Area teachers earn TeacherGrants from SREF

Submitted Photo A golden driver Woodlawn Beach Middle School Principal Conni Carnley (left) presents Jennifer Klosinski, WBMS' first Bus Driver of the Month, with the Golden Steering Wheel. The award is part of the school's Positive Behavior Program, where students write an essay on their bus driver. Sixth grader Brittany Fletcher wrote the winning essay.

The following area teachers were recently awarded $500 TeacherGrants from the Santa Rosa Education Foundation. The Junior League of Pensacola, the Gulf Breeze Optimist Club and Santa Rosa Realty of N.W. Florida were partners in the awarding of the TeacherGrants:

Lauren Baugus, Gulf Breeze Middle, Little Books with Big Messages; Jackie Brown, Woodlawn Beach Middle, GED Productions:Techno Art Integration;

Kristin Brown, Oriole Beach Elementary, Math Alive!!!;

M'Adele Carson, Oriole Beach Elementary, Math and Science with Murals and More!;

Jo Chandler, Oriole Beach Elementary, But We Hate Phonics Worksheets!; Pete Della Ratta, Woodlawn Beach Middle, Walking With a Pulse;

Stephanie Duffy, Gulf Breeze High, Making math more exciting with real-life examples and fun Oriole Beach Elementary, Books, Badges and Bags;

Shirley Gomez, Oriole Beach Elementary, "Now I Know My ABCs"; Daphne Luchsinger, Oriole Beach Elementary, Integrating Technology through Interdisciplinary Activities;

Jennifer Miller, Oriole Beach Elementary, Bringing the World to the Classroom; Elizabeth Player, Oriole Beach Elementary, Our Country 'Tis of Thee… Learn Its History and Geography!;

Angel Savage, West Navarre Primary, Shooting Stars;

Rebecca Swenor, Oriole Beach Elementary, Bringing Words to Life!;

Patti Triplett, Gulf Breeze Middle, High Seas Simulations;

Janet Youngblood, Oriole Beach Elementary, "Linking Math and Literacy"

This year, SREF is funding double the number of $500 TeacherGrants awarded during the 2006-2007 school year.