Huntington SEPTA Donates Thousands for Mini-Grants
The Huntington School District’s Special Education PTA has donated thousands of dollars to the district to cover the cost of nine mini-grant awards for a variety of educational items designed to improve students’ classroom experience.
Huntington School Board members accepted SEPTA’s donation to the district in the amount of $3,745.22 to fund the competitive grant proposals, which were submitted by teachers.
“I’d like to express my personal appreciation for all involved in SEPTA,” Superintendent James W. Polansky said. “The organization continues to go above and beyond to support our students and help us to provide them with exactly what they need. The items supported by the mini-grants will be put to comprehensive use.”
The grants include:
• Grant: Pedaling for Success
Amount: $498.20
Teacher: Mary DiBenedetto
School: J. Taylor Finley Middle School
• Grant: Geocaching
Amount: $411.96
Teacher: Kate Carey
School: J. Taylor Finley Middle School
• Grant: Reading and Writing Learning Center
Amount: $650
Teacher: Hildi Stanford
School: Woodhull Intermediate School
• Grant: Vocabulary and Comprehension Development
Amount: $516.74
Teacher: Shelley Stockner and Sarah Macaluso
School: Southdown Primary School
• Grant: Pre-recorders for Success
Amount: $111
Teacher: Susan Graber
School: Southdown/Washington Primary Schools
• Grant: Student Centered Dance Instruction
Amount: $150.93
Teacher: Lynn Hefele
School: Southdown Primary School
• Grant: Document camera
Amount: $699
Teacher Becky Arlin
School: Huntington High School
• Grant: Funding the Garcia Store
Amount: $300
Teacher: Kathleen Mallen-Ozimkowski
School: Jefferson Primary School
• Grant: Slackline Balances Fun and Exercises
Amount: $407.39
Teacher: Theresa Matthews
School: Southdown Primary School
SEPTA is led by co-Presidents Corinne Heffernan and Melinda Weissman and fellow executive board members Charlene Fehrenbach (vice president), Corinne Ramirez (recording secretary), Edie Pulizzoto (corresponding secretary), Jennifer LaVertu (treasurer), Lynette Bavaro (PTA Council delegate) and Susan Ng (PTA Council delegate).
For more information about SEPTA send a message to huntingtonsepta@gmail.com.