Name of Grant: Science Lab Campus: South Athens Teacher: Sunni Starkes, Linda Mazzanti Amount: $3,000 This grant is for a Science Resource Lab for grades 1-2. The materials will help in teaching about the Earth, Physical and Life science. The materials will be on notebook computers and will be used in the classroom for student use.

Name of Grant: Our Town Campus: Bel Air Teacher: Susan Goodson, Leanne Loyless Amount: $2,000 Third grade students toured Athens and discovered how their community works. They learned more about city government and services that are vital to the community. Another goal of this project was to forge stronger relationships between the school and the community.

Name of Grant: Nature and Science Museum Field Trip Campus: Athens Intermediate Teacher: Scott Williams Amount: $2,700 The goal of this grant was to give Fifth grade students a better understanding of the world by visiting the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. This museum utilizes unique resources and hands on learning. Some of these students had never been to a museum before.