Past Grant Recipients
Awarded 2023-2024
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Bonneville Dam/Gorge Interpretive Center Trip - Kristi Vandooren, May Street Elementary (Hood River CSD)
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2023-24 VEX Robotics Program - Chuck Webber, The Dalles High School (North Wasco CSD)
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STEM Mobile Classroom - Sally Anderson, Hood River County School District
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Mystery Science Extensions, Food Chain Research Project & Oregon State Park Field Trip - Wesley Mitchell, Dry Hollow Elementary (North Wasco CSD)
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Snow School 2024 - Brian Anglin, Wheeler High School (Fossil SD)
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Robotic Arm - Ryan Bahn, Hood River Valley High School (Hood River CSD)
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Tadpole Habitat & Growth - Claire Gilchrist, Hood River New School
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Cubelets Sets for Library Circulation - Annelisa Gebhard, Hood River County Library District
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Building STEM Competence at CES: Empowering Through Exploration - Ajay Rundell, Chenowith Elementary School (North Wasco CSD)
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STEM-SEL - Jeremiah Paulsen, Colonel Wright Elementary School (North Wasco CSD)
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Digital Story Telling - Peter Lawson, Hood River Valley High School (Hood River CSD)
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Gorge Ecology Outdoors Showshoe Field Trip - Janell Geary, Colonel Wright Elementary School (North Wasco CSD)
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Lend Me a (Robotic) Hand - Sonia Schatz, Colonel Wright Elementary School (North Wasco CSD)
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Taking it to the Extreme - Destin Ramsey, Colonel Wright Elementary School (North Wasco CSD)
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Mosier SECRETS Field Trip - Sarah Grace Bendinger & Ann Marie Wagar, Mosier Community School (North Wasco CSD)
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Race Car Track Building - Dyani Moore, Mid-Valley Elementary School (Hood River CSD)
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STEM Stations - Ashley Macnab, Sherman County School (Sherman County SD)
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Math Manipulatives for Everyday Learning - Amy Huffman, Dufur School (Dufur SD)
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Circuit Exploration - Lisa Albrecht, Colonel Wright Elementary School (North Wasco CSD)
Awarded 2022-2023
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5th Grade Rockets & Field Trip to the Goldendale Observatory State Park-Wesley Mitchell, Dry Hollow Elementary
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Basic Science Skills - Monica LaDouceur, The Dalles Middle School
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Create-Build-Think - Ambrielle Feil, Chenowith Elementary School
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Enrichment - Trista Williams, Fossil Elementary School
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Garden Pollinator Habitat Space - CES Garden & Beautification Committee (Jenni Bergemann), Chenowith Elementary School
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Hands on STEAM Museum at Dufur School - Kristin Whitley, Dufur School District
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Hydroponics for High School - Daniel Campagna - The Dalles High School
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Microgrant for CGCC - Julie Burton, Columbia Gorge Community College
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Multi-Disciplinary Field Trips - Spring 2023 - Camden Jones, Condon School District
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Perennial Food Forest - Michael Becker, Hood River Valley High School
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Robot Coding - Brian Schimel, Condon School District
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Spring Claymation Camp - Marilee Anderson, Gilliam County 4H: Condon and Arlington School Districts
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Squid & Owl Pellet Dissection - Kay Anderson, Mosier Community School
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STEM Enriched Pre-K - Janet DeAnn Baker, Mosier Community School
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Virtual Reality Education - Jorma Henson, South Wasco High School
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7th-8th HROA STEAM Lending Library - Lisa Albrecht, Hood River Options Academy
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Design and Build Engineering - Kristen Slatt, Sunshine PreK, North Wasco County School District
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Heart Math for Teen Resiliency - Emily Martin, Hood River Valley High School
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Owl Pellet Dissection - George Braun, The Dalles Middle School
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VEX IQ Robotics - Patrick Getchis, Wy’East Middle School
Awarded 2021-2022
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Hands-on Ecology Lessons for 5th Graders at Dry Hollow – Wesley Mitchell, Dry Hollow Elementary
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STEM Bins Home Connection–Tess Welk, Dufur Elementary
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Fossil Junior High Snow School–Brian Anglin, Wheeler High School
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Robotics Across the District: Ozobot Fun–Sally Anderson, Hood River School District
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Middle School Robotics at Dufur–Jody Weaver, Dufur School District
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Pneumatics for Engineering–John Trimble, Hood River Valley High School
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Chromosome Student Modeling Packs–Kathryn Davis, Hood River Valley High School
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Let’s Build: Makerspace Center–Jessica Dye, Chenowith Elementary
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STEM Maker Station–Ashley Macnab,Liz Cranston & Amy Huffman, Sherman County School District
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Take Home STEM Night– Kim Yasui, Mid Valley Elementary
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Inclusive Scientific Library–Sara Crompton, Parkdale Elementary
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Creation Station–Annika Dobo, Dry Hollow Elementary
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K-5 Makerspace–Tess Welk & Leona Egeland–Dufur Elementary
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K-3 STEAM Classroom Kits–Kerri Convery, Hood River Options Academy
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4th-6th HROA STEAM Lending Library–Lisa Albrecht, Hood River Options Academy
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STEAM Through Reading–Hailey Elliott, Dry Hollow Elementary
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Robotics Rebirth–Alan Cunningham, HonkerTech at Arlington High School
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Ozobots for All Kids–Tia Wells, Mid Valley Elementary School
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Hands-on Learning with a Van De Graaff Generator–Jamie Carr, Wy’East Middle School
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K-1 Math Response Paddle Boards–Ami Felt, Chenowith Elementary
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VEX Robotics State Championship–Lu Seapy, Wasco County 4-H
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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
