Junior League Announces 29 Winners Of Mini-Grants To Hamilton County Teachers

  • Thursday, January 18, 2024

The Junior League of Chattanooga announces the winners of the annual Mini-Grants program made possible by the support of Hamico, Inc. This year, JLC was able to award over $20,000 to winners towards the success of their projects. 

JLC Mini-Grants is a program designed to provide educators in the Hamilton County public school system funding for creative and effective teaching projects. JLC remains committed to helping teachers provide their students with exciting, challenging and rewarding learning experiences.

The 2023-24 winners are:

Alyson Prescott-Burr
Fiber Art club
Tyner Academy

Amanda Panter
Rocks, Layers and Legacy: Rock City's Geological Wonderland
Lookout Valley Middle High School

Amy Martin
Speed into STEAM
Lookout Valley Elementary

Anna Cat Shepard
Sensory room materials
Signal Mountain Middle High School

Ben Wall
Nearpod Access to Boost Social Studies Participation
Wolftever Creek Elementary School

Caroline Mickey
Libros for Niños
Alpine Crest Elementary

Chandler Davenport
Hustlin' Sewanee Tigers
The Howard School

Chasity Rehagen
Book Bucks, Reading Circles & Stem, Oh My!
Wallace A. Smith Elementary

Courtney Smoker
4 Houses 1 Tribe
Calvin Donaldson Elementary

Diane Winne, Emily Baker
Bee-Bot Project
Brown Academy of Innovation

Elizabeth McClain
Photographing Animals in Need of Adoption
Signal Mountain Middle High School

Emily McDonald
Building a Brighter Future for Students with Technology, Teamwork, and SEL
University High (Hamilton County Schools)

Heather Modrow
Open the World of Reading With Technology
Normal Park Museum Magnet Lower

Jack Noblit
Decorative feature wall
East Ridge High School

Jana Clemons
Inspire 3.0: Launch a Business!
Loftis Middle School

Jason Bevil
Planetary RVR Project
Apison Elementary

Julia Phillips
A Stitch in Time
Soddy Elementary School

Kelley Mitchell, Aisha Allen
CSAS Video Production Studio
Chattanooga School for Arts and Sciences

Lisa Millard
BINGO with Betas and Baby Boomers
Alpine Crest

Liz Poynter
Exploring Coding Critters: A Literacy and Science Adventure
Thrasher Elementary

Maria Stinnett
Meeting the Sensory Needs of Students
East Side Elementary

MaryBeth Sanders
Calm Corner Kits and Classroom Set-up Kits
Induction Team - Central Office

Pam Johnston
Building Together: Our Bluebird Haven
Thrasher Elementary School

Ricky McEvoy
Building An Essential Sensory Oasis
Thrasher Elementary

Sarah Mason
Classroom Flexible Seating
Clifton Hills Elementary School

Shannon Stephens
Music Library Refresh
Lookout Valley Middle High School

Soeung Chov
Constructing Grid Tie Solar Panels
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences

Stacy Alexander
LCA College Fair
Central High School

Taylor Moore
Building Bright Brains - Blockbuster Success with Brick Math
Thrasher Elementary

Any elementary, middle, or high school teacher or team of teachers in the Hamilton County public school system can apply for a grant and may submit project ideas to the JLC website. Grant applications open early fall and JLC contacts winners later the same year. 

For more information, please contact JLC’s Director of Public Policy, Catherine Seat. 

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