Star Teaching Grant Awardees

The Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation awards grants to GCISD Educators for classroom materials and school-wide and district-wide initiatives. Each year, the “Star Grant Patrol” visits the campuses with fun and fanfare.

The Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation “Star” Grant Patrol awarded funds for 28 Grapevine Colleyville projects totaling $74,611.00 on Friday, December 1. In an atmosphere of excitement, educators were surprised at their campus and proclaimed winners with oversized checks.

$15,000.00 – GCISD Learning Grant, awarded to Lisa Pedevilla; grant will support professional development and curriculum alignment across the district.

$10,425.00 – BUILD: A K-1 Early Reading Intervention, awarded to Meredith Burns; district-wide initiative for professional development, grades PreK-12

$7,352.00 – Coding, Robotics, 3D Printing, Curricular Connections, Gifted Instruction…Oh My! awarded to Heather Hagar, Cannon Elementary School

$5,000.00 – Success Through Sensory: awarded to Melissa Solomon, Timberline Elementary School

$5,000.00 – NASA; awarded to Kyleigh Whitsell, Stefani Donaldson, Chloe Roe, Peyton Meyer, 3rd Grade, Cannon Elementary School

$4,200.00 – Enhancing Teacher Modeling with Document Cameras; awarded to Irene Sotelo, Timberline Elementary School

$3,000.00 – Colt Grove; awarded to Janellis Ramirez, Karen Boyse, Andy Thomason, Juanita Priesand, Colleyville Middle School/Colleyville Elementary School

$2,500.00 – Automotive Tool Shop Improvement; awarded to Doug Poteet, Grapevine High School

$2,500.00 – Heart Health; awarded to Bree Moody, Dove Elementary School

$2,500.00 – CA Phoenix Mechs Robotics; awarded to Sarah Roberts, Collegiate Academy

$2,000.00 – GCISD Culinary ProStart Team; awarded to Amber Owens, Grapevine High School

$1,980.00 – “DASH”ing Into the World of Coding; awarded to Amanda Miller, Glen Hope Elementary School

$1,500.00 – Classroom Charging Stations; awarded to Shauna Hunter, Grapevine Middle School

$1,500.00 – Lego League; awarded to Tiffani Giffard, Glen Hope Elementary School

$1,500.00 – Improving Student Learning through Document Cameras; awarded to Alejandra Paniagua, Cannon Elementary School

$1,477.00 – Tools for Success!; awarded to Ashley Mitchell, 5th Grade, Dove Elementary School

$1,450.00 – Infinite Musical Theatre; awarded to Casey Muckley, Colleyville Heritage High School

$1,000.00 – “Hot Shot” Coffee Business; awarded to Diane Elliott, Doug Hood, Angelina Curtis, Grapevine High School

$856.00 – CA Cooking Club; awarded to Kaci Hill, Collegiate Academy

$700.00 – Rise and Shine Coffee Cart; awarded to Maber Martinez, Heritage Middle School

$668.00 – From Facts to Inspiration: Granting Non-Fiction Books for Lifelong Learning, awarded to Leah Robertson,Glen Hope Elementary School

$500.00 – Blitzing to a Higher STAAR Passing Rate: Incorporating Lowman Materials in the English 2 Classroom; Leesa Palmer, Colleyville Heritage High School

$450.00 – Chargers for Students; Lori Payne, Grapevine High School

$380.00 – Bridges Bulldog Juggling Team–Equipment; Linda Lancaster, Bridges

$338.00 – Newline Document Cameras; Angela Norris, Cross Timbers Middle School

$335.00 – Into the Game of Chess; Christi Cooper, 2nd Grade, Heritage Elementary School

$15,000.00 – C&I Learning Grant, awarded to Dr. Julie Leslie and the Curriculum & Instruction team; district-wide initiative for professional development, grades PreK-12

$6,000.00 – Increase in Student Involvement in eSports, awarded to James Guess and Kimberly Phillips, Cross Timbers Middle School and Heritage Middle School

$5,000.00 – Decodable Literacy Library K-2, awarded to Jennifer Pettit, Ha Dinh, Paige Summers, Becca Middlebrook, and Emily Matheny, Cannon Elementary School

