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2014-2015 PROJECTS2014-2015 PROJECTS

V i rg in ia Beach Pub l i c S choo l s Educ at ion F oundat ion

Just Be by Heather Piccoli, art teacher, Thalia Elementary School • Printed by Teagle & Little2014 COMMEMORATIVE PRINT

• Schoolwide Projects •BRANDON MIDDLE SCHOOLFostering Kindness and Empathy through LiteratureDirector: Debbie Hubbard-JonesTeam: Charlotte Baedke, Barb Butler and Meghann ScottAmount: $4,522Underwriter: GEICO�is program will balance literacy goals with character development strategies in order to reduce incidences of bullying. Selected literature will be used to discuss di�erences of others and injustices to help foster empathy and kindness.

CREEDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGrowing through STEMDirector: Barbara MessinaAmount: $3,100Underwriter: The Breeden CompanySTEM Design Challenge activities will be incorporated into instruc-tion for �rst, second and third graders. �e students will be grouped into teams according to their interest, ability and learning styles.

KELLAM HIGH SCHOOLBecoming an AmericanDirector: Angela Parsons and Bruce RowanAmount: $5,000Underwriter: LifetouchStudents will research an area of interest from American history/ literature, then develop a media presentation to teach those concepts to ��h, sixth and seventh grade students. Local sites can be included and local experts consulted and interviewed.

STRAWBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIt’s Getting Hot in Here: From Climate Change to Climate of ChangeDirector: Katie CataniaTeam: Tracey Woodberry, Debra Liddon and Roger MackintireAmount: $4,965.74Underwriter: Waller Todd & Sadler and The Breeden Company�is innovative project will foster science literacy, environmental stewardship and collaboration. Students will investigate the causes and impacts of climate change on local and global communities and assume the roles of various stakeholder, including organic farmer and oyster gardener.

TALLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTallwood Science Lab: Taking Science from Drab to FabDirector: Lakeisha O’NealTeam: Geri Pattie, Crystal Wilderson, Susann Daugherty, Kathleen Mendoza, Amanda Jarrett, Amanda Everton and Leanna HedgesAmount: $5,000Underwriter: CH2M Hill and Beach Windows & SidingScience learning labs will be provided to students inside and outside the school. Parents and school partners will assist students in the hands-on experiments with the hope of inspiring a love of science.

FIRST COLONIAL HIGH SCHOOLReuse 2 ReduceDirectors: Matt Hotaling and Diane PolkTeam: Green Team members and Leadership Skills Class membersAmount: $1,000Underwriter: Lifetouch�e goal of this project is to encourage students to think globally and act locally. Leadership Class members and Green Team Club members will educate fellow students and provide key resources, i.e. re�ll station and re�llable water bottles to students to reuse their resources and reduce the amount of waste produced.

KEMPS LANDING/OLD DONATION SCHOOLPositive ImpactsDirector: Melissa FollinTeam: Heather Shuler, Chelsea Kimbro, Courtney Bennis and Rebecca FritzingerAmount: $1,000Underwriter: GEICO and The Youth Foundation of Virginia BeachStudents will be “agents of change” when they analyze oyster restoration data to design and build oyster castles in a local waterway and a new �oat to house cordgrass to improve our watershed.

PRINCESS ANNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWreathcyclingDirector: Leslie AllmanAmount: $1,000Underwriter: Waller Todd & Sadler ArchitectsStudents will plan and construct holiday wreaths made of second-use materials. �ey will research the materials to determine if they will be a threat to the environment and if the materials can be replaced by more sustainable, environmentally safe materials.

SEATACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFrom Land To Sea: One Step At A TimeDirector: Maria CulverTeam: Robert Reynolds, Melissa McQuarrie, Gina Coss, Deane Donahue, Maggie Smith, and Melanie DixonAmount: $1,000Underwriter: Kiwanis Club of Norfolk Foundation�is recycling-sustainability project will include beach clean-ups, waste audits, a rain garden, trash sculptures and upcyling garden art. �ese will promote ecological literacy, watershed interdependence and global awareness.

