Waverly Education Foundation Grants by Year
2022
Lacey Balzer – East/Colt/Elmwood/Winans Childcare Libraries – Mental health, STEM – $1,755.05
Richard Dethiefsen – Elmwood Elementary – Read to Dream – Awaken Success – $2,540.07
Cheryl Frank – Waverly East – PE Equipment; Dodgeballs, Badminton – $548.15
Nealie Holmes – Winans Elementary – Inclusive Literature – $1,012.66
Monica Kavanagh – Waverly East – Snap Circuits SC-100 Electronics, 12 kits – $251.88
Ann Marie Lindsay – District Poster Printer – $3,200.00
Courtney Miller -Waverly East – STEM designs – $296.79
Travis Neller – High/Middle – Shoot-a-Way Guns – $3,400.00
Jeff Parks – District Robotics Team – Trailer – $3,000.00
Rhonda Snook – Middle School – Nonfiction and Graphic Novels – $2,016.89
Katy Swift – Colt Elementary – Differentiate Instruction – $320.00
Laura Weber – Waverly East/Middle School – Art Classrooms Signage – $200.00
Mary Whittet – Colt/Elementary – Finger Strength, Perseverance/Problem Solve – $479.90
Suzanne Ziel – Waverly East Snap Circuits SC-300 Electronics, 4 kits – $268.00
2021
Kysha Crenshaw – Winans Elementary – Digital Learning Materials – $ 1,100.00
Bevin Francis – High School – Real Life Work Experiences – $ 1,000.00
Ann Marie Lindsay – District – District Design Printer – $ 3,500.00
Christopher Onze – High/Middle – African Drumming – $ 3,400.00
Michelle Rowe – Elmwood Elementary – Engaging Books for Striving Readers – $ 1,540.69
Rhonda Snook – Winans Elementary – Award winning books – 56 – $ 950.50
Katy Swift/Beca Barnell – Colt Elementary – Project Sensory Needs – ASD – $ 445.00
Mary Whittet – Colt Elementary – Safe and Social Play – $ 205.00
2020
Janet Roe – Waverly East – Non-fiction books – $1,500.00
Katy Swift – Colt Elementary – Music Classes – $240.00
Michelle Gillespie – Winans Elementary – InSPIRE Students in Reading – $1,833.75
Randy Cusack – Winans Elementary – Winans Courtyard – $2,000.00
Bridget Kelly – Waverly High School – Social Cycling Survey Bike – $1,250.00
Suzanne Ziel – Waverly East – Snap Circuits – $185.00
Cheryl Frank – Middle School – STEAM Lab Equipment – $1,015.63
Colleen Weinfeld – Waverly High School – Non-fiction and fiction books – $3,000.00
David Schmidt – Waverly High School – Math Calculators – AP Calculus – $1,374.63
Kristin Kochheiser – Waverly East – Geography Textbooks – $550.00
2019
Angie Moore – Elmwood Elementary – Trans/Early Chapter Books – $1,675.00
Cheryl Frank – Middle School – STEAM Lab – Stop Motion Video – $533.00
Janet Roe – Waverly East – Motivational Reading – $1,000.00
Jeff Parks – High School – Robotics Laptop – $1,500.00
Kandy Hannula – Winans Elementary – Weighted Lap Pillow Pets – $111.00
Kacel & Hussain – Middle School – Team Sports Equipment – $667.00
Kristin Kochheiser – Waverly East – Mentor Text Books: Language Arts – $497.00
Lacey Balzer – Child Care Program – Tablets & OzoBots (STEAM) – $1,199.00
Mary Faber – High School – Blanket Making Supplies for Homeless – $280.00
Mary Wever – Middle School – Micro:bits (STEAM) – $526.00
Mary Whittet – Colt Elementary – Build, Test, Experiement – $558.00
Eaton & Beasley – Waverly High School – Theatre Technical Saw – $967.00
Nicole Ohl-Shaw – Waverly High School – Warrior Mascot Costume – $2,000.00
Tiernan O’Rourke – Middle School – MS Robotics – $1,500.00
2018
Cheryl Frank – Middle School – STEAM Supplies – $550.00
Jeff Parks – Waverly High School – Robotics Team Parts – $1,000.00
Jeff Parks – Waverly High School – Quizbowl Buzzers – $512.00
Glasovatz & Miller – Waverly High School – Physics Scientific Calculators – $1,605.00
Deborah Quinn – Middle School – Desk Cart – $125.00
