2D Design & Fabrication Laser Cutter — $6,000
2D Design & Fabrication Laser Cutter — $6,000

Curricular Area: Career & Technical Education
Grant Focus: Equipment
Schools: Columbia High School, Henkle Middle School, W & P Stevenson Intermediate School
Items Purchased: Lasercutter

Our objective is to make a laser cutter available to a large sector of students who do not currently have access to a machine which is commonly found in manufacturing, engineering, commercial art, and secondary education. Students will use the laser cutter to gain hands-on experience in prototyping for speci?ic engineering projects. This machine revolutionizes the way traditional subjects like art and woodworking are taught, giving students the opportunity to develop skills in digital design and fabrication which will open new career paths for them.

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2021Anne StringerSTEM, Arts, Across Subjects, Equipment, Career and Technical Education
Painted Picnic Tables — $2,000
Painted Picnic Tables — $2,000

Curricular Area: Arts, Engineering
Grant Focus: Equipment
Schools: Whitson Elementary School
Items Purchased: Equipment to build and paint 10 picnic tables for outdoor education.

For this grant, we are proposing to create a community based project to build picnic tables for Whitson. The goal of this project is to help students recognize STEAM as a human endeavor as well as build a foundation of connection with our students and the larger community that we live in through science, engineering, and art.

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2021Anne StringerArts, STEM, Whitson Elementary
Culturally Diverse Books – $1,000
Culturally Diverse Books – $1,000

Curricular Area: Social Emotional Learning, English Language Arts
Grant Focus: Books
Schools: Henkle Middle School
Items Purchased: Books


By purchasing culturally diverse books for the middle school ELA classroom library, this project provides an opportunity for students to see themselves in literature. It will assist in social emotional learning as students are able to relate to books and see how others grapple with issues. The goal of more diverse books is to provide “mirrors, windows, and ladders” for students to see themselves reflect in classroom materials as well as a deeper understanding of others’ experiences.

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2021Anne StringerSocial Emotional Learning, Henkle Middle School, English Language Arts
WPSIS/HMS Rhythm: Drums & Curriculum — $2860
WPSIS/HMS Rhythm: Drums & Curriculum — $2860

Curricular Area: Arts
Grant Focus: Band Instruments
Schools: Wallace & Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate School; Henkle Middle School
Items Purchased: Equipment to build 11 small drum sets: Tubano drums, kick pedals, HiHat stands and cymbals, Drum lifts, Rhythm Lid snare clipss, Drum mute sets

This grant provides funds to purchase equipment to build 11 small drum sets for use in the WPSIS and HMS music and band classes. The drum kits will be used together with existing drum kits and the free Band Lab app to support a new rhythm and drumming curriculum designed by the instructor.

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2021Anne StringerArts, Henkle Middle School, W&P Stevenson Intermediate
1st Grade STEAM Play Kits — $1662
1st Grade STEAM Play Kits — $1662

Curricular Area: Across Subjects
Grant Focus: Equipment, COVID Response
Schools: Whitson Elementary School
Items Purchased: Individual educational play kits

2020 COVID Response Grant

Teachers used this grant to purchase durable products and supplies to create individual kits for 2nd grade students so they could play independently while still social distancing. The products selected have long term benefit as well.

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2020Anne StringerSTEM, Arts, Whitson Elementary, Across Subjects, Equipment
2nd Grade Play Kits — $800
2nd Grade Play Kits — $800

Curricular Area: Across Subjects
Grant Focus: Equipment, COVID Response
Schools: Whitson Elementary School
Items Purchased: Individual educational play kits

Teachers used this grant to purchase durable products and supplies to create individual kits for 2nd grade students so they could play independently while still social distancing. The products selected have long term benefit as well.

2020 COVID Response Grant

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2020Anne StringerWhitson Elementary, Across Subjects, Equipment
Art Supplies — $3,600
Art Supplies — $3,600

Curricular Area: Arts
Grant Focus: Supplies; COVID Support
Schools: Henkle Middle School, Wallace & Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate School
Items Purchased: Art materials

This grant provided students with high-quality art materials for projects completed at home during distance learning. While the WSVEF doesn’t typically use grant funds for “consumable” supplies, this was seen as a welcome break from screen time, and allowed for art to continue to be part of the curriculum during 2020-2021 COVID crisis.

2020 COVID Response Grant

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2020Anne StringerHenkle Middle School, W&P Stevenson Intermediate, Arts
World Maps — $100
World Maps — $100

Curricular Area: Social Studies
Grant Focus: Curriculum; COVID Support
Schools: Henkle Middle School
Items Purchased: Laminated world maps

The set of laminated geography maps purchased with this grant can be used for years to come to help students visualize world geography. This request came in during COVID times to provide a learning option that is away from the computer, to give students a break from the increased screen time.

2020 COVID Response Grant

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2020Anne StringerHenkle Middle School, Social Studies
Distance Learning Support — $16,000
Distance Learning Support — $16,000

Curricular Area: Across Subjects; Crisis Support
Grant Focus: Equipment, Technology; COVID Support
Schools: District-wide
Items Purchased: Chromebooks and hot spots

Forty Chromebooks and 5 hot spots were purchased for the schools to enable distance learning for all students during the COVID crisis.

2020 COVID Response Grant

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2020Anne StringerAcross Subjects, Whitson Elementary, W&P Stevenson Intermediate, Henkle Middle School, Columbia High School
Concert Band Instruments – $17,017
Concert Band Instruments – $17,017

Curricular Area: Arts
Grant Focus: Band Instruments
Schools: Columbia High School
Items Purchased: Chimes, Tuba, Euphonium, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax

CHS's Band Program has seen great success and growth over the last 5 years. It has grown from 40 students in 2013 to a projected 70 for 2020. As the ensemble grows, the need for essential instruments has also become more apparent. This grant pays for a collection of instruments (Chimes, Tuba, Euphonium, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax) that will enhance the sound and maintain proper balance within the Concert Band ensemble.

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Spring 2019Anne StringerArts, Columbia High School