News - 2005
November 19, 2005 - NORTH KITSAP EDUCATION FOUNDATION AWARDS $3,000 in Mini-Grants
North Kitsap Education Foundation (NKEF) announced this week the awarding of eleven mini-grants to North Kitsap teachers and staff. Grant amounts ranged from $180 to $300. A grant evaluation committee of NKEF Board and community members evaluated the grant applications and selected the following 11 from over 20 applications.
Bev Godfrey and Tiff Watland teach first and second graders at Vinland Elementary. They will address the “learning to write for a variety of purposes” element of the school’s Learning Improvement Plan by having their students design and then write instructions for building LEGO cars. The grant money will be used to purchase 24 LEGO sets.
Pat Bennett-Forman, from Wolfle Elementary, will purchase reading books to be used in a “Bus Bucks for Books” program aimed at improving bus ride behavior and encouraging students to read on the bus. “Bus Bucks” will be given for reading on the bus and appropriate behavior on the bus.
District Science Coach, Lillian Cone, submitted a proposal for Leslie Maule and Barbara Hall, fourth grade teachers at Breidablik Elementary, to purchase heart rate monitor watches which will be used in their combined science and physical fitness program in which the students will study the circulatory system and participate in an exercise program to improve fitness.
Paula Wood, a special education teacher at Kingston Junior High, will use grant funds in her Functional Academics Class to purchase food so the students can learn to plan a menu and cook their own lunch once a month.
Mark Stebbing will purchase flying model airplane kits for Kingston Junior High 7th graders to use in their unit on Principles of Flight.
Mary Lou Macala will use grant funds to purchase operating systems for five surplus Imac computers which her 7th and 8th grade history and English students will use to prepare History Day documentaries
Susan Fritts, Poulsbo Elementary fourth grade teacher, will purchase building sets to be used in their unit on simple machines.
Nicky Seaberg and Barb Emel, Parent Assisted Learning Program (PAL) teachers, will use grant funds to help fund an educational field trip to Islandwood School for science presentations offered there next spring.
Rich Wendt, computer technician at Vinland Elementary, will use the grant to help sponsor Vinland’s own “geek squad” of students who dissemble, clean, and reassemble school computers. The funds will be used to buy specialized supplies and tools.
Laurie Harney, Poulsbo Elementary, will use the grant money to help establish a teaching library of storybooks that intentionally and purposefully model the comprehension strategies of inferring, questioning, determining importance, predicting, summarizing, and making connections. The goal is to compile a collection of seven to ten books for each strategy.
Rene Fossum teaches English and remedial reading at North Kitsap High School and will use the grant to purchase computerized quizzes and corresponding novels written in Spanish to be used by English Language Learners (ELL) students and Spanish class students.
August 23, 2005: $3,000 in Mini-Grants to be Offered.
North Kitsap Education Foundation is now accepting applications for mini-grants for a maximum of $300. Donations have allowed us to increase the total amount offered as well as the size of the grants. Applications must be postmarked by November 5, 2005. Click here for more information. Click here for a printable application form.
May 25, 2005: Don L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Winner Announced
North Kitsap Education Foundation is pleased to announce that North Kitsap High School senior, Kelli Gillespie, has been awarded the $500 Don L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship.
May 25, 2005: James T. and Emily S. Johnson Scholarship Winners Announced
North Kitsap Education Foundation is pleased to announce that two $5,000 scholarships, donated by James and Emily Johnson, have been awarded to graduating North Kitsap High School seniors, Ella Sanman and Cory Bast. Another $5,000 scholarship was awarded to Mary Beth Campbell, a North Kitsap High School graduate and sophomore at Seattle University.
March 29, 2005: 2005 Alice Wood Memorial Scholarship Winner Named
Molly McCluskey has been awarded the Alice Wood Memorial Scholarship for 2005. The North Kitsap Girls Basketball program established the scholarship in 2004 to honor Alice Wood and carry on her spirit in the program. The $500 scholarship is given annually. Players are nominated by their teammates for the following attributes: Leadership, Unselfishness, Team Player, Work Ethic, and Friendship. Molly joins Katie Swanlund, who won the award as a junior. Both are graduating this year and will be attending college next year.
March 21, 2005: James T. and Emily S. Johnson Scholarships Announced
North Kitsap Education Foundation is pleased to announce two $5,000 scholarships, established by James and Emily Johnson. The scholarships are for graduating North Kitsap School District seniors (including home schooled students in North Kitsap School District programs) who have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA, plan to study math or science in college, and have a demonstrated need for financial support to pursue their college education.