Area Teachers Receive Good Ideas Grants
Teachers or teacher teams from 21 Inland Northwest schools teams have received Good Ideas Grants for Teachers sponsored by Washington Water Power.
Teachers in elementary and secondary schools that receive Washington Water Power electric or natural gas service were eligible to apply for the grants of up to $600 for individuals and up to $1,000 for teacher teams.
Those receiving grants and the title of their projects are listed in alphabetical order by schools (unless otherwise noted, the schools are from Spokane):
Audubon Elementary, Barbara Bothman, “Energy Conversion.”
Cataldo Catholic School, Austin DePaolo, “Training Tomorrow’s Leaders with Yesterday’s Wisdom.”
Franklin Elementary, Pullman, Vicki Martin, Ardith Pierce and Susan Wyche, “Franklin Outdoor Classroom: The Butterfly Garden.”
Freeman High School, Rockford, John Hays, Robert Kliewer and Patti Aune, “Valleyford Interpretive Trail Project.”
Garry Middle School, Rebecca Franklin, Glenda Sederstrom and Barbara Cunningham, “A Novel Approach to Shakespeare.” And, James Kappelman, “Small Scale Science: Its Effect on Middle School Science Education.”
Heights Elementary, Clarkston, Wash., Susan Pfeifer, Glenn Rotz and Mark Wegner, “The Pass-Along Press.”
Hiawatha Elementary, Othello, Wash., Jan Phillips, Steve Merz and Eva Webb, “Math Cave II.”
Kettle Falls (Wash.) Elementary, Sally James, Val McKern and Tracy Vining, “Using Music as a Gateway to Learning.”
Linwood Elementary, Elizabeth Keck, Joelle Rathsam, Deena Phipps and Mary Stark, “Bilingual Language Enhancement Project.”
Longfellow Elementary, Joan Forni, Sue Cagle, Barb Krueger, Jeannie Peer and Sandy Westerman, “Wiggleworks Stage B.”
Mead Senior High, Robert Newell and Art Sabiston, “PNEUMA.”
Moran Prairie Elementary, Jill Worthington and Michelle Largent, “Box It and Love It Math.”
North Central High, Kelly Stromberg, James Creasman, James Slavicek and Donna Huck, “Where in the World am I?” Orchard Prairie, Ed McCarthy, Janie Lewis, Janet Isherwood, Jennifer Feucht, Marlene Rogers and Sarah Hostetter, “Nature Mapping Project.”
Othello (Wash.) Elementary Sylvia Hauner, Rose Search, Steve Merz, Mary Ann Neilson and Jan Phillips, “Picture This!” Pasadena Park Elementary, Rick Franks, “Deep Sea Adventure.”
Pullman High, Kellie Glaze and Susan Jensen, “Peer Helpers Expanded.”
Riverside Elementary, Chattaroy, Therese Hunt, Barbara Norton, Belinda Montgomery and Juanita Murray, “Cooking in the Classroom.”
Rogers High, Sandra MacQuinn and Patricia Carbery, “Making Connections.”
Tekoa (Wash.) High, Connie Marsh, “Baby Think It Over.”
West Valley High, Janene Forgey, Debbie Maurus and Karen Ponseness, “West Valley Florist Project.”
Westview Elementary, Cindy Simonson and Mary Perrizo, “Visual Mathematics.”
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