Debra Major – Waverly East – World Atalses – $1,396.00
Kate Tonnos – Middle School – NGSS Support Microscopes – $1,335.00
Lois English – Middle School – Library Books – $5,500.00
Mary Weaver – Middle School – STEAM Supplies – $497.43
Mary Whittet – Colt Elementary – STEAM Sensory Supplies – $585.81
Janet Roe – Waverly East – Library Books – $1,000.00
Robert Hollingsworth – Waverly High School – JAM Instruments – $802.31
Angie Moore – Colt Elementary – Books – $652.85
Kandy Hannula – Winans Elementary – Language Activity for Autistic – $399.00
2017
Kysha Crenshaw – Winans Elementary – MarkerSpace – DIY Create/Invent – $915.88
Juessica Hernandez – Waverly High School – College Access Activities – $1,500.00
Peter Sherry – Waverly High School – HS Fitness Center Update – $2,170.00
Angela Moore – Colt Elementary – Book Club – $213.07
Mary Whittet – Colt Elementary – Learning Materials – $500.00
Michelle DeBrabander – Winans Elementary – Tennis Program – $700.00
Jenny McGraw / Robert Hollingsworth – Waverly High School – After-School Music Program – $2,700.00
Colleen Weinfeld – Waverly High School – Library Books – $1,080.42
Elizabeth Johnson – Middle School – WMS Musical Materials – $860.00
Cheryl Frank – Middle School – Needlework Materials – $850.00
Megan Karinen – Colt Elementary – Parenting Class Materials – $850.00
Barbara Morton – Waverly East – Project Focus – $300.00
Tonya Droessler – Waverly High School – Success Skills Program Materials – $1,200.00
Kandy Hannula – Winans Elementary – Articulations & Language Therapy Materials – $216.00
2016
Ashely Justice – Waverly High School – WHS College Trip – $1,000.00
Kristen Hood / Jeremiah Baynes – Middle School – PRIDE Positive Behavior Supports – $1,600.00
Kristen Hood / Kerry Biladeau – Middle School – LINKS Peer Support Program – $405.34
Mary Lunetta – Colt Elementary – Library Books – $1,200.00
Janet Roe – Waverly East – Library Books – $1,500.00
Scott Brooks – Waverly East – Musical Instruments – $4,500.00
Crystal VanWalsum – Waverly High School – Bouncy Bands – $267.85
Justin Haas – Elmwood Elementary – STEM Circuit Stickers – $675.00
2015
Maureen Nauss – Middle School – Musical “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” – $900.00
Ashley Justice – Waverly High School – WHS College Trip – $2,200.00
Katie Pike / Ben Knapp – Elmwood / Winans – Ukuleles – $1,920.00
Mary Whittet – Colt Elementary – Library Books – non-fiction – $400.00
Lisa Lam-Wilson – Waverly High School – Digital Cameras for Art Program – $1,806.00
2014
Jenny Spurbeck – Waverly High School – Orchestra Concert Uniforms – $600.00
Bevin Francis – Waverly East – LINKS curriculum, materials, games – $600.00
Maureen Nauss – Waverly High School – Piano maintenance/repair – $2,000.00
Gloria Gonzalez – Administration – Emergency backpacks – $400.00
Melisa Finegan – Colt Elementary – Library Books – $300.00
Colleen Weinfeld – Waverly High School – Library Books – $1,000.00
Susan Burm/Benjamin Knapp – Waverly East – Spring Musical – $500.00
Dani Gimm – Colt Elementary – Awesome Apps for Kindergarten – $1,000.00
Justin Haas – Elmwood Elementary – Waverly to Morocco (teacher abroad) – $500.00
Megan Karinen – Colt Elementary – Theapeutic Tools for Student SS – $700.00
Ernest Luttig – Waverly High School – Electronic balance – $1,395.00
TJ Hawkins – Waverly High School – FIT Program for Girls Athletics – $1,000.00
Paul Milligan – High School/Middle School – Auditorium/Theatre Safety Upgrades – $1,000.00
Megan Karinen – Colt Elementary – Parent Skill & Social Emotional Building – $2,413.00
Robert Lurie – Waverly High School – Costa Rica project – $1,500.00
