HSF Grants is a program from the Hillsboro Schools Foundation that funds innovative projects enhancing student achievement, equity, wellness, creativity, and engagement within the Hillsboro School District in Oregon. Grants support hands-on, exploratory learning opportunities that students would not otherwise have under normal school funding.

Eligible applicants must be affiliated with the Hillsboro School District as staff, parent groups, or students. Grant requests of up to $7,500 are accepted with no limit on the number of abstract applications submitted. The grant cycle for the 2026–2027 school year is currently underway, with full proposals due by April 16, 2026.

The application process includes three steps: abstract, full grant proposal, and completion report.

Apply for Grants - Hillsboro Schools Foundation Grant Application Overview Second week of March, 2026 by 11:59pm on April 16, 2026 The HSF Grant Cycle for the 2026-2027 School Year is currently underway. Abstract applications are being reviewed and finalists will be notified in the second week of March. The grant proposal process will be in 3 steps: Abstract, Full Grant Proposal, and a Completion Report.

Please contact us with any questions at foundation@hsfonline. org. HSF supports projects that put the tools of exploration, imagination and self-expression directly in students’ hands, providing them with opportunities they would not otherwise have under normal school funding.

Grant applicants must be affiliated with the Hillsboro School District as either staff, parent groups, or students. Good luck and thank you for all you do!! Grants awarded for the 2025-2026 school year can be found HERE .

Innovative Grants for 2025 – 2026 Frequently Asked Questions When does the grant cycle open? What are the grant award sizes? Grant requests can be made for up $7,500.

How many times can I apply? There is no limit to the number of grant abstract applications you can submit. Which types of requests receive funding?

Any program enrichment that is innovative, will help boost achievement, improve equity, promote wellness, foster creativity or increase engagement will be considered. Any there any good tips that will help me improve my chances? Have someone proofread your application.

Submit your application on time. Follow directions. Outline your budget.

Avoid too many abbreviations/TLA’s. Illustrate the ways your innovative idea will engage students, meet a need, and provide an impact. Esports Club Expansion: Hillsboro HS : David Steinhauer, Jeff Baisch.

Provides students with competitive gaming opportunities, fostering teamwork, leadership, and college/career readiness through organized tournaments and skill development in the growing field of Esports . Cutting it up in the Lab! : Tamarack ES : Sharon Angal.

Provides for additional “Chompsaws”, a multidisciplinary hands-on tool that integrates engineering, math, and social-emotional learning, fostering problem-solving, creativity, and collaboration aligned with academic standards. Empowering Future Innovators: Coding for Success: Hillsboro Online Academy: Margaret Kellar.

Enhances STEAM education at Hillsboro Online Academy by engaging K–6 students in hands-on coding and robotics using LEGO Education Kits and Coding Mice, promoting critical thinking, collaboration, and technological literacy through a hybrid learning model. Talking through Space! : Evergreen MS: Sean Fishback.

Engages students in building crystal radios to learn basic circuitry and radio components, expands into HAM radio use and licensure for long-range communication and emergency preparedness, and culminates in a potential live contact with the International Space Station—sparking interest in electronics, space, and public safety careers. Groner Goes Gaga: Groner ES : Natalee Moore, PTO President.

Aims to create a dedicated, inclusive, and engaging space for students to play Gaga Ball, promoting physical activity, teamwork, and social interaction while fostering a healthy school environment, enhancing school spirit, and contributing to improved academic and social outcomes. Move, Create, Inspire: Animation and Action in Education: Minter Bridge ES : Shawna Munson, Jenny Morgan.

Uses stop-motion animation to empower all students, including English Language Learners and those with diverse abilities, to become storytellers, leaders, and collaborators, while developing academic, artistic, and physical education skills through creative, student-driven learning experiences. Playground Access for All Kids! : Orenco ES : Shelly Heller, Allison Combs, Angie James, Kate Heierman, Will Wenzloff, Lisa Hicks.

Provides safe playground access for students with physical disabilities and improve the safety of the students and the staff serving them. Expanding Minds, Enriching Lives: A Diverse Literature Initiative for Middle School Students : South Meadows MS: Stacy Talbot.

Enhances middle school literacy and promotes empathy by incorporating diverse novels into the curriculum, where students actively choose books that reflect their cultures and backgrounds for themselves and future generations. Fox Farm Expansion: Free Orchards ES: Sarah Newton, Gabby Hensley. Builds a rainwater barrel system, compost bin, and expansion for the school garden.