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• Innovative Learning Projects •ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTERPoint & ClickDirector: Linda LavenderTeam Member: James SpruillAmount: $1,799Underwriter: Virginia Beach Schools Federal Credit Union�e response system so�ware will engage students and o�er immediate feedback on assessments plus the freedom of movement as it doesn’t require a presentation station and integrates with desktop systems, tablets or using response clickers.

ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIpad Magic For KindergartenDirectors: Deborah Dunn and Jennifer L. EvansTeam: Silvia Babcock and Karen BennettAmount: $1,883.95Underwriter: The Youth Foundation of Virginia BeachKindergarteners will use iPads to work on sight words, phonics, reading comprehension and reading �uency through interactive apps that are di�erentiated to meet their needs.

ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPairperfect Pets Promote Pawsitive Virginia Choice ReadingDirector: Kathryn O’Brien and Ann GreenAmount: $336.61Underwriter: Quality Stone ConceptsImagine taking the embarrassment out of reading aloud. Young readers will pick one of 10 stu�ed animals to read to in an e�ort to help them feel con�dent and more at ease when reading.

BAYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGarden BuddiesDirector: Mary Anne DeckerTeam: Mi Corbin, Rebecca Pederson and Carolyn Sevem Amount: $300Underwriter: RRMM ArchitectsStudents will design, cultivate and maintain a variety of gardens using sustainable garden methods within the school courtyard. �eir e�orts will enable classrooms to complete plant life-cycle experiments, as well as study the e�ects of weather and change in weather, create and observe habitats in the earth’s ecosystems.

BAYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCIS Club of Investigative ScienceDirector: Mary Anne DeckerAmount: $600.00Underwriter: The Tom Wilson Memorial FundStudents teams in grades three through �ve will use their research skills to create an investigative science project and exhibit to share with the entire school during a day of science.

BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLOvernight Student Leadership WorkshopDirectors: Ashley Williamson and Lisa CorpewTeam: Darryl Barraclough, Jon Duggan, Nicole Ingalls, Tatiana Kasyanik, Kathleen Kussart, and Michele ParkerAmount: $2,000Underwriter: DeFord LtdDescription: Students will learn lifelong skills such as working in groups, planning and implementing events as well as serving as role models. �e purpose is to engage them to be further involved in their families, schools and communities.

BAYSIDE SIXTH GRADE CAMPUS, BAYSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLC Straight Director: Rob Lanz and Jeneshia FerebeeTeam: Dawn KramerAmount: $7,500Underwriter: Community Leadership Partners of the Hampton Roads Community FoundationStephen Covey’s �e 7 Habits of Highly E�ective People and three “Cs” (College, Careers and Community) will be infused in activities for more than 120 students in grades �ve through eight. High school and college students will serve as mentors throughout the year.

BRANDON MIDDLE SCHOOLA Shorter Walk To WaterDirectors: Charlotte Baedke and Debbie Hubbard-JonesTeam: Anne Fox, Teresa Ripoll, Millie Robles and Meghann ScottAmount: $2,000Underwriter: The Tom Wilson Memorial FundAll seventh-grade students will read A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. Before and during reading, they will participate in a variety of interdisciplinary activities in which they will learn background information about the setting, characters and con�icts in the novel. A�er reading the novel, students will collaborate to implement a fundraising campaign to build a well with the organization Water for South Sudan.

COOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLESL Elementary Summer ScholarsDirectors: Marie Aronson and Mary MooreAmount: $500.00Underwriter: Virginia Beach Education AssociationFirst graders will improve their listening skills, reading comprehen-sion, sight word skills and English language skills as they are given the opportunity to read and listen to �uent reading multiple times throughout the day and at home.

COOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLego Literacy: Story StarterDirectors: Amy Rille and Paula OttAmount: $1,677.8Underwriter: PACE Collaborative and The Youth Foundation of Virginia Beach�is innovative way of achieving traditional language arts goals replaces paper and pencil with materials that involve student-led, hands-on instruction. Students will create stories and presentations that are visually engaging.

cooKE ElEMEntary SchoolKindergarten goes Buggy!Director: Cheryl CamerinoTeam: Sheryl Cholish and Karen AltherAmount: $515.77Underwriter: Patsy & Jim SlaughterKindergarteners will experience life processes of butterflies, frogs, plants, praying mantises and ladybugs in real time. They will provide food, water, air and care as well as observe them in different life-cycle stages.

corporatE landing ElEMEntary SchoolReciprocal Reading And Writing Across GenresDirector: Amy FurlichAmount: $2,000Underwriter: Virginia Beach Education Association and Willcox & SavageStudents in grades two through five will use digital periodicals and fiction and nonfiction texts to examine a variety of writing forms. They will then become authors and share their work with the school through video, print and school-community functions.

corporatE landing MiddlE SchoolHistory HappensDirectors: Dawn Garvey and Leann PauleyTeam: Joann Baxter and Mike HeroldAmount: $1,705Underwriter: Kiwanis Club of Norfolk FoundationStudents will create replicas of historical artifacts to develop a better understanding of concepts and reinforce the importance of the diverse cultures, improvements in technology and the movement of people in U.S. history.

corporatE landing MiddlE SchoolWhat’s In Your Water? Beneficial Bivalves!Directors: Sherry Kelly and Rhonda TuckTeam: Joyce Hinson and Betty PiaccoAmount: $720Underwriter: Patsy & Jim SlaughterExperimental design and STEM activities will be incorporated in this project as students follow the growth of a 2,000-oyster spat house in a Taylor float in Owl’s Creek.

indEpEndEncE MiddlE SchoolBuilding 21st Century Leaders’ Leadership WorkshopDirector: Christopher FeltonAmount: $2,000Underwriter: The Tom Wilson Memorial FundDelegates and staff will participate in real-life situations to train them in decision-making, group dynamics, effective meeting skills, team-building activities, project planning, communication and leadership styles.

KEllaM high SchoolSecond Life Sustainable Outdoor Power Equipment ProjectDirector: Timothy KennedyAmount: $1,000Underwriter: Thompson Consulting EngineersStudents will pair up to form companies that diagnose and repair small engines, using the technical skills, tools and resources that have become standard in today’s small engine repair shop.

KEMpS landing/old donation SchoolMentoring with Literature (Students Teach Children About Heroes With A Little Free Library)Director: Adrian Hayes and Karen LueckeAmount: $1000Underwriter: Jake’s Smokehouse Bar-B-QueEighth grade students will study the concept of a hero, and then use their lessons to mentor fifth grade students who will choose books with engaging and worthy heroes to stock a Little Free Library for their community. Eighth graders will build the lending library and unveil it to the community.

KEMpS landing/old donation SchoolCapstoneDirector: Dianna McDowellAmount: $500Underwriter: CH2M HillStudents in eighth grade Earth Science and Civics classes will identify a problem or need in the community and then utilize the scientific process to formulate a sustainable solution while charting their growth as a citizen.

KEMpS landing/old donation SchooliThink. iLearn. Ipod. iGrow in the 21st CenturyDirector: Christopher BoneAmount: $1,400Underwriter: RRMM Architects and BB&TSeventh-grade students will establish a podcasting and webinar station to routinely engage in discussion of literature, writing analysis and research with their peers, including students in Virginia, North Carolina, California and Spain.

KEMpS landing/old donation SchoolProject Redbot: Igniting Interest In InnovationDirector: Leyla Caralivanos and Christine TroxellTeam: Eric Helke and Wendy Newman Amount: $1,961.39Underwriter: Quality Stone Concepts and Cherry Bekaert & HollandSparkFun RedBot kits will be catalysts for science, technology, engineery and mathematics (STEM) exposure as fifth graders design, build, program and modify robots.

KEMpS landing/old donation SchoolRube Goldberg Invention ConventionDirector: Sharon Boudreau and Melissa FollinAmount: $1,289.70Underwriter: PACE Collaborative and The Youth Foundation of Virginia BeachCreative and tenacious elementary and middle school students will design, build and present their very own Rube Goldberg Machines at a competition hosted by the school.

