GRANTS FOR THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE ACCEPTED IN JANUARY
The Ascension Fund offers $2,500 School Impact Grants and $1,000 or $500 Teacher Grants
for creative and innovative methods of learning in Ascension Public Schools.
for creative and innovative methods of learning in Ascension Public Schools.
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Please email completed applications to info@ascensionfund.com or by mail to P.O. Box 1420, Gonzales, LA 70707
Please email completed applications to info@ascensionfund.com or by mail to P.O. Box 1420, Gonzales, LA 70707
2022-23 Ascension Fund Grant Projects
This school year, the Ascension Fund awarded 46 grants, impacting 26 schools in Ascension Parish,
including 10 School Impact Grants and 36 Teacher Grants for a total of $55,000 invested directly into the work of our teachers. To date, we have awarded 1,439 grants totaling $1,706,858 into Ascension Public Schools.
including 10 School Impact Grants and 36 Teacher Grants for a total of $55,000 invested directly into the work of our teachers. To date, we have awarded 1,439 grants totaling $1,706,858 into Ascension Public Schools.
Teacher: Treenise Moore
School: Apple Digital Amount: $1000 Project: "Anchors Away" Funded by: Rubicon Teacher: Jenny Dixon School: Bluff Middle Amount: $1000 Project: Collaborative Creation and Relaxation Stations Funded by: Vulcan Materials Teacher: Lana Henry School: Central Primary Amount: $1000 Project: Organic Gardening for our Bodies and Minds! Funded by: Whitney Bank Teacher: Marvin Evans & Timmy Chiquet School: Donaldsonville High Amount: $2500 Project: Dad's of the School Funded by: Donaldsonville Rotary in honor of Claude & Carolyn Songy Teacher: Chaquita Jones School: Donaldsonville Primary Amount: $500 Project: The "Write" Seed Funded by: Randy J. Braud Memorial Teacher: Kristina Thibodeaux School: Dutchtown High Amount: $1000 Project: Identifying Point & Nonpoint Pollution Funded by: Air Prodcuts Teacher: Mandy Perrett School: Dutchtown High Amount: $500 Project: Setting Up Student Success Funded by: Ronald W. Baron Family Teacher: Curtis Tupper, Chrystal Gautreaux & Wade Hooper School: Dutchtown High Amount: $2500 Project: MathXL for School Funded by: M. Paul and Janice LeBlanc Memorial Teacher: Sheily Bell School: Dutchtown High Amount: $1000 Project: Ultimate Drill Book App Funded by: Claire Carline Memorial Teacher: Kathleen England School: Dutchtown Middle Amount: $1000 Project: Winter Wonderland Installation Art Project Funded by: Bill & Pauline Buxton Memorial Teacher: Aimee Perrodin School: Dutchtown Middle Amount: $1000 Project: Forensic Science Masters Funded by: CF Industries Teacher: Melissa Tremont School: Dutchtown Primary Amount: $1000 Project: Flexible seating for movers and shakers Funded by: Capital One Bank Teacher: Ann Gogarty & Abby Paradee School: Dutchtown Primary Amount: $2500 Project: Looking at Learning through New Eyes Funded by: BASF Corporation Teacher: Elnora Gunter & Raymie Bell School: Early College Option Amount: $2500 Project: Bridging the Gap for College Readiness Funded by: AllStar Ford/Lincoln Teacher: Monisha Landry School: Early College Option Amount: $500 Project: The Business Center Funded by: Jarred Michael Russo Memorial Endowment - Graduate of East Ascension High School (1999), Graduate of L.S.U. - College of Education (2006) Teacher: Janeka Simon School: East Ascension High Amount: $1000 Project: The Autopsy: Fetal Pigs Funded by: Hughes Insurance Services Teacher: Porsche Washington School: G. W. Carver Amount: $1000 Project: Listening to Literacy Funded by: Buddy & Martha Wells Teacher: Nancy Robert School: Galvez Middle Amount: $1000 Project: Class Run Business Funded by: Pujol, Pryor & Irwin Teacher: Bonnie Dempster School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1000 Project: Art Fusion Funded by: Freeport-McMoran Foundation Teacher: Emily Blanchard School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1000 Project: The Cozy Reading Corner Funded by: Honeywell, Inc. Teacher: Kristina Bovia & Yvette Langois School: Lakeside Primary Amount: $2500 Project: Lights, Camera, Action - Kids News to You Funded by: EATELCORP in memory of Mrs. Anona C. Banker Teacher: Ashli Wall School: Central Primary Amount: $500 Project: Duck, Duck, Book! Funded by: Lion Coploymer Teacher: Samantha Cashio School: Lakeside Primary Amount: $1000 Project: Enganging in Science Funded by: Neese Industries |
2021-22 ASCENSION FUND GRANT PROJECTS
This school year, Ascension fund awarded 41 grants, impacting 23 schools in Ascension Parish,
including 12 School Impact Grants and 29 Teacher Grants for a total of $55,000 invested directly into the work of our teachers.
