Title of Project

Teacher/School

Amount

School to Work Writing

Sue Dendinger, Junior High

$900

Elementary Drama Club

Kathy Steinkamp, Bel Air

$500

What’s Inside the Box

Mickie Mueller, Senior High

$1,000

Map It Out at Montessori

Jill Marsden, Gretchen Vanness, Joannie Olenich, Julie Shoemaker, Montessori

$800

Bringing History to Life with Multimedia

Carrie Pieper, Bel Air

$300

Fine Arts Festival in Cooperation with Norfolk Arts Center

Jackie Ruzicka, Sue Burns, Elementary 3-4

$1,100

Snap, Snip, Slide Show!  Kids Capturing Creativity

Sharie Thelen, Dani Mather, Grant

$800

B.U.G. (Bringing Up Grades)

Sandra Dahlkoetter, Marlene Blakeman, Barbara Wittgow, Northern Hills

$900

Achievement CenterPeer Tutoring

Timothy Goede, Middle School, Junior High, Senior High

$800

Making Math Count in the Primary Grades

Mandi Bickham, Cindy Pichler, Woodland Park

$900

Level The Playing Field

Mary Baumert, Marilyn Elwood, Lisa Ayers, Carey Hahne, Kelli Berryman, Middle School

$1,500

Einstein Academy

Nancy Boche, Kathy Steinkamp, Elementary Challenge

$1,200

Keep Kids Alive Drive 25

Mark Claussen, Cory Worrell,Amy Worrell, Grant, Lincoln, Jefferson

$600

The Case of the Missing Science Students—How to Bring the WOW!  Back to Science Through Forensic Units

Leann Widhalm, Julie Millikan, Jane Brockman, Junior High

$900

Social Skills Through Literature

Barbara Paloma, Learning Center

$250

Differentiated Instruction:  A Recipe for Successful Learning

Jane Brockman, Junior High

$1,000

Lincoln Elementary Fitness Club

Susie Bowers, Lincoln

$800

In The Global World

Jacqueline Porter, Brenda Oswald, Washington

$600

GRAND TOTAL

$14,850

2005 Norfolk Public Schools Grant Recipients

Title of Project

Teacher/Schools

Amount

Reading Boot Camp

Deb Freese – Senior High

$700

CNC Art

Harvey Rosenbaum – Senior High

$510

Lasers In Tech

Harvey Rosenbaum, Burgess Powell, Pat Zach – Senior High

$800

Smile1 You are Being Assessed …Help for Stressed Students

Linda Scranton – Junior High

$1,500

Dynamic Demos for the Physical Science Classroom

Jane Brockman and Patti Hagedorn – Junior High

$350

Who’s Who in America? Multicultural Achievers A-Z

Shirley Burkhardt – Middle School

$375

Clean, Sober & Happy

Becki Wulf – AFS

$1,000

Dictionary Days

Rita Andrews – Bel Air

$700

Reader’s Theater Comes Alive – Setting the Stage

Diane Wells – Bel Air

$200

Independent Reader Incentive

Jean Skillett – Jefferson

$700

Math Facts in a Flash

Laurel Robins – Lincoln

$699

Just the Facts!  Math Facts in a Flash

Gretchen Vanness, Joannie Olenich, Julie Barnes, Jill Marsden – Montessori

$699

Character Rocks

Marlene Blakeman, Sandra Dahlkoetter, Allen Henriksen, Barbara Wittgow – Northern Hills

$1,700

Math Facts in a Flash Software

Kathy Friedrich, Barb Farrar, Sally McCallum – Washington

$500

Poetry Café

Stefanie Siedschlag, Kathy Naranjo – Washington

$800

Pedometer Power!

Wendy Clayton – Westside

$816

Building Literacy With Big Books

Amy Berner, Bobbi Leuthold, Cindy Pichler, Diane Price, Mandi Bickham – Woodland Park

$1,051

Gallery on the “Gogh”

Jackie Ruzicka – All Elementary Schools

$985

2005 Foundation Grant Total

$14,085

2004 Norfolk Public Schools Grant Recipients

Title of Project

Teacher/Schools

Amount

Lincoln Reads

Lisa Guenther, Jan Uzzell – Lincoln

$1,000

Fizex Poet, Laureate, and Interdisciplinary Take on National Poetry Month

Karen Wingett, Dennis Miller – Senior High

$200

Throw Like a Girl – That is a Good Thing!  A Study of Gender Awareness in Everyday Life Using Six Traits Writing Workshop

Marlene Blakeman, Sandra Dahlkoetter, Barb Wittgow, Allen Henriksen – Northern Hills

$1,300

Just the Facts!  Math Facts in a Flash

Chad Boyer – Woodland Park

$699

Math Facts in a Flash

Pat Dodson and Bel Air Teachers – Bel Air

$1,000

Creating Readers by Providing Resources

Mandi Bickham, cindy Pichler – Woodland Park

$929

Going Above and Beyond Reading

Nancy Bazyn and Montessori Staff – Montessori

$800

Go West Washington Readers!

