Peters Teachers Get Education Foundation Grants

PETERS TOWNSHIP, PA - The Peters Township Education Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2019 GEO (Granting Educators Opportunities) Grants. This year, the foundation will provide $10,794 to support classroom projects.

The winners are:

• John Antonelli & Jacob Orend: High School, Science

They will receive funding to construct and manage a greenhouse for the high school. Students in the Horticulture Club will work together to build it and take care of the plants.

• Katie Stouden: Middle School, Library

Stouden will receive a Sharp AQUOS Board for the Middle School Library. The mobile and interactive board will be used to increase student involvement in lessons and to make better use of the flexible learning space in the library.

• Meg Owens: McMurray, Library

Owens will receive funding for an author to visit McMurray. Students will have the opportunity to engage in the writing experience with an author. In addition to assemblies and small group events, Owens will provide books and lesson ideas for the teachers related to the story.

• Jackie Conkle: Middle School, Careers

Conkle will receive headphones for her classroom to facilitate career research for the students. The students often use interactive video-based software that can be challenging to hear when used by the entire class.

• Joe Scaglione: Pleasant Valley, Physical Education

Scaglione will receive pedometers and heart rate monitors to support the Morning Milers club at the school. Students will track and record their steps and heart rate at the end of each session. The program supports the Kids of STEEL Marathon and encourages healthy habits in our students.

• Veronica Byers: Pleasant Valley, 1st Grade

Byers will receive money for classroom games and tools to support students with ADHD. The tools will help students to better focus during lessons, develop skills for maintaining attention during independent tasks, and work cooperatively with others.

In the past seven years, the education foundation has provided more than $65,000 in funds to support education at all levels in Peters Township.

Photo via Peters Township Education Foundation.

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