During the 2016 Taste of Burnt Hills, the 1st Annual Jennie C. Pennington Award was given to Marge Rizzo and Joyce Brown, each longtime educators at the O’Rourke Middle School. They had a vision to encourage middle school students to …
Grants Awarded: Fall 2016
1. Kevin DeBonis, O’Rourke Middle School Guidance
The funds will be used to purchase a 46 gallon Aqua Oasis Aquarium for the Counseling Center.
“Research in the journal Environment and Behavior suggests that a fish aquarium promotes the lowering of …
Grants Awarded: Spring 2016
1. David Besozzi and Kim Orlicz, High School Social Studies & Science Departments
The funds will be used to purchase Atlantis raised relief globes.
“Globes are beneficial and practical for both the Global History & Geography and Earth Science courses. …
Grants Awarded: Fall 2015
David Somoza, Stevens Elementary
The funds will be used to acquire a set of microscopes and the equipment necessary to connect a microscope to a projector.
Grant: $1,977
Susan Tomlinson and Katherine Kindl, Charlton Heights Elementary Library
The funds …
Grants: Spring 2015
Lindsay Armbruster and Lyndsay Stein, O’Rourke Middle School
“The funds will be used to purchase tools to assist us in integrating social-emotional learning and mindfulness education into our Health and Science classes.”
Grant: $1,459.42
Lindsay Armbruster, O’Rourke Middle School…
Grants: Fall 2014
Melissa Thomas, Margaret Kelliher, and Dan Swan – BH-BL High School
“The funds will be used by our certified Library Media Specialists to acquire resources in all five schools. Since these resources will be added to the library collections, they …
Grants: Spring 2014
Alison Cuyler, BH-BL Library Media Department
“The funds will be used by our certified Library Media Specialists to acquire resources in all five schools. Since these resources will be added to the library collections, they will potentially benefit each …
Grants: Fall 2013
Tim Brunson, Dennis Harrington, Tod Bucci, and Travis Dillabough, X-Factor Male Mentoring Program
The funds will be used to purchase camping gear, rakes and tarps, lawn games, LARP equipment, and NERF guns to support community service activities and team building …
Grants: Spring 2013
Kate Zyskowski, O’Rourke Middle School
The funds will be used to acquire two Canon EOS Rebel T3i cameras for use by the O’Rourke Middle School Yearbook Staff. As Ms. Zyskowski states, “Learning to use a digital SLR camera will be …
Grants: Fall 2012
Kimberly Ward, O’Rourke Middle School
The funds will be used to buy board games for an after school club designed to encourage appropriate social behavior among and between special education students and the general education population. An additional $100.00 was …