Kiwanis Club Awards School Grants

Published March 4, 2010

Biology projects, book clubs and a TV news show. Those are just a few of the programs that will soon spring to life at several Williamson County schools, and it's all thanks to the generosity of the Spring Hill Kiwanis Club. The organization recently presented a total of seven Priority One Classroom Education Grants to schools in the Spring Hill area. Below is a list of each Williamson County school that received a $400 grant and how they plan to use the money.

Bethesda Elementary: Teacher Debbie Looper plans to use the money to purchase GPS units which will allow the students to learn about history through a fun activity called geocaching.

Heritage Elementary: Third grade teacher Jennifer Schwartz will use the grant to purchase equipment so the school can establish its own student-run TV news show.

Heritage Middle: Eighth grade teacher Sarah White plans to use the grant to purchase live insects and plants for an upcoming study of biodiversity and living organisms.

Independence High: Teacher Jackie Zigelsky says the money will go toward a program that helps students develop leadership skills in specific areas of interest like math and chemistry.

Longview Elementary: Fifth grade teachers Meagan Boggs and Stacy DeBoe will use the money to purchase books and other supplies for a student book club where the kids get to choose the books.