MSF Awards $10,000 in Student Grants for Pilot Initiative

Larchmont/Mamaroneck, NY - November 15, 2018 - The Mamaroneck Schools Foundation (MSF) is proud to announce and celebrate the recipients of its first ever student-led grant initiative in the Mamaroneck School District.

Nine new grants, totaling $10,000, were awarded to students at Mamaroneck High School as part of a pilot to extend the reach of MSF’s grant program to students in the district. Students in grades 10-12 were invited to apply for grants to be implemented at MHS, Hommocks, or any of the district elementary schools.

“We know that students are creative, innovative, and full of fantastic ideas,” said Molly Broaddus, VP of grants. “We wanted to tap into that energy and allow them the opportunity to present grant ideas that would positively impact their learning experience. I am so thrilled for the MHS students who submitted a wonderful slate of thoughtful grants for this pilot program, under a tight deadline.”

MSF Co-Presidents, Andrea Fagon and Bonni Kingsley, echoed Molly’s enthusiasm adding, “We’d like to thank Liz Clain, MHS principal, Dr. Robert Shaps, superintendent of schools, and Michael Sammartano, district technology coach, for their full support of the student grant initiative and of MSF. We hope to see more student grant opportunities in the future.”

The student grants funded are as follows:

Adaptive Culinary Equipment

Grantees: Jack Lambert, Debbie Margolis, Lorena Paras, Grade 12

Community Outreach Through Lacrosse

Grantees: Cole Lovejoy, Robby Lundberg, Grade 11

Diversity Today: Starting Conversations, Building Understanding

Grantees: Yasmine Arnwine, Brianna Cisneros, Leah Richard, Grade 12

Enhancing Photography Experience: A New Photo Studio

Grantees: Anna Epstein, Grade 11

Expanding Access to Beekeeping (photo)

Grantees: Leonardo Ferris, Grade 12, and Jacqueline Chiu, Grade 10

Mamaroneck Aeronautics and Rocketry Society

Grantees: Leonardo Ferrisi, Grade 12

Performing Arts Audition Master Classes

Grantees: Eliana Kraut, Grade 11

Physics Club Initiative

Grantees: Thomas Wiesenberg, Grade 12

Technology Enhancement for Calliope Literary and Art Magazine

Grantees: Kate Mason, Grade 12

The full student grant descriptions can be viewed on the website at MamaroneckSchoolsFoundation.org.

About the Mamaroneck Schools Foundation:

Since 1996, the Mamaroneck Schools Foundation (MSF) has worked to enhance the educational experience of students at all six schools in the Mamaroneck Union Free School District. MSF has awarded 479 grants, totaling almost $4.4 million, for innovative, teacher-initiated passion projects that fall beyond the scope of the district budget. For more information about the Foundation and to see a list of past grants, visit the website at MamaroneckSchoolsFoundation.org.

Press contact:

Kerry Roberts Sneyd, krsneyd@gmail.com

Photo caption: One student grant plans to expand the MSF funded beekeeping project by introducing surveillance equipment and hive health monitors.