WCCF Announces D. Jack Mahuron Education Fund Recipients
The D. Jack Mahuron Education Fund was established at the Washington County Community Foundation to encourage educators and staff to teach in innovative ways. This year, the fund has awarded several teachers in the county school corporations over $3200.00.
Bev Newcomb’s Eastern High School sewing class will receive new supplies to due COVID sharing protocols to assist in life skills.
Students in the 5th Grade East Washington Middle School classrooms of Leann Hardin, Cameron Smith, and Erica Hobson will be “Reaching for the Stars” as they complete a short study of Newton’s Third Law of Motion and how it relates to rocketry.
Sarah Fisher’s West Washington Elementary School classroom will be more calming with tools to help student engagement while allowing them the opportunity to move without getting out of their seats.
Students in Jenisa Collier’s first grade Bradie Shrum Elementary School classroom will be more organized with Seat Sacks to help them stay more organized through COVID protocols as well as being able to easily see social distance with carpet markers.
Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade teachers at Bradie Shrum Elementary will no longer have to share supplies to fully implement Orton-Gillingham phonics thanks to a grant application written by Lorie Campbell.
Andrew Lewellen’s Eastern High School Advanced Manufacturing Class will be gaining a new table top planer to enhance their sawmill by processing rough cut lumber into material they can use in the CNC router, laser engraver, and other manufacturing processes.
West Washington students in grades Kindergarten through 12th will be receiving their own stylus to keep screens clean and germ free. According to Kelly Williams, “a stylus has become just as essential as a mask for learning in today’s world.”
Culinary Arts students in Valerie Lewellen’s Eastern High School classroom will be receiving new supplies such as griddles, bowls, measuring cups, and frying pans to supplement their limited resources and allow COVID protocols to be followed.
Joni Hardy’s First Grade classroom at Bradie Shrum Elementary School will be engaging in engineering and design while taking a closer look at real-life design.
Jacob Johanningsmeier’s Eastern High School math classes will be able to utilize more 3D printing models with a grant to purchase the expensive filament that the printers require. His classroom will be using models of projectiles and ramps for velocity and acceleration testing, slopes, rates of change, three-dimensional graphing, and cylindrical shells.
Washington County Community Foundation is a nonprofit public charity established in 1993 to serve donors, award grants, and provide leadership to improve Washington County forever
