What We Do
Teacher Grants & Major Projects
2023-24 Teacher Grant Recipients (L to R): Dr. Jamey VanZandt, English; Tori Hartman, Special Education; David Mateyka, Band; Shaylynn Hubbard, Foreign Language. Not pictured: Ashlee Adams, Amanda Huge, Rob Knutson
2023 - 2024
$1,648 Rocking into Success
Ashlee Adams
$ 533 ESL Resources for Students with Special Needs
Tori Hartman, Ashlee Adams
$ 800 Culture & Language Immersion
Shaylynn Hubbard
$ 950 East Life Skills Classroom
Amanda Huge, Matt Pool, Mark Goodheart
$2,290 In School Suspension Classroom
Rob Knutson
$ 285 Bolstering the Band Solo Repetoire Library
David Mateyka
$2,900 Vernois Publications Group Photo Equipment Expansion
Dr. Jamey VanZandt
2022 - 2023
Major Project: Dressed for Success - Marching into the Future, Second year of two year commitment for Marching Band Uniforms, $9,000
$1,618 Calm Down Kits for Students
Lamanda Brookman
$2,400 Welding Shop Lighting
Mark Drennan
$1,300 Strength & Conditioning Record Board
Kerry Hammond
$ 926 Pottery Wheels
Crystal Michels
$2,198 50 Yard Challenge
Lee Ann Schuette
2021 - 2022
Major Project: Dressed for Success - Marching into the Future, First year of two year commitment for Marching Band Uniforms, $9,000
$ 350 Books for All - A Classroom Library
Raquel Maxey
$ 363 Video Camera Stabilizer Equipment
Matt Gholson
$ 400 Aiming for Success band assessment materials
David Mateyka
$3,777 Advanced Algebra Graphing Calculators
Nikki Bauer-Prost
$1,000 Sensory Equipment for Like Skills Program
Mikala Williams
$6,041 Disarticulated Skeletons and Forensic Anthropology Kit
Ryan Holden
2020 - 2021
Major Project: Tools for Student Success, Odysseyware Educational Software and East Campus Fitness Equipment, $20,517
$ 189 Manipulatives for Math Momentum
Tori Hartman
$1,696 Enhancing Student Learning - Special Ed.
Lee Ann Schuette, John Smith, Mikala Williams
$1,980 Calculators for Science Department
Nicole Shambo
$5,600 Microscopes for Science Department
Diane Todd
2019 - 2020
Major Project: Fine Arts Wing Technological Completion, $22,808
$ 350 Books for All - A Classroom Library
Raquel Maxey
$ 355 Sensory Classroom
Tori Hartman
$ 703 Visual Arts Digital Classroom Cameras
Crystal Michels
$1,534 Study Carrels & Supplies
Rob Knutson
$2,157 X-Carve CNC Equipment
Dustin Foster
$1,992 Improve Communication
Lee Ann Schuette
$6,276 Extending the Classroom - Math/Science/English
Kelly Green and Dana Hall
2018 - 2019
Major Project: Build a Better World, One Ram at a Time - Funding for equipment and Materials to start a construction trades curriculum, $20,200
$1,074 Traditional Life Skills equipment for Special Ed. department
Lee Ann Schuette
$ 706 Therapeutic De-escalation Area items for Special Ed. department
Leeann Ferguson
$ 758 Biomedical 3D Printer and Supplies
Tammy Martin
$1,142 Labeling Printer and Supplies for Agriculture department
Cherie Rogier
$ 846 CNC Computer Upgrade for CTE department
Andrew Kopin
$ 605 In-School Suspension Classroom equipment
Robert Knutson
$ 275 Escape Box - Breakout EDU
Tori Hartman
$2,800 Microscopes for Science department
Diane Todd
$ 261 APUSH preparation materials for AP test
Frank Hartman
$ 739 MVTHS Reads and Succeeds materials for Library
Ann Garrett
2017 - 2018
Major Project: A Chromebook for Every Student, $21,160
$1,037 Digital SLR camera with printer for the art department
Matt Gholson
$ 945 Performance Studies Voice Recorders for the English dept.
Rachquel Maxey
$3,162 30 graphing calculators for the math department
Nikki Bauer Prost
2016 - 2017
$50,000 sponsorship of the main entry lobby with funds generated by the Brick Pavers program.
$28,800 to place artificial turf in the multi-purpose room, used for PE classes and athletic practices giving MVTHS an exceptional year-round indoor facility.
$1,037 Digital SLR camera with printer for the art department
Matt Gholson
$ 945 Performance Studies Voice Recorders for the English dept.
Rachquel Maxey
$3,162 30 graphing calculators for the math department
Nikki Bauer Prost
L to R: Suzie Schmidt (foundation board representative), Matt Gholson (Art department), Raquel Maxey (English department), Nikki Bauer Prost (Math department). Photo courtesy of Morning Sentinel.
