* Nicole Bussan | $790 |  Lowriders and Fine Motors

 

* Ellie Dixon, Kathleen Schlais, Megan Starkey, Kelly Honzel, & Meredith Dehner | $1800 |  Assessing Through Play; Think Inside the Box

 

CARLOCK

 * Jessica Howe | $826 | Elevate Our Learning

FOX CREEK

* Meghan Hillebrandt  | $2,636 | Trailblazers: Empowering Young Minds in the Outdoors 

NORTHPOINT

* Andrea Norton | $787 | Ski, Skate, Race, WIN!!!

* Meghan Pantaleone & Cora Olsen  | $1,199 | Active Learning Labs

* Brady Knapp  | $4,925 | Railyard Fitness 

PARKSIDE 

* Miranda Henson | $4,402  | Eye Have So Much to Say
                    

STEVENSON

* Annie McWilliams | $3,600 | Eye can communicate!

* Karen Showalter | $400 | Lighting Up Language

* Karen Showalter | $300 |  Toying with Talk

* Monique Hall | $566 | Enhancing Academic Achievement Through Self Regulation

* Monique Hall | $648 | The Brushing Bunch!

 

COLENE Hoose, Cedar Ridge, Grove, Northpoint, Benjamin & Chiddix JH 

* Kendra Muganzi, Penny Causarano, Dawn Sadicoff, Sarika Bafna, Anabel Stelmaszek, & Christina Culbertson  | $2,974 | Using Games to Promote Oral Language Development
 

COLENE Hoose, GLENN & Prairieland 

* Lisa Thoennes  | $395 | Fidget Your Way to Literacy

CHIDDIX JHS

* Rachel Hinshaw | $784 | Mathematical Mosaic: Developing a Colorful Collage of Mathematicians Who Look Like All of Us

CHIDDIX JHS & KINGSLEY JHS

* Emily Lewis & Sara Riley  | $4,860 |  Sewing Machines: Access for All

Evans JHS

* Rachel Mattson & Keanna Jackson | $800 | Regulation Before Communication: Meeting Sensory Needs In Speech Therapy
* Kate Shanks | $750 | Let the Games Begin: Innovative Board Game Creation

 

KINGSLEY JHS                  

* Anita Holland | $525 | Science Success for All

* Anita Holland | $435 | Let's Go, Lego

* Katie McKee |  $600 | Grow My Library & Grow Young Minds: Establishing a Valuable Class Library

PARKSIDE JHS

*  Cassie Lee, Jessica Lawent, Theresa Denham, Josiah Davidson, & Dave McMorris | $714 | Building Team Community Through Literacy

Normal Community High School

*  Zachariah Barr | $400  | Cultivating Restoration and Resilience

* Brad Bovenkirk, Jennifer Kelly & Nic Kearfott | $5,000 | A Multi-Use Media Studio: Advancing Journalism through Cutting-Edge Tech

*  Paul Carter | $758  | Chamber Music Project

* Stefen Robinson & Zachary Sargent | $1443 | Visionary Vinyl
 

Normal Community West High School

* Sarah Becker & Keely Theobald | $543 | Games for Improve Social Communication Skills
* John Bierbaum | $255 | Constitutional Classroom:  Pocket Constitutions for a More Perfect Union

* John Bierbaum | $400 | Collections, Preservations, Celebrations oh my!

* Jade Griffin | $1,532 | Launching Learning: Enhancing Physics Education with Projectile Motion

* Katy Klokkenga | $320 | Chalk this Way

* Amanda Long | $4,028 | Probing Deeper: Investigations with CO₂ & O₂ Sensors

* Nicki Mackinson | $713 | Enhancing a Peaceful Learning Environment

* Abagail Primo | $797 | From Chemystery to Chemistry: Understanding Atoms and Ions

* April Schermann | $,3071 | Bringing Robotics to Life: Hands-On Coding with Hummingbird Kits

* Natalie Spath | $478 | “Cultivating the Next Generation of Journalists: A Technology Upgrade"

* Dave Weber | $1,310 | Chomping Into Engineering Design

* Dave Weber | $740 | Putting Computer Science On Display

* Dave Weber | $505 | STEM on the Go

Normal Community & NORMAL COMMUNITY West High SchoolS

* Valentine Walker, Joel Swanson & Amanda Long | $4,997 | Let's Take The Science Classroom Out to the Lake!

Monies for this award are provided by the Shirk Family Foundation.

CHIDDIX JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Jillian Meszar  | $9,996 | Every Voice Counts: Enhancing Student Performances with Quality Sound

Providing audio equipment to enhance performances while educating students on sound technology, fostering skills in theater production and sound management.