KEMpS landing/old donation SchoolSustainability Starts with Us!Director: Caroline GreeneAmount: $1,570Underwriter: HBA Architecture & Interior DesignWorking with local organizations, students will develop solutions for minimizing waste, learn to appreciate LEED building and gain understanding of sustainability. These projects will be the foundation for analyzing the interactions among economic, environmental and social components that define sustainability.

landStown high SchoolFlip ItDirector: Kelli BradshawAmount: $910Underwriter: Beach Windows & SidingThis blended learning method will free up class time for more collaborative activities by shifting lectures out of the classroom. Lessons will be videotaped and shared on Edmodo, a secure website, for students to view in advance and then discuss in class.

landStown MiddlE SchoolSelf 3.0: Shaping Every Lancers’ FutureDirector: Kelly Jackson and Jen LauzonTeam: Kim Rimer, Sara Wade, Gina Hofacker, Kim Snyder and Sarah NewbyAmount: $2,000Underwriter: Optima HealthIn collaboration with local farmers, landscape architects, horticulturists, chefs and other professionals, students will study environmental effects on organisms and how mankind impacts the environment.

luxFord ElEMEntary SchoolArrays of SunshineDirector: Melinda LiebauAmount: $2,000Underwriter: HBA Architecture & Interior DesignA school courtyard will become a learning environment with each grade level responsible for creating an “array” (garden with a mathematical plan for how it is set up) that will use sunshine and brighten up the school.

lynnhavEn MiddlE SchoolLiteracy Comes To Life In The Middle School ClassroomDirector: Carolyn Brown and William J. DavisTeam: Adam Barger, Rachel Kauffman, Sara Marr, Kendra Merlet, and David RuarkAmount: $2,000Underwriter: Virginia Beach Education AssociationFine arts, practical arts and technology teachers will collaborate to bring literacy to life in the middle school classroom using animation. The inspiration for students creating their own animated production came from student’s enthusiasm for “Boxtrolls,” a newly-released, stop-motion animated movie.

nEw caStlE ElEMEntary SchoolSummer CREW (Creating Readers, Enriching Worlds)Director: Keitha Havey and Debbie SethAmount: $1,379.94Underwriter: Beach WindowsCREW is designed to create opportunities for struggling readers in grades K through two to strengthen reading skills during the summer with weekly reading. The goal is to diminish reading loss usually observed at the start of a new school year.

nEwtown ElEMEntary SchoolGrowing Great LeadersDirector: Amanda HamiltonTeam: Jennifer Blais, Karen Holl and Ellen ShackleyAmount: $1,030Underwriter: Tidewater Home Funding and Kiwanis Club of Norfolk FoundationScience, reading, writing and math lessons will be incorporated in a schoolwide student garden. Students, many living without a home gardening space, will learn the importance of keeping their community clean and a healthy lifestyle by growing and providing food to the community.

north landing ElEMEntary SchoolS.O.S.-Science Of Soil: Composting Made EasierDirector: Tracy CoffinTeam: Stacie Maynard, Eric Wood and Michael BrownAmount: $355Underwriter: Speight Marshall & FrancisThird-grade students will collect biodegradable trash from lunch to composte into soil and use for the school’s garden plots. As environmentalists, they will observe the role of earthworms as decomposers and their importance in composting.

north landing ElEMEntary SchoolBird Brained, Batty Buzzed, Or Just FlightyDirector: Tracy CoffinTeam: Vicki Lynn Baker, Eric Wood, Stacie Maynard and Michael BrownAmount: $645Underwriter: RRMM ArchitectsThinking like ecologists, students will learn about the interdependence of birds, bats, bees and butterflies in our environment and debate which one is most beneficial to a garden. Students will also build houses specific for each of the creatures for the school garden area.

