OUR LEGACY
The Westerville Education Foundation has been providing grants in support of educators in Westerville City Schools since 1995. We've been working in partnership with the district, business sponsors, other local nonprofits, and individual donors to build a lasting legacy of support for our educators and students. These grants form the foundation of our mission and our legacy in the community.


PURPOSEFUL PLAY
Annehurst Elementary
Jessica Stranges
Implementing research-based purposeful play activities for kindergarten students using a light table, translucent bricks, numbers and letters, and magnatiles.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN READ-IN
Blendon Middle School
Lee Rutherford & Latresa Rieve
This grants supports the purchase of workshop materials and supplies for the event.

TRAUMA-INFORMED INTERVENTION
McVay & Huber Ridge Elementary Schools
Sheila Ebbrecht
Grant will fund training for 4 staff members to become trainers in trauma interventions and strategies.

SOCIAL & LIFE SKILLS
Westerville North High School:
Melissa Palmore
Funds for a program for students with autism and Asperger's to help them develop social and life skills.

HUSKY STRONG BOYS GROUP
Heritage Middle School
Anitra Simmons
Grant supports the development of a group for positive modeling for behavior and social skills for boys.

3-D PRINTER FOR CODERS
Hawthorne Elementary
Rhonda Letterio
Funds will purchase a 3-D printer for the Hawthorne Hackers After School Coding Club.

WILD WARBOTS ROBOTICS
High Schools
Leslie Baumann
Supports the all-high school robotics team.

COMFORT QUILTS
Whittier Elementary
Natalie Hetrick & Heather Alexander
Funds a progam to help student create and deliver quilts to The James.

TOURNIQUETS & TECHNOLOGY
Westerville Central High School
Payton McCarthy
Supplied 100 tourniquets for the Stop the Bleed program.

NATURE HOP SENSORY WALK
Huber Ridge Elementary
Tami Richmond & Amy Van Sickle
Creates a sensory movement area at the school, allowing students to walk, stretch, hop, and move while focusing on letters and numbers.

TEAM TEACHING
McVay Elementary
Kate Wirthlin & Rachel Schultz
Funds collaboration on a Clay Catching program to team teach students with physical and cognitive disabilities.

JAGUAR UPDATE WITH HUNT
Genoa Middle School
Leah Gaines
Grant funds purchase of a video camera, green screen, and profession editing software for students to create a new program and work with McKayla Hunt, local new anchor, on the Jaguar Update.

M.O.D.E.L.
Heritage Middle School
Tami Santa, Cynthia DeVese, & Jill Ponzi
Program aims to increase girls' sense of self-worth, attitude toward education, help them become self-sufficient as leaders, and improve their school performance.

EL TUTORING
Mark Twain
Kim Glaser
After school tutoring program for English Language learners.
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ROX @ WHITTIER
Whittier Elementary
Stephanie Young-Newberry
Brings the Ruling Our Experiences (ROX) program to Whittier Elementary. This program teaches self-empowerment, confidence, and decision-making to girls.

SUMMER READING
Mark Twain Elementary
Susan Kaul
Implements a summer reading program for 600+ students.
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RESOURCE ROOM SET
Hanby Elementary
Megan Hedges
Grant supports the purchase of the Making Connections Reading Comprehension Intervention Resource for use in the Intervention Room.
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MOBILE MAKERSPACE
Emerson Elementary School
Jeffrey Militko
Grant supports the purchase of materials to construct a mobile maker space for use at Emerson.

SECOND STEP LEARNING KIT
Early Learning Center
Vicki Shepherd
This kit supports teaching social emotional skills and self-regulation in a developmentally appropriate way that is engaging for young children.

BOOK BUSTERS CLUB
Wilder Elementary
Amanda McQuown
Funds for a 100+ student recess book club.

SMART NOTEBOOK APPS
District-wide
Daphne Irby & Kimi Dodds
Grant funds the purchase of 286 SMART Notebook apps for use on district iPads.

HATCHING EGGS
Huber Ridge Elementary
Kathy Gauen
Grant will replace the broken incubator. The program has been a tradition at Huber Ridge for many years.