Lifting Barriers, One Load at a Time: Minter Bridge ES: Shawna Munson, Erin Canova, Erika Tofaeono. This project installs a discreet, ventless washer/dryer on campus to reduce hygiene-related barriers to learning, support student well-being, and contribute to a more inclusive school environment. Bloom Box – Helping HSD families grow, one milestone at a time: Oak Street Campus/Hillsboro Big Picture: Raya Cadiz.

Offers age-appropriate developmental kits for children ages 0-3, equipping teen parents in the Hillsboro School District with accessible, research-based tools to support early childhood development, strengthen parent-child relationships, and promote school readiness at home. Instruments for All: Tamarack ES: Colin Mejdrich.

Provides free access to band instruments for elementary students in Tamarack’s after school music program, removing financial barriers and fostering long-term growth in musical skill, confidence, and academic engagement. Success through Diversification of Middle School Literature: Evergreen MS: Kathryn Pawelko.

Purchases 3-5 class sets (30-60 books each) of diverse books in both English and Spanish that meet state standards regarding curriculum and reflect learners’ social and linguistic identities to support HSD students in developing their awareness of other perspectives, their own identity, and their place in the global world. Power of Play: Tamarack ES: Christine Goldmann.

Empowers and inspires students to embrace physical activity through innovative, non-traditional sports equipment, fostering physical health, mental well-being, inclusivity, and a stronger sense of community. Sensory Spaces for Student Success: Jackson ES: Polly Lugo (PTO), Cherylen Marshall, Sarah Day.

Updates the sensory space and adds an indoor sensory path in the school library to support student well-being, focus, and emotional regulation through interactive, Oregon nature-inspired design. Let’s Play/Juguemos: Inclusive Communication Board for Playground: West Union ES: Talia Shide (PTO), Juliet Hong.

Installs a communication board from Talk to Me Technologies on the playground, fostering inclusivity by using PECS images, bilingual captions (English/Spanish), and the ASL alphabet to support diverse communication needs, enhance literacy, promote social interaction, and build a more connected and empathetic school community. Making Forever Memories: Glencoe HS : Thomas Stephens.

Purchases a photo booth package that will become the cornerstone of bringing joy, memories and community to not only the student body, but will be used at district events in feeder schools as well. Generously funded by an anonymous donor Expanding Collaborative Recess Play: Indian Hills ES : Mary Ciula.

The goal of this project is to increase opportunities for inclusive and accessible play during recess for students at Indian Hills Elementary School with the purchase of new recess equipment and storage racks. Generously funded by an anonymous donor AVID & The Arts: Liberty HS: Shannon Witman.

Prepares AVID students for life after high school by immersing themselves in the rich arts culture of Portland and its surrounding areas, attending monthly performances or exhibits, and reflecting on these experiences through a year-end project that connects the arts to their future academic and career aspirations. Generously funded by an anonymous donor Hi/Low Books = Higher Outcomes: Brown MS: Chandra Hohmann.

Enables the creation of a Hi/Low book collection for the library, providing special needs, learning-disabled, and ESL students with accessible books that align with their reading levels while addressing relevant topics, fostering equity and SEL benefits for all students. Generously funded by an anonymous donor Increase Reading by providing high-interest non-fiction books: Butternut Creek ES: Jessica Miller.

Enhances the school library with high-interest, recent non-fiction books, including graphic novels, “how-to” guides, and books on popular topics like video games, sports, animals, space, and current celebrities, encouraging reluctant readers to explore their interests and support career and college pathway development.

Generously funded by an anonymous donor A “Link” to STEM: Liberty HS: Steffan Ledgerwood Leverages gamification, inspired by a University of Maryland course, to engage students and increase the diversity in STEM classes by utilizing video games to teach engineering concepts through robot design.

Big Blue Blocks: Tamarack ES: Natasha Inafuku & Holly Goritz Provides ‘Big Blue Blocks’ for students to see and manipulate design thinking in the classroom. Provides an imaginative way to introduce force and motion and engineering to students. They also increase student engagement within a highly diverse school.

