Prize Patrol Surprises Teachers with Classroom Grants

Fifteen teachers in eight schools across the Mehlville School District received a total of $4,000 in grants from the Mehlville-Oakville Foundation. 

The foundation surprised the teachers Nov. 28 with balloons and checks for up to $500 to fund educational projects that will enhance the classroom. 

“I am so thankful to the Mehlville-Oakville Foundation for awarding this grant to our fifth grade students at Rogers Elementary!” Lisa Meyer said in a district release. Meyer is a Rogers fifth grade teacher who received funding for her project, Colonial Simulation.

“The entire fifth grade class will benefit by participating in a colonial simulation for six weeks. Winning this grant will allow me to create a hands-on historical experience that I know my students will always remember,” she said. 

A committee made up of teachers, Superintendent Eric Knost and Mehlville-Oakville Foundation members select the most interesting projects for the grants. 

Congratulations to all of the mini-grant recipients:

• Aimee Agosti, : Flipping for a Flipcam
• Lisa Meyer, : Colonial Simulation
• Julie Durham, Julie Krus and Meagan Ochoa, : Increasing Math Fact Achievement
• Linda Kernen, STRETCH: Quilting Across the Curriculum
• Linda Kernen and Julie Ziegler, STRETCH: Lights, Camera, Action
• Tim Brennan, Cathy Helfrich and Cheryl Tenschert, : Links to Our Past
• Joe Brinkman, : School Gardening
• Heather Muessig, Oakville Middle: Show Me a Movie
• Wendy Gicante, : Project Newspaper
• Ed Dusold and Tom Lutz, : 3-D Metal Sculpture