The Royse City High School Pep Rally took an unexpected turn when the Royse ISD Education Foundation Grant Patrol visited the campus on Friday, November 4th to announce and celebrate Innovative Grant Winners! Teachers were center stage as the patrol presented the big checks indicating the amount of their grant award. Speech and Debate students were high-fiving on the side-lines when they realized their teachers had won laptops to use in their speech and debate competitions.
Grant Committee Chair Mary Ellis led the way as the Grant Patrol, comprised of foundation directors and donors, visited Royse City ISD Campuses to announce the winners. The Grant Patrol awarded 21 Innovative Grants for a total of $42, 573.01.
The Royse City ISD Education Foundation was founded in February, 2009 and has awarded over $110, 000 in innovative grants to the teachers and students at Royse City Schools.
Our November 2011 Grant Winners are:
Mimio Magic – Social Studies, Math, English Language Arts, Reading, Science – Herndon Intermediate – $3,898.00
Let Your Fingers do the Talking – English II – RC High School – $4,798.00
Rockin’Robotech – Science, Math, Technology – Herndon Intermediate – $3,030.00
Less Paper, More Trophies – Debate I, II, III & IV – RC High School – $4,577.90
EDP Kids…Going the Extra Mile – Character Education – Extended Day Program – $965.96
Classroom Kingdom of Qwizdom – Math & Science – Ruth Cherry Intermediate – $3,564.83
Colloboration that Clicks: Redesigning the Classroom – Reading – Ruth Cherry Intermediate – $967.60
GPS Treasure Hunts: The Quest for Knowledge – General Ed – Fort Elementary – $619.68
Plants Alive! Botany 101 – Math & Science – Davis Elementary – $2,000.00
Project EXCEL: Exceeding Children’s Elementary Learning Potential – All Subjects – Scott Elementary – $889.90
Science is a Cinch: Touching the STARRs – Science – RC Middle School – $4,840.00
The Real World – Math & Social Studies – Vernon Elementary – $1,120.00
BACKPacks to the FUTURE! – General Ed – Fort Elementary – $1,159.09
Keep Math Semple – Applied Math – Scott Elementary – $549.30
No More “Waisting” Time! Together, Let’s Sew into Our Future – Fashion Design – RC High School – $1,978.96
Wacom Out of the Closet – Art – RC High School – $3,067.98
Zen Den – Special Education – RC High School – $1,500.00
Adaptive Physical Education Equipment – Life Skills – RC Middle School – $844.57
Apples for iPads – Reading & Lanquage Arts – Fort Elementary – $790.00
Leap Into Learning – All Subjects – Scott Elementary – $785.71
Literacy Speaks – Speech Therapy – The Talking Place & Scott Elementary – $625.53