Barb Farrar, Stefanie Siedschlag – Washington

$850

Math Facts in a Flash

Sue Jacoby, Renee Ries, Sharolyn Thelen – Grant

$730

Closing the Gap for Struggling Readers

Leann Widhalm – Junior High

$625

People of the Plains:  Linking the Past to the Present

Kris Anderson, cindy Brewer, Kathy Friedrich, Donna Hoffman – Woodland Park, Washington, Lincoln

$1,596

Innovate to Create Multimedia Curriculum

Janine Krohn, Chuck Foxhoven – Middle School

$1,200

Growing in Groups

Deb Navratil – Westside and Jefferson

$400

Digital Storage – The Portable Way!

Mark McLarnan – Junior High

$360

Step Up Writing

Debbie Marotz, Kathy Farlee – Westside

$187

Pull Your Reading Out of the Gutters

Carrie Pieper – Bel Air

$500

Taming the Tiger

Barb Paloma – NPS Learning Center

$500

Touching the Future with Math

Kathy Ott, Debra Hoffman, Barb Rookaird, Brenda Oswald, Jacquelyn Porter, Barb Farrar, Nancy Schulz – Washington

$1,000

2004 Foundation Grant Total

$13,876

2003 Norfolk Public Schools Grant Recipients

Title of Project

Teacher/Schools

Amount

Accelerated Math

Beth Peister, Rita Andrews – Bel Air

$1,650

All the Wright Stuff

Jullie Morgan, Chad Frerichs – Northern Hills

$1,480

Summer Success for Grant Students

Lynn Baker, Cindy Brown, Cathie Edic, Beth Schoenherr – Grant

$926

Accelerated Math

Chad Boyer – Woodland Park

$1,698

A “Stop & Think” Community

Mark Claussen, Janet Johnson, Traci Hastings – Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln

$450

Up to Par

Lois Hall – Montessori

$300

Integrating Technology into the Mathematics Curriculum

Sandy Dieckman – Junior High

$650

Take a Book Break

Linda Scranton, Dorothy Fuller, Elaine Henderson – Junior High

$300

Where are We?  Gobal Education Through Almanacs and Atlases

Brian Silhacek, Jeff Mrsny, William Gear, - Middle School

$300

Science Thru Literature

Dawn Reedy – Middle School

$500

Panther Productions

Mickie Mueller – Senior High

$2,468

Meeting the Needs of Young People Through Bibliotheraphy or Right Book at the Right Time

Shirley Burkhardt – Middle School

$500

To Infinity and Beyond:  Science Inquiry

Debra Holland – Junior High

$541

Taming Tony the  Tiger

Barbara Poloma – NPS Learning Center

$1,000

Accelerated Math

Deb Finn – Westside

$1,600

Summer Reading Project at Jefferson

Jean Skillett, Deana Francis – Jefferson

$650

2003 Foundation Grant Total

$15,013

2002 Norfolk Public Schools Grant Recipients

Title of Project

Teacher/Schools

Amount

Keyboard for Kids

Tim Gansebom – Senior High

$500

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Schools

Cristal Robbins, Cora Flower, Cherl Spittler, Rose Spence, Mary Smalley, Tony Brown – Senior High, Junior High

$984

Career Updates for the Future

Pamela Wright – Junior High

$642

The Night Sky – All Day Long

Julie Morgan, Chad Frerichs – Northern Hills

$1,440

Creating Math Stars

Sharolyn Thelen, Pat Shepherd, Elaine Schall, Sue Jacoby – Grant

$1,528

Accelerated Math

Jean Higgins, Beata Burkink – Bel Air

$2,000

Get Up, Get Out, Get Fit!

Kay Huber – Jefferson

$400

STAR Early Literacy:  Helping Students Learn to Read

Penny Henriksen – Westside

$1,200

Latino Worlds:  The Latin Beat

Marlene Blakeman, Sandra Dahlkoetter, Allen Henriksen, Nancy Jacobs, Barbara Wittgow – Northern Hills

$1,250

A Mathematical and Scientific Discovery of Nebraska’s Waters and Wildlife:  The Cry of the Sandhill Crane

Sandy Dieckman, Jane Brockman – Junior High

$1,000

Moisture Free Air

Dale Coan – Senior High

$550

Where is the World Is…?

Joannie Olenich, Julie barnes, Jill Marsden, Gretchen Vanness – Montessori

$1,000

Touchy Math

Amy Berner, Glennesia Profit – Woodland Park

$500

Building Students’ Listening and Comprehension Skills Through Books and Cassettes

Lorraine Jones – Woodland Park

$371

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Using Light to See It All

Leann Widhalm – Junior High

$700

2002 Foundation Grant Total

$14,065

2001 Norfolk Public Schools Grant Recipients

Title of Project

Teacher/Schools

Amount

An Interactive Exploration of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table

Leann Widhalm, Debra Holland – Junior High

$721

Montessori Educational Computer System

Joannie Olenich, Gretchen Vanness, Jill Marsden, Julie Barnes – Montessori

$1,978

Let’s Celebrate Other Countries’ Holidays!

Deanna Riggins – Grant

$408

Mill Power Feed

Harvey Rosenbaum – Senior High