Archive: Around Town

The Ithaca Public Education Initiative (IPEI) has awarded the first round of its quarterly Red and Gold Grants for the 2013-14 school year, including one awarded to Beverly J. Martin Elementary School for recess equipment thanks to an application written by a fifth grade student.

Teachers, staff, students and community members may apply for these one-time grants to assist with projects that strengthen and enrich the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) curriculum, have a positive impact on students, and actively engage students. Twenty-four grants totaling $10,355 were awarded for projects and programs that will serve more than 1,900 ICSD students.

Belle Sherman Elementary:
Robotics in Kindergarten. Peggy Dolan

Beverly J. Martin Elementary:
Group Recess Equipment. Caitlyn Anderson
Community Enrichment. Kimberly Shank
Response to Intervention Articulation Therapy. Melissa Burns

Caroline Elementary:
1-2-3, What Do I See? Deanna Crossgrove
Bird Study. Daphne Shululu
Ukulele Project. Kathryn Hall
Safe Engaging, Literacy-Rich Classroom Environment. Aileen Grainger
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Implementation. Patty Foster
Love Those Letters: Alphabet Museum Boxes. Kathleen Downes

Cayuga Heights Elementary and Fall Creek Elementary:
Alternative Seating Options. Kelda McGurk

Enfield Elementary:
School Art Night. Christine Finnigan

Fall Creek Elementary:
Cornell Synchrotron Transportation Grant. Angela Yantorno and Chris Bell

Northeast Elementary:
Children's Books with Asian American Protagonists. Duane Diviney
Discovering the Iroquois. Terri Stoff

Boynton Middle Schools:
Guest Speaker Ayuen Ajok: a “lost boy of Sudan”. Harry Nichols

DeWitt Middle School:
Environmental Awareness Activities Day for 8th graders. Lauren C. VanVleet
Ping Pong: Connecting Kids to College, One Game at a Time. Carol Hoffman

Ithaca High School:
Experiencing Composer Brian Balmages. Arthur Carichner
Students Succeed with Science Olympiad. Arti Jewett and Meghan Jordan
Integrated Bike Lock (Locked by VSBA). Vincent Ferrara, Bonnie Powell, Amy Su, and Stephen Feeney
Electric Motorcycle. Anton Volkmann, Wade Engelhart, Marcus Tapia and Noah Benzer-Shuman
Image Searcher. Matt Kehoe, Devon Loehr, Connor Simpson and Eli Young
IceCycle.  J. Hamilton, J.Bradburn, J. Whitehead and S. Stromswold

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