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REFI announces $50,000 for Innovative Idea Grants awarded for 51 grant proposals

2007 Awards Announced

The Rockingham Educational Foundation's Innovative Idea Grant Program Awards for 2007 is announced below. Grant proposals were received from 177 teachers requesting approximately $200,000 in projects. REFI funded 52 grants for a total of $51,000.

First

Last

School

Amount Assigned

Named Grants

Title

Collaborators

Lucinda

Furry

JWES

$990.00

John H. Kidd

If They Build It, They Will Learn and Remember

Phyllis King, Lauren Strawderman, Martha Canada, Yvonne Flory, and Jacki Driskill

Barbara

Palmer

MMS

 $1,000.00

Rockingham Heritage Bank

Sum of All the Parts

 

Amy

Johnson

BHS

 $1,000.00

Joe Bowman Auto Plaza

Branches:  Volume II

 

Anastasia

Homer

PES

 $260.00

 

Rooting Our Sprouting Readers in Literacy Success

Tammy Shearer

Tammy

Stone

SHS

 $981.80

Dick Myers Chevrolet

Out of the Test Tube

Michele Rosengarth

Tracy

West

EMS

 $1,000.00

McDaniel, Inc.

Sitting With Artists

 

Jewel

Hertzler

BHS

 $307.00

 

Beat the Bullies

Jennifer Showalter and Jennifer Moyers

Janis

Churchill

MES

 $170.00

 

Grand-Buddies

 

Lillian

Barnhart

MES

 $500.00

 

Just Say No Club

Jan Wampler and Elizabeth Evick

Zachary

Yoder

JFHMS

 $2,000.00

Southern Health and AIG VALIC

Grocery Store Science

Scott Benton and Kajsa Nicholas

Katie

Noll

JCMES

 $1,539.00

Pepsi and Domino's Pizza

Engage, Involve and Achieve--All in the Palm of Their Hands

Lisa Roeschley

Bobbie

Arbogast

JCMES

 $1,500.00

LD&B Insurance Agency and SunTrust

A Suessical Salute!

JCM Language Arts Committee Members, Carol Getz, Sheila Atchison, Holly Hatcher, Dough Heishman, Kelsey Swartzentruber, Ashley Graham, Brian Alger, Angie Clemens

Bobbie

Arbogast

LSES

 $2,100.00

Cargill and CMC Howell Metal

The 7 C's of LEGO Robotics

Heather Smith, Donna Robinson, Sandy Cupp

Krista

Miller

MES

 $1,500.00

Burner Well Drilling and Massanutten Realty

KEVA--Building Minds One Plank at a Time

Bobbie Arbogast, Linda Doherty, Linda Harpine, Charlotte Holter, Margo Jantzi, Sue Porter, Del Taylor

Debbie

Watts

MES

 $1,000.00

Massanutten Resort

Seeing What I Am Saying

Nicole Collins, Debra Hampton, Jackie Sakil, Linda Vaught, Margaret Johnson

Kimberly

Maggiolo

TAHS

 $823.80

Valley Blox

Pen Scanners to Support Note-Taking for the ELL Population

 

Carlene

Lantz

LSES

 $153.00

 

Sing Out Loud!  SOL Songbooks and CDs

Jodi Beller and Kimberly Price

Dana

Shields

LSES

 $2,000.00

Holtzman Corp. and Highway Motors

Summer Reading Road Trip Across Virginia

Carlene Lantz, Diana Umbel, Nuriyah Adams, Wilma White, Debbie Armentrout

Emmett

Sheahan

SHS

 $1,000.00

Merck & Co., Inc.

2008 Presidential Election Prediction Activity:  You Create A Winner!

 

Teresa

Shifflett

EMS

 $1,000.00

Coors Brewery--Shenandoah

Courtyard and Careers!

 

Carole

Barber

WSPMS

 $500.00

Moseley Architects

After School Mentor Program

Lisa Holsinger-Thomas, Sheila Bowman, Petra Huffman, dance instructor, Wellness Center fitness instructor

Susan

Anderson

JFHMS

 $400.00

 

Picture Books:  Worth a Thousand Words

 

Scott

Benton

JFHMS

 $750.00

Riddleberger Brothers, Inc.

A Beautiful Solution to Water Polution

Susan Anderson

Kristi

Snow

CO & JW/LEES/PKVES

 $3,000.00

Truck Enterprises, Old Dominion Realty/Crossroads Farm, and Rockingham County Public Schools

Achieving Student Success through Interventions, Strategies and Teamwork (ASSIST)

Karen Myers, Cindy Grandle, Donna Delisle, Cathy Tomes, Gerald Witmer

Darrell

Zook

BHS

 $1,967.00

Frazier Quarry and Lantz Construction

Forensic Science and CP Biology DNA Technology Equipment Needs

Diane Eberly

Betty

Coffman

OES

 $1,000.00

Perdue

Higher-Order Thinking through Orff

 

Cristin

Iwanicki

PVES

 $595.19

Kingmor Supply, Inc.