2013
Pat Klein – Elmwood Elementary – Lunch Recess Program Materials – $300.00
Melisa Finegan – Colt Elementary – Library Rug – $600.00
Christina Alvarado – Waverly East – Mastering Math – $747.85
5th Grade Math Teachers – Waverly East – Math Manipulatives – $3,271.60
Michelle Blodgett – Waverly East – Mastering Math – $747.85
Justin Haas – Elmwood Elementary – First Lego League – $1,202.00
Mary Whittet – Colt Elementary – Preschool Growth – $500.00
Waverly Theatre Club – Waverly High School – Much Ado About Nothing – $530.00
Renee Giterrez – Waverly High School – Pinatas – $300.00
Dan Carr – Waverly High School – Learning Stations – $279.10
2012
Chris Huff – Waverly High School – Weight Room Equipment – $1,504.93
Colleen Weinfeld – Waverly High School – Library Books – $1,631.15
Reinstra/Holmi/Feinaur – Waverly High School – Girl’s Golf Bags – $1,270.00
Michelle Frederick – K-6th – Hands-On Spanish – $251.88
Dan Carr – Waverly High School – Hispanic Heroes Coloring Book – $1,117.00
Marybeth Chasse – Waverly East – Sensory Room – $750.00
Benjamin Knapp – Waverly East – Schoolhouse Rock Live – $1,050.00
Kristina Boomer – Waverly High School – French Club Museum Exhibit – $1,116.00
Burn/Knapp – Waverly East – Musical Instruments – $1,118.00
Dan Carr – Waverly High School – Spanish Apps – $230.00
Gary Wilson – Middle School – Picnic table/Shelf Materials – $817.00
Kristina Boomer – Waverly High School – Material for French Skirts – $350.00
Richard Redman – Middle School – Bye, Bye, Birdie – $1,000.00
Richard Redman – Waverly High School – Alice in Wonderland – $600.00
2011
Dr. Jones – Administration – Books for Superintendent Story Time – $631.29
Eldon McGraw – High School/Middle School – Hound of Baskervilles – $1,057.50
Don Dimick – Waverly High School – Training Equipment – `1324
Don Dimick – Waverly High School – DVD/CD Duplication System – $469.00
Dan Carr – Waverly High School – Voice Recorders – $1,727.84
Rhonda Berns – Winans Elementary – Balances & Weights – $329.34
Susan Ellsworth – Waverly East – Junior Scholastic Magazine – $136.85
Jeffrey Hager – Elmwood Elementary – Sensory Room – $317.78
Todd Simon – Waverly High School – WWII Operation Footlocker – $50.00
Ashley Beech/Susan Burm – Waverly East – Clarinet, Trumpet, Violin, Cello – $1,238.00
2010
Shelly McGee – Waverly East – Microscopes – $1,049.00
Michael Pixley – Waverly High School – Photography Class Materials – $651.71
Mary Whittet – Winans / Elmwood – Art/Spanish Books – $500.00
Allison Orwat – Winans Elementary – Jr. Great Books – $1,000.00
Dan Carr – Waverly High School – World Language Night Video/Music – $67.00
Kelly Blake – Waverly East – RTI Intervention Texts – $1,000.00
Renee Gutierrez – Waverly High School – Voice Recorders – $1,727.84
Jose Gutierrez – Middle School – Rosetta Stone – $674.10
Anne Slocum – District – Destination Imagination – $350.00
Michael Pixley/Mary Faber – Waverly High School – Celebrating Diversity – $1,199.82
2009
Heather Hicks – Waverly High School – Geometer’s Sketchpad Book – $1,621.84
Jennifer Spurbeck & David Larzelere – Waverly High School – Chamber Music – $1,000.00
Eldon McGraw – Middle School – Play Production – $1,760.84
LuAnn Gibbs – Winans Elementary – Staff Support Library – $500.00
Mary Whittet – Winans Elementary – Early Reading Books – $1,000.00
Dan Carr – Waverly High School – BiLingual Book Project – $700.00
Bevin Francis – Windemere View – Snesory Equipment – $525.48
2008
Mark Nester – Windemere View – Water Garden Project – $300.00
LuAnn Stuible & Debbie Quinn – Middle School – Projector & Document Camera – $1,573.00
