2017 Spring "Big Give" Grants- $25,000
- $9,961 to Demopolis City School News: to support the vertical alignment of the broadcasting programs at USJ, DMS and DHS (Courtney Kerby, Meggin Mayben, and Amelia Mackey)
- $7,017 for Let's Go for LEGO!: to introduce and implement the Lego Education curriculum in Westside Elementary’ s second grade (Terri Speegle)
- $ 5,409.75 to Mission “Airborne”: to implement the next phase in the Coding and Robotics program at U.S. Jones Elementary (Amelia Mackey)
- $2,000 in partnership with the Two Rivers Arts Council and the Friends of the Library for Why the noise? What's the commotion? It's Learning through Motion: to incorporate the arts into all grades at Westside Elementary (Elizabeth Renner)
2016 Fall Classroom Grants - $35,000
Demopolis High School
- $622 to Connie Boutwell for a buzzer system to start a scholar bowl team.
- $2,000 to Cynthia Whitlock for the most current and/or most requested graphic novels, including both fiction and non-fiction, for the high school library.
- $2,007 to Courtney Kerby for a teleprompter and Adobe Premier Pro software to provide students with professional quality products to prepare them for careers in broadcasting.
- $2,020 to Brittany Dunson for equipment for physical education activities, including tennis, pickle ball, disc golf, and badminton.
- $2,886 to Jody Tartt for materials and supplies to enhance instruction and student performance within the DHS Fine Arts curriculum.
- $5,906 to Kim Browder for a set of 25 Chromebooks for the high school history department.
- $500 to Susan Browder to support a middle school math team.
- $3,000 to Ginger Godwin to purchase books and eBooks for the middle school library.
- $200 to Dana Hill to support the creation of a US Jones math team.
- $495 to Dana Hill for chess sets for the gifted program.
- $254 to Adrienne Etheridge for a set of six balance balls for students to use in the classroom.
- $671 to Tanya Patterson for writing materials to be used daily in the classroom to produce effective 3rd grade writers.
- $2,100 to Emily Windham for new books for the US Jones school library.
- $6,100 to Amelia Mackey for materials to create a robotics and coding class for all students at US Jones Elementary.
- $2,613 to Mary Lilian Roberts for mini iPads and applications to enhance therapy sessions for speech/language students and improve their communication skills.
- $508 to Gabrielle McVay for supplemental math and science materials for Kindergarten.
- $1,179 to Sarah Chelsea Morgan for additional STEM kits to be used to teach science in 1st grade.
- $1,191 to Lori Giles for library books to enhance the Westside reading curriculum.
2015 Classroom Grants - $50,000
Demopolis High School
- Cynthia Whitlock, $1,398 to purchase seventy-eight contemporary fiction and non-fiction books for the high school library's collection
- Jill Tutt, $7,020 to equip the English department with 30 tablet computers needed to complete reading and research projects
- Meggin Mayben, $2,000 for technology to enhance the Tiger TV broadcasting class with a drone and other equipment
- Ashley Brock, $674 for motion sensors to add to the SPARK system granted lasted year in the physical science classes
- Ginger Godwin, $2,301 to purchase books for the library - hardcover, audio, and e-books
- Charlene M. Jackson, $3,510 to provide students access to a device for research, on-line assignments and activities, and e-books
- Beth Lindsay, $344 for a class set of 29 thesauruses for a fourth grade classroom
- Emily Windham, $3,000 to purchase new library books for the U.S. Jones library
- Brian Bradley, $5,000 for the US Jones playground in partnership with the PTA
- Kristi Stokes, $600 to purchase board games to enhance students' critical thinking and social skills
- Terri Speegle, $5,775 to implement a STEM education program for all Westside classes
- Lori Giles, $1,000 to purchase recently released book titles, as well as children's favorites, for Westside K-2 readers
- Becky Holley, $3,500 for materials to incorporate art appreciation, art history, and art techniques into all the Westside classrooms
- Elizabeth Renner, $2,250 for a set of Chromebooks to use with students during small group instruction
- Braswell B. Braswell, $2,500 for iPads to use for technology integration in the classroom
- Dee Roark, $3,600 for tablet computers in the classroom
- Trena Reynolds, $2,000 for iPads to use for technology integration in the classroom
- Andrea Johnson, $1,575 for tablet computers in the classroom
- Beth Fleming, $2,500 for tablet computers in the classroom
2014-2015 Classroom Grants - $60,000
Demopolis High School
· Anne Johnson, $1,870 for iPads in the high school special education class
· Rebecca Pipkins, $700 for 100 copies of "The Maze Runner" to be read over the summer by 9th graders
· Tera McCarty, $3,500 to equip a broadcasting studio at the high school
· Brooke Thorn, $2,440 for 10 tablet computers for use in the high school math department
· Charles Jones, $2,168 for 10 welding hoods
· Matthew Fields, $418 for equipment to film the band and analyze performance
· Nick Bussey, $3,075 for a 3-D printer
Demopolis Middle School
· Carrie Jackson, $3,000 for 30 graphic calculators for 8th grade Algebra
· Ashley Brock, $2,792 for science laboratory technology
· Coty Geohagan, $1,000 for audio books
· Dianne McNeill, $3,660 for 15 tablet computers in the 6th grade English class
· Julie Massey, $4,880 for 20 tablet computers in the 7th and 8th grade English classes
· Meggin Mayben, $5,000 for equipment for the middle school broadcasting program
· Susan Browder, $1,300 for a response system to use in a middle school math classroom
US Jones Elementary School
· Laura Holley, $300 for a classroom set of the book "Wonder" to be used to start a discussion about bullying in the 5th grade
· Beth Lindsay, $700 for 90 recorders and sheet music to begin a music class
· Adrienne Etheridge, $1,000 for books in 3rd grade classrooms
· Amelia Mackey, $918 for equipment for a beginning broadcasting program, including 2 iPad minis
Westside Elementary School
· Anne Manning, $6,209 for books and tools to improve writing skills
· Braswell Braswell, $2,392 for 6 iPad minis in a 1st grade classroom
· Hannah Stephens Kennedy, $7,000 for a Smart Table to be used in the special education classroom.