north landing ElEMEntary SchoolReach for the Stars!Director: Tracy CoffinAmount: $460Underwriter: GEICOBy studying the relationships of the Earth, Moon and Sun, students will think like astronomers. Programs at the VBCPS Planetarium and community resources will help them reach for the stars and expand their learning.

pEMBroKE ElEMEntary SchoolP.A.C.T. (Positive Action Changing Tomorrow)Director: Tara St. Clair and Mayra RomoTeam: Cathy HullAmount: $1,430Underwriter: Catherine’s CateringThis organized club will help motivate students to make a difference in their school and community. Students will research important community topics, design a plan to promote and implement positive change as welll as evaluate and assess their work.

plaza MiddlE SchoolBooks And BeyondDirector: Catherine Taylor and Vanessa Maxwell-BrooksTeam: Julie BrowAmount: $920Underwriter: Cherry Bekaert & HollandThirty seventh- and eighth-grade students and their parents will participate in a book club with the purpose of developing a love of reading, strengthening analysis skills and preparing for SOL testing.

plaza MiddlE SchoolBuild a Better Oyster ReefDirector: Robert Carroll and Catherine SusewindAmount: $2,000Underwriter: Speight Marshall & FrancisSince oyster shell is a limiting factor in the creation of new oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay, students will create modified “oyster reef balls” using cement and the sustrate that had the best oyster settlement in their experiment. Reef balls will be placed in the Lynnhaven River for students to continue to observe over subsequent years, improving the design as necessary.

plaza MiddlE School and lynnhavEn ElEMEntary SchoolCommunity Little Free LibraryDirector: Lisa Kilczewski and Mitzy CromwellTeam: Rachel Lugo, Sade Graham, Evelyn Gross and Jennifer KrzewinskiAmount: $1,000Underwriter: Virginia Beach Education AssociationIn order to serve the literacy needs of the surrounding community, two schools are collaborating to build a Little Free Library, a community-based lending library, and filling it with new books for children and their families.

princESS annE high SchoolAnalysis of the Correlation Between Solar Activity and Global Climate ChangeDirector: Jeff KinserAmount: $1,981.93Underwriter: RRMM Architects and Kiwanis Club of Norfolk FoundationStudents in astronomy and earth science classes will study solar activity by viewing sun spots through sun filters atop telescopes and binoculars and recording data throughout the year. They will determine how various types of solar activity affect mankind and if there is a correlation between solar activity and global climate change.

princESS annE high SchoolHistory Alive! World Connections (TCI: Teachers Curriculum Institute Program)Director: Roderick Zano and Christine CampbellTeam: Susanna DavisAmount: $328Underwriter: Kiwanis Club of Norfolk Foundation and Waller Todd & Sadler ArchitectsThis educational program takes a global approach to the study of world history by exploring the interregional connections and the interdependent political, social and economic themes that link the world today.

providEncE ElEMEntary SchoolIt’s Not Just For The Birds: An Odyssey Into OrnithologyDirector: Wendy Carolino and Julie ByersTeam: Molly Robinson, Dana White and John ConwayAmount: $1,999Underwriter: Speight Marshall & FrancisThird graders will have unique opportunities to connect with local organizations to research current issues affecting our environment as well as the human impact on the Atlantic migratory flight paths of birds in Virginia Beach.

rEd Mill ElEMEntary SchoolGive and Take in a Global CommunityDirector: Susan Jusell and Sarah MorrisAmount: $650Underwriter: Virginia Beach Schools Federal Credit Union and Willcox & SavageFirst graders will communicate with an overseas class using Skype, a blog and the exchange of student-created picture books to build connections while developing reading and writing skills.

roSEMont ForESt ElEMEntary SchoolNow That’s What I Call a MicroscopeDirector: Brad WardAmount: $1,584Underwriter: CH2M HillUsing the Celestron Micro Fi, a Wi-Fi enabled handheld digital mircoscope that works with smart devices to stream live video and record movies and still images, elemenatary students will see microscopic images projected on up to three devices at a time.