David Hill – Waverly High School – Swim Team Lane Markers – $760.00
Daniel Carr – Waverly High School – Spanish Class Project – $500.00
Jamie Matthews – Waverly High School – Cheer Mats – $550.00
Jamie Matthews – Waverly High School – Waverly Flag – $325.00
Kysha Crenshaw – Elementary Schools – Letter Tiles – $841.71
2007
Michelle Beghein – Waverly High School – Photography Club – $1,532.75
Thom Glasovats – Waverly High School – Portable Document Cameras – $1,300.00
Tonya May – Waverly East – Reading Resources – $787.50
Brooke McComb – Waverly High School – Retro-Fit School Sign – $2,300.00
Stephanie Sanchez – Waverly High School – Volleyball Equipment – $2,052.00
Holly O’Donnell – Winans Elementary – Assistive Technology Devices – $1,000.00
Dian Whitford – Colt Elementary – Smart Board Technology – $1,000.00
Jamie Mathews – Waverly High School – Softball Equipment – $1,500.00
Michelle Fredericks – Colt Elementary – Educational Rug – $469.99
Michael Pixley – Waverly High School – Photo Lab Equipment – $667.65
Eldon McGraw & Ryan Covey – Waverly High School – Funding for Spring Play – $1,000.00
Cindy Sartor, Karen Burgess, Mandi Nemeth, Rhonda Berns & Karen Linton – Elementary
Schools – Big History Lesson Program – $625.00
Mike Zimmerman – Waverly High School – Tennis Windscreens – $3,500.00
2006
Nicholas Niederquell – Middle School – Graphing Calculators – $1,802.32
Kim Bates – District – Extpression Basic Kit – $1,769.88
Terra Dodds – High School Soccer – Soccer Goals – $1,000.00
Holly O’Donnell – District – Sensory Integration Room – $1,200.00
Patricia Klein – District – Big Brother / Big Sister – $150.00
Paula Fedewa – District – Fossil Samples – $500.00
Kristen Hood – Colt Elementary – Homework Project Supplies – $100.00
Beth Kaiser – Waverly High School – Operation Recess – $600.00
Ben Knapp – Waverly High School – Reflections Tuxedos – $996.00
David Larzelere – Waverly High School – Music Folders – $1,533.00
Cindy Sartor – Elmwood Elementary – History Museum – $400.00
Luke Slocum – Waverly High School – Mascot Uniform – $1,000.00
Stacy Trial – Waverly Soccer Club – Socer Club Portable Shelters – $500.00
2005
Betty McClay – District – Anti-Bullying Video – $100.00
Kathy McDaniel – Middle School – Art with Heart Club – $811.00
Phil Odlum – Waverly High School – Score Boards – $2,004.00
Scott McGraw – Waverly High School – Electric Touch Pads for Pool – $652.50
Doug Keyes – Waverly High School – In-House Broadcast Switch – $2,400.00
Shelly Teklinsky – Waverly High School – Dance Team Uniforms & Barre – $365.00
Michael Wheaton – Middle School – Choir Robes – $1,500.00
Joan Magnotta – District – Reading Recovery – Third Wave – $65.00
Sonja Cornell – District – Elementary Bookroom Books – $500.00
Megan Davis – Waverly High School – Vivacity Winter Guard – $827.00
Patricia Davis – Windemere View – Kiln – $1,445.50
2004
Patricia Davis – Elmwood Elementary – Elmwood Habitat Site – $500.00
Mary Lou Somerville – Windemere View – Digital Recorder – $456.00
Gloria Gonzales – Elmwood Elementary – Author Appearance – $1,000.00
David Larzelere – Waverly High School – Sound Machine – $1,300.00
Paula Fedewa – Waverly East – SOS Proram – $200.00
Dan Carr – Waverly High School – Book Making Materials – $150.00
P. VanVoorhees – Waverly High School – Theatre Props and Costumes – $1,300.00
Bruce Johnson – Administration – Autocad – $439.69
Ryan Covey – Waverly High School – Communication Devices – $2,021.00
Barb Powers – Waverly East – Great Books – $186.40
Karen Burgess – Colt Elementary – – $275.00
2003
Greg Molena – Waverly East – – $306.00
