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STEM mini-grant awardees

2022-2023

County
Teachers and Partners
Project Name
Amount

Allegan

Lori Howell, Pat Velie

Wayland Union Middle and High School

Partners: Greater Federation of Women's Clubs - Gun Lake, Wayland Union Education Foundation

Bee a Good Neighbor

$1,000.00

Kent

Darek Hawkins, Sabrina Beslagic, Peter Weise, Elizabeth Ernst, Edwin Colburn

Crossroads Alternative High School

Partners: Kent ISD, Penchura, LLC

Designing a prototype of "playground" for high school students as the fun/recreational place

$1,876.99

Kent

Michelle Holliday, Matthew Evans, Joe Uzarski, James Emperor

GR Montessori

Partner: John Ball Zoo

GR Montessori & John Ball Zoo Habitat Hero Project

$2,500.00

Kent

Ranae Gavitt, Cindy Sheehan, Emma Colon, Kristen Accorsi, Cindy Savino, Caity DeBoard

Out-of-School: Kids' Food Basket

Partners: Cardinal Elementary-Muskegon, West Elementary-Wyoming, Oriole Park Elementary-Wyoming, Hope Academy-Grand Rapids, Jefferson Elementary School-Holland

STEM Supported Nutrition, Food Systems and Community Education for the Next Generation

$4,500.00

Montcalm

Christina Adamson

Tri County Middle School

Making the Most of Micro:bit

$486.20

Muskegon

Chelsea Bender, Tyler Frank

Montague High School

Partner: Chemours Environmental Impact Committee

Environmental Chemistry- Make It Right Chemours

$1,499.84

Muskegon

Sara Goodrich, Randy Gebolys, Molly Vanderleest, Chad Majeske

Oakrige High/Middle Schools

Partner: Lakeshore Boys and Girls Club

Full STEAM Ahead

$2,475.89

Muskegon

Andria Yost, Brenda Robinson, Amy Garcia

Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change

Partner: Lakeshore Fab Lab

Muskegon Montessori Jr High

$2,000.00

Ottawa

Julie Kulich, Mike Hoch, Phil Klein

Coopersville High School

Fiberglass Frenzy

$1,500.00

Newaygo

Makenzie Denning, Vicki Hawes

Pathfinder Elementary, Daisy Brook Elementary, and Hesperia Elementary Schools

Muskegon Area ISD: Educational Technology Consultant / Director REMC 4

Packer Panther Project

$1,228.49

Newaygo

Stephanie Dood, Travis DeVos, Danielle Siegel, Tracy Sanchez, Luke Cotton, Marty Holtgren

Out-of-School: Newaygo County-wide application

Partners: Newaygo Conservation District- Kropscott Environmental Farm and Observatory, Muskegon River Watershed Assembly

Newaygo County-Flying Classroom Professional Learning

$4,500.00

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Greater West Michigan MiSTEM Region

Grand Valley State University

B-3-226 Mackinac Hall, 1 Campus Dr

Allendale, MI 49401

Contact Us

Ginger Rohwer

616-331-2272

rohwergi@gvsu.edu

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