2018 Recipients

Santa Margarita $3,310

Kim Bertrand / iPad Pro & Apple Pencil

Danette Hammond / Buddy Bench

Brook Black / Flexible Seating and Privacy Shields

Lauren Cotterell / Chromebook Headphones

Jessie Hirsch / Hands on STEM Materials

Sally Immel / Headphones with Mics

Merial Buikema / Kidney Whiteboard Table and Flexible Seating Options

Meredith Spencer / PE Equipment

Monterey Road $7,076

Teri Hillier / Phonics Games

Laura Olson / Zoo to You

Jennifer Betti / Teacher Easel

Kelly Younce / Classroom Library & Book Nook

Julia Harrigan / Reading Games

Dan Smith / Camp Keep Scholarships

Wylanta Jones / Speech Development Program

Cheri Roben / Conservation Ambassadors Presentation

Alexandria Marino / Chromebooks

Bryn Freeman / Sensory Supplies

Katie Laurie / Field Trip to La Purisima Mission

Kayleen Leong / Book Adventure

Michelle Dornish / Headphones & Wobble Chairs

Laura Olson / Chromebooks

Atascadero Middle School $18,203

Heidi Cooper / Hearst Castle Art Program

Tracy Ellis-Weit / Hearst Castle Art Program

Lindsay Bentz / Hearst Castle Art Program

Hiram Burrus / County Band Festival

Jeff Jones / Hearst Castle Art Program

Lori Pruitt / Water Reclamation Engineering Challenge

Rebekah Penland / Hearst Castle Art Program

Jacob Olson / Fitness Equipment

Jennifer Parham / Tripods & Frames

Dianne Bray / Cal Poly visit CJSF

Matthew Avila / Interactive Math Notebooks

Chris de Firmian / Smart Phone Controlled Airplanes

Toni Kline / Hearst Castle Art Program

Jon Conrad / Physics Lab Supplies

Kristina Duperron / Cal Poly Visit

Kelly Shoemaker / The Great Courses DVD

Janice Mundee / Over-Ear Headphones

Christina DeSanti / Learning the Basics of Circuitry, Electrical Engineering, Robotics and Coding

Laurie Peterson / Transportation to Choral Festival

Dianne Bray / Cal Poly visit Dos Pasos Club

Jessica Woodhull / Books for Learning Center

Atascadero High School

Marie Pink / Equipment for Circuits, Light and Velocity Lessons

Kris Bell / Sewing Supplies

Ashley Hurni / Gravity Blankets

Sierra MacLeod / Math Manipulatives

Augie Johnston / Field Trip to MindBody & Hot House SLO

Robin Ryburn / 2-Day Field Trip to Natural Bridges State Beach

Carrie Jones / 14 Women's Show Choir Dresses

Robin Dery / Books for Classroom

David Pascolla / Color Inkjet Printer w Ink & Photo Paper

Joe Davis / Lacrosse Pack

Shawna Volpa / Field Trip to Marian Theater

John Forte / 4 TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculators & EasyLink Cables

Angelique McQuitty / 7 CO2 Gas Sensor Probeware

Christy Little / New Cookware

Tess Harback / Kiln for Glass

Glenda Highland / Field Trip to Estrella Warbirds Museum

Julie Steyer / Art Supplies

Mary Corey / Field Trip to Cal Poly Theatre

Ivan Bradley / 360 Video Camera

Joshua Dean / Strive for 5: Preparing for AP Euro Exam

Lindsey Hayes / LIT Club Book Buy

Jennifer George / Field Trip to Steinbeck Museum

Robb Wilwand / Headphones with Mics

Meghan Beck / Stress Tools for Counseling

Suzanne Hogan / AHS Writing Contest

Roger Taber / 3 Field Trips: Cal Poly, Diablo Canyon & Tech Co

Paloma Creek High School $637

Scott Killen / Museum of Tolerance Admission

ACE (Atascadero Choices in Education) $1,088

Dorothy Wagster / Outdoor Games Equipment

Cindy Bourgault / Transportation to Museum of Tolerance

Fine Arts Academy $4,580

Julie Newton / Rancho el Chorro Outdoor School

Yvonne Davis / Music in the Parks Competition & Performance

Carolyn Balogh / Raku Firing

Justine Rigali / Laptops for Cyber Security Club

San Benito $8,254

Jo'el Mueller / NGSS Science Kit

Nicole O'Dell / Battle of the Books

Marisa Looney / BrainPop Jr Software

Kaylie Edgar / Science tools & Glogster

Mary Connolly / Leveled Readers

Kellie Nelson / Guided Reading Books & Easel

Heather Jowett / Flexible Seating

Trish Cooley / Field Trip to Monarch Grove

Bonnie Kraemer / Young Reader Medal & Books on CD

Stacey Cyester / Scholastic News & Science Spin

Terrell Broner / Scholastic News "Weekly Readers"

Jennifer Vermurlen / Field Trip to Central Coast Aquarium

San Gabriel $9,626

Mike Zuniga / Camp Keep Counselors

Pamela Blakeman / Cooperative Play Equipment

Melinda Reaney / Field Trip to SLO Children's Museum

Taryn Greer / Math Manipulatives and Tools

Kaycee Jew / Flexible Seating

Cinthia Franklin / Hands on Activities and Learning Materials

Jocelyn Johnston / Flexible Seating and Sound Phones

Kerry Sherer / Wobble Stools for Small Groups

Mari Dunsmore / Portable Writing and Seating Solutions

Lori Foley / Field Trip to La Purisima Mission

Krista Lewis / Speech Therapy Classroom Materials

Megan Zeilstra / Low Tech Communication Tools and Therapy Materials

Carol Leoni / Costumes for BeBop with Aesop

Cadie Brown / Learning Center Classroom Materials

Jennifer Lagos / STEM and Art Activities & Supplies

Karen Calderwood / Field Trip to the Morro Bay Natural History Museum

Wylanta Jones / Adapting Classroom Tools for Physical Disabilities

Summer Van Beurden / iPads with Apps

Santa Rosa $5,775

Jennifer Berry / Flexible Seating

Shaina Furnis-Lawrence / Field Trip to Charles Paddock Zoo

Jennifer Isbell / Trout in the Classroom /

Lavae Peysar / Battle Books & Young Reader Medal Program

Michele Reyes / Field Trip to Morro Bay Natural History Museum

Jennifer Black / NGGS Science Books

Sarah Holland / Field Trip to Charles Paddock Zoo

Vicky Buerster / Large Sitting Carpet

Gianna Villa / Language Arts & Math Supplies

Tammy Jacino / Starfall Website Renewal

Angella Rossel / Field Trip to Paso Robles Children's Museum

Sydney Phillips / 5 Chromebooks