2021 Classroom Grant Recipient: Brenda Blalock of Mabel School

Brenda Blalock of Mabel School to purchase “New Books to Build Proficient Readers.”  Grant funds will be used to purchase newer, more up-to-date reading materials to focus on reading accuracy, comprehension, and fluency.  The two sets will include 18 leveled books each, along with a classroom starter pack, Teacher’s guide, and test evidence questions for the reading specialist.

2022 Kate Swift Reese Scholarship Deadline Approaching!

Cheryl Guthrie and Clint Reese, members of the Kate Swift Reese family, present Bethany Hicks with the 2021 scholarship.
Cheryl Guthrie and Clint Reese, members of the Kate Swift Reese family, present Bethany Hicks with the 2021 scholarship. View additional past recipients.

The Kate Swift Reese Scholarship helps a Watauga High School graduate attend college.  This scholarship fund was started in 2009 by the children of Mrs. Kate Swift Reese, who was an indomitable force in the Beaver Dam area of Watauga County.

Deadline: Friday, April 1, 2022

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2021 Classroom Grant Recipient: Megan Kilby of Hardin Park School

Megan Kilby from Hardin Park School for “Embracing Diversity.”  Grant funds will be used to purchase toys, books, puzzles, & flash cards that represent diversity and inclusion to provide students with positive representations of themself and others who they share the world with.  Materials will be incorporated into lesson plans throughout the year and inspire students to imagine beyond their individual worlds.