$5,000.00 – Just Words, awarded to Courtney Ervin, Grapevine Elementary School

$5,000.00 – Camera & Film Equipment, awarded to Courtenay Harris, Grapevine High School

$5,000.00 – Continuing to Build a Strong Literacy Foundation in GCISD, awarded to Jenna Brosette, district-wide initiative, grades PreK-2

$2,500.00 – ProStart Culinary Team, awarded to Amber Owens, Grapevine High School

$2,500.00 – Astronomy Telescopes, awarded to Tanner Hannah, Leslie Singles, Jason Crump and Stephanie Ovalle, Colleyville Heritage High School, Marion Brekken Science Grant

$2,477.00 – Exploring Earth Space Science, awarded to Julee Sanders, Grapevine High School

$2,425.00 – PreK – The Most Important Year: Learning Through Play, awarded to Jenny Coffey, Timberline Elementary School

$2,186.00 – Sparking Insight in Graphic Literacy with Spark Timers, awarded to Daniela Barbaro, Marisela May, Johanna Preston & Rachel Hill, Cross Timbers Middle School

$2,000.00 – Colleyville Heritage DECA School Store, awarded to Stephanie Neal, Colleyville Heritage High School

$2,000.00 – Human Services Classrooms Kitchen Upgrades, awarded to Bailey Gross, Stacie Cooper, Katie Adams and Chelsea Lanier, Cross Timbers Middle School

$1,986.00 – GCISD Robotics, awarded to James McCarthy, Grapevine High School, Marion Brekken Science Grant

$1,789.00 – Project 9 Square in the Air!, awarded to Bree Moody, Dove Elementary School

$1,689.00 – Cannon RISE Classroom Needs, awarded to Samantha Heller, Cannon Elementary School

$1,613.00 – Dove ECSE, awarded to McKenzie Martin, Dove Elementary School

$1,500.00 – Sensory Learning, awarded to Kimberly Michelle Miller, Dove Elementary School

$1,400.00 – Take Note 2.0, awarded to Kelsey Anderson, Don Gilley, Sharla Strong, Rachel Sakakeeny, Patricia Reed, Patricia Parent

$730.00 – Biotechnology and Chemistry in Agriculture, awarded to Kirsten Shriver, Alexis Allen, Rachel Dunn, and Alex Kuykendall, Grapevine High School, Marion Brekken Science Grant

$700.00 – Creating Rigorous Small Group Interventions, awarded to Kristin Clary, Amy Smith, SamanthaPark, and Melissa Blackburn, Dove Elementary School

$600.00 – Strategies for Challenging Your Gifted Student Book Study/Professional Development, awarded to Louisa Hilton, Dove Elementary School

$350.00 – GHS Calculus – Calculus in Motion, awarded to Sterling Bristow and Sherrilynn Lee, Grapevine High School

$333.00 – Supporting the Whole Child & Their Unique Needs, awarded to Elyse Hahne, Timberline Elementary School

$ 25,000 – C&I Professional Learning Grant, awarded to Dr. Lani Norman and Curriculum & Instruction team; district-wide initiative for professional development; grades PK-12

$ 7,448.68 – Nonfiction Reboot at Bear Creek, awarded to Jessica Vitek, Bear Creek ES

$ 7,429.00 – Learning to Love Literature, awarded to Jessica Snowden, Nicole Whiteside & Juana White, Silver Lake ES

$ 5,000.00 -Building a Strong Literacy Foundation in GCISD, awarded to Jenna Brosette, district-wide initiative, grades K-5

$ 3,135.22 – Math and Science Concepts, awarded to Tamara Bailey & Kerri Hendrickson, Grapevine ES

$ 2,500.00 – Fences: Moonshot, awarded to Heath Hamrick & Laurie Alsobrook, iUniversity Prep

$ 2,500.00 – TES Ballet Folklorico Dance Group, awarded to Patricia Adame-Carlos, Magdalena Malanowski, Yesenia Casas, Laura Cabrera-Garcia, Timberline ES

$ 2,433.60 – A Crescendo of Sound: Broadening Horizons in Music Theory, awarded to Casey Muckley, Colleyville Heritage HS

