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Fall 2020 Classroom Grants- $44,937.51

Demopolis High School
  • $1097.37 to Charles Jones for a battery table saw and belt sander
  • $2000 to Lisa Lawrence for books for the library
  • $2164.32 to Andi Turberville for touch screen laptops for students with special needs
  • $8369.98 to Courtney Kerby for professional video equipment
Demopolis Middle School
  • $5000 to Beth Lindsay for microscopes for 2 life science classrooms and a locking cabinet for storing them in Lab 212
  • $2000 to Ginger Godwin to purchase eBooks and matching hard cover books for the library
  • $6598.50 to Braswell Braswell for Lego Mindstorm EV3
  • $5900 to Brandon Allen for two oboes for the Middle School band program
U.S. Jones
  • $227.97 to Julie Harrison for materials to provide students with essential tools to complete hands on STEM projects
  • $2000 to Emily Windham to purchase new books for the library
  • $309.68 to Anne Johnson for a locking technology cart, USB multi-device charger and short charging cords
Westside Elementary
  • $2000 to Andrea Johnson for new titles in popular fiction series for the library
  • $1516 to Zoe Lewis for Four iPad minis to use in the self-contained classroom
  • $283.14 to Emily Black to expand classroom stem box materials
  • $2695.55 to Jessica Bowden for STEM activities
  • $2500 to Dale Foster for Orff mallet instruments (xylophones, metallophones, and glockenspiels)
  • $280 to Andrea Dunn for manipulatives to allow students to explore basic concepts of measuring, construction, problem solving, and collaboration 

Fall 2019 Classroom Grants - $58,273

Demopolis High School
  • $8,000 to Stacy Chandler for a set of Chromebooks and a cart for the science department
  • $680 to Jenn Tate for a potter’s wheel, clay and sculpting tools for the art programs at the middle and high school
  • $8,709 to Meggin Mayben in support of the A+ Computer Science Coding and Robotics classroom
  • $8,000 to Jill Tutt for a set of Chromebooks and a cart for the English Department 
  • $3,249 to Lisa Lawrence for books and a Matter and Form 3D Scanner & Printer
  • $1,671 to Charles Jones for monitors, keyboards, and mice to turn existing Chromebooks into a workstations for drafting and design
 
Demopolis Middle School
  • $594 to Jackie Tripp for Apple Pencils to be paired with the iPads the DMS math teachers received through the Fall 2018 Classroom Grant process
  • $4,094 to Jesse Bell for the purchase of basic archery equipment in order to incorporate archery into the middle school physical education curriculum
  • $7,600 to Alaric Castleberry to purchase low brass instruments (tubas and euphoniums)
  • $2,000 to Ginger Godwin for hardcover and eBooks for the library
 
US Jones Elementary School
  • $800 to Jannalee Duke for six breakout kits along with access to the Breakout EDU platform
  • $6,999 to Julie Harrison to introduce Lego Education at USJ and continue the program from second grade (a 2017 Classroom Grant)
  • $2,000 to Emily Windham for funds to purchase technology equipment for checkout by teachers at the library
 
Westside Elementary School
  • $285 to Laurice Thomasson for books to help expand students’ imagination and learning
  • $1,592 to Kristina Kallhoff to create a MakerSpace environment for students to engage in science, engineering and exploratory learning
  • $2,000 to Andrea Johnson to purchase chapter books for the Westside Library for higher level readers

2019 Spring Classroom Grants - $13,090

  • $6,700 to Connie Boutwell at Demopolis High School: a set of 30 Chromebooks to complete two carts for the high school social studies department  
  • $5,390 to Nikki Cobb at Demopolis Middle School: 10 iPads with protective cases and an Apple TV adapter to interface with the new promethean board for the self-contained special education classroom
  •  $1,000 to Donna Randall at Demopolis High School: Start-up support of a literary arts magazine to showcase creative writing and visual art at the high school  

