2021 NMSF Grant Recipients
Newport-Mesa Community
Newport-Mesa Administrators
Bethany Allen
Books with Heart to Inspire Young Readers
Students will find a treasure trove of books in their classroom library that will inspire them, teach them, make them smile, and invite them to understand other cultures, all while encouraging and building literacy.
Eastbluff Elementary
Sarah Anderson
These Dancing Feet!
Students will train in tap dance to be able to perform show-stopping musical theatre numbers that feature dancers in tap and/or character shoes.
Costa Mesa HS
Carol Davis
Keep Them Reading!!
My second graders will become lifelong readers using brand new classroom library books and the Accelerated Reader Program. This grant will keep them reading.
Newport Heights Elementary
Newport-Mesa Federation of Retired Teachers
Phyllis Pipes Memorial Grant
Kristi Cortegana
What a Novel Idea!
Students will deepen their understanding of empathy and awareness and improve their ability to connnect with others through various novel study units.
Rea Elementary
Greg Wotta Memorial Grant
Christopher Breen
Keep Your Head in a Book!
We are avid readers who love books! We would love to enhance our classroom library with books of many genres and nonfiction books about Ancient Civilizations.
Victoria Elementary
Newport-Mesa School Board
Alana Litchfield
The Future Picassos
Second grade students will develop and grow in their fine motor, problem-solving, and social/emotional skills through art!
REA Elementary
In Honor and Recognition of
Vicki Snell
For her years of service on the
Newport Mesa USD Board
grant presented to
Michael Ehrlinger
Ceramic Elements
Young art students will be enthused with beginning pottery projects produced on a kiln with updated electrical elements. These funds will provide clay for our creations.
Ensign Middle School
Newport-Mesa Schools Foundation
Stacy Bauer
Kindergarten Kids Can!
Kindergarten students will demonstrate academic independence and responsibility by using this system that organizes, stores and creates safe and easy access to all of their supplies.
Newport Elementary
Newport-Mesa Schools Foundation
Marian Dickey
“We Can’t Wait to GOGH to This?”
The Lyceum Academy students will expand and enhance their art and music appreciation by experiencing the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in an enhanced safe environment.
Estancia High School