Preschool literacy intervention kits |
Kevin Shaw |
WHS |
Fusing Science with Technology |
Vernier Scientific Calculator probes for Chemistry and Physical Sciences |
Craig Marze |
HP |
Podcasting: Writing in an Innovative Way |
Engaging student literary skills through blogging, voice recording, podcasting |
