"CSISD Learns CPR" - District-wide
Students and teachers are learning life-saving skills! This district-wide health education grant provided new manikins and AED trainers for staff and students to learn first aid. Teachers earn CPR certification and teach CPR in health classes. Students gain preparedness and confidence for emergency situations. Manikins are also used to provide required training for all seniors. Nearly 2,500 students and 150 teachers benefit from the initiative. This grant was generously sponsored by St. Joseph Health.
"Turners & Caddies" - Cypress Grove Intermediate
Instrument tuners help 6th-grade band students with pitch accuracy and tuning. Caddies keep the tuners from being damaged as musicians go in and out of the band room. Using tuners in class allows students to better understand how their instruments work. Students learn to adjust instruments for specific notes and how to listen for tuning issues. It has also greatly benefited students with hearing challenges by letting them see if they are playing the correct sound when there is a lot of noise in the room. This fine arts grant is sponsored by SafeWay Driving.
"Building Engineers of Tomorrow" – Pebble Creek Elementary
Lego Spike Kits are transforming GT students into engineers. Developing skills with sensors, motors, mechanical design and programming, young engineers built robots for an epic “Rhino Wrestlers” showdown! The robo-rhinos detected and pushed each other in the arena. When the sensors detected the touch of their opponent, the detailed coding would push back fiercely, trying to push its rival out of bounds. When a bot didn’t behave as planned, it was problem-solving time with teamwork and communication. This exciting grant was sponsored by Jim and Linda Woods.
"Quilts & Veterans" - Wellborn Middle School
Seventh-grade students are binding math and life skills to create quilts for a community outreach program. The class project engages math concepts related to measurement, geometry, and proportion to create the quilt blocks. Then, the class partners with the Montgomery Quilt of Valor organization to finish the quilting. The project culminates in a presentation of the finished lap sized quilts to local service members at the school’s Veteran Day ceremony. Andrews Orthodontics generously sponsors this grant.
"Computer Lab Build" - AMCHS & CSMS
Tech-savy teens are learning to assemble computers, load software, and install a computer lab through this project in the Computer Maintenance, Networking, and Practicum class. The high school tech students help implement a turn-key computer lab at the middle school, so that 7th and 8th graders are equipped for A/V and Engineering coursework, impacting 50 students each year. The grant supported the information technology cluster by providing computer components and tools. The grant was sponsored by Brazos Valley Floor & Design – Premier Countertop Design.
"Construction Science Lab" - Cypress Grove Intermediate
The local trade workforce is diminishing. The Construction Science Lab inspires students to consider a career in a trade to work with their hands and use their creativity to earn a living and be productive citizens. Young apprentices are learning about tools, machinery, safety, and project planning, while exploring careers in woodworking, electrical, plumbing and more. Students are learning valuable know-how and building confidence in problem-solving. This is phase 3 of the engaging club that is very popular among 5th and 6th-grade girls and boys. The project was sponsored by Kent Moore Cabinets.