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Hydrogen-Powered (Fuel Cell) Car At-Home - Emily Martin, Hood River Valley High School
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Capstone Project for 5th Grade Astronomy - Wesley Mitchell, Dry Hollow Elementary
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Biotechnology in the Classroom - Emilie Miller, Columbia Gorge Community College
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Science Modeling - Kathryn Davis, Hood River Valley High School
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Growing Minds through Genius Hour - Annika Dobo, Dry Hollow Elementary
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STEM Enhancement LEGO - Emily Findeisen, Parkdale Elementary
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IT Infrastructure - Jeffrey Hawkins, Pacific Crest Innovation Academy
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Outdoor Science Classrooms - Lu Seapy, Wasco County 4-H
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Library Grab-n-Go STEM - Jennie Glaspy, The Dalles Wasco County Library
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Authentic STEM Activities for English Learners during Distant/Hybrid Learning - Susan McCourt, Chenowith Elementary
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Chemistry labs for mass, density, isotope ratios - Kevin Haspela, Hood River Valley High School
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Community Works Camera - Peter Lawson, Hood River Valley High School Community Works Program
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Digital Cameras for Microscopes - Robin Haight, The Dalles Middle School
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Soil and Water Science - David Scharfenberg, Hood River Middle School
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We are Here to BUILD - Tess Welk, Dry Hollow Elementary
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Lego Robotics & Coding - Teren Humphrey, Condon School
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Arduinos for Electrical Engineering - John Trimble, Hood River Valley High School
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Monthly STEM Bins - Shannon Monroe, Parkdale Elementary
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Crazy Circuits Makerspace Set - Tom Dalbey, May Street Elementary
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Solar/PV Kits for Energy Resources - Emily Martin, Hood River Valley High School
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Greenhouse Grow Lighting - James Latshaw, Mitchell School
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Telepresence Tech to Close the Technology Equity Gap - Laurie Stanton, Dry Hollow Elementary
Awarded 2019-2020
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3D Printer for 4th Grade - Tom Dalbey & Kate Getchis, May Street Elementary
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OSMO for Dry Hollow - Tess Welk, Dry Hollow Elementary
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Little Engineers Club - Kate Cannon, Mosier Community School
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LegoWeDo Kits - Gus Hedberg, Parkdale Elementary
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Vernier Lab Equipment - Kelly Cunningham, Klickitat School District
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Ozobot Evos - Pam Turley & Debi Gallagher, Westside Elementary & May Street Elementary
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CNC Vinyl Cutter - Del Medenbach, Lyle School District
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Drone Engineering Physics Unit - David Sharfenberg & Patrick Getchis, Hood River Middle School & Wy'east Middle School
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Luminary Supplies - Erika Doring, Mill A School District
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Science Tools for Early Learning - Margaret Takagi, Condon Childcare
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Surgical Robot Project - Jenny Collins, Dufur School
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3D Printer for Sherman County - Tyler Dearborn, Sherman County School
Awarded Spring 2019
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School Library STEM Kits - Corinne Dichter, Wy'east Middle School
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Girls Who Code Club - Sally Anderson, Westside Elementary
Awarded Winter 2018-2019
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Edison Robots for Exploring Computer Science – Amy Foley, Hood River Valley High School
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Vernier, Introducing Modern Science Data Collection Techniques and Instruments in Science Labs – Andrew Nelson, Wy’east Middle School
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iPads & Seesaw for Kindergarten – Courtney Middleton, Colonel Wright Elementary
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Scholarships for Advanced Math Class – Eric Cohn, Hood River Community Education
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Greenhouse – Kevin Hunking, Arlington School District
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Place Based Professional Development for Teachers – Kieran Connolly, Mosier Community School
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Light-Up Marker Board for Special Education – Meranda Toole, Chenowith Elementary School
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STEM Maker Station in the Classroom – Mikka Irusta, Mid Valley Elementary School
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Music, Vibes, & Strings Collaborative Lesson – David Scharfenberg, Hood River Middle School & Patrick Getchis, Wy’east Middle School
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Eagle Park, an Outdoor Space for Science Activities – Mike Mahoney, Fossil Elementary School
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Boyde Cave & Smith Rock Field Trip – Brian Anglin, Wheeler High School
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Outdoor Skills Trip – Brian Anglin, Wheeler High School
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OMSI Trip – Jessica Dye, Chenowith Elementary School
Awarded Spring 2018
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Grow Light - Megan Ferrell, Westside Elementary
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South Wasco STEAM - A. Anderson, South Wasco County School
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Makey Makeys - Rebekah Rottenberg, Hood River Middle School
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Bloxels - Matthew Gerlick, Hood River County School District
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Discovery Center Field Trip - Brittney Bauer, Westside Elementary
Awarded Winter 2017-2018
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Flipped Elementary Classroom - Nancy Malitz, Mosier Community School
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Physics of Sound Field Trip - Ramona Hartwood, Colonel Wright Elementary School
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Protobot Mini Robot Lesson Development - Lu Seapy, Wasco County 4-H
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STEAM Maker in Residence - Dylan McManus, The Dalles-Wasco County Library
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SECRETS Outdoor Education - Steve Chance, Colonel Wright Elementary School
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Connecting the Classroom to the Environment: Columbia Gorge Field Biology - Sarah Lyon, Hood River Alternative High School
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Women in STEM Lunch Club - Amy Foley, Hood River Valley High School
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OMSI School Science Field Trip - Leanne Haifley, Cascade Locks Elementary