Junior League of Chattanooga announced the winners of the 2013 Mini-Grants for Teachers Program. JLC awarded 31 Mini-Grants in increments up to $750 each to Hamilton County public school teachers for creative and unique projects. Three additional Hamilton County teachers were awarded Mini-Grants in increments up to $1500 for inspired and particular projects focusing on JLC’s initiative Seeds of Change, an effort to eliminate food deserts. Officials said, "Thanks to our generous corporate sponsor, Hamico, Inc. and Kashi Foods, JLC awarded more than $24,000 to fund these important projects."
JLC will be honoring the Mini-Grants recipients with a reception on Wednesday, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Junior League House, 622 E. 4th Street. The reception will be a time to thank these educators for inspiring young minds and enriching the lives of the children in the community.
A list of the teachers who will be awarded Mini-Grants at the reception, along with their school and winning project, are as follows:
Lori Cleveland Orchard Knob Elementary Filling our Community Food Bucket
Jessica Hubbuch The Howard School Howard Community Garden
Lara Murray East Side Elementary School Garden
Leah Keith-Houle Red Bank High School Mosquito Remediation
Margay McGee East Hamilton School Just Be Nice
Mary Haymaker Soddy Elementary Becoming Social Thinkers
Sara Durst East Lake Elementary Microscopes for Learners
Lisa Young Alpine Crest Elementary Mileage Club
Kendra Young East Lake Academy of Fine Arts Fix that Femur!
Charlene Cook East Ridge Elementary Lego My Rhythm Pattern
Nancy Hudson Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts Connecting the World
LeAnn Maretti Wallace A. Smith Making Sense out of Cents –Classroom Economy
Julia Warren Hixson Elementary Life Cycles
Lee Friedlander Hixson High School AGSCI in Resource Management- Advanced GeoSpatial Collaboration and Innovation in Resource Management
Mary Vlasis Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Science in a Bag
Jan Monroe Westview Elementary Mind in the Making
Etienne Easley East Lake Elementary MLK-Book to Life Research Project
Jamael Lett Orchard Knob Elementary Food for Fuel
Emmie Stuart Woodmore Elementary Book Buddies Reading Program
Pam Johnston Thrasher Elementary Interactive Cross Curricular Tennessee Map
Ansley Eichhorn Ivy Academy Honey Bee Program at Ivy Academy
Amy Williams East Ridge Elementary “Cache” It in
Julie Bell Spino Thrasher Elementary Fantasy Baseball Mathematics
Brielle Farrow Central High School The Flame Test – Identification of an Unknown Metal
Scott Dent Sale Creed Middle/High Desert in Sale Creek
Davis Mounger Chattanooga School for Energy Systems Arduino
the Arts and Sciences Microcontroller Development
Jananna Cornett Spring Creek Elementary Balancing Act: Stability Balls in the
Classroom to Improve Student Behavior and Focus
Michelle R. Lewis Orchard Knob Middle The Brain Compatible Classroom
Angie Hudson Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts Parenting Readers
Donna Hatmaker DuPont Elementary Reading Rockets
Mary A Rausch Brainerd High School Superbowl Scholarship Blitz
Mary Hundley Red Bank High School Practical Math for Living
Laura Aldrich Hixson Elementary School The Power of Light to Build Knowledge