EMOTIONAL STUDY IN POTTERY
McVay Elementary
Sheila Ebbrecht & Katie Wirthlin
Students with emotional disabilities will have access to work on a pottery while to give them a positive, creative and physical outlet to release emotions.

ELECTRONIC CUTTING MACHINE
Walnut Spring Middle School
Jean Trimble
Funds will purchase a Cricut Explore cutting machine for student and teacher use in the newly designed Fab Lab

SCHOOL STORE
Hawthorne Elementary
Anne Genuisz
Grant awards funds for fifth grade students to create and run a school store.

EDU-CACHING
Blendon Middle School
Jennifer Eckstein, Jeff McMillan & Lisa Patko
Using GPS receivers, students will be exposed to real-world mathematics and geospatial science.

P.R.I.D.E. INITIATIVES
Heritage Middle School
Ann Bates
Funds will cover fees for speakers, entertainers, awards, books, t-shirts, a button maker and printing costs.

INDOOR MONARCH SANCTUARY
North High School
Erin Zacharias, Kyle Campbell, Cait Maloy & Matt Whistle
An indoor monarch butterfly sanctuary will be established that will raise more than 150 adult monarch butterflies annually. In addition, two outdoor butterfly gardens will be constructed.

MOBILE MAKER SPACE
All Elementary Schools
KK Hunter
Funds a Mobile MakerSpace, where students come together to build, share knowledge and solve problems.

AFTER SCHOOL CODING CLUB
Hawthorne Elementary
Chris Poynter & Megan Winand
Funds will be used to purchase microprocessors and power cables so student's can continue work at home. Three rolls of filament will be purchased so the Hackers can learn how to use a recently donated 3D printer.

SENSORY REGULATION
Blenson Middle School
Marynelle Liston
Funds will be used to provide more sensory regulation items for students with Asperger’s syndrome, mental health issues and multiple disabilities.

TANKS FOR TEACHERS
Westerville North High School
Kyle Campbell
A project that will involve zoology students setting up and maintaining ten 40-gallon aquariums to be placed in different classrooms throughout the school. Each aquarium will contain native Ohio fish that will eventually be added to stock the Larimore Land Lab pond located behind the school.

MAKER RECESS OPPORTUNITIES
Huber Ridge Elementary
Ashley Rable & Judith Gawelek
To provide additional opportunities for students who do not prefer to go outside for their recess time.

DIVERSITY DIALOGUES
Central High School
Kyle King, Natalie Barrett, Cynthia DeVese & Jill Williams
To host guest speakers who come from diverse backgrounds to speak with students during lunch periods and interact in a small setting.

ZEN ZONES
Robert Frost Elementary
Natalie Hildebrandt
To facilitate Social Emotional Learning by creating a designated space where students can experience a calm environment with various sensory options, allowing them to regulate themselves and return to class ready to learn.

9/11 SURVIVOR SPEAKER
North High School
Kristina Cameron
To host guest speakers who come from diverse backgrounds to speak with students during lunch periods and interact in a small setting.

AESOP'S FABLES
Emerson Elementary
Shannon Goebeler
To allow third-grade students to read various Aesop’s Fables and then in March see the Tennessee Theatre Touring Company’s production of Aesop’s Fables at the Wexner Center for the Arts.

MULTICULTURAL VIDEO LIBRARY
Central High School
Christina Lippencott, Nikki Lorenz, Erin Moehl, Holly Park and Jennifer Snider
To purchase a culturally relevant and engaging video library that increases students’ language and cultural proficiency while creating a connection between students’ lives and the identified culture.

AFTER SCHOOL CODING CLUB
Hawthorne Elementary
Megan Winand & Rhonda Letterio
To expand the after-school coding club for third, fourth and fifth-grade students with a greater variety of coding experiences and more advanced challenges.

WILDCAT P.R.I.D.E. PROGRAM
South High School
Sarah Detrick
To increase student awareness of and buy-in to programs that increase students’ sense of belonging, as well as recognize those who model appropriate behaviors aligned to the core values of Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dependability, and Encouragement.

WARRIOR WEAR
North High School
Angela Karow
To allow SLC students to learn life skills by creating school spirit items through the purchase of a T-shirt heat press and supplies that will be used in conjunction with machines in The SHOP in order to build a sustainable student service venture.

