2018 Recipients

Santa Margarita $3,310

Kim Bertrand / iPad Pro & Apple Pencil 

Danette Hammond / Buddy Bench 

Brook Black / Flexible Seating and Privacy Shields 

Lauren Cotterell / Chromebook Headphones  

Jessie Hirsch / Hands on STEM Materials 

Sally Immel / Headphones with Mics 

Merial Buikema / Kidney Whiteboard Table and Flexible Seating Options 

Meredith Spencer / PE Equipment 

Monterey Road $7,076

Teri Hillier / Phonics Games

Laura Olson / Zoo to You 

Jennifer Betti / Teacher Easel 

Kelly Younce / Classroom Library & Book Nook 

Julia Harrigan / Reading Games 

Dan Smith / Camp Keep Scholarships 

Wylanta Jones / Speech Development Program 

Cheri Roben / Conservation Ambassadors Presentation 

Alexandria Marino / Chromebooks 

Bryn Freeman / Sensory Supplies 

Katie Laurie / Field Trip to La Purisima Mission 

Kayleen Leong / Book Adventure 

Michelle Dornish / Headphones & Wobble Chairs 

Laura Olson / Chromebooks 

Atascadero Middle School $18,203

Heidi Cooper / Hearst Castle Art Program 

Tracy Ellis-Weit / Hearst Castle Art Program 

Lindsay Bentz / Hearst Castle Art Program 

Hiram Burrus / County Band Festival 

Jeff Jones / Hearst Castle Art Program 

Lori Pruitt / Water Reclamation Engineering Challenge 

Rebekah Penland / Hearst Castle Art Program 

Jacob Olson / Fitness Equipment 

Jennifer Parham / Tripods & Frames 

Dianne Bray / Cal Poly visit CJSF 

Matthew Avila / Interactive Math Notebooks 

Chris de Firmian / Smart Phone Controlled Airplanes 

Toni Kline / Hearst Castle Art Program 

Jon Conrad / Physics Lab Supplies

Kristina Duperron / Cal Poly Visit 

Kelly Shoemaker / The Great Courses DVD 

Janice Mundee / Over-Ear Headphones 

Christina DeSanti / Learning the Basics of Circuitry, Electrical Engineering, Robotics and Coding 

Laurie Peterson / Transportation to Choral Festival 

Dianne Bray / Cal Poly visit Dos Pasos Club 

Jessica Woodhull / Books for Learning Center 

Atascadero High School

Marie Pink / Equipment for Circuits, Light and Velocity Lessons 

Kris Bell / Sewing Supplies 

Ashley Hurni / Gravity Blankets 

Sierra MacLeod / Math Manipulatives 

Augie Johnston / Field Trip to MindBody & Hot House SLO 

Robin Ryburn / 2-Day Field Trip to Natural Bridges State Beach 

Carrie Jones / 14 Women's Show Choir Dresses 

Robin Dery / Books for Classroom 

David Pascolla / Color Inkjet Printer w Ink & Photo Paper 

Joe Davis / Lacrosse Pack 

Shawna Volpa / Field Trip to Marian Theater 

John Forte / 4 TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculators & EasyLink Cables

Angelique McQuitty / 7 CO2 Gas Sensor Probeware 

Christy Little / New Cookware 

Tess Harback / Kiln for Glass 

Glenda Highland / Field Trip to Estrella Warbirds Museum 

Julie Steyer / Art Supplies 

Mary Corey / Field Trip to Cal Poly Theatre 

Ivan Bradley / 360 Video Camera 

Joshua Dean / Strive for 5: Preparing for AP Euro Exam 

Lindsey Hayes / LIT Club Book Buy 

Jennifer George / Field Trip to Steinbeck Museum 

Robb Wilwand / Headphones with Mics 

Meghan Beck / Stress Tools for Counseling 

Suzanne Hogan / AHS Writing Contest 

Roger Taber / 3 Field Trips: Cal Poly, Diablo Canyon & Tech Co 

Paloma Creek High School $637

Scott Killen / Museum of Tolerance Admission

ACE (Atascadero Choices in Education) $1,088

Dorothy Wagster / Outdoor Games Equipment 

Cindy Bourgault / Transportation to Museum of Tolerance 

Fine Arts Academy $4,580

Julie Newton / Rancho el Chorro Outdoor School 

Yvonne Davis / Music in the Parks Competition & Performance 

Carolyn Balogh / Raku Firing 

Justine Rigali / Laptops for Cyber Security Club 

San Benito $8,254

Jo'el Mueller / NGSS Science Kit 

Nicole O'Dell / Battle of the Books 

Marisa Looney / BrainPop Jr Software 

Kaylie Edgar / Science tools & Glogster 

Mary Connolly / Leveled Readers 

Kellie Nelson / Guided Reading Books & Easel 

Heather Jowett / Flexible Seating

Trish Cooley / Field Trip to Monarch Grove 

Bonnie Kraemer / Young Reader Medal & Books on CD 

Stacey Cyester / Scholastic News & Science Spin 

Terrell Broner / Scholastic News "Weekly Readers" 

Jennifer Vermurlen / Field Trip to Central Coast Aquarium

San Gabriel $9,626

Mike Zuniga / Camp Keep Counselors 

Pamela Blakeman / Cooperative Play Equipment 

Melinda Reaney / Field Trip to SLO Children's Museum 

Taryn Greer / Math Manipulatives and Tools 

Kaycee Jew / Flexible Seating 

Cinthia Franklin / Hands on Activities and Learning Materials 

Jocelyn Johnston / Flexible Seating and Sound Phones 

Kerry Sherer / Wobble Stools for Small Groups

Mari Dunsmore / Portable Writing and Seating Solutions 

Lori Foley / Field Trip to La Purisima Mission 

Krista Lewis / Speech Therapy Classroom Materials 

Megan Zeilstra / Low Tech Communication Tools and Therapy Materials 

Carol Leoni / Costumes for BeBop with Aesop 

Cadie Brown / Learning Center Classroom Materials 

Jennifer Lagos / STEM and Art Activities & Supplies 

Karen Calderwood / Field Trip to the Morro Bay Natural History Museum 

Wylanta Jones / Adapting Classroom Tools for Physical Disabilities 

Summer Van Beurden / iPads with Apps 

Santa Rosa $5,775

Jennifer Berry / Flexible Seating 

Shaina Furnis-Lawrence / Field Trip to Charles Paddock Zoo 

Jennifer Isbell / Trout in the Classroom /

Lavae Peysar / Battle Books & Young Reader Medal Program 

Michele Reyes / Field Trip to Morro Bay Natural History Museum 

Jennifer Black / NGGS Science Books 

Sarah Holland / Field Trip to Charles Paddock Zoo 

Vicky Buerster / Large Sitting Carpet  

Gianna Villa / Language Arts & Math Supplies 

Tammy Jacino / Starfall Website Renewal 

Angella Rossel / Field Trip to Paso Robles Children's Museum 

Sydney Phillips / 5 Chromebooks