The Michael E. Smith Endowment for Excellence in Education
Congratulates the 2005 Grant Recipients

Plains School
Stacey Jenkins - Subscription to My Back Yard magazine for all students in her first grade class.
Jane Gawron - Funding for "The Day the School Went Wild" program, including two performances by Jay Mankita, for all Plains School students.
Anne Stanek - Creation of a music CD of the Plains School music curriculum for all Plains students, developed by 2nd graders.
Anna Naiman - Creation of an art project in the Plains hallway leading to the wildflower garden.
Mac Everett - Receipt of a kindergarten dramatic play library for his classroom.

Mosier School
Deborah Vanderpoel and Jennifer Yellin - Creation of an after school program for 3rd graders entitled "Technology Exploration."
Patricia Auth - Mosier School Enrichment provided by the librarian from the Eric Carle Museum.

Middle School
Lisa Manzi - Receipt of Sunspotting Kits for her 6th grade science curriculum.
Kathleen Chlanda - Funding for the creation of the Broadway production of Annie.
Kristen Hamilton - Funding for the MythMasters Performance for all 7th and 8th graders, created by Young Audiences of Massachusetts.
Amy Riddle and Jenny Speck-Sherson - Funding for the creation of Viva Mexico, an interdisciplinary unit between social studies and Spanish for the 8th grade.
Robert Symington - Funding to expand the rocketry unit to all science classrooms in the 6th grade.
Jill Collins - Funding for science kits and teacher training in the Science Through Experiments Program, an enriching alternative teaching method.
Kathleen Chlanda and Mary Farrin - Funding for enriching science and math materials for "Differentiated Instruction Centers" within their classroom.
Bill Whigham and Erica Faginski - Support for a new Health and Wellness program, providing a library of videos and curriculum support for issues facing today's youth.

High School
Tracy Farnham - Funding for the 9th grade class to attend a performance at the Symphony Hall in Springfield by the Chambre Theater Production, Inc. The performance will depict four of the short stories, which the students will read within their English curriculum.
Tracy Farnham - Support for an after school program entitled South Hadley Reads to introduce students to the concept of a "book club" and reading for enjoyment and group discussion.
Anna Naiman and Sheryl Jaffe - Extensive wood carving project with area artist Elton Braithwaite, incorporating the interpretation of world mythology into wood carved panels.
Sheryl Jaffe - The Art Department Goes Digital program which incorporates the use of a digital camera into the art curriculum and the creation of an on-line gallery of all art work from the High School.