Pens for Plants

Kendra Knupp, Denise Grove

Cristin

Iwanicki

PVES

 $526.54

Dixie Gas & Oil Corp.

Experiencing Life as the Native Americans

 

Cheryl

Good

EMS

 $1,000.00

CHEN--Coors Hispanic Employee Network

Exploring 6th Grade Science SOLs--Hands on Style

 

Ann

Carr

SRES

 $165.00

 

Keeping Up with KEEPBOOKS

Gladys Remnant, Karen Huffman, Tracey Mason, Heather Harris

Rebecca

Rhodes

MES

 $500.00

Cross Keys/Mill Creek Ruritans

Read, Revisit and Reinvest:  Celebrating 10 Years of Anticipation, Discovery and Conservation Education with Shenandoah National Park

Tim Taglauer, Heather Gigliotti, Therese Warner, Kim Mizell, Sharon Martz

Amanda

Masters

MES

 $998.00

Myers Ford Co.

Math Mania 24/7:  A School-Wide Mental Math Challenge

Bonnie Downey, Heather Gigliotti, Melissa Benson, Chevie Cale, Cherry Tharp, Judi Fields

Ann

Ford

PVES

 $170.00

 

The Young and the Elder

Jennifer Cook, Glennette Carter (Sunnyside)

Carolyn

Kipps

TAHS

 $873.48

VA Poultry Growers Cooperative, Inc.

The Sky's the Limit…

Debbie Price, Kim VanBenschoten, Stephanie May

Karen

Komara

PVES

 $610.00

BB&T Bank

Native American Day

Melissa Fox, Linds Hirw, Betty Coakley, Tammy Lawson, Lisa Long, Lois Cox

Dawn

Woods

PVES

 $2,500.00

InterChange, PBGH

The Critters on the Wall

Pleasant Valley Elementary Teachers

Tammy

Cullers

DLC

 $1,878.96

Wal*Mart, Harrisonburg Crossing and Daily News-Record

Real Pictures, Real Writing

Paul Yoder, Janet McCulloch, Reinhild Domangue

Jackie

Bagwell

JWES

 $598.97

Planters Bank

Operation Sandbox

Mindy Berry, Chris Simmons, Cindy Moyers, Candy Rodeffer, Melanie Bair

Jackie

Bagwell

JWES

 $288.01

 

Wild About Math!

 

Teri

Trick

PES

 $680.00

The Printing Express

Five on Five for Fitness Fun

Simone Bergey, JJ McPherson, Pat Dickens

Michael

Wanger

MMS

 $1,000.00

Beam Brothers Trucking

Robotics in Agriculture

Mike Kimble

Margaret

Monk

OES

 $410.00

 

Fitness for Learning

Tammy Kiser, RN, JMU

Bonnie

Berry

OES

 $446.84

 

Surviving Sitting

 

Kim

Tate

BHS

 $624.87

Rocco Building Supplies, LLC

Letterboxing:  Reading & Writing More Than Just E-Mail, Snail Mail and Research Papers

Matthew Kinman, Erin Fawley Sauder

Jeanne

Ritchie

JFHMS

 $849.54

Clear Channel Radio

Water All Around Us

Sandy Good-Wetsel

Lee

Baber

JFHMS

 $650.00

Wharton, Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC

Mapping in the 21st Century

Steve McDonnell

Faith

Hottle

BHS

 $286.00

 

Now You're Cooking!

Vicky Foley

Erin

Sauder

JCMES

 $640.00

BB&T Shomo & Lineweaver

Our Environment and World--We Really CAN Make a Difference

Katie Noll

Jeff

Peake

MVES

 $600.00

Harrisonburg Auto Outlet

Bring on the Brookies!

Margo Jantzi, Jeff Miller, Melissa Howard, Obe Hostetter

Margo

Jantzi

MVES

 $1,728.00

Randy & Emily Carr/ERA Kline & May Realty and Harris Connect

icNRG (I See Energy)

Jeff Peake, Melissa Howard, Jeff Miller

Candy

Martin

TAHS

 $3,000.00

Wachovia Bank, Nielsen Construction, Lakeview Golf Course

Reading Between the Lines

Laura Fox

Kathleen

Hulse

WSPMS

 $937.00

Young, Nicholas, Branner & Phillips, LLP

Visual Learning Enhancement Strategy