Books Supporting Students: Poynter MS: Kimberly Parrett Provides prose novels that students want to read to improve reading abilities in struggling readers and English language learners. “Own-Voice’ stories are written about characters from diverse groups by authors of that same identity. Buzzing with STEM: Tamarack ES: Riley Chun Tamarack is starting to build their student garden for their new school but do not have tools or seeds!

Helps with hands-on learning for STEAM careers. Creating a More Equitable Music Room: North Plains ES: MyKenzie Miller Supplies xylophones and mallets for music programs which teach collaboration, developing techniques for music, rhythmic improvisation and performing in front of peers. Will also provide students without access to music lessons and instruments an opportunity try ‘band’ before middle school electives are chosen.

Drumming Around the World: West Union ES: Samantha Schmidt Provides multicultural musical experiences with drums and curriculum. Inclusive for all students regardless of ability or individual needs. Introduces World Music Drumming and excites students to try percussion in high school.

Flight to the Future: Funding for Kestrel Nesting Boxes: Tamarack ES: Shannon Jones Students will build high-quality kestrel nesting boxes, fostering student engagement in wildlife conservation and habitat preservation efforts.

iPads and Communication Systems for Modeling: Orenco ES: Sara Kolbet, Angie James, Rachel Prevost Allows teachers to communicate with minimally verbal or nonverbal students who are learning to use a communication device. Aids in teaching students to use devices for both expressive and receptive communication.

Kindness Garden: Patterson ES: Amanda Jett & Jamie Lentz Connects students to the natural world through land stewardship, management of ecology, social awareness, and teaches students about the impacts humans have on our natural world. They will also study the Kalapuya Tribe, indigenous planting and how they stewarded the land we live on. Liberty Fit – Run Free!

Barbara Kraft Supports students’ ability to participate in the Liberty Fit running program who cannot afford the gear to run. The club attracts students not involved in other school sports who are looking to better themselves and meet fellow classmates.

Liberty High School Fiber Arts: Amiiya Larrance & Alice Kelly Expands the Liberty Fiber Arts after-school club offerings to include sewing and embroidery with hi-tech sewing machines, Cricut makers and supplies. Life Skillin’ it: Century HS: Cynthia Paden-Matsuzaki and Danny Kernan Modifying the school weight room to enable Life Skills Classroom students to participate in fitness activities alongside general education peers.

Provides lighter weights, weighted hula hoops, and agility materials. Next Level Makerspace: Poynter MS: Kimberly Parrett Equitably improves student wellbeing, social connectedness and school engagement through a ‘Next-Level Makerspace. ’ Adds jewelry making, painting, sewing, and more to broaden the makerspace engagement.

Orenco Elementary Playground Communication Board: Sara Kolbet, Angela James, Williiam Wenzloff Purchases a communication board for near the playground so that all students can point to images relating to play and basic communication when verbal communication is difficult. Our Future STEM Leaders: Jackson ES: Jennifer Brown PTA Inspires students to be STEM leaders by offering after-school LEGO robotics programs.

Helps students to learn programing, development and engineering prior to middle and high school. Sew Much Potential: Century High School: Cassondra Sauve Upgrades the Century Theatre potential with an investment in the costume shop. Purchases sewing machines and sergers to teach students sewing arts for the robust CTE theatre program.

Sparking a Love of Reading: Liberty HS: Lisa Allen Spark of Love of Reading provides exciting classroom libraries for every Language Arts classroom at Liberty. Encourages high schoolers to read at every opportunity, books that are reflective of their home languages and cultures with exciting and engaging stories. Supports 11 classrooms, with 20-70 new books per classroom.

Transition Skills for Success: Peter Boscow Campus – Community Transitions: Krista Hanson Creates a student-operated freeze-drying business. This grant will instill essential employment skills, boost confidence, and promote community inclusion for our students with intellectual disabilities. Let Your Dreams Take Flight!

, Liberty HS, Sheri Brownlie. Facilitates the utilization of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Basic Aviation Training Device (BATD), allowing students to learn skills that align to FAA pilot license requirements and log that experience as flight time, saving them hundreds of dollars. Evergreen Eagle Wings, Evergreen MS, Sean Fishback.

Integrates flight technologies (flight simulators, controllers and VR) into the technology classroom. Ladd Acres Light Table Learning, Ladd Acres ES, Amanda Giles. Acquires learning tools to enhance STEAM exploration with existing light tables, including: educational x-rays, sorting trays, color exploration tools, and building manipulatives.