WARRIOR WEAR
North High School
Angela Karow
To allow SLC students to learn life skills by creating school spirit items through the purchase of a T-shirt heat press and supplies that will be used in conjunction with machines in The SHOP in order to build a sustainable student service venture.

PIONEER PROJECT
Fouse Elementary
Emily Considine & Maria Petrozzi
New books for the K-2 Book Room to be utilized by 15 teachers.

PROJECT LIT @ NORTH
Westerville South High School
Brandi Young
Funds will support the implementation of the Project LIT program at South.

I AM A G.I.F.T: FINANCIAL LITERACY
Middle & High Schools
Cynthia DeVese & Tia Johnson
Financial literacy and decision-making program for middle and high school girls.

EBOOKS FOR (S)ELEARNING
Westerville South High School
Brandi Young
For the purchase of a 77 ebook Social Emotional collection for use by students.

DRONES & ENGINEERING
Heritage Middle School:
Matt Fetrow
Funds support the introduction of drones and drone technology into the middle school engineering pathway.

PROJECT LIT @ CENTRAL
Westerville Central High School
Amy Ferris
Funds will support the introduction of the Project LIT program at Central HS.

COMMUNICATION BOARD
Wilder Elementary
Christine Eshenbaugh
For the purchase of two communication boards for use by speech-impaired students during recess.

EL LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS
Multiple Elementary Schools
Jan Fedorenko & Lori Searfoss
Program introduces English learning to families to help them learn about the structure of the school day by engaging in different art activities.
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EL LIBRARY EXPANSION
Westerville North High School
Jessica Martin
Funds the expansion of English-Language learning books in the Westerville North library.

MULTISENSORY ART STUDIO
Early Learning Center
Ann Rochon & Betsy Gambone
Funds support the design of the studio into five stations to stimulate the senses.

CHEM GEMS
Westerville North High School
Jeff Bracken
Funds support the Chem Gems, chemistry and business student collaboration to learn about, make, market and sell bath bombs.

FIT FROSTIES
Robert Frost
Eric Indiciani
Before school running club for students.

YOGA FOR STUDENTS
Academic Enrichment Center
Amy Anglin & Scott Ebbrecht
This grant support yoga instruction for students at the AEC to help with social and emotional balance.

MINORITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM
District-wide
Amy Spencer
Funded 50 students to train as Minority Scholar Student Leaders. This trained this to become peer leaders, tutors, and mentors in their schools.

PODCASTING
Districtwide
Lane Halterman & Drew Farrell
Creation of a mobile podcasting station for use in schools around the district.

AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORS
Annehurst Elementary
Sarah Flager
Supports the materials needed for after school tutoring.

LEADER IN ME
Pointview Elementary
Kevin Kissling
Funds the purchase of a leadership library of books for the families of Pointview.

PREVENTING SUMMER SLIDE
Pointview Elementary
Kim Holter
Provided books for a summer reading program at Pointview.

NATURE PLAY & LEARNING AREA
Hawthorne Elementary
Christine Doolittle
Funds for create a garden space for students to use for planting. The area will give student an alternative play area.

GRAPHIC MATH AIDS
Westerville South High School
David Schultz
Funds development of large posters of important math concepts for display.

WONDERFULLY UNIQUE
Heritage Middle School
Danielle Brown, Kris Konik & Debbie Pellington
Funds all students to study the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Student will also create a reflection diary on the book.

LITTLEBITS CIRCUITS
Cherrington Elementary
Michelle Lowe & Jaclyn Gafford
Funds the purchase of circuit sets for use in the classroom.

WRITING CENTER PILOT
Walnut Springs Middle School
Bethany Morvay & Jill Smith
School will pilot a writing center staffed by student volunteers and writing coaches from local universities. Trains students to work as coaches in the future.

IMAGINATION STATIONS
Fouse Elementary
Elizabeth Meta
Funds activity stations in the library that promote 21st century problem-solving and collaboration skill development.

STAND UP FOR LEARNING
Mark Twain Elementary
Christopher Hendricksen