The Highline Schools Foundation awarded close to $69,000 in Excel and Impact grants this year. Foundation representatives made the rounds surprising and delighting staff with oversized checks. For the first time since late 2019, the Foundation is awarding Excel and Impact Grants (mostly) in person!
The Foundation received 50 grant applications. Forty-two grants from 22 schools were funded. Excel grants totaled $54,147.35, and two Impact grants totaled $14,555.72. These grants fund innovative, equitable, and engaging learning at all grade levels.
The Foundation’s Impact and Excel grant program supports classroom innovation and equity. Excel Grants provide up to $2,500 for projects that benefit a group, classroom or school. An Impact Grant provides up to $10,000 for a program that affects a large group of students.
Learn more about grant details on Highline Schools Foundation’s website.
Here are this year's Excel & Impact Grant Awards winners:
Impact Grants
Cascade Middle School
Lisa Theofelis, Counseling & Calming Spaces for Students
Valley View Early Learning Center
Ogadinma Onwuka, Language is Core!
Excel Grants
Beverly Park Elementary School
- Barbara Bennet, What Makes a Superhero Super?
- Mary Schimmelbusch - Project Based Learning EdTech
- Kristina Suznevich – Field Trip to the Zoom
Big Picture Schools
- Chloe Velasquez & Teresa Eberhardt, SewingSpace: a class for making with fabric
Cascade Middle School
- Alexa Wayman, Art With Heart Group
- Nadia Counter, Let’s Save Lives! CPR Training
- Lauren Tran, Self Regulations Toolkits for Classrooms
- Liliana Caracoza Lopez, Young Men’s, Young Women’s, and Non-Binary Counseling Groups
Chinook Middle School
- Chad Harper, Non-English Language Books for Chinook Library
Des Moines Elementary School
- Brenda Martin, Diverse Classroom Library
Evergreen High School
- Ian Wengs, Coffee Cart Equipment for Student Skill Building
Highline High School
- Barbara Abbott, Therapeutic Activity Room Equipment
Hilltop Elementary School
- Mary Popich, STEAM Ahead with Art!
- Corbin Busby, Multilingual Learners Deserve Multilingual Books
Madrona Elementary School
- Alexandria Skagen, Hands on Handwriting
Marvista Elementary School
- Caitlin Gribble, Library Book Repair Equipment
McMicken Elementary School
- Spencer Flanagan, Supporting Emotional Regulations with The Zones od Regulations Social Skills Curriculum
- Wesley Smith, Serving SEL Needs with Cougar Time
- Nancy Shi, SELebrating Friendships
- Vivienne Alcantara, Manga Mania! And Other Necessary Books
- Jennifer Walsh, Inquiring Brains Want to Pop!
- Stephanie Hasselbauer, Social + Emotional Development
Midway Elementary School
- Jenna Smith, Equitable Books for Special Education
North Hill Elementary School
- Leah Stephens, Drumming through COVID
Pacific Middle School
- Claudia House, Bike For Life
Parkside Elementary School
- Jeana Greco, Can You Teach Me How to Dribble?
Social Work
- Tessa Koutsky, Yoga Mats
PSSC
- Steve Buck, Drone Kits for Students
Realistic Transition Program
- Theresa Ognoskie, Mall Field Trip for Special Needs Students to Practice Communication Skills & Buying Lunch
Seahurst Elementary School
- Carolyn Zike, See It to Be It: Elementary Career & College Exploration
Southern Heights Elementary School
- Kaitlin Mcgrew, Mental health for students
- Jennifer Ferry, Upgrading/Expanding Series Book Collection at Southern Heights
Tyee High School
- Asami Sheffield, Engagement & UDL
- Alana Vinther, Talk – Lead – Grow
- Alison Thomas, Lab Materials for “Why Cars Don’t Run on Rocket Fuel”
- Colleen Pfeilschiefter, Cameras for Creative Communicators
- Iris Guzman, Art with Heart Student Mental Health
Valley View
- Shanalyn Hoefer & Rebecca Androes – Outdoor Exploration/Playground Materials
WELS
- Julia Keiter, Snowshoeing Field Trip for WELS Students
White Center Heights Elementary School
- Shoshanna Cohen, Robot Kits for Kids