“Born A Crime” Books , Liberty HS, Brieanna Douthit. Engaging, Real, and Humorous Books for ALL Sophomores. Tooling To the Top, Evergreen MS, Scott Harrington .

Replacement of dilapidated tools, and integration of new high quality tools, for student use. Purposeful Play for Positive Outcomes , Witch Hazel ES, Ashley Irwin, Audrey Truesdale, Holly Goritz, Ronda Gatewood, Debbie Alvarado . Fosters crucial social emotional and relationship building skills through purposeful play while sparking early interest in HSD’s Career Pathways and CTE programs.

Wolves on Wheels, Witch Hazel ES, Casey Connor . Incorporation of inline skating into physical education curriculum and after school program to promote lifelong physical activity. Dual Credit Psychology Chromebooks, Century HS, Wayne Bohm.

Provides a bank of Chromebooks to be kept in the classroom for virtual testing through Western Oregon University (college credit is dependent on the outcome of these tests). Creating Content, Creating Memories, Evergreen MS, Sean Fishback. Native Plants Garden, Brown MS, Ashley Jennings .

Creates a calming and educational garden space for students using traditional plants and techniques from local Native American tribes. For the Love of Literacy, McKinney ES, Sara Johnson, Miranda Kessler . Encourages involvement in literacy and reading expansion by replacing old out of date books, and books that have been lost due to the pandemic, with new and updated books.

Increasing Black Student Engagement, Poynter MS, Bethany Harvey. Aims to build a robust Black Student Union at Poynter Middle School, with the objective of increasing feelings of school connectedness and school engagement among Black/African American students. AVID Goes to College!

, Liberty HS, Barbara Kraft, Bret Davis. AVID goes to college with HSF field trip funds! This is Where We Belong, West Union ES, Kim Harrington.

In conjunction with a new West Union ES logo design, the school will collaborate with Liberty HS to celebrate a new “beginning” with the addition of two permanent art installations along with new interior school banners to enhance and showcase school culture and pride. Middle School Makers, Evergreen MS, Sean Fishback. Transforms the technology class into a maker space.

Students can harness an idea, capture and refine it in 3D computer drafting, and then print, cut, or carve the final product using 3D printers, vinyl cutters, and a CNC Carver. Ukuleles for All, Free Orchards ES, Mark Anderson. Upgrade Free Orchards School’s ukulele inventory to replace aging baritones with new, more accessible sopranos, and a storage rack to free up counter and wall space.

Includes classroom sets of 35 with strings, tuners, and book. Enhancing Biliteracy Through Technology, Free Orchards ES, Ada Armenta. Project uses educational technology to support implementation of the three pillars of dual language.

Mystery Doug for the entire school leads students through the scientific process to find answers. Cutting the Path to a Better Team Future , Glencoe HS, Williane Tenca, Jean Tenca and Scott Jackson of Shockwave Robotics. Purchase a Laser Cutter Machine and supplies that are necessary to the development and construction of team robot.

Develops hands-on learning experience in modern industry standard machinery. For use by the Nationally recognized Hillsboro Shockwave team, and classroom students. YOU ASKED FOR THEM, YOU GOT THEM!

Graphic and Spanish Language Novels, Poynter MS, Kimberly Parrett. Stocks Poynter MS library with 296 new fiction titles that are current, culturally relevant, representative of student backgrounds, connect to social-emotional learning, in both Spanish and English, and in both graphic and text-only formats that the STUDENTS WANT to increase student engagement with books.

Sowing Seeds of Century Serenity , Century HS, Karla Brokaw, Laura Wilson. Reinvigorates the internal outdoor courtyards into spaces that refresh the mind and soul, and to give students an opportunity to reacquaint themselves with nature in an ever-expanding concrete jungle. Danza Folkorico, McKinney ES, Reyna Lara Barajas.

Ballet Folklorico is a music and dance program where children can grow skills and explore cultural diversity through dance. The program has been created by PAC members to celebrate and share Mexican culture. Funds Nayarit and Baja California style costumes for students.

Sew Into STREAM, Imlay ES, Shannon Lusk. Developing STREAM skills (science, technology, reading, engineering, art and math) through sewing, video game development, coding video production, and fine arts for Imlay K-6 students. The resources motivate students to come to school.