To date, we have awarded 1,393 grants totaling $1,656,357 into Ascension Public Schools.
including 12 School Impact Grants and 29 Teacher Grants for a total of $55,000 invested directly into the work of our teachers.
To date, we have awarded 1,393 grants totaling $1,656,357 into Ascension Public Schools.
Teacher: Treenise Moore
School: APPLe Digital Amount: $500 Project: Math: The Apple of my Eye Funded by: Ronald W. Baron Teacher: Shelby Cavalier School: Ascension Head Start Amount: $2500 Project: Connections through Literacy Funded by: Lion Copolymer & Terra Mississippi Nitrogen Teacher: Jenny Dixon School: Bluff Middle Amount: $1000 Project: LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION-IN THE MIDDLE Funded by: Bill & Pauline Buxton Memorial Teacher: Misty Lyngaas School: Bluff Middle Amount: $1000 Project: Get in Gear with Graphing Funded by: Captial One Bank Teacher: Kathleen Irons School: Bluff Middle Amount: $1000 Project: BRIDGING THE GAP: LITERACY & SCIENCE Funded by: CF Industries Teacher: Dawn Goatley School: Bluff Ridge Primary Amount: $1000 Project: Growing - Level by level Funded by: Chester Jr. and Penny Diez in memory of Chester Sr. and Mildred Diez Teacher: Shannon Rodi School: Bullion Primary Amount: $1000 Project: FUTURE READERS Funded by: Philippe Family in memory of Raymond Philippe, Sr. A.S. "Blue" Philippe and David "Wolfie" Philippe Teacher: Beth Bourgeois School: Donaldsonville Primary Amount: $1000 Project: Level Up! Reading Funded by: Claude & Carolyn Songy Teacher: Amanda Bullman School: Duplessis Primary Amount: $2500 Project: SEEKING A SENSORY SAFE SPACE Funded by: Allstar Ford/Lincoln Teacher: Ganetta Savoy School: Dutchtown High Amount: $1000 Project: Freshman Science Wins Funded by: Claire Carline Memorial Teacher: Mandy Perret School: Dutchtown High Amount: $500 Project: Setting Up Student Success Funded by: Neese Industries Teacher: Chrystal Gautreaux School: Dutchtown High Amount: $2500 Project: Math XL for School Funded by: Turner Industries & Williams-Olefin Teacher: Stacy Landry School: Dutchtown Middle Amount: $2500 Project: Farm to Table Funded by: Potash Corp-Geismar Teacher: Aimee Perrodin School: Dutchtown Middle Amount: $1000 Project: Essentials Pantry Funded by: Rotary Club of Gonzales in memory of its deceased members Teacher: Jasmine Williams School: G. W. Carver Primary Amount: $1000 Project: MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL Funded by: Buddy & Martha Wells Teacher: Dara Thompson School: Galvez Primary Amount: $2500 Project: Peace Buckets Funded by: Arthur G. and Ruth B. Scanlan Memorial Teacher: Ashlee Bordelon School: Gonzales Primary Amount: $1000 Project: BUILDING BOTS & OURSELVES Funded by: Roy Stern Memorial Teacher: Elizabeth King School: Dutchtown Middle Amount: $500 Project: Special Equals Successful Funded by: Viola Philippe in memory of Ed & Virginia Braud, Jr. Teacher: Bonnie Dempster School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1000 Project: ART-Official-Intelligence Funded by: Air Products Teacher: Hannah Fork School: Lake Elementary Amount: $2500 Project: The "Write" Path to Success! Funded by: M. Paul and Janice LeBlanc Memorial Teacher: Kris Ratcliff School: Lakeside Primary Amount: $1000 Project: Learning through Literacy Funded by: Regions Bank |
Teacher: Amy Crain
School: Lakeside Primary Amount: $2500 Project: Thinker Tinker Time Funded by: BASF Corporation Teacher: Britney Bertucci School: Lakeside Primary Amount: $500 Project: Daily 5 Word Work Funded by: Freeport-McMoran Foundation Teacher: Amy Crain School: Lakeside Primary Amount: $1000 Project: Dynamite DynaMath Funded by: Oxy Chemical Teacher: Ashley Townsend School: Oak Grove Primary Amount: $1000 Project: CONSCIENTIOUS CARGO Funded by: Pujol, Pryor & Irwin Teacher: Ashley Townsend School: Oak Grove Primary Amount: $2500 Project: Think Outside -No Box Required Funded by: Shell Companies Louisiana Teacher: Katrina Burgess School: Pecan Grove Primary Amount: $1000 Project: Leaping Down Frog Street Funded by: Jarred Michael Russo Memorial-Graduate of East Ascension High School (1999), Graduate of L.S.U.-B.S. College of Education (2006) Teacher: Marcie Frazier School: Pecan Grove Primary Amount: $2500 Project: The Million Word Club Funded by: Whitney National Bank Teacher: Andrea Sibille School: Prairieville Middle Amount: $2500 Project: STAR Center Funded by: EATELCORP in memory of Mrs. Anona C. Banker Teacher: Ethan Jones School: Prairieville Middle Amount: $1000 Project: Cross Curricular Literacy Funded by: Helping Dreams Come True Class of 2032 - Leadership Ascension 2018 Teacher: Kelly Naquin School: Prairieville Primary Amount: $1000 Project: Building a Classroom Community Funded by: Rotary Club of East Ascension in memory of Sgt. Jay Ryan Gauthreaux Teacher: Dominique Perkins School: Prairieville Primary Amount: $1000 Project: Flipping the Switch Funded by: Southwest Computer Bureau Teacher: Angela Merrick School: Prairieville Primary Amount: $1000 Project: STEAM into LITERACY Funded by: St. Elizabeth Hospital Teacher: Lanie Gueho School: Prarieiville Primary Amount: $2500 Project: CODING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Funded by: Rubicon Teacher: Cassie Millet School: Sorrento Primary Amount: $1000 Project: Learn through Little Libraries Funded by: Ascension Health & Nutrition Alliance (Leadership Ascension 2014) Teacher: Sarah Taranto School: Spanish Lake Primary Amount: $2500 Project: Sensing a Need for a Sensory Room Funded by: Vulcan Materials Teacher: Connie Newman School: Spanish Lake Primary Amount: $1000 Project: Innovate, Teach, and Learn Funded by: Randy J. Braud Memorial Teacher: Dominique Bordelon School: Spanish Lake Primary Amount: $500 Project: CREATE YOUR MORNING Funded by: InfiniEDGE Software Teacher: Abby Jones School: Lowery Middle Amount: $500 Project: Writing Reinvented Funded by: Honeywell, Inc. Teacher: Kadee Babin School: St. Amant High Amount: $500 Project: TAPPING INTO TEACHER TALENTS Funded by: Fritz Engalde, Sr. Family Teacher: Amy Braud School: St. Amant Middle Amount: $1000 Project: Bringing History to Life Funded by: Hughes Insurance Services |
2020-21 ASCENSION FUND GRANT PROJECTS
This school year, Ascension Fund awarded 48 grants, impacting 20 schools in Ascension Parish,
including 7 School Impact Grants and 41 Teacher Grants for a total of $54,000 invested directly into the work of our teachers.
To date, we have awarded 1,352 grants totaling $1,601,357 into our Ascension Public Schools.
including 7 School Impact Grants and 41 Teacher Grants for a total of $54,000 invested directly into the work of our teachers.
To date, we have awarded 1,352 grants totaling $1,601,357 into our Ascension Public Schools.
Teacher: Stacy Allen
School: Ascension Head Start Amount: $1000.00 Project: PLC 360!: Innovating with Swivel Funded by: Helping Dreams Come True Teacher: Deirdre Bordelon School: Bluff Ridge Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: iLearn with iPads Funded by: Rotary Club of East Ascension Teacher: Becky Fritchie & Amy Stone School: Bluff Ridge Primary Amount: $2500.00 Project: STEAM DREAMS Funded by: AllStar Ford/Lincoln Teacher: Amy Stone School: Bluff Ridge Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Moving Our Way Into Literacy Funded by: Chester, Jr. & Penny Diez Teacher: Shannon Rodi School: Bullion Primary Amount: $500.00 Project: Little Hands-on Math Funded by: Air Products Inc. Teacher: Teshawn Reed & Jennifer Jones School: Bullion Primary Amount: $2500.00 Project: Learning through the Masters Funded by: BASF Corporation Teacher: Brittany Dillon School: Bullion Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Won't You Help Our Readers? Funded by: BASF Corporation Teacher: Keli Freeman School: Bullion Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Pedometers: Step to It Funded by: Ascension Health & Nutrition Alliance Teacher: Tabitha Adams School: Bullion Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Reading is Pawsome! Funded by: Capital One Teacher: Jennifer Reames School: Bullion Primary Amount: $500.00 Project: Kristal Bell Music Program Funded by: Ascension ICON Teacher: Penny Hood School: Central Middle Amount: $1000.00 Project: Tools for Success at School/Home Funded by: Rotary Club of Gonzales Teacher: Michelle Jones School: Central Middle Amount: $1000.00 Project: Increasing Engagement thru Gaming Funded by: AllStar Ford/Lincoln Teacher: Beth Bourgeois School: Donaldsonville Primary Amount: $500.00 Project: The C.A.R.E. Project Funded by: M. Paul & Janice LeBlanc Memorial Teacher: Natasha Sheldon School: Donaldsonville Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Daily 5 Revamped! Funded by: Rubicon Inc, Teacher: Amy Wolschlag School: Duplesis Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Let's Get Versa-Tiled! Funded by: Bill & Pauline Buxton Memorial Teacher: Donna Baudoin School: Duplesis Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: 3D Printers to Create Scientific Models Funded by: Lion Coploymer Teacher: Dana Hebert School: Duplesis Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Manipulatives Showing Mastery Funded by: William Olefin - Geismar Teacher: Caroline Tolentino School: Duplesis Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: STREAMING for MORE! Funded by: InfiniEdge Software Teacher: Mandy Perret School: Dutchtown High Amount: $500.00 Project: Strengthening Study Steps Funded by: Claire Carline Memorial Teacher: Sarah Blank & Erin Johnson School: Dutchtown Primary Amount: $2500.00 Project: Math is Handy! Funded by: EATEL in memory of Mrs. Anona C. Banker Teacher: Mary Laginess School: East Ascension High Amount: $1000.00 Project: SnackCart School-Based Enterprise Funded by: Buddy & Martha Wells Teacher: Jasmine Williams School: G.W. Carver Amount: $1000.00 Project: Making Magic in Math Funded by: St. Elizabeth Hospital Teacher: Kirby Gordon, Michelle Savoy, Gwen Francis & Timothy McCarthy School: Galvez Middle School Amount: $2500.00 Project: Pirate Production Studio Funded by: Shell Companies Louisiana Teacher: Michelle Savoy School: Galvez Middle School Amount: $1000.00 Project: Laiser Les Bon Temps Rouler Funded by: Southwest Computer Bureau |
Teacher: Carla Babin School: Gonzales Middle Amount: $1000.00 Project: How Much Wood Would You Need? Funded by: Roy Stern Memorial Teacher: Trenell Smith School: Gonzales Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Rock, Bounce and Wiggle Funded by: Neese Industries Teacher: Katelynn Lambert School: Lake Elementary Amount: $500.00 Project: Interactive Inquiry! Funded by: Honeywell Inc. Teacher: Elizabeth King School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Wiggle While You Work Funded by: Triad Nitrogen Teacher: Shawn Boudreaux School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1000.00 Project: ReWrite until it's Right Funded by: Vulcan Materials Teacher: Amanda Martinez School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Taking a Closer Look! Funded by: Regions Bank Teacher: April McCready School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Getting Crazy with Genetics Funded by: Freeport McMoran Foundation Teacher: Elke Crooks School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Can I Have Your Ear to Listen? Funded by: Philippe Family Memorial Teacher: Skylar Harrell School: Lake Elementary Amount: $500.00 Project: Listening Learners Funded by: Viola Philippe in memory of Ed & Virginia Braud, Jr. Teacher: Elise Frederic School: Lakeside Primary Amount: $500.00 Project: Word Work Funded by: Randy J. Braud Memorial Teacher: Ashli Wall School: Lakeside Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Oh, The Places You'll Read! Funded by: Shell Companies Louisiana Teacher: Michelle Williamson School: Lowery Middle Amount: $1000.00 Project: ART SMART Funded by: Donaldsonville Rotary in honor of Claude & Carolyn Songy Teacher: Michelin Bertin School: Prairieville Middle Amount: $1000.00 Project: Classroom Escape Room Funded by: Ronald W. Baron Family Teacher: Andrea Sibille & Michelin Bertin School: Prairieville Middle Amount: $2500.00 Project: Innovation Station Funded by: Arthur G. and Ruth B. Scanlan Memorial Teacher: Laurie Richard School: Prairieville Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Calculating Collaborators Funded by: Whitney Bank Teacher: Lanie Gueho & Lauren Geraci School: Prairieville Primary Amount: $2500.00 Project: Keeping the STEAM Dream Alive Funded by: M. Paul & Janice LeBlanc Memorial Teacher: Nichole Maher School: Sorrento Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: A Tale of Two Languages Funded by: CF Industries Inc. Teacher: Jamie Jusselin School: Sorrento Primary Amount: $1000.00 Project: Growing Leaders through Readers Funded by: Oxy Chemical Teacher: Carline Lewis School: Sorrento Primary Amount: $500.00 Project: Get a Grip on Writing Funded by: Turner Industries Teacher: Desiree Petite, Lauren Freeman & Elise Moore School: Sorrento Primary Amount: $2500.00 Project: Students on Display Funded by: M. Paul & Janice LeBlanc Memorial Teacher: Rachel McDowell School: St. Amant High Amount: $500.00 Project: Gator Strong Through Sand Play Funded by: Pujol, Pryor & Irwin Teacher: Mandy Delaune School: St. Amant High Amount: $1000.00 Project: Gator Growers Funded by: Hughes Insurance Services Teacher: Monica Speligene School: St. Amant High Amount: $1000.00 Project: Is This Seat Taken? Funded by: Fritz Englade, Sr. Family Teacher: Melissa McCormick School: St. Amant High Amount: $1000.00 Project: Be Our Guest Funded by: PotashCorp - Geismar |
2019-20 ASCENSION FUND GRANT PROJECTS
This school year, Ascension Fund awarded 45 grants, impacting 17 schools in Ascension Parish,
including 39 Teacher Grants and 7 School Impact Grants for a total of $50,000 invested directly into the work of our teachers.
including 39 Teacher Grants and 7 School Impact Grants for a total of $50,000 invested directly into the work of our teachers.
Teacher: Laurel Luecke
School: Ascension Head Start Amount: $1,000 Project: Sensible Gym Expansion Funded by: Helping Dreams Come True - Leadership Ascension 2018 Teacher: Stacy Allen School: Ascension Head Start Amount: $2,500 Project: Sense-able! A Sensory Gym Project Funded by: Rubicon Teacher: Brandi Bridges School: Bullion Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Coffee House Book Club Funded by: Rotary Club of East Ascension in memory of Sgt. Jay Ryan Gauthreaux Teacher: Jennifer Reames School: Bullion Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Run for Fun-Fitness Program Funded by: Ascension Health and Nutrition Alliance Teacher: Jennifer Jones School: Bullion Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: Recharged by Robots Funded by: BASF Corporation Teacher: Lori Clarke School: Oak Grove Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Jump Into Focus Funded by: Bill & Pauline Buxton Memorial Teacher: Teshawn Reed School: Bullion Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Stem Action Funded by: Turner Industries Teacher: Jennifer Jones School: Bullion Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: We B Poppn' Funded by: Chester, Jr. and Penny Diez in memory of Chester, Sr. and Mildred Diez Teacher: Rachel Pendarvis School: Bullion Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Circling Around Good Books Funded by: Whitney Bank Teacher: Emily Marchand School: Bullion Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Bonding with Math Funded by: Oxy Chemical Teacher: Lana Henry School: Central Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: We Judge Books…By Their Content Funded by: Buddy & Martha Wells Teacher: Brandy Morin School: Central Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: Linking Levels Through Literacy Funded by: AllStar Ford/Lincoln Teacher: Kim Guidry School: Donaldsonville High Amount: $500 Project: Lights, Camera, GREEN Screen Action Funded by: Freeport McMoran Teacher: Tiffinee Rhodus School: Donaldsonville Primary Amount: $500 Project: The "Write" Stuff Funded by: Lion Copolymer Teacher: Dorothy Thompson School: Donaldsonville Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Math Practice with IXL Funded by: CF Industries Teacher: Angie Altazan School: Duplessis Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: Showing Off the Arts Funded by: Arthur G. and Ruth B. Scanlan Memorial Teacher: Angie Altazan School: Duplessis Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: STEAMing up the Library Funded by: Air Products Teacher: Andrea Hughes School: Dutchtown High Amount: $1,000 Project: Streaming Spanish Funded by: Claire Carline Memorial Teacher: Mandy Perret School: Dutchtown High Amount: $1,000 Project: Strenghtening Student Study Steps Funded by: Southwest Computer Bureau Teacher: Brooke Todd School: Dutchtown Middle Amount: $500 Project: MagLev Trains: Students on Track Funded by: Randy J. Braud Memorial Teacher: Aimee Perrodin School: Dutchtown Middle Amount: $2,500 Project: Outdoor Sensory Classroom Funded by: EATELCORP in memory of Mrs. Anona C. Banker Teacher: Marquee DeLaune School: East Ascension High Amount: $1,000 Project: CAP Center Funded by: Hughes Insurance Services Teacher: Shelby Wilkinson School: G. W. Carver Primary Amount: $500 Project: Liven Up My Library Funded by: Claude & Carolyn Songy |
Teacher: Louisa Palmer
School: G. W. Carver Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Sight Word Superstars Funded by: Roy Stern Memorial Teacher: Rachel McDowell School: Galvez Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Ahoy, Physical Literate Pirates Funded by: BASF Corporation Teacher: Skylar Harrell School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Flexible In First Funded by: Philippe Family in memory of Raymond Philippe, Sr., A.S. "Blue" Philippe and David "Wolfie" Philippe Teacher: Jennifer Gautreau School: Lake Elementary Amount: $500 Project: STEM Challenge Funded by: Whitney Bank Teacher: Allison Krouse School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Check Out How Well I Can Read! Funded by: Viola Philippe in memory of Ed & Virginia Braud, Jr. Teacher: Amber Petite School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Listen Up! I'm Learning to Read! Funded by: St. Elizabeth Hospital Teacher: Katelynn Lanmert School: Lake Elementary Amount: $500 Project: Hands-On History! Funded by: Pujol, Pryor & Irwin Teacher: Britne' Edmonston School: Lake Elementary Amount: $500 Project: Eureka! Hands-On Math Funded by: Williams-Olefin Teacher: Alshey Balfantz School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Excited to Write! Funded by: Regions Bank Teacher: Amanda Martinez School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Learn a Ton, Reading is Fun! Funded by: Ascension ICON Teacher: Amy Crain School: Lakeside Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: For the Love of Reading Funded by: Shell Companies Louisiana Teacher: Erin Townsend School: Lakeside Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Level Up! Funded by: Ronald W. Baron Teacher: Elise Frederic School: Lakeside Primary Amount: $500 Project: Theme to Read! Funded by: Capital One Teacher: Ashley Townsend School: Oak Grove Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Engineer Everything Funded by: PotashCorp-Geismar Teacher: Lanie Gueho School: Prairieville Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: A Dream for STEAM Funded by: Shell Companies Louisiana Teacher: Kelly Naquin School: Prairieville Primary Amount: $500 Project: Big Science for Developing Minds Funded by: Honeywell, Inc. Teacher: Jamie Urban School: Spanish Lake Primary Amount: $500 Project: No More Sitting on the Sidelines Funded by: InfiniEdge Software Teacher: Kristen Feigles School: St. Amant High Amount: $1,000 Project: ACT Test Prep Funded by: Fritz Englade, Sr. Family Teacher: Elizabeth Corbit School: St. Amant High Amount: $500 Project: School Weather Station Funded by: Terra Mississippi Nitrogen Teacher: Julie Stein School: St. Amant Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Paws-itivity Great Readers! Funded by: Rotary Club of Gonzales in memory of its' deceased members Teacher: Valerie Belleu School: St. Amant Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: Who Needs a Gym! Funded by: M. Paul & Janice LeBlanc Memorial Teacher: Diann Moran School: St. Amant Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Our Borrowed Planet Funded by: Neese Industries |
2018-19 ASCENSION FUND GRANT PROJECTS
Last school year, Ascension Fund awarded 39 grants, impacting 19 school in Ascension Parish,
including 31 Teacher Grants and 8 School Impact Grants for a total of $48,500 invested directly in the work of our teachers.
including 31 Teacher Grants and 8 School Impact Grants for a total of $48,500 invested directly in the work of our teachers.
Teacher: Shelby Cavalier
School: Ascension Head Start Amount: $2,500 Project: Little Library for Little Minds Funded by: Shell Teacher: Vanessa West School: Central Middle Amount: $2,500 Project: Last Gen Proficient to Next Gen Mastery Funded by: AllStar Teacher: Kristin Maum School: Donaldsonville High Amount: $1,000 Project: We Need a Pack on the Back! Funded by: Bill & Pauline Buxton Memorial Teacher: Natasha Sheldon School: Donaldsonville Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Reading as Background Builders Funded by: Capital One Bank Teacher: Raven Johnson School: Donaldsonville Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Kindergarten Literacy Centers Funded by: Helping Dreams Come True, Class of 2032 - Leadership Ascension 2018 Teacher: Beth Anthens School: Donaldsonville Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Work through the Wiggles Funded by: Freeport-McMoran Foundation Teacher: Amanda Bullman School: Duplessis Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Hands On, High-Tech Vocabulary Funded by: Chester, Jr. and Penny Diez in memory of Chester, Sr. and Mildred Diez Teacher: Mandy Perret School: Dutchtown High Amount: $1,000 Project: Achieving Success with Albert.io Funded by: Claire Carline Memorial Teacher: Deborah Ellis School: East Ascension High Amount: $1,000 Project: Concrete Learning Funded by: Randy J. Braud Memorial Teacher: Kirby Gordon School: Galvez Middle Amount: $1,000 Project: Can You Tell Me How To Get To? Funded by: InfiniEDGE Software Teacher: Carla Babin School: Gonzales Middle Amount: $1,000 Project: Bringing Learning to Real Life Funded by: Ascension Health & Nutrition Alliance Teacher: Linda Wilson School: Gonzales Middle Amount: $500 Project: Let's Get Talking About Math! Funded by: Honeywell, Inc. Teacher: Chasity Carr School: Gonzales Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Guidebook Classroom Flips Funded by: Claude & Carolyn Songy Teacher: Carlie Lambert School: Gonzales Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Miniatures Bring Reading to Life Funded by: Roy Stern Memorial Teacher: Lindsey Keller School: Gonzales Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: Kindergarten Accelerated Reading Funded by: EATELCORP in momory of Mrs. Anona C. Banker Teacher: Phaedra Early School: Gonzales Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: "Great Readers Need Tools" Funded by: Gonzales Rotary in memory of its' deceased members Teacher: Allison Krause School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Buckets Full of Knowledge Funded by: Lion Copolymer Teacher: Stephanie St. Pierre School: Lake Elementary Amount: $500 Project: Follow the Lego Brick Road Funded by: Neese Industries Teacher: Jennifer Gautreau School: Lake Elementary Amount: $500 Project: Success through STEM Funded by: Air Products |
Teacher: Katelynn Lambert
School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Bring History to Life Funded by: Oxy Chemical Teacher: Stacy Dufour School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: STEM Gauge Funded by: Ronald W. Baron Family Teacher: Jacie Dunbar School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Bringing Learning to Life Funded by: Southwest Computers Teacher: Lori Vanmoer School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Flip for Fluency Funded by: Viola Philippe in memory of Ed & Virginia Braud Teacher: Jason Naquin School: Lakeside Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: Tails of a Cajun Garden Funded by: M. Paul and Janice LeBlanc Memorial Teacher: Ashley Townsend School: Oak Grove Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Building with a Purpose Funded by: St. Elizabeth Hospital Teacher: Ashley Townsend School: Oak Grove Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: How Does Our Garden Grow? Funded by: Rubicon Teacher: Elise Tureau School: Pecan Grove Primary Amount: $500 Project: I Learned that from my Book! Funded by: Turner Industries Teacher: Melissa Cole School: Pecan Grove Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Teach the Way They Learn Funded by: Whitney Bank Teacher: Sharlena Armand School: Prairieville Middle Amount: $2,500 Project: Exploring Science in Reality Funded by: PotashCorp-Geismar Teacher: Tammy Ballow School: Prairieville Primary Amount: $500 Project: Playing with a Purpose Funded by: William Olefin Teacher: Kris Ratcliff School: Prairieville Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Big Collection for Growing Minds Funded by: Buddy & Martha Wells Teacher: Lanie Gueho School: Prairieville Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Learning My Way Funded by: Rotary Club of East Ascension in memory of Sgt. Jay Ryan Gauthreaux Teacher: Laurie Richard School: Prairieville Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: Moving on Out Funded by: BASF Corporation Teacher: Briggette Dunn School: Sorrento Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Take Home Literacy Bags Funded by: CF Industries Teacher: Nicole Tanner School: St. Amant High Amount: $1,000 Project: Visualizing Success-Calculators Funded by: Frtiz Englade, Sr. Family Teacher: Lisa Babin School: St. Amant Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Riding in Style Funded by: Pujol, Pryor & Irwin Teacher: Elizabeth Richard School: St. Amant Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: SAPS Sensory Academic Physical Space Funded by: Arthur G. and Ruth B. Scanlan Memorial |
2017-18 ASCENSION FUND GRANT PROJECTS
During this school year, Ascension Fund awarded 42 grants, impacting 19 schools in Ascension Parish,
including 36 Teacher Grants and 6 School Impact Grants for a total of $47,500 invested directly in the work of our teachers.
including 36 Teacher Grants and 6 School Impact Grants for a total of $47,500 invested directly in the work of our teachers.
Teacher: Mary Andermann
School: APPle Digital Amount: $1,000 Project: HiSet Academy Funded By: Buddy & Martha Wells Teacher: ShaMyra Williams, Brandi Williams & Jessica Trahan School: Central Middle Amount: $2,500 Project: Putting the Positive Back into PB Funded By: AllStar Ford/Lincoln Teacher: Kailee Bivin School: Central Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: iLearn through iPads Funded By: Chester, Jr. & Penny Diez in memory of Chester, Sr. & Mildred Diez Teacher: Angela Amedee School: Donaldsonville High Amount: $500 Project: Deliciously Nutritious Funded By: Ascension Health & Nutrition Alliance Teacher: Michael Hilton School: Donaldsonville High Amount: $2,500 Project: Poet-In-Residence Funded By: PotashCorp - Geismar Teacher: Natasha Sheldon School: Donaldsonville Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Digital Story telling Funded By: Rubicon Teacher: Jessica LeBlanc School: Duplessis Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: iMath Foundation Building Funded By: Vulcan Materials Teacher: Mandy Perret School: Dutchtown High Amount: $1,000 Project: Amping Up ACT AP Practice Funded By: Claire Carline Memorial Teacher: Brooke Todd School: Dutchtown Middle Amount: $1,000 Project: Table Service Funded By: Bill & Pauline Buxton Memorial Teacher: Aja Davis School: Dutchtown Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: BREAKOUT of Traditional EDU Funded By: EATELCORP in memory of Mrs. Anona C. Banker Teacher: Deborah Ellis School: East Ascension High Amount: $500 Project: Being Visible and Making a Differnce Funded By: Ronald W. Baron Family Teacher: Jessica Montgomery School: East Ascension High Amount: $2,500 Project: Transition Program Funded By: BASF Corporation Teacher: Michele Sievert School: East Ascension High Amount: $1,000 Project: Freshman Organization Initiative Funded By: M. Paul & Janice LeBlanc Memorial Teacher: Sheena Prelow School: G.W. Carver Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Exploring their World through STE Funded By: BASF Corporation Teacher: Kalynn Deslatte School: G.W. Carver Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Super Science Kids Funded By: CF Industries Teacher: Mechel Taylor School: G.W. Carver Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: "STEM"ulating Learning Funded By: Turner Industries Teacher: Tara Trabeau School: Galvez Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Research History - Then Make It! Funded By: Rotary Club of Gonzales in memory of its' deceased members Teacher: Cedric Parms School: Gonzales Middle Amount: $1,000 Project: "NoRedInk" Spots Funded By: Whitney Bank Teacher: Carla Babin School: Gonzales Middle Amount: $1,000 Project: Exploring a Taste of the South Funded By: Viola Philippe in memory of Ed & Virginia Braud, Jr. Teacher: Phaedra Early School: Gonzales Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: From Struggling to Success Funded By: Arthur G. and Ruth B. Scanlan Memorial Teacher: Brandee Orgeron School: Gonzales Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Wiggle While You Work Funded By: Philippe Family in memory of Raymond Philippe, Sr., A.S. "Blue" Philippe and David "Wolfie" Philippe |
Teacher: Andrea Schutz
School: Gonzales Primary Amount: $500 Project: Roaring for Reading Funded By: Roy Stern Memorial Teacher: Allison Krouse School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Center in on Literacy Funded By: Capital One Bank Teacher: Amy Britt School: Lake Elementary Amount: $500 Project: Great Writing Skills Pay Off Funded By: Randy J. Braud Memorial Teacher: Skylar Laiche School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: DRA Reading Kit Funded By: Freeport-McMoran Foundation Teacher: Amanda Martinez School: Lake Elementary Amount: $500 Project: Rub a Dub, What's in the Tub? Funded By: InfiniEDGE Software Teacher: Jacie Dunbar School: Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Versa Title Math Funded By: Honeywell, Inc. Teacher: Hailey Guidry School: Lowery Elementary Amount: $500 Project: Lyrics 2 Learn Fluency Program Funded By: Ascension Idol Fundraiser Teacher: Sandi Bourque School: Lowery Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Use Your Voice to Make a Change Funded By: Regions Bank Teacher: Shannon Rodi School: Oak Grove Primary Amount: $500 Project: Kindergarten Mathmaticians! Funded By: Air Products Teacher: Kami Jackson School: Oak Grove Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Cultivating Minds Beyond the SCRE Funded By: Rotary Club of East Ascension in memory of Sgt. Jay Ryan Gauthreaux Teacher: Kris Ratcliff & Candace Mckay School: Prairieville Primary Amount: $2,500 Project: MINI iPads Promote MAJOR Learning Funded By: Shell Companies Louisiana Teacher: Andre Stein School: Spanish Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: iLearn through iPads Funded By: Southwest Computer Bureau Teacher: Jody Kling School: Spanish Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Different Seats 4 Different Peeps Funded By: St. Elizabeth Hospital Teacher: Rosalyn Magee School: Spanish Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Classroom Connections and Beyond Funded By: Terra Mississippi Nitrogen Teacher: Dominique Bordelon School: Spanish Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: A Shiney Outlook with Chromebooks Funded By: Williams-Olefin Teacher: Jenna Braud School: Spanish Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: Minis for Tiny Hands Funded By: Shell Companies Louisiana Teacher: Jamie Urban School: Spanish Lake Elementary Amount: $1,000 Project: More Choices = More Learning Funded By: Claude & Carolyn Songy Memorial Teacher: Nicole Tanner School: St. Amant High Amount: $1,000 Project: Graphing for Success Funded By: Fritz Englade, Sr. Family Endowment Teacher: Tara Jones School: St. Amant High Amount: $1,000 Project: Enriching Gifted Learners Funded By: AllStar Ford/Lincoln Teacher: Lisa Babin School: St. Amant Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Write On! Funded By: Lion Copolymer Teacher: Diann Moran School: St. Amant Primary Amount: $1,000 Project: Hashtag History Funded By: Neese Industries, Inc. |