2016 Year in Review

2016 Year in Review

  • Gave $50,000 to Heritage School for the 2015/2016 Strategic grant PROJECT LAUNCH which incorporates the 4Cs – collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking  – into the entire curriculum.
  • Pledged $75,000 for the 2016/2017 Strategic Grant, The Hornet Hub, an innovative learning space located in the High School.
  • Awarded almost $17,000 to fund 21 teaching grants for the 2015/2016 year, including:
    • Beekeeping club (Heritage)
    • EKG sensors for data collection, analysis and experimentation (High School)
    • Collaborative and innovative furniture
    • Advanced educational technology for many classrooms
    • Music Together, a special education music curriculum for our youngest students
  • Provided over $30,000 in teaching grants for the 2016/2017 year.

Fall Kickoff

The annual Fall Kickoff took place on September 27th, at Saline High School. Attendees heard from our guest speaker, Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations and author of Joy, Inc. Other speakers included Lucas Foster (Teacher/Mapdemoneum Grant), Chris Myers (Hornet Parent/Corporate Sponsor), and Jen Denzin (Teacher/Capstone Class) expressing their gratitude for teaching grants, funded by the Foundation for Saline Area Schools, that have impacted their lives in a very positive way.
Briarwood Ford, presenting sponsor for Kickoff, awarded the Foundation a check of matching funds up to $5,000 for the 2016-2017 Strategic Grant, the Hornet Hub. Students and administrators took the attendees on tours through the Hornet Hub and demonstrated how they used this new, innovative learning space that incorporates the four C’s – collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking!

Hall of Fame Weekend

We honored our 3rd Hall of Fame class beginning with a party on the patio at Hornet Stadium, on Friday, during the football game, and a banquet on Saturday night.
The class of 2016 included Audrey Barkel, Lynne Coughlin, Russ Ernest, Howard Hill, James L. Hoeft, Elizabeth Moore and Bradley Phillips.Patio sponsor was Keller Williams – Lisa Dempsey & Nancy Chenevey, Banquet sponsor was Great Lakes Educational Group and Wall of Fame sponsor was Old National Bank.To nominate for the 4th Hall of Fame class, click below

Hornet Hub Strategic Grant

We honored our 3rd Hall of Fame class beginning with a party on the patio at Hornet Stadium, on Friday, during the football game, and a banquet on Saturday night.
The class of 2016 included Audrey Barkel, Lynne Coughlin, Russ Ernest, Howard Hill, James L. Hoeft, Elizabeth Moore and Bradley Phillips.Patio sponsor was Keller Williams – Lisa Dempsey & Nancy Chenevey, Banquet sponsor was Great Lakes Educational Group and Wall of Fame sponsor was Old National Bank.To nominate for the 4th Hall of Fame class, click below

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