Over $91K In Grants Awarded To 59 Escambia Teachers

October 23, 2015

Almost five dozen Escambia County teachers were awarded an Escambia County Public Schools Foundation Committee classroom grant Thursday. Grants for Excellence is a competitive grant program through which the Foundation awards funding for classroom projects to enhance curriculum and drive student achievement in Escambia County classrooms.

The committee funded 59 projects for a total of $91,284.87. The Foundation receives funding for the Grants for Excellence program from the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, but in order to receive the funding, the board of directors must raise matching dollars from our generous community partners.

The 59 recipients received up to $2,000 each for their innovative classroom projects in the areas of Literacy and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math:

  • Derek Akhi, Bellview Middle, “Acting Up, Acting Out”
  • Kimberly Andreoli, Bratt Elementary, “Listening through Literacy”
  • John Auner, Escambia High, “…To the Moon”
  • Edward Bauer, Booker T. Washington High, “Lionfish Prey Selection”
  • Bethany Bauer, Jim C. Bailey Middle, “Operation Starry Night”
  • Robin Blalock, Tate High, “Couriers of Memory”
  • Michael Bloomer, Booker T. Washington High, “Advanced AP Chemistry Lab”
  • Angelina Carter, Blue Angels Elementary, “Dash and Dot Makes Learning Fun”
  • Brandi Cole, Longleaf Elementary, “SplashMath for Success”
  • Laurie Cothran, West Pensacola Elementary, “Drama Drive: A TV Production”
  • Tim Deloge, Escambia High, “NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge”
  • Diedra Diettel, A.K. Suter Elementary, “Curio ‘city’: A City for the Curious”
  • Stephanie Gaffney, Navy Point Elementary, “Discovery Island”
  • Krystal Gibson, Beulah Elementary, “Leaders in the ‘Make’ing”
  • Jeremy Gibson, West Pensacola Elementary, “Printing: The 3rd Dimension”
  • Heather Gillman, Bratt Elementary, “Six Traits to Improve Writing”
  • Lisa Hale, West Pensacola Elementary, “Music Makerspace”
  • Anna Harageones, A.K. Suter Elementary, “Interested in Informational Texts”
  • Melissa Harold, Beulah Elementary, “Literacy Tablet Lab”
  • Cristen Hartley, West Pensacola Elementary, “STEM Bowling”
  • Catherine Hendren, Pine Meadow Elementary, “Author Study Cross Curricular Project”
  • Kelly Hered, Booker T. Washington High, “What Do Fireworks, Lasers, and Neon Signs Have in Common?”
  • Pam Hicks, Booker T. Washington High, “Chemistry: How Sweet it Is”
  • Blair Husted, O.J. Semmes Elementary, “STEM Out! Club”
  • Sarah Ingram, West Florida High, “I Like to Print and I Cannot Lie”
  • Elizabeth Isphording, Ransom Middle, “Science Studio”
  • Jennifer Kemp, C.A. Weis Elementary, “STEM with Sphero”
  • Emma Land, Pine Meadow Elementary, “Ready, Set, Grow”
  • Marnie Lowery, West Pensacola Elementary, “The Fabrication Station”
  • Dana M. Lupton, Pine Forest High, “All Terrain Robot”
  • Peter N. Lupton, Pine Forest High, “A Journey to a Sustainable Tomorrow”
  • Matthew MacGregor, Escambia High, “Bringing Back our Bayous”
  • Sarah Mason, Blue Angels Elementary, “Makey Makey Eggs and Bakey!”
  • Jill Mealy, Ensley Elementary, “Roller Coaster Engineers”
  • Cathy S. Melton, C.A. Weis Elementary, “In the Wings”
  • Cassie Mense, Myrtle Grove Elementary, “Fourth Grade Engineers”
  • Tammy Miller, R.C. Lipscomb Elementary, “Enriching, Creating, and Reaching Others through Technology”
  • Angela Mills, NAS Museum, “Understanding Earth’s Atmosphere”
  • Molly O’Connor, Roy Hyatt Environmental Center, “Bringing Technology to the Outdoors”
  • Jean Odom, N.B. Cook Elementary, “Project Green Screen Video Camp”
  • Myra Palmer, Ensley Elementary, “Makerspace Minecraft”
  • Dawn Parnell, Pensacola High, “Salty Citizen Scientists”
  • Karen Potter, Ransom Middle, “Don’t Judge a Book by its Movie”
  • Katherine Powell, Molino Park Elementary, “Getting’ Techie With It”
  • Sharon Powers, Longleaf Elementary, “Speaking of Literacy”
  • Thomas A. Roberts, Cordova Park Elementary, “Literacy and STEAM – An Unstoppable Combination!”
  • Crystal K. Roberts, Ransom Middle, “Makerspace Interface: Literacy and STEAM Powers Unite!”
  • Sherry Roughton, Beulah Elementary, “The LEGO Art of Storytelling”
  • Milagros Sessions, Workman Middle, “Creating Fertile Spaces”
  • Stephanie Phillips, Scenic Heights Elementary, “STEM Discovery with Dash and Dot”
  • Tatum Tirado, Booker T. Washington High, “The Math Games”
  • Julie Tomlinson, Myrtle Grove Elementary, “Kids Kitchen Conservatory”
  • Kevin Turner, Booker T. Washington High, “Measuring Speciation of Tidewater Silversides”
  • Rebecca Van Fleet, Bellview Middle, “Fill It Up!”
  • Shawn Walker, West Florida High, “Determining Lionfish Prey by using DNA Analysis”
  • Casandra Waller, Montclair and C.A. Weis Elementary Schools, “Phys Academy”
  • Theresa Ward, Blue Angels Elementary, “Figurative Language?? Go Figure!!”
  • Roberta Wetzel, Jim C. Bailey Middle, “Think It and Move It: LEGO Wall in Motion”
  • Alisha Wilson, Booker T. Washington High, “Robotic Learning; Where STEM and Literacy Collide”


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