They also begin to focus on the college pathways they can choose while in high school. Century Makerspace Club, Century HS, Chris Winikka, Abiral Shakya (Student). Provides tools for after school extracurricular programs in STEM interests.

Allows students to continue learning about engineering or other STEM activities. They brainstorm, do background research, create prototypes and create a final product. This is a current club that really needs a Makerspace.

“The Salmon Boy” Play, Tobias ES, Natalie Genter-Gilmore. Brings literacy, performing arts and science together for TOES 3 rd Grade: “The Salmon Boy” play. The play relates back to Tobias collaboration with the Oregon Dept.

Fish and Wildlife to hatch salmon eggs in classroom tanks. They built interdisciplinary lessons around social studies (geography, impacts of dams, Native cultural ties to salmon) and science, literacy and visual arts. They are also commissioning a Native American playwright to adapt the story for the school.

Wellness Studio From Mike Myers, Bethany Harvey, and Anna Posthumus at Poynter MS. Provides a dedicated space to be used for direct instruction for students by appointment to encourage the regular practice of self-care. Includes teaches of “Yoga Calm” for positive mental health, which will be taught school-wide.

Juntos Podemos – Together We Can From Ashley Irwin, Corey Jones, Sam Meyer, Kalinda Burton, Audrey Carpenter, Jules Christopher at Witch Hazel ES Provides for the purchase of diverse library book to promote an early love of reading and create leisure readers, which boost reading in other subjects. TOES Cuomo Maker Space From Helene Cuomo , Andrew Bekken at Tobias ES.

Transforms the current Lightbulb Lab into a usable Maker Space open to K-6 th . Students have the opportunity to visit the lab weekly and work with their hands. It also integrates literacy, language skills, following directions, and other critical skills.

Focuses on the skills needed in the college and career pathways programs. IMES Hansen Enriching school-wide academic play opportunities From Anita Hansen at Imlay. Designs and implements an equitable playground vision by marking up the playground for creative student play in and outside of school.

Games using the various painted areas will be taught to students by teachers. GK8 McClelland Mobile Art Kits From Christina McClelland, Rachel Jones, Lacy Gonzalez from Groner. Mobile art kits for students to engage in art anywhere on school campus.

Picnic benches, playgrounds, in the fields, etc. Students use real artists tools including drawing books. Develops fine motor skills, as well as unleashing the creative spirit. Balanced Bobcats: A Brookwood Sensory Project From Emily Caldwell at Brookwood Elementary.

Target the social-emotional learning of all Brookwood students by giving access to a variety of sensory tools in order to promote self-regulation skills, address the trauma they have experienced over the past year and show them how to regulate so they can meaningfully participate in school, academically, behaviorally, and socially.

Mentally, Emotionally, & Physically Fit – Yoga and Mindfulness Groups for BMS Panthers From Kristy Brehem at R. A. Brown Middle School.

Provides for outside and during school hours Yoga training. Will help students relate emotionally and physically in their current research-based comprehensive counseling program in order to manage big emotions, focus their attention, and cope with stress so they are better able to tackle academic work free of distractions. From Recorder to Band: Bridging the Gap From Lana Pratt for Ladd Acres Elementary School.

Introduces the jHorn and bridges the gap between learning recorder in the 4 th grade and being prepared to play and care for brass instruments in band in 6 th grade. Students will continue on a path to being a confident musician for life . LiPS – It’s The Way To Read From Stacy Dezellem at Ladd Acres.

Introduce LiPS materials to enhance phonemic awareness for emerging readers. Beginning with all kinders and working up the grade levels to struggling readers. Interactive Literacy: A Schoolwide Initiative to Cultivate Data-Driven Readers From Mattie Lundy at R.

A. Brown Middle School. Incorporates data-driven technology and the relevant literature the school needs to make the library a vibrant, multilingual, cross-curricular hub that is welcoming to all students and that directly promotes R.

A. Brown as a school of interactive intentional readers. Every Learner Can Code From Kirsten Meyer at Indian Hills Elementary School.

This project aims to meet the unique learning needs of all students through a multidisciplinary approach, using hands-on STEM coding and robotics tools. Calming Walks for Student Wellness From Andrew Bekken at Tobias Elementary School. Creates a sensory path to provide calming breaks and increase engagement and academic outcomes for all students.