$ 2,425.68 – Literacy Library for Emergent Readers, awarded to Cindy Garcia & Kari Griffith, OC Taylor ES

$ 2,176.00 – Displaying Student Work on Magnetic Whiteboard Walls, awarded to Joseph Parthemore, Heritage MS

$ 2,000.00 – Authentic Investigations in AP/Super BIO, awarded to Julee Sanders, Grapevine HS

$ 1,500.00 – Nutrition and Wellness Lab, awarded to Karen McCrary, Bridges

$ 1,300.00 – Gator Farms-Chicken Coop, awarded to Brittany Cohen, Glen Hope ES

$ 1,085.00 – Computer Club Startup, awarded to Benjamin Schubert. Collegiate Academy

$ 900.00 – Spectrometers for AP Classes, awarded to Cortney Franks-Kays & Sonya Loughran, Colleyville Heritage HS

$ 891.41 – A Math Kit for All, awarded to Taylor Deering & Melissa Ward, Bear Creek ES

$ 782.04 – Autopsies, Not Dissections, awarded to Robyn Johnson, Heritage MS

$ 712.99 – Bridges Floral Design TSFA Manual & Materials, awarded to Andrea Brankin, Bridges

$ 692.20 – Tapping into Your Potential, awarded to Debra Tridico, Kelsey Anderson, Sharla Strong, Patty Parent, Patti Reed, & Rachel Sakakeeny, district-wide initiative for Special Education, Adult Program ages 18-22

$ 576.00 – Organic Chemistry Lab Equipment, awarded to Sonya Loughran, Jason Crump, & Cortney Franks-Kays, Colleyville Heritage HS

$ 400.00 – Hi-Low Books, awarded to Tracy Lemerand, Bear Creek ES

$ 350.00 – Flexible Seating and Whisper Phones, awarded to Samantha Sifford, Glen Hope ES

$ 162.97 – Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program, awarded to Sarah Ganus, Grapevine ES

$ 5,850.00 – Connecting on the Couch: A Virtual Learning Experience, awarded to Melissa Johnson, Timberline ES

$ 5,000.00 – STEM Trailblazers, awarded to Julie Brenegan, Cannon ES

$ 4,478.00 – Making Literary Magic for Readers, awarded to Erin Wahpekeche Grapevine ES

$ 4,000.00 – High School Band Recording Equipment, awarded to Brooke Irby, GHS

$ 2,878.00 – I can play with my friends, awarded to Kamalani Kaku, Bransford ES

$ 2,500.00 – GHS Sensory Room, awarded to Joon Choi, GHS

$ 1,949.00 – Silver Dance Sound System, awarded to Gigi Gonzalez, CTMS

$ 646.00 – Remote Research Resources, awarded to Sonya Loughran, CHHS

$ 455.00 – Virtual Cooking Club, awarded to Lauren Jackson, Collegiate Academy

$ 200.00 – Makey Makey, awarded to Angela Harris, Glenhope ES

$ 100.00 – Ipad, awarded to Katie Kloboves, GHS

$ 5,850.00 – Connecting on the Couch: A Virtual Learning Experience, awarded to Melissa Johnson, Timberline ES

$ 5,000.00 – STEM Trailblazers, awarded to Julie Brenegan, Cannon ES

$ 4,478.00 – Making Literary Magic for Readers, awarded to Erin Wahpekeche Grapevine ES

$ 4,000.00 – High School Band Recording Equipment, awarded to Brooke Irby, GHS

$ 2,878.00 – I can play with my friends, awarded to Kamalani Kaku, Bransford ES

$ 2,500.00 – GHS Sensory Room, awarded to Joon Choi, GHS

$ 1,949.00 – Silver Dance Sound System, awarded to Gigi Gonzalez, CTMS

$ 646.00 – Remote Research Resources, awarded to Sonya Loughran, CHHS

$ 455.00 – Virtual Cooking Club, awarded to Lauren Jackson, Collegiate Academy

$ 200.00 – Makey Makey, awarded to Angela Harris, Glenhope ES

$ 100.00 – Ipad, awarded to Katie Kloboves, GHS