Ben Knapp – Waverly High School – Choir – $2,500.00
Patricia Davis – Elmwood Elementary – Habitat Site – $500.00
Erin Kelly – Waverly Lacrosse – Lacrosse Uniforms – $2,000.00
Ben Knapp – Waverly High School – Choir Dresses – $1,100.00
Chris Alvarado & Chris White – Waverly High School – Quiz Bowl – $800.00
Barb Powers – Middle School – Eva Schloss Filed Trip – $472.50
Bridget Kelly – Middle School – Wharton Center Field Trips – $180.00
Mike Kidd – Waverly Hockey – Hockey Fees – $1,000.00
Pam Hawkins – Windemere View – Reading Recovery Books – $2,000.00
2002
Natalie Fisher – Middle School – Student Run Store – $2,000.00
Patricia Davis – Elmwood / Windemere View – Culture Kit for Hispanic Culture – $250.00
Marty Couretas – District – Weather Net Program – $2,700.00
Barbara Powers – Waverly East – 50 Books by Eva Schloss – $350.00
Dawn Gierman – Colt Elementary – Equipment for PPI – $1,729.00
Jerri Smrchek – Elmwood Elementary – Michigan Habitat Site Improvements – $500.00
2001
Becky Greisinger – Colt Elementary – Spearker for Writing Workshop – $1,200.00
H. Patricia Davis – Windemere View – Art Trip – $555.00
Colleen VanNoord & Dan Pappas – District – Summer Literacy Program – $500.00
Ingrid Schwab – Windemere View – CSs for Kindergarten Class – $111.86
Bridget Kelly – Middle School – Seeing Starts Program – $300.00
Betsy Clinton & Becky Toms – Winans Elementary – Second Step Violence Prevention Program – $1,048.00
Elaine Noffze – Colt Elementary – Author for March Reading Month – $2,000.00
1999
Laura Pastirik – Waverly High School – Trip to Africa – $500.00
Marty Pohl – Waverly High School – Timer for Swimming Pool – $1,000.00
Lois Marinangeli – Middle School – Girls Volleyball Program – $500.00
Laura Pastirik – Waverly High School – Zimbabwe Sister School – $1,000.00
Linda Reha – Waverly East – EMI Student Managed Store – $300.00
Chris Barrera – Waverly High School – Air Watch System – $500.00
Jacob Keplinger – Waverly High School – Band Uniforms – $1,000.00
Elaine Noffze – Colt Elementary – Author Appearance – $400.00
Elise Wile – Colt Elementary – Purchase of HP Printer – $750.00
Michael Nauss – Waverly East – Thematic Instruction Model – $500.00
Stephanie Moubray – Waverly East – Language Arts Supplies – $250.00
Carolyn Henderson – Elmwood Elementary – Bass Xylophyone – $1,070.00
Carolyn Henderson – Windemere View – Bass Xylophyone – $1,030.00
Erin Kelly – Waverly High School – Women’s Lacrosse Team – $600.00
Kelly Fortino – Waverly High School – Orchestra Uniforms – $1,000.00
Randy Smity & Kelly Blaker – Elmwood Elementary – Balance Literacy Program – $300.00
Tricia Briningstool – Colt Elementary – Six Trait Literature Collection – $150.00
Don Vernon & Kelly Smith – Middle School – Wonders We Seek Program – $2,500.00
1998
Jim Ellis – District – Summer School Program – $960.00
Mary Maidlow – Middle School – Video Production Studio – $2,314.79
Kathleen Jenkins – Middle School – EMI Lugnut Outing – $300.00
Kelly Fortino – Waverly High School – Orchestra Uniforms – $1,000.00
Seney, Rowden, Hawkins & Dexter – Winans, Elmwood & Windemere View – New Zealand Reading Recovery Program – $625.00
Pat Roth – Windemere View – At-Risk Reading – $900.00
William Cecil – Waverly East – Sotryteller as Hero – $2,500.00
Jamie Holland & Kelly Blake – Colt Elementary – Big Books – $900.00
1997
Patricia Davis – Elementary Schools – Happendance – $100.00
William Prahler – Waverly High School – Lacrosse Club – $650.00
Kevin Byrnes – Waverly High School – Aerobic Fitness – $260.00
Pam Hawkins – Windemere View – At Risk Reading – $700.00
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