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REFI announces $50,000 for Innovative Idea Grants awarded for 58 grant proposals

2008 Awards Announced

The Rockingham Educational Foundation's Innovative Idea Grant Program Awards for 2008 are announced below. REFI funded 58 grants for a total of $49,878.


Grant Title

Amount Awarded

Coordinator

Others

School

Named Grant


In Real Time, In Real Color, and In Real Life: Seeing is Believing

$560.00

Jody McCurdy

McGaheysville Elementary

BB & T Bank

Native American Day

$425.00

Karen Komara

Melissa Fox, Tammy Lawson, Dawn Coleman

Pleasant Valley Elementary

BB & T Shomo & Lineweaver


Building Bridges with Books

$1,406.00

Jean Sutherland

Cheryl Reynolds, Jenni Miller, Stephanie Anstey

Montevideo Middle School

Beam Brothers Trucking


"Lights, Camera, Action!"

$1,500.00

Angie Deane

Greta Houff, Jacob Leonard

Elkton Middle School

Burner Well Drilling


Serving Food Safely

$1,000.00

Debra Bontz

Massanutten Technical Center

Cargill


S.T.A.R.S. (Story Tokens Advance Reading Skills) for ELLs

$700.00

Lynn Hill

Margaret Johnson

Cub Run Elementary

CHEN


Bags of Mags

$600.00

Tammy Shearer

Plains Elementary

CMC Howell Metal


Just Say No Club

$2,300.00

Lillian Barnhart

Jan Alexander

McGaheysville Elementary & South River Elementary

Cross Keys-Mill Creek Ruritan Club


Book Flix and Whisper Phones: a reading combination!

$1,420.00

Melissa Mathias

Teresa Shank, Karen Ridder, Micki Paulson, LeeAnn Povlish, Elizabeth Fulford

Linville Edom Elementary

Daily News-Record


Seeing What My Audience Sees!

$1,000.00

Emmett Sheahan

Spotswood High School

Dick Myers Auto Group


Maroon Meals to Go

$800.00

Jesse Rodriguez

Kendal Swartzentruber

Montevideo Middle School

Domino's Pizza


Chasing Vermeer Reveals Patterns in Math

$550.00

Selah Sprinkel

Elizabeth Fierro, Pam Iwanicki, Gloria White, Bill Sprinkel

Montevideo Middle School, Central Office

Dr. John Kidd


North River Ecology Partnership Project

$2,640.00

Donna Barber

Elizabeth Lam

John Wayland Elementary & Turner Ashby High School

Frazier Quarry


Dive Into Summer Reading

$1,500.00

Dana Shields

Carlene Lantz, Wendy Scott, Wilma White

Lacey Spring Elementary

Highway Motors


Homework+Parent/Child=Fun Learning

$1,000.00

Martha Reish

JCMES Kindergarten Staff

John C. Myers Elementary

Holtzman Oil Corp.


Celebrating Diversity: Sculpture Project

$600.00

Martha Maddox

Jewel Hertzler, Brandy Somers

Broadway High School

Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc.


Think Inside the Tank

$545.00

Jeff Peake

Janeen Dofflemyer, Eileen Waterhouse, Heather Cherry, Obe Hostetter

Mountain View Elementary, RCPS ITRT

InterChange


Finding Your Inner Superhero

$767.00

Linda Hirw

Cub Run Elementary

Kingmor Supply


The "Go Green Gang"

$1,000.00

Barbara Palmer

Montevideo Middle School

Lakeview Golf Club


Freshman Facebook

$1,000.00

Timothy Reger

Jennifer Moyers

Broadway High School

Lantz Construction Co.


Time Traveler: "Colonial Life"

$540.00

Jessica Phillips

Lacey Spring Elementary

LD&B Insurance Co.


Unlocking the Future: Giving Parents, Caregivers, Teachers and Students the Keys to Developing a Love of Reading

$1,500.00

Heather Gigliotti

Therese Warner, Barbara Raines, Janice Wille, Bonnie Downey, Donna Slye, Krista Miller, Kim Mizell, Etta Howard, Rachel Moyer, Kristen Caplinger, Donna Dobbs, Beth Smith, Susan Morris, Shannon Dean

McGaheysville Elementary

Massanutten Resort


"You"nique: A Celebration of Diversity

$1,770.00

Kendal Swartzentruber

Kelsey Swartzentruber, Lucinda Swartzentru ber, Jesse Rodriguez

Montevideo Middle, John C. Myers Elementary, Pleasant Valley Elementary

McDaniel Construction Services


"Caught Being Good"--Recognizing and Reinforcing Positive Behaviors

$1,665.00

Emily Rittenhouse

Larry Shifflett

South River Elementary

Merck & Co., Inc.