SalEM high SchoolAll Aboard: The LeaderSHIPDirector: Leslie MillerTeam: Elizabeth Kress, Margaret Sloan, Laura Tyler and Leeane TurnbullAmount: $2,000Underwriter: Virginia Beach Schools Federal Credit UnionModeling the division-hosted Virginia Beach Leadership Workshop, project activities will develop students’ personal leadership philosophies and foster their understanding of group processes in relation to their school, community and working world.

SalEM high SchoolCompost STEWards!Director: Cindy KubeAmount: $442Underwriter: Speight Marshall & FrancisBiology classes will “dig deeper” to understand that soil is the foundation of a healthy and productive natural environment, with economic, political and social implications. The heart of this project is cultivating environmental stewardship and strengthening scientific literacy.

SalEM high SchoolLighting the WayDirector: Jeffrey Kline and Justin G. San AgustinTeam: Cindy Kube, William Ferris and Charles KinnisonAmount: $1,903Underwriter: Thompson Consulting EngineersLab kits will expose students in technology, physics and biology classes to the use of solar energy to power the modern home, a practical application that is underutilized at the homeowner level. They learn about this affordable option while learning aspects of STEM in education.

SEatacK ElEMEntary SchoolIt Takes a Community to Grow a GardenDirector: Marie CulverAmount: $1,000Underwriter: Future Leadership Partners of the Hampton Roads Community FoundationThis community garden project will focus on the essential question, “How do we empower children and adults to live sustainably in order to positively affect the world?” A variety of organic vegetable gardens and fruit trees will be planted and maintained on school grounds to be used as educational tools as well as a source of food for the school community.

StrawBridgE ElEMEntary SchoolDig It!Director: Susan RuhlAmount: $1,275.00Underwriter: Youth Foundation of Virginia BeachA simulated archeological dig will offer students a chance to learn more about Native Americans, the Earth’s movement and the Jamestown Settlement. Students will research how items were used by people in the past.

tallwood high SchoolLifetime Games: A Collaborative Learning ExperienceDirector: Lori MorrisTeam: Chad Rotella, Charles Richardson and Tricia CampbellAmount: $1,106Underwriter: Virginia Beach Schools Federal Credit Union and Cherry Bekaert & HollandTechnology, art and health and physical education classes will collaborate to build Corn Toss boards for use in PE classes. Tournament play will teach lifetime physical activity and promote community involvement.

thoroughgood ElEMEntary SchoolKindergarten Readiness Is Fundamental!Director: Kathy Scott and Kelly BrewerTeam: Cathy Louk, Annette Conley and Patti LauerAmount: $1,055Underwriter: The Tom Wilson Memorial FundPreschool students and their families will engage in fun, interactive learning activities in language, literacy, math and technology to support school readiness.

virginia BEach MiddlE SchoolThe Living Art MuseumDirector: Leah KruegerAmount: $2,000Underwriter: DeFord Ltd.Students will recreate artwork in “wearable” form. After researching an artist and identifying one of the artist’s pieces to be included in a museum exhibit called “Story of Art,” each student will take on the role of artist, artwork or docent to act out this Living Musem in the school hallways for others to experience.

windSor oaKS ElEMEntary SchoolMuseum BoxDirector: Norene Skiles and Katie KnappAmount: $2,000Underwriter: The Tom Wilson Memorial FundIn teams, students will research artifacts, make models and produce informational videos and summaries for a printed display. Students will arrange a display case along with QR codes to guide users to the videos.

woodStocK ElEMEntary SchoolSea Turtles Environmental ManagementDirector: Stephanie WymanAmount: $1,000Underwriter: GeoEnvironmental ResourcesThis yearlong STEM project is designed to educate the public about the effects of trash from marine vessels and beach goers on sea life. Volunteer teams of students, teachers, parents and community participants will promote environmental responsibility.

MembersNelson Adcock, PresidentFrank Malbon, President ElectRobert Broermann, TreasurerRandall Dubois, SecretaryNeil Rose, Immediate Past-President

Marion AkinsKathy Allen BennettDoug BittermanSandy BowieRay BreedenBarbara DealNancy DeFordