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2025-26 Submitted Grant Applications
As of April 29, 2025
2024-25 Awarded Grant Projects
The Ascension Fund awarded 45 Grant Awards for the 2024-2025 School Year totaling $59,500 including 12 School Impact Grants and 33 Teacher Grants.
Since our inception in 1991, the Ascension Fund has given 1,490 grants to Ascension Public School educators worth over $1.7 million. Our grants are awarded annually, on a competitive basis. |
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APPLe Digital Academy
Teacher: Treenise Moore Amount: $1000 Project: Operation Color Copy! Funded by: CF Industries |
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Ascension Head Start
Teacher: Alison Johnson Amount: $2500 Project: Baby Doll Circle Time: A Tiered Approach to SEL Funded by: Rubicon Inc. |
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Donaldsonville Primary
Teacher: Jenna LeGendre Amount: $2500 Project: Write to Succeed Funded by: Rotary Club of Donaldsonville in memory of Claude & Carolyn Songy |
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Duplessis Primary
Teacher: Amanda Bullman Amount: $1000 Project: Language & Latte Cart - Let's Roll Learning! Funded by: Neese Industries Inc. |
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Dutchtown High
Teacher: Mark Dubreuil Amount: $1000 Project: Business Challenge Certification Pilot Funded by: Rotary Club of East Ascension in memory of Sgt. Jay Ryan Gauthreaux Teacher: Wendy, Knight Amount: $1000 Project: Exceptionalities Gallery Funded by: Claire Carline Memorial |
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Dutchtown Middle
Teacher: Ann Houston Amount: $2500 Project: AgriStem and AeroStem Collaboration Funded by: Shell Companies Louisiana |
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Early Childhood Education
Teacher: Mechel Taylor Amount: $2500 Project: Beyond the Classroom; Literacy for Little Learners Funded by: Mrs. Anona C. Banker Memorial Teacher: Tyja Williams Amount: $1000 Project: Investing in Positive Behavior Funded by: Helping Creams Come True, Leadership Ascension 2018 |
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Early College Option
Teacher: Elnora Gunter Amount: $2500 Project: Supporting Post Secondary Success for Ascension's Youth Funded by: All Star Ford Lincoln Teacher: Rachel Powell Amount: $1000 Project: Algebra/ACT Calculators Funded by: Capital One Bank Teacher: Monisha Landry Amount: $500 Project: Early College Option Podcast Funded by: InfiniEdge Software |
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East Ascension High
Teacher: Jaimie McQuarn Amount: $1000 Project: Crafting for a Cause Funded by: Traid Nitrogen Teacher: Lisa Hoppenstedt Amount: $1000 Project: Workforce Ready with Workkeys Funded by: Rotary Club of Gonzales Teacher: Marquee DeLaune Amount: $500 Project: Garden of Mindful Growth Funded by: Jarred Michael Russo Memorial |
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G. W. Carver Primary
Teacher: Laura Gerace Amount: $1000 Project: Reading and Spelling like Rockstars Funded by: Freeport McMoran Foundation Teacher: Beth Bourgeois Amount: $1000 Project: Read to Achieve Funded by: Honeywell |
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Gonzales Middle
Teacher: Britne Edmonston, Rebecca Cullen, Stephanie Dagsann, Kori Perkins, Olivia Pitre Amount: $2500 Project: Engaging with Math in an Interactive Way! Funded by: BASF Corporation Teacher: Rebecca Cullen Amount: $1000 Project: Math Mindset Matters Funded by: Vulcan Materials Teacher: Allison Rhodes Amount: $1000 Project: Set the Stage to ENGAGE! Funded by: Roy Stern Memorial Teacher: Paige Colwell Amount: $500 Project: Creating Our Imaginations Funded by: Occidental Chemical |
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Gonzales Primary
Teacher: Brandy Villar Amount: $2500 Project: iVox ROCKS! Funded by: M. Paul & Janice LeBlanc Memorial |
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Lake Elementary
Teacher: Kadee Babin Amount: $1000 Project: Cutting Edge for Club Day Funded by: Lion Copolymer Teacher: Jennifer Gautreau Amount: $1000 Project: Building Self Sufficient Students Funded by: Philippe Family in Memorial Teacher: Jennifer Gautreau Amount: $1000 Project: Building Self Sufficient Students Funded by: St. Elizabeth Hospital Teacher: Anastasia Deville Amount: $1000 Project: Engaging Learning Through Maps Funded by: Bill & Pauline Buxton Memorial |
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Lakeside Primary
Teacher: Auburn Cain Amount: $1000 Project: Jumping for Joy Funded by: Ascension Health & Nutrition Alliance, Leadership Ascension 2014 Teacher: Elise Frederic Amount: $500 Project: Big Words Funded by: Shell Companies Louisiana |
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Lowery Elementary
Teacher: Kimberly Irvin Amount: $2500 Project: The "ID" Store Funded by: Ruth B. Scanlan Endowment in Memory of Arthur G. Scanlan |
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Lowery Middle
Teacher: Deveney Batiste Amount: $2500 Project: One Stop GRAD Shop: Supplementing Student's Graduation Needs Funded by: PotashCorp-Geismar |
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Oak Grove Primary
Teacher: Kirsten Collins Amount: $1000 Project: Discovering Drones Funded by: Southwest Computer Bureau |
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Pecan Grove Primary
Teacher: Serena Brown Amount: $1000 Project: A Home Away from Home Funded by: Chester, Jr. and Penny Diez Teacher: Crystal White Amount: $1000 Project: Multisensory Writing Funded by: Turner Industries |
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Prairieville Primary
Teacher: Lanie Gueho Amount: $2500 Project: Hands-on, Minds-on, Help Us STEM-on! Funded by: Regions Bank Teacher: Emily Kleefisch Amount: $500 Project: Grasping Success: Strenthening Fine Motor Skills to Aid in Academic Success Funded by: Randy J. Braud Memorial |
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Prairieville Middle
Teacher: Michelle Breaux Amount: $1000 Project: Acts of Kindness Club Funded by: Air Products |
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Sorrento Primary
Teacher: Heather Walling Amount: $1000 Project: Finchblox and Microbits: the future is among us Funded by: Buddy & Martha Wells Teacher: Robyn Wiggins Amount: $500 Project: Full STEAM Ahead: Fostering Early Learning Skills for Academic Success Funded by: Ronald W. Baron Family |
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Spanish Lake Primary
Teacher: Alicia Turner Amount: $2500 Project: Reading is For Everyone Funded by: Williams Olefins – Geismar |
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St. Amant High School
Teacher: Mark Lambert Amount: $1000 Project: AP Precalculus Starter Pack Funded by: Fritz Englade, Sr. Family Teacher: Micah Kiletico Amount: $500 Project: JROTC Color Guard Ceremonial Equipment Funded by: Hughes Insurance |
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St. Amant Primary
Teacher: Lisa Babin Amount: $1000 Project: STEM: Sketch It, Talk About It, Examine It, and Make IT! Funded by: Stacey D. Hughes |
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Sugar Mill Primary
Teacher: Miranda Britt Amount: $2500 Project: Engagement in the Bayou…Bridges Funded by: BASF Corporation Teacher: Miranda Britt Amount: $1000 Project: Step into my Office Funded by: Viola Philippe in memory of Ed & Virginia Braud, Jr. Teacher: Erica Kraemer Amount: $1000 Project: Bots for Beta Funded by: Pujol Irwin, LLC |