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.