2013-2014 Alumni and Major Grant Winners Just Awarded Totaling $67,459 for all WGSD Schools
How to Get to Carnegie Hall by Jackie Stilwell for WGHS, Hixson and Steger
Band and chorus students will learn and practice with new practice software. $12,000
How to Get to Carnegie Hall by Jackie Stilwell for WGHS, Hixson and Steger
Band and chorus students will learn and practice with new practice software. $12,000
The Fluency Project by Andrea Aughinbaugh, Debbie Grubbs, Jill Wilson and Liz Majino for Hudson Elementary. Students practice reading with Senior Citizens and document by summarizing the project with a video. $9,000
Chess for All by all the principals for each Webster Groves School District School
Chess clubs at each school will learn from Chess experts at Webster University and coordinate district tournaments - $6,000
Making It Electronic by John Simpson, Kris Denbow and Linda Holliday for District Schools’ Professional Development. A new online teacher evaluation tool for district use and day with a professional development consultant. - $5,000
Fostering Leadership for Alliance for Interracial Dignity by Dr. Peter Wilson, Dr. Riss, John E Thomas, Shiree Yeggins and Cindy Neu. Continuing the community wide conversations on social justice. - $5,000
Media Production in the Gifted Classrooms by Brenda Wright for District Gifted programs
Working with technology to write and create videos, newscasts and other multimedia productions. - $4,824
Finding the Musician in our Students: One Garage Band at a Time by Heather Mosley and Sara Wichard for Hudson and Bristol. Students compose music with iPad mini technology. - $4,527
WGHS Becomes More Sensitive and More Accurate at the Same Time by David Shuster for WGHS
Modern lab equipment to utilize in the new addition. - $4,000
Science to the Nth Degree by Terrie Hobold, Eric Hayes, Patrick Dempsey, and Rob Rambach for Hixson
Lab quest portable science monitors with accessories. - $4,000
Empowering Young Filmmakers by Brian Ackley for Avery Adventure Club
Students direct and produce public service announcements with new technology. - $4,000
Weather Hawk Weather Station by Cici Faucher for WGHS.
Students learn meteorology in real time from Webster Groves. - $3,358
Going from Neighbors to Collaborators by Dr. John Simpson, Dr. Diane Moore and Karen Verstraete for WGSD. Administrators and staff learn from Dr. Thomas Poetter and Webster University. - $3,000
Teaching American History Through Graphic Novels by Sherri Evans, Gail Tumminello, Tim McGinnis, and Nancy Hansbrough for Hixson. - $2,000
Jr. Journalism Broadcast News by Brian Hill for Ambrose Family Center and Clark. Adventure club students learn and report with a teleprompter and technology. - $750