2015-2016
$19,500 for computer lab equipment. Second half of a two-year project totaling $39,000
$5,000 Student laptops for Stewart Media
Center
$ 538 Music department percussion practice
pads
$2,069 Math department AP Statistics graphing calculators
$3,560 Art department ceramics kiln
2014-2015
$19,500 for computer lab equipment. First half of a two-year project totaling $39,000.
$575 Science department electronic
balances.
Mrs. Box
$1,251 Physical Education strength and
conditioning equipment.
Mr. Shaner
$2,800 Microscopes for Biology department.
Mrs. Todd
$3,270 Nabi 2 System for 21st Century.
Mrs. Clodi
$663 Photography equipment for Art
department.
Mrs. Nowak
2013 - 2014
Front L-R: Diane Todd, Sheila Stowers, Mary Beth Mezo, Jessica Gamber. Back L-R: Nikki Bauer-Prost, Jessica Pilson, Nick Loafman, Cathy Kohnan, Dave Edwards
$18,500 Project SWIFTT (Student's Wireless Internet For Today and Tomorrow) Enhancements to wireless access on campus
$8,000 Chemistry Lab
computer stations
Mrs. Kohnen
$2,000 Biology microscopes
Mrs. Todd
$1,323 Movable whiteboards for math department
Mrs. Gamber/Mrs. Bauer-Prost/Mrs. Simpson
$ 800 Shakespeare Festival
Mrs. Mezo
$ 631 Digital Document Camera
Ms. Pilson
$ 540 Handheld digital recorders & direct input box
Mr. Loafman
$ 300 Standing Stations
Mrs. Stowers
$ 200 Video capture for foreign language
Mr. Edwards
2012 - 2013
$18,698 Project Engage - 30 ASUS tablet computers & expanded wireless access on campus.
$1,429 Electric Wheels for Art Dept ceramic program
Crystal Nowak
$1,430 4 ASUS tablets for Family/Consumer Science
(21st century learning lab for preschool teaching)
Brittany Boldt
$1,430 2 ASUS tablets for Family/Consumer Science
(Meal planning, budgeting and kitchen labs)
Annette Guillidge
$ 815 Tools for Teaching for Guidance Dept.
(Training resource for classroom management)
Caitlyn Klaybor
$ 815 Kuno Tablet Styluses for Math Dept.
(100 styluses to allow students to write numbers
and control the tablet with accuracy)
David Kassner
$ 800 Audio books and Kindle titles for Library
(To help make the printed work accessible to
struggling readers)
Ann Garrett
$1,950 30 Keyboards for Kuno Tablets
(For ease of use of the tablets on term papers
and various English assignments)
Jeremy Mays
2011 - 2012
$17,500 21st Century Learning Center
$ 500 Kindles – Library – Ann Garrett
$ 590 Reading Software – Special Education
Debbie Backes
$ 890 Pocket Camcorders – Social Studies
Frank Hartman
$2,027 Digital Cameras/Video Devices – Comm/Arts
Jeremy Mays
$2,495 Flipped Classroom/Vodcasting (iPads)
Science – Tracie Shackles
$3,099 STEM Lab (laptops) – Science
Travis McCollum
$3,776 Labquest Mini’s, photogates and microphones
Science – Keith Jones
2010 - 2011
$17,500 Principles of Engineering Lab – Project Lead the Way
$ 525 Microphone Headsets – Spanish
$ 505 CNA Mentorship
$2,800 4 Wireless LCD – Math
$ 718 Digital Document Reader – Social
Studies
$ 500 Brass Quintet Performance Workshop
Music
$1,012 Virtual Business Retailing Software
Business
$ 500 Book Club
$ 300 2 Kindles – Library
$1,500 Contemporary Text (set of novels) -
English
2009 - 2010
$24,035 Response to Intervention Lab (RTI)
$ 337 2 Cameras – Art
Department
$ 400 Flash Drives – Social
Studies
$ 735 Materials for Sculptures –
Art Department
$ 538 Books – Book Club
Library
$1,233 First Response Kit
$2,719 Smart Board – Music
Department
$ 400 Shakespeare Festival
2008 - 2009
$19,056 Shakespeare Writing Lab – Library
$9,298 Writing Lab – English Department
Freshman Academy
$ 838 Writing Tablets for the Freshman Science
Dept.
$ 776 Testing materials for Special Education
$1,713 Website Video/Photography equipment
Business Department
$ 505 Music Software for the Music Department
$ 499 HDD Recorder for the Art Department
2007 - 2008
$27,888 State of the Art Mobile Interactive Science Lab
$2,972 Smart Board – Music
Department
$2,492 7 CPS chalkboards and
wireless writing tablet
Career/Tech. Ed. and
Social Studies Dept.
2006 - 2007
$14,972 5 Smart Boards and projectors for the Science, Social Studies, Business, Art and English Departments
$4,999 5 Laptop computers for faculty use
$2,000 Two Dimension display for the Art Department
$1,800 Micrometer/Poultry Reproduction Kit –
Agriculture Department
2005 - 2006
$18,650 Wireless Fidelity school wide
$2,980 Chess Clocks, etc.
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