2008-2009 Recipients
George Jenkins: ACC Pleasant Valley $1354
To purchase an ELMO
Elizabeth Mark: Mont Pleasant $970.00
After reading The last of the Mohicans students will go to Fort William Henry. 40 ESL students
Jude Mc Queen et. al.: ACC Pleasant Valley $120.00
To create “literary zones in their classrooms
Amanda Adamo: Van Corlaer $500.00
To create a Reading center with bean bag chairs, a 10 drawer organizer, a class set of clipboards, leapfrog learning pads and books.
Karin Hayes Callahan: GE House at SHS $386.4
Two classroom sets of Big Mouth and Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates for use by two classes of 10R students.
Lisa David: ACC at Pleasant Valley $240.60.
To purchase materials for selected 4th and 5th grader volunteers to sew items to be donated to the Ellis Hospital Alzheimer Center.
Carol Lupo Phys. Ed at SHS $650.00
Speedminton
Richard Roe Yates Magnet School $468.00
To help pay for a variety of Proctors shows.
Slater-Johnson, Deanne $500.00
To help with costs of trip to Bronx Zoo.
Jason Hyatt, Director of Bands $1145
Wants to buy various items for Mont Pleasant, Van Corlaer, and Pleasant Valley. He spent $1145 for stands, folders, reeds, mouthpieces.
Andrea Baran Van Corlaer $1,000
To buy musical instruments for students in grades 1-6. They will be used by all 1-6 students at Van Corlaer (about 400 students).
Suzanne Bernadt & Eric Obman: Hamilton $900
This is for a collaborative project (Phys. Ed & Library Skills) using the theme “Circus Fitness.”
Jason Hyatt: Mont Pleasant & Pleasant Valley $1000
To buy a variety of percussion instruments to be used at the two schools.
Lisa Longe: Elmer, Woodlawn, Keane Paige $400.00
To purchase lesson books & reeds for students who cannot afford them.
Christopher Rakus: Lincoln $265.00
They are working with the Roots & Wisdom youth agricultural and community service program, working with a garden on Fehr Ave.
Christy Sano & Deborah Gutowski: Zoller $750.00
To purchase 2 Wii console units and the Wii Fit exercise system.
Erin Campbell: Blodgett $457.98
To buy bean bag chairs, magazine boxes, a book display for a reading center within the classroom for her 24 third grade students.
William Pickett. SHS Earth Science $800
To purchase equipment to help students understand weather concepts through simulations. 320 Students will do weather maps, forecast models and daily pod-casts
