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Educational Grant Stories at the Community Foundation of West Alabama 2005-2006
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pictured from left to right: Shelia Stromberg, Assistant Principal at Walker Elementary, Glenn Taylor, Executive Director of the CFWA and Andrea Hamner, teacher at Walker Elementary School.
The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced that a $500.00 grant has been awarded to Walker Elementary School. The grant will be used to purchase Reading Power Paks. Each Power Pak includes 20 books and recordings. This program will help volunteers working with students who struggle with reading skills. This grant was one of twelve grants funded by the Education Fund within the CFWA. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO SUNSHINE SCHOOL
The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced that a $500.00 grant has been awarded to Sunshine School. The grant will be used to help purchase computers. This grant was one of twelve grants funded by the Education Fund within the CFWA. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients.

	COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
	Pictured from left to right: David Patrick, Principal of Northside High School, Glenn Taylor, Executive Director of the CFWA and Shawn Parsons, librarian at Northside Highs School
The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced that a $497.00 grant has been awarded to Northside High School. The grant will be used to purchase an InterWrite SchoolPad. This will allow teachers to deliver lessons from anywhere in the classroom. They will be able to circulate the classroom and focus on individual students while the rest of the class is focused on the lesson at the front of the room. This grant was one of twelve grants funded by the Education Fund within the CFWA. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO NORTHRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Pictured from left to right: Glenn Taylor, Executive Director of the CFWA and Richard Nowell, art teacher at Northridge High School
The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced that a $500.00 grant has been awarded to Northridge High School. The grant will be used to purchase art materials for a ceramic class. This grant was one of twelve grants funded by the Education Fund within the CFWA. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients.

	COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
	Pictured from left to right: Glenn Taylor, Executive Director of the CFWA, Kathleen King, teacher at Hillcrest High School and Jeff Hyche, principal of Hillcrest High School.
The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced that a $500.00 grant has been awarded to Hillcrest High School Special Education Department. The grant will be used to provide materials for special education teachers that enable them to perform duties mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act. This grant was one of twelve grants funded by the Education Fund within the CFWA. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO EASTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Pictured are the students of the Strings in Schools program along with their teacher, Ms. Melissa Hickok.
The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced that a $500.00 grant has been awarded to Eastwood Middle School for their Strings in Schools Program. This is a new program bringing string education to middle school students in the Tuscaloosa City Schools. The grant will be used to purchase equipment for the Strings in School Program. This grant was one of twelve grants funded by the Education Fund within the CFWA. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients.

	COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO SWEET WATER HIGH SCHOOL
	Pictured from left to right: Glenn Taylor, Executive Director of the CFWA, Mrs. Brenda Atkins, librarian and Mr. Stan Stokley, principal of Sweet Water High School.
The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced that a $323.68 grant has been awarded to Sweet Water High School. The grant will be used to purchase “READ” magazine, a weekly reader publication. This grant was one of twelve grants funded by the Education Fund within the CFWA. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO GREENSBORO EAST HIGH SCHOOL
Pictured from left to right: Anne Jones, Principal of Greensboro East High School and Glenn Taylor, Executive Director of the CFWA.
The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced that a $500.00 grant has been awarded to Greensboro East High School. The grant will be used to purchase books for the library. This grant was one of twelve grants funded by the Education Fund within the CFWA. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO GREENSBORO EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pictured from left to right: Glenn Taylor, Executive Director of the CFWA and Kathy Freeman, teacher at Greensboro East Elementary.
The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced that a $500.00 grant has been awarded to Greensboro East Elementary School. The grant will be used to enhance the classroom library. It will assist students reading below, on and above grade level. This grant was one of twelve grants funded by the Education Fund within the CFWA. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO MOUNDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pictured from left to right: Glenn Taylor, Executive Director of the CFWA, Lori Wyatt, teacher at Moundville Elementary and Ronnie Gardner, principal of Moundville Elementary School.
The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced that a $473.75 grant has been awarded to Moundville Elementary School. The grant will be used to purchase historical novels in order to integrate history into the reading program. This grant was one of twelve grants funded by the Education Fund within the CFWA. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients.

	COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO BERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
	Pictured from left to right: Glenn Taylor, Executive Director of the CFWA and Darrell Thomas, Berry Elementary School.
The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced that a $500.00 grant has been awarded to Berry Elementary School. The grant will be used to help with their “Reaching New Heights” project. This project focuses on promoting healthy physical activity in the youth. This grant was one of twelve grants funded by the Education Fund within the CFWA. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients.

	COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO BERRY HIGH SCHOOL
	Pictured from left to right: Vic Herren, Principal of Berry High School, Mrs. Jon Raines Thomas, teacher at Berry High School and Glenn Taylor, Executive Director of the CFWA.
The Community Foundation of West Alabama (CFWA) recently announced that a $500.00 grant has been awarded to Berry High School. The grant will be used to launch a reading program called “Picture This”. This program is creative in promoting reading as students in grades 7 through 12 have opportunities to visit elementary classrooms and read aloud to the K-6 students. This grant was one of twelve grants funded by the Education Fund within the CFWA. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, established in 1999, is a charitable organization which supports various cultural, health, social and educational programs in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. A grants committee selects grant recipients.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WEST ALABAMA AWARDS GRANT TO NORTHRIDGE ART PROGRAM
Pictured: Art Teacher Richard Nowell and One of his Art Students
The Community Foundation of West Alabama recently announced that a $497.50 grant has been awarded to Northridge art teacher Richard Nowell to help with purchasing supplies for a ceramics project that will give students a feel for three-dimensional art design. Mr. Nowell teaches eighty-three students ranging from ninth to twelfth graders. This grant was one of nine recent education grants awarded to schools throughout the West Alabama area.
Livingston Elementary School
Livingston Elementary School in Sumter County is working diligently to help its students become good readers. Teachers at Livingston Elementary have been recently involved in Alabama Reading Initiative training and have been part of the Alabama Reading First program. Teachers at Livingston Elementary realized that many of their students at are at high risk in the area of reading. One of the problems teachers are facing is that the social studies, science and math textbooks for the students are often written at a reading level that is too difficult. Many of the books contain vocabulary that is overwhelming to elementary school students, especially those who are struggling readers.	Pictured: Livingston Elementary teachers with Laura Gregory, Grants Chairman
Recognizing this problem, teachers from Livingston Elementary applied for grants from the Community Foundation of West Alabama which would support reading programs. These programs are designed to match books to readers so that individual students can be given the opportunity to learn social studies, science and math using books written at their own instructional level. When given books on their own level, students can feel bolstered by their mastery of the material and thus learn instead of simply feeling frustrated. The books included in these programs cover a variety of topics that appeal to elementary school children such as planets, rocks and fossils, Native Americans, inventors and historical events and figures. The teachers feel that these books will encourage students and spark their interest in a variety of subjects while improving their reading abilities. Mrs. Cassandra Diggins, a second grade teacher at Livingston Elementary, said that her goal was to have about 200 books that students could have access to in her room that were on their reading level. She hopes to build their confidence while working toward 100% literacy among her second graders. Yolanda Emerson and Angela Finch, third grade teachers, and Michelle Luke, the special education teacher, are also involved in these reading initiatives. The Community Foundation of West Alabama, through the Education Fund supported in large measure by the Reese Phifer Foundation and other donors, was able to give grants to these four teachers at Livingston Elementary for these books. Studies consistently show that early mastery of reading is critical to future academic success. The Community Foundation, along with so many other organizations within Alabama, desire to be part of the early reading initiatives within the state and applaud these teachers for their efforts.