· Julia Addy Card, $294 for audio books
· Tracy Stewart, $4,308 for 12 iPad minis, which will create a classroom set for the 2nd grade
· Trena Reynolds, $1,496 for 4 iPad minis for use in the 2nd grade
Grants include Fall 2014 Classroom Grants and January 2015 Classroom Grants
· Anne Johnson, $1,870 for iPads in the high school special education class
· Rebecca Pipkins, $700 for 100 copies of "The Maze Runner" to be read over the summer by 9th graders
· Tera McCarty, $3,500 to equip a broadcasting studio at the high school
· Brooke Thorn, $2,440 for 10 tablet computers for use in the high school math department
· Charles Jones, $2,168 for 10 welding hoods
· Matthew Fields, $418 for equipment to film the band and analyze performance
· Nick Bussey, $3,075 for a 3-D printer
Demopolis Middle School
· Carrie Jackson, $3,000 for 30 graphic calculators for 8th grade Algebra
· Ashley Brock, $2,792 for science laboratory technology
· Coty Geohagan, $1,000 for audio books
· Dianne McNeill, $3,660 for 15 tablet computers in the 6th grade English class
· Julie Massey, $4,880 for 20 tablet computers in the 7th and 8th grade English classes
· Meggin Mayben, $5,000 for equipment for the middle school broadcasting program
· Susan Browder, $1,300 for a response system to use in a middle school math classroom
US Jones Elementary School
· Laura Holley, $300 for a classroom set of the book "Wonder" to be used to start a discussion about bullying in the 5th grade
· Beth Lindsay, $700 for 90 recorders and sheet music to begin a music class
· Adrienne Etheridge, $1,000 for books in 3rd grade classrooms
· Amelia Mackey, $918 for equipment for a beginning broadcasting program, including 2 iPad minis
Westside Elementary School
· Anne Manning, $6,209 for books and tools to improve writing skills
· Braswell Braswell, $2,392 for 6 iPad minis in a 1st grade classroom
· Hannah Stephens Kennedy, $7,000 for a Smart Table to be used in the special education classroom.
· Julia Addy Card, $294 for audio books
· Tracy Stewart, $4,308 for 12 iPad minis, which will create a classroom set for the 2nd grade
· Trena Reynolds, $1,496 for 4 iPad minis for use in the 2nd grade
Grants include Fall 2014 Classroom Grants and January 2015 Classroom Grants
2013 Classroom Grants - $50,000
Demopolis High School
Demopolis Middle School
US Jones Elementary School
Westside Elementary School
- Cynthia Whitlock, $2,000 for ebooks at the high school library
- Heather Kennedy, $948 for a digital piano and choral sheet music to support the choral program
- Kim Browder, $1,320 for document based activities for the high school history department
- Stacy Cyd Boland, $4,230 for a set of 30 graphing calculators for use in the Geometry classroom
Demopolis Middle School
- Ashley M. Brock, $645 for robotic equipment in the 7th and 8th grade robotics class
- Coty Geohagan, $7,319 for 30 Google Nexus tablets to be used in the middle school language arts program
- Deborah McAfee, $1,257 for an interactive response system to connect to the Smartboard
- Ginger Godwin, $2,000 for ebooks at the middle school library
- Lisa McHugh, $6,412 for a SMART table for the 6-12th grade special education classroom
- Mesha Smith, $359 for a set of classroom atlases for use in the 6th grade social science classroom
- Susan Browder, $4,700 for 25 Kindle Fires for use in the 6th grade math and science classrooms
US Jones Elementary School
- Amy Ramer, $329 for a rhythm band set for the 4th grade
- Beth Lindsay, $908 for four sets of classroom novels by Andrew Clements for the 4th grade
- Emily Windham, $3,500 for hardback books and ebooks at the US Jones library
- Jennifer Bedsole, $2,480 for seven iPad minis for use in two 4th grade classrooms
- Julie Harrison, $1,389 for four iPad minis for use in the 3rd grade
- Laura P. Holley, $569 for counseling curriculum at US Jones
Westside Elementary School
- Addy Card, $920 for five Kindle Fires for use in the 2nd grade
- Annette E. Gwin, $2,480 for seven iPad minis for use in the 2nd grade
- Eva Aultman, $799 for two wireless listening stations in the 2nd grade
- Lori Giles, $1,118 for hardback books at the Westside library
- Nan Dollar, $2,133 for six iPad minis for use in the 1st grade
- Tracy Stewart, $2,491 for six iPad minis for use in the 2nd grade