2018 Fall Grants - $44,000

Westside Elementary
  • $3,500 to Terri Speegle for additional ipads in the second grade to expand the Lego science and reading programs from 2017.
  • $2,000 to Andrea Johnson to purchase nonfiction books for the library collection at Westside
  • $1,214.22 to Gabrielle McVay for materials for Westside's new music program
  • $1,500 for art supplies for Westside's new art class, to be matched by the Demopolis PTA
US Jones Elementary School
  • $195 to Dana Hill for Rosetta Stone software to explore Spanish in the gifted classroom
  • $6,684 to Adrienne Etheridge for a Google Expedition virtual reality kit available for use at US Jones.
  • $2,000 to Emily Windham to start a Makerspace activity area at U.S. Jones Elementary
Demopolis Middle School
  • $2,000 to Ginger Godwin for the purchase of lower reading level books and eBooks for our special education students and other struggling readers
  • $4,103.94 to Amanda Smith for an iPad and an Apple TV adapter to interface with our new Promethean boards in each math classroom at Demopolis Middle School
  • $2,500 to Adam Brown as a matching grant for funds raised to replace instruments at Demopolis Middle School
  • $500 to Jackie Tripp for math team resources
  • $4,005 to Javalynn Henderson for Google Expedition virtual reality sets, to complete the set awarded last spring
Demopolis High School
  • $2,500 to Demetrius Scott as a matching grant for funds raised to replace instruments
  • $2,000 to Lisa Lawrence for books and supplies for the project area in the Demopolis High School Library
  • $7,750 to Lauren Kiser for a classroom set of Chromebooks and a cart
  • $576.33 to Connie Boutwell to create  a set of BreakOut challenge boxes for use at Demopolis High School
  • $1,850.41 to Meggin Mayben for 2 Mac minis, screens, mice, keyboards, and external hard drives for the broadcasting program

​2018 Spring Classroom Grants - $31,000

Westside Elementary
  • Andrea Johnson, $1,000 to supplement Westside Elementary’s collection of community helper books and e-books.
 Demopolis High School
  • Rachel White, $7,000 for 30 Chromebooks for the high school English Department
  • Dale Acker, $6,000 to purchase welding machines for the welding program at the high school
  • Charles Jones, $6,000 for a power threader to train the pipe theading process
  • Meggin Mayben, $4,000 for a set of 10 Google Expedition virtual reality headsets for use in the high school history department
 Demopolis Middle School
  • Javalynn Henderson, $4,000 for a set of 10 Google Expedition virtual reality headsets for use in the middle school history department
  • Adam Brown, $3,446.32 for new and improved stands for the middle school band and its first concert bass drum.

2017 Fall Classroom Grants - $38,000

Demopolis High School
  • $2,000 to Lisa Lawrence for the DHS library
  • $2,500 to Demetrius Scott as a challenge grant to refurbish instruments for the River City Blue Marching Band
  • $7,000 to Kim Browder for a classroom sets of Chromebooks for the history department
Demopolis Middle School
  • $5,831 to Carly Turner for robots and iPads to support the vertical alignment of coding between US Jones and DMS
  • $798 to Julie Foster for to begin a middle school scholars' bowl team
  • $1,903 to Susan Browder for manipulatives and resources for her sixth grade classroom to have a hands-on experience mastering math skills
  • $2,031 to Amanda Smith for scientific calculators for every math classroom at DMS
  • $2,000 to Ginger Godwin to increase the middle school library's collection of books
  • $7,000 to Deborah McAfee for a set of Chromebooks to use across the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade history department
US Jones Elementary School
  • $2,628 to Dana Hill for SPHERO robots to discover how simple programming can solve daily problems
  • $2,000 to Emily Windham to purchase books and an ebook subscription service for the school library
  • $599.10 to Jami Webb for fidget seats and fidget bands for student desks
Westside Elementary School
  • $2,000 to Andrea Johnson for fiction and information library books to enrich her library collection
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.
Demopolis Middle School
  • $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.
US Jones Elementary School
  • $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.
Westside Elementary School
  • $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
Demopolis Middle School
  • 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
US Jones Elementary School
  • 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
Westside Elementary School
  • 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 

2013 Classroom Grants - $50,000

​Demopolis High 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

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