The Ankeny School Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the Foundation grants the 2017-2018 school year. This year the foundation provided 60 grants totaling $47,837.63.
Since its inception in 2000, the Foundation has awarded more than $400,000 to teachers, clubs, students, and parents for use in educational endeavors that benefit students in Ankeny and reach beyond the regular budget limitations of the school system.
| Grant Name | Recipient | School | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankeny Centennial Garden | Chad Fickbohm | Ankeny Centennial High School | $1,000 |
| Ankeny Centennial Phase Robotics | Karen O'Louglin | Ankeny Centennial High School | $1,000 |
| Digital Link Over Amateur Radio | Mike Miller | Ankeny Centennial High School | $1,000 |
| PEOPLE PE Moving | Renata Eustice | Ankeny Centennial High School | $1,000 |
| ACHS/AHS Art Clubs | Holland Evermore | ACHS/AHS | $1,000 |
| Calculus the Musical Comes to AHS | Angela Hanson | Ankeny High School | $1,000 |
| Model UN | Meaghan Dowdle | Ankeny High School | $407.50 |
| Raspberry Pi Computer Science Principles Project | Steve VanGundy | Ankeny High School | $1,000 |
| Challenging Gifted Readers | Linette Mace | Ashland Ridge Elementary | $850 |
| Virtual Reality Field Trip | Amy Halstead | Ashland Ridge Elementary | $1,000 |
| Songtales for Crocker Library | Holly Varner | Crocker Elementary | $200 |
| Project Fresh Start | Dave Kissinger | District Office | $1,000 |
| Breakout EDU Kids - Kindergarten | Carrie Braden | East Elementary | $500 |
| Building STEAM in the Classroom | Kristin Melcher, Jessie Purviance | Northeast Elementary | $966.41 |
| Leveled Literacy Library | Sara Muller | Northeast Elementary | $1,000 |
| Makerspaces in the Library | Kristen Brunelle | Northeast Elementary | $1,000 |
| Middle School Mock Trial | Kathryn Cooper | Northview Middle School | $1,000 |
| Northview Quiz Team | Kathryn Cooper | Northview Middle School | $500 |
| PE Uniforms | Mary Snyder | Northview Middle School | $400 |
| Veterans Day Breakfast | Kim Meller-Angus | Northview Middle School | $650 |
| Ankeny Instrument in Every Hand Program | Dave Brown | Northwest Elementary | $1,000 |
| Fifth Grade | Emily Hodson | Northwest Elementary | $600 |
| Northwest STEAM Bins | Lori Reha, Caitlin Bauerly, Molly Fox, Hailey Haight | Northwest Elementary | $1,000 |
| Sixth Grade Audiobooks | Brooke Johnson | Parkview Middle School | $979 |
| Alternative Seating | Sarah Ostrem | Parkview Middle School | $985.44 |