Creating Art to Create Connection From Ciara Hartzell at Reedville Elementary School. Provides supplies for monthly Reedville family gatherings for focused art lessons facilitated by students and staff to ignite creativity and connection. A Greenhouse for Growing Minds From Amy Wachsmuth at West Union Elementary School.

Builds and outfits a greenhouse so that students can work on growing produce, science, writing, and art year-round. Generously Sponsored by New Seasons Market Ramp Technology to Accelerate Students’ Application of Algebra in Physics at Glencoe High School: From Alison Prehn at Glencoe High School.

Purchases CPO’s Energy Car and Smart Tracks to increase enthusiasm for individualized/creative student-led inquiry and to gain optimization of concept applications in velocity, acceleration, Newton’s Laws, and momentum. Books to Meet Benchmark From Becky Cisco and SMART for K-3rd grade literacy at W. L Henry and 6 other schools.

Provides dual language, culturally specific, hardbound books for the library and paperback books for kids to own. $5,000 Increasing College Readiness for STEM Careers through Advanced Physics From Theresa Alexander for Hillsboro High School. Enhances physics programs with the use of Vernier equipment with hands on learning.

$10,000 Sponsored by Vernier Software & Technology. ‘Oui’ Readers: E-Readers for the Foreign Language Classroom From Reyna Land at Century High School. Kindle E-Readers for the Foreign Language departments for relevant, authentic and diverse reading material.

$4500 Feeding Future Bookworms From Maile Coad at Eastwood Elementary School. Purchases Spanish language books and graphic novels to improve equity and diversity in the library. $4592 Alaska, A Place to Chill- School Wellness Room From Tara Dolan at Brown Middle School.

Provides a safe, quiet and calm space for students to de-escalate and re-focus to return to class to re-engage in learning. $1,000 Bloxels: Build a Better Video Game! From Patrick Brittenham at Quatama Elementary School.

Students will learn to build their own video games! $1,200 Sponsored by New Seasons Market Orenco. Students Water Instruction Month From Daniel Waterman at Free Orchards Elementary School.

Provides formal swim and water safety lessons for students who wouldn’t have other access opportunities. $1,780 Orca Live Goes Digital From Mike Futter at Orenco Elementary School. Upgrades student-led live news TV program in it’s 15th anniversary year.

$5000 Sponsored by New Seasons Market Orenco. Mastering Math Through Magic: The Gathering For Karen Murphy from Free Orchards Elementary School. Establishes an after-school card game club to improve computation skills and attitudes toward math.

$1,998 Comics Academy: Bringing Student Created Stories To Life from Noah Simonson at Quatama Elementary School. Creates a comic academy for writing, art, and storytelling. $2,619 Sponsored by New Seasons Market Orenco.

Project MADE – Musica Ayuda Desarollar Educacian (Music Helps Develop Education) From Wendy Steele at Reedville and Butternut Creek Elementary School. Provides musical instruments with cultural significance attending Title 1, Trauma informed and Bi-lingual elementary schools. $11,847 All the School’s a Stage from Miranda Kessler at McKinney Elementary School.

Works with professional theater teachers and parent volunteers to prepare a production for the community. $4,998 MathGrowth Mindset For All from Roger Will for Brown Middle School. Students will complete a growth mindset journey to gain confidence in learning.

$5,000 GHS in search of GMOs from Linda Wolf at Glencoe High School. Students will learn core techniques of the biotech industry, and be able to isolate, amplify and analyze DNA to determine whether foods they bring in contain GMOs. $14,972.

46 Sponsored by First Tech Federal Credit Union. Live from SMMS it’s a School Day! From Andrew Englen at South Meadows Middle School.

The News Team class will use new broadcast system equipment to bring live, high quality newscasts to the entire school in order to foster a positive school atmosphere and increase school engagement. $9,995 Sponsored by First Tech Federal Credit Union. Club Connections from Kristy Kottkey at Evergreen Middle School.

Students will be taught specific skills in the areas of sport, mind, and as part of a larger program that will reconnect them to school and community. $3,157 (requested $4,980) We Will Rock You! From Anna Rikli of Liberty High School.

Through learning to play the guitar, We Will Rock You! provides an opportunity for all students to participate in a music class and build skills that can feed their musical interests, give them opportunities to express themselves, and possibly lead to career opportunities. $4,767 Mobile Makerspace From Jessica Ballanti at Reedville Elementary School.

A mobile makerspace cart will allow students to have access to STEM tools for creative, collaborative and experiential learning in the media center and throughout the school. $2,380 Sponsored by First Tech Federal Credit Union Can You Hear Me Now! From Jim Dunlop at Century High School.

Provides amps and mics for the school’s music department that includes 10% of the student body. Also will be used at the Camp Amp program in partnership with the City of Hillsboro Parks Department. $4,866.

20 CRIBS from Tori Lee Scoles at Hillsboro High School. Brings HilHi Theater and IB Theater into the technological era by providing Chromebooks for their multi-cultural, multi-socio economic student body for programming in theater. Will enhance playwriting, blocking and directing of their own plays.

Also will support sound, lighting, costume, and props as well as advertising for the programs students have chosen. $4,876. 6 Agricultural Education from Shannon Freudenthal at W.

Verne McKinney Elementary School. Provides funding for a greenhouse to allow weekly hands-on garden education despite the weather and time of the school year. School has a garden director funded by a federal grant that will coordinate the program.

$4,986 Sponsored by New Seasons Market Orenco. Operation Pugmill from Rebecca Buchanan and Braiana Koch at Century High School. Purchases a pugmill to recycle dried and hardened clay along with buying two hand dryers to increase sustainability and decrease waste in the art classroom.

$3,500 Funded by Richard Siegel Foundation Digital Learning for All from Linda Harrington for Hillsboro Online Academy Provides 15 computers per high school to create remote participation with HOA at the four high schools. Student Led & Implemented Increased Academic Performance through Increased Health & Wellness (Playground) Melissa Spendal for Jackson Elementary School.

Student led research, analysis, design, playground update and will also include multi-sensory equipment for Life Skills Program Full STEAM Ahead from Christy Laman at Farmington View Elementary. STEM students now become STEAM students with painting, poetry, and movie making equipment. Two Little Robots Bring Technology to Music from Emily McMulllen at Imlay Elementary School.

Provides robots, computers, and xylophones to use coding robots to teach musical concepts. Becoming Scientists Cell by Cell from Tamara Glem for Imlay Elementary School. Brings magnifying lens jewelry loups and quality microscopes to investigate the world with magnification.

Create, Design, and Think BIG! From Sarah Crane at Jackson Elementary School. Enhances the school Maker Space with sewing machines, robots, 3D printer, and more!

Creating Cougar Dens from Elizabeth Nahl at McKinney Elementary School. Creates calm safe spaces within each of the school’s larger spaces to help kids learn how to feel, what they are thinking, and how to self-regulate and reset to be ready to learn. Full STEM Ahead!

From Miranda Kessler for McKinney Elementary School. Creates the school’s first STEM lab/Makers area. Will purchase 3D printer, pocket scales, origami kits, lego materials, circuit sets and more.

Building a Bilingual Classroom Bibliotheca for Tristin Jarmer Burnett at Mooberry Elementary School. Significantly increases the quantity of bilingual library books for their dual language program. Latin Dances Club for Luisa Duran from Mooberry Elementary School.

Funds traditional performance outfits for students involved in Latin Dance Club. Encourages school engagement by appreciating cultural diversity and inclusivity. Funded by the Siegel Foundation Coloring Connections from David Yabu and Sean Fishback for Evergreen Middle School.

Students will create dual language coloring books following the Hero’s Journey Archetype: Shop/GTT students will 3D print molds to create matching crayons and all will be donated to local elementary schools in a shared reading time. Generously sponsored by First Tech Federal Credit Union. Innovative Young Scholars from Jennifer Robbins for McKinney Elementary School.

Students will gain access to quality project based teaching and learning to increase their STEM knowledge and skills with Project Lead the Way curriculum. It will be used in science, literacy, math, language arts and more. Generously sponsored by First Tech Federal Credit Union.

Makerspace from Rebecca Price for City View Charter School. Expands STEAM opportunities for students by creating a Makerspace supply cart to foster critical thinking, collaboration, and comfort with scientific equipment and processes. Includes training for individual educators and parent volunteers.

Cart will be available to all classrooms in partnership with the media specialist. Real-Time Classroom Spectroscopy from John Gibbs for Glencoe High School. Creates an authentic experience investigating the visible light spectra of several sources including elements and stars and provides a unique tool for research opportunities for