Camp Blazer

$1,000.00

Natalie Drake

Lisa Caruso, Robert Dansey, Jimmy Miller

Spotswood High School

MillerCoor's


Guys Read

$500.00

Carlene Lantz

Lacey Spring Elementary

Moseley Architects


"Get on the Ball" for Core Strength

$999.00

Nancy Showalter

Mike Kline, Chip Long, John Weeks

Montevideo Middle School

New Bridge Bank


Building Success

$986.00

Wayne Arbogast

J. Frank Hillyard Middle School

Nielsen Builders


"Wii Like to Move It!"

$990.00

Matt Rhea

Alisabeth Hussey, Heather Amon, Chris Bryant, John Weeks

Elkton Middle School & Montevideo Middle School

PBGH


Weather Watchers

$645.00

Donna Tutwiler

Cindy Wishon, Cathy Farabough

South River Elementary

Pepsi of Central VA


Trout in the Classroom: Connecting Students with their Watershed

$879.00

Darrell Zook

Broadway High School

Riddleberger Brothers, Inc.


Scrapbook Buddies Become Storytelling Mentors

$1,000.00

Jenni Miller

Cheryl Reynolds, Katie Ameigh, Sheri Lutz, Lisa Shifflett, Suzanne Turner

Montevideo Middle School & Cub Run Elementary School

Rocco Building Supplies


Chemistry, History and Art Collide

$999.00

Tammy Stone

Kim Floyd

Spotswood High School

Rockingham County Public Schools


Spin to Win: Fighting Childhood Obesity

$500.00

Cindy Ferek

Turner Ashby High School

Southern Health


Poetry Can Communicate Before it is Understood

$1,000.00

Kimber Tate

Broadway High School

StellarOne


Reality Store™

$500.00

Kyle Laver

Candy Martin

Turner Ashby High School

SunTrust Bank


Local History Student Book

$350.00

Eve Knepp

Mary Deadrick, April Buckmaster, Rachel Brunk, Erin Eye

Elkton Elementary

The Printing Express


Literacy Made Fun: Hands On

$610.00

Therese Warner

Hether Giglotti, Beth Smith

McGaheysville Elementary

Truck Enterprises


Life Skills Instruction

$1,000.00

Liz Gillenwater

Spotswood High School

United Bank


Listen Out Loud

$960.00

Brianna Gray

Turner Ashby High School

Valley Building Supplies


Water All Around

$965.00

Jeanne Ritchie

6th Grade Science Team

J. Frank Hillyard Middle School

Virginia Poultry Growers Assn.


Enterprising Economics

$750.00

Vicki Richard

laura Logan, Christy Curry, Louise Pierson, Teresa Cooper

John Wayland Elementary

Wachovia


Career Day Fair

$2,925.00

Laurie Brown

Rusty Davis, Eric McDorman, Kelly Zander, Paul Windsor, Dave Suba, Paula Frazier

Massanutten Technical Center and Pleasant Valley Elementary

Wal-Mart, Harrisonburg Crossing


Final Jeopardy Question: "What Can Help Students Prepare for the SOL Tests?" Answer: The Jeopardy Game!

$520.00

Marianne Cline

McGaheysville Elementary

Wharton, Aldhizer & Weaver


Anonymous Learning

$1,000.00

Math Dept./Laura Price

Turner Ashby High School

Young, Nicholas, Branner & Phillips, LLP


Reading Skills for SOL Success

$500.00

Sarah Hayward

Linda Shifflett, Cindy Turner

South River Elementary


DVD's for Reading Rainbow Family Literacy Kits

$500.00

Margaret Johnson

Terri Tucker, Mary Lanoue, Margo Jantzi

Peak View Elementary, Cub Run Elementary


Creative Ways to Create Responsible & Accountable Middle School Students

$430.00

Kajsa Nicholas

J. Frank Hillyard Middle School


A Buzz in the Community

$415.00

Darlene Young

Julie Smith

Ottobine Elementary


Creating "Waves"

$400.00

Emily Whistleman

Jennifer Ennis

Broadway High School


The Rapid's Report: Inauguration of a Morning News Show

$362.00

Sheri Smucker

South River Elementary


Hey Teacher! I've Got My Homework!

$360.00

Susan Anderson

Brenda Maddox

J. Frank Hillyard Middle School


The Art of Social Skills

$320.00

Kathleen Hulse

Wilbur Pence Middle School


Stories in Their Hands

$250.00

Carlene Lantz

Lacey Spring Elementary


The Young and the Elder

$170.00

Ann Ford

Trudy Irvine, Glennette Carter

Cub Run Elementary, Sunnyside Health Care Center


Keeping Up with Keepbooks

$165.00

Ann Carr

Gladys Remnant, Karen Huffman, Tracy Mason, Heather Harris

South River Elementary


Letters from Wuzzy

$140.00

Lillian Barnhart

McGaheysville Elementary