Awarded 2023-2024

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• ​Bonneville Dam/Gorge Interpretive Center Trip - Kristi Vandooren, May Street Elementary (Hood River CSD)

• 2023-24 VEX Robotics Program - Chuck Webber, The Dalles High School (North Wasco CSD)

• STEM Mobile Classroom - Sally Anderson, Hood River County School District

• Mystery Science Extensions, Food Chain Research Project & Oregon State Park Field Trip - Wesley Mitchell, Dry Hollow Elementary (North Wasco CSD)

• Snow School 2024 - Brian Anglin, Wheeler High School (Fossil SD)

• Robotic Arm - Ryan Bahn, Hood River Valley High School (Hood River CSD)

• Tadpole Habitat & Growth - Claire Gilchrist, Hood River New School

• Cubelets Sets for Library Circulation - Annelisa Gebhard, Hood River County Library District

• Building STEM Competence at CES: Empowering Through Exploration - Ajay Rundell, Chenowith Elementary School (North Wasco CSD)

• STEM-SEL - Jeremiah Paulsen, Colonel Wright Elementary School (North Wasco CSD)

• Digital Story Telling - Peter Lawson, Hood River Valley High School (Hood River CSD)

• Gorge Ecology Outdoors Showshoe Field Trip - Janell Geary, Colonel Wright Elementary School (North Wasco CSD)

• Lend Me a (Robotic) Hand - Sonia Schatz, Colonel Wright Elementary School (North Wasco CSD)

• Taking it to the Extreme - Destin Ramsey, Colonel Wright Elementary School (North Wasco CSD)

• Mosier SECRETS Field Trip - Sarah Grace Bendinger & Ann Marie Wagar, Mosier Community School (North Wasco CSD)

• Race Car Track Building - Dyani Moore, Mid-Valley Elementary School (Hood River CSD)

• STEM Stations - Ashley Macnab, Sherman County School (Sherman County SD)

• Math Manipulatives for Everyday Learning - Amy Huffman, Dufur School (Dufur SD)

• Circuit Exploration - Lisa Albrecht, Colonel Wright Elementary School (North Wasco CSD)

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Awarded 2022-2023

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• 5th Grade Rockets & Field Trip to the Goldendale Observatory State Park-Wesley Mitchell, Dry Hollow Elementary

• Basic Science Skills - Monica LaDouceur, The Dalles Middle School

• Create-Build-Think - Ambrielle Feil, Chenowith Elementary School

• Enrichment - Trista Williams, Fossil Elementary School

• Garden Pollinator Habitat Space - CES Garden & Beautification Committee (Jenni Bergemann), Chenowith Elementary School

• Hands on STEAM Museum at Dufur School - Kristin Whitley, Dufur School District

• Hydroponics for High School - Daniel Campagna - The Dalles High School

• Microgrant for CGCC - Julie Burton, Columbia Gorge Community College

• Multi-Disciplinary Field Trips - Spring 2023 - Camden Jones, Condon School District

• Perennial Food Forest - Michael Becker, Hood River Valley High School

• Robot Coding - Brian Schimel, Condon School District

• Spring Claymation Camp - Marilee Anderson, Gilliam County 4H: Condon and Arlington School Districts

• Squid & Owl Pellet Dissection - Kay Anderson, Mosier Community School

• STEM Enriched Pre-K - Janet DeAnn Baker, Mosier Community School

• Virtual Reality Education - Jorma Henson, South Wasco High School

• 7th-8th HROA STEAM Lending Library - Lisa Albrecht, Hood River Options Academy

• Design and Build Engineering - Kristen Slatt, Sunshine PreK, North Wasco County School District

• Heart Math for Teen Resiliency - Emily Martin, Hood River Valley High School

• Owl Pellet Dissection - George Braun, The Dalles Middle School

• VEX IQ Robotics - Patrick Getchis, Wy’East Middle School

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Awarded 2021-2022

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• Hands-on Ecology Lessons for 5th Graders at Dry Hollow – Wesley Mitchell, Dry Hollow Elementary 

• STEM Bins Home Connection–Tess Welk, Dufur Elementary

• Fossil Junior High Snow School–Brian Anglin, Wheeler High School

• Robotics Across the District: Ozobot Fun–Sally Anderson, Hood River School District

• Middle School Robotics at Dufur–Jody Weaver, Dufur School District

• Pneumatics for Engineering–John Trimble, Hood River Valley High School

• Chromosome Student Modeling Packs–Kathryn Davis, Hood River Valley High School

• Let’s Build: Makerspace Center–Jessica Dye, Chenowith Elementary

• STEM Maker Station–Ashley Macnab,Liz Cranston & Amy Huffman, Sherman County School District

• Take Home STEM Night– Kim Yasui, Mid Valley Elementary 

• Inclusive Scientific Library–Sara Crompton, Parkdale Elementary

• Creation Station–Annika Dobo, Dry Hollow Elementary

• K-5 Makerspace–Tess Welk & Leona Egeland–Dufur Elementary

• K-3 STEAM Classroom Kits–Kerri Convery, Hood River Options Academy

• 4th-6th HROA STEAM Lending Library–Lisa Albrecht, Hood River Options Academy

• STEAM Through Reading–Hailey Elliott, Dry Hollow Elementary

• Robotics Rebirth–Alan Cunningham, HonkerTech at Arlington High School

• Ozobots for All Kids–Tia Wells, Mid Valley Elementary School

• Hands-on Learning with a Van De Graaff Generator–Jamie Carr, Wy’East Middle School

• K-1 Math Response Paddle Boards–Ami Felt, Chenowith Elementary

• VEX Robotics State Championship–Lu Seapy, Wasco County 4-H

• COVID Diagnostics via Genetic Testing–David Clarkson, Hood River Valley High School

 

Awarded 2020-2021

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• Native Plant Garden for Bees & Butterflies - Robin Cael, Trout Lake School

• Hydrogen-Powered (Fuel Cell) Car At-Home - Emily Martin, Hood River Valley High School

• Capstone Project for 5th Grade Astronomy - Wesley Mitchell, Dry Hollow Elementary

• Biotechnology in the Classroom - Emilie Miller, Columbia Gorge Community College

• Science Modeling - Kathryn Davis, Hood River Valley High School

• Growing Minds through Genius Hour - Annika Dobo, Dry Hollow Elementary

• STEM Enhancement LEGO - Emily Findeisen, Parkdale Elementary

• IT Infrastructure - Jeffrey Hawkins, Pacific Crest Innovation Academy

• Outdoor Science Classrooms - Lu Seapy, Wasco County 4-H

• Library Grab-n-Go STEM - Jennie Glaspy, The Dalles Wasco County Library

• Authentic STEM Activities for English Learners during Distant/Hybrid Learning - Susan McCourt, Chenowith Elementary

• Chemistry labs for mass, density, isotope ratios - Kevin Haspela, Hood River Valley High School

• Community Works Camera - Peter Lawson, Hood River Valley High School Community Works Program

• Digital Cameras for Microscopes - Robin Haight, The Dalles Middle School

• Soil and Water Science - David Scharfenberg, Hood River Middle School

• We are Here to BUILD - Tess Welk, Dry Hollow Elementary

• Lego Robotics & Coding - Teren Humphrey, Condon School

• Arduinos for Electrical Engineering - John Trimble, Hood River Valley High School

• Monthly STEM Bins - Shannon Monroe, Parkdale Elementary

• Crazy Circuits Makerspace Set - Tom Dalbey, May Street Elementary

• Solar/PV Kits for Energy Resources - Emily Martin, Hood River Valley High School

• Greenhouse Grow Lighting - James Latshaw, Mitchell School

• Telepresence Tech to Close the Technology Equity Gap - Laurie Stanton, Dry Hollow Elementary

 

Awarded 2019-2020

 

• 3D Printer for 4th Grade - Tom Dalbey & Kate Getchis, May Street Elementary

• OSMO for Dry Hollow - Tess Welk, Dry Hollow Elementary

• Little Engineers Club - Kate Cannon, Mosier Community School

• LegoWeDo Kits - Gus Hedberg, Parkdale Elementary

• Vernier Lab Equipment - Kelly Cunningham, Klickitat School District

• Ozobot Evos - Pam Turley & Debi Gallagher, Westside Elementary & May Street Elementary

• CNC Vinyl Cutter - Del Medenbach, Lyle School District

• Drone Engineering Physics Unit - David Sharfenberg & Patrick Getchis, Hood River Middle School & Wy'east Middle School

• Luminary Supplies - Erika Doring, Mill A School District

• Science Tools for Early Learning - Margaret Takagi, Condon Childcare

• Surgical Robot Project - Jenny Collins, Dufur School

• 3D Printer for Sherman County - Tyler Dearborn, Sherman County School

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Awarded Spring 2019

 

• School Library STEM Kits - Corinne Dichter, Wy'east Middle School

• Girls Who Code Club - Sally Anderson, Westside Elementary

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Awarded Winter 2018-2019

 

• Edison Robots for Exploring Computer Science – Amy Foley, Hood River Valley High School

• Vernier, Introducing Modern Science Data Collection Techniques and Instruments in Science Labs – Andrew Nelson, Wy’east Middle School

• iPads & Seesaw for Kindergarten – Courtney Middleton, Colonel Wright Elementary

• Scholarships for Advanced Math Class – Eric Cohn, Hood River Community Education

• Greenhouse – Kevin Hunking, Arlington School District

• Place Based Professional Development for Teachers – Kieran Connolly, Mosier Community School

• Light-Up Marker Board for Special Education – Meranda Toole, Chenowith Elementary School

• STEM Maker Station in the Classroom – Mikka Irusta, Mid Valley Elementary School

• Music, Vibes, & Strings Collaborative Lesson – David Scharfenberg, Hood River Middle School & Patrick Getchis, Wy’east Middle School

• Eagle Park, an Outdoor Space for Science Activities – Mike Mahoney, Fossil Elementary School

• Boyde Cave & Smith Rock Field Trip – Brian Anglin, Wheeler High School

• Outdoor Skills Trip – Brian Anglin, Wheeler High School

• OMSI Trip – Jessica Dye, Chenowith Elementary School

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Awarded Spring 2018

 

• Grow Light - Megan Ferrell, Westside Elementary

• South Wasco STEAM - A. Anderson, South Wasco County School

• Makey Makeys - Rebekah Rottenberg, Hood River Middle School

• Bloxels - Matthew Gerlick, Hood River County School District

• Discovery Center Field Trip - Brittney Bauer, Westside Elementary

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Awarded Winter 2017-2018

 

• Flipped Elementary Classroom - Nancy Malitz, Mosier Community School

• Physics of Sound Field Trip - Ramona Hartwood, Colonel Wright Elementary School

• Protobot Mini Robot Lesson Development - Lu Seapy, Wasco County 4-H

• STEAM Maker in Residence - Dylan McManus, The Dalles-Wasco County Library

• SECRETS Outdoor Education - Steve Chance, Colonel Wright Elementary School

• Connecting the Classroom to the Environment: Columbia Gorge Field Biology - Sarah Lyon, Hood River Alternative High School

• Women in STEM Lunch Club - Amy Foley, Hood River Valley High School

• OMSI School Science Field Trip - Leanne Haifley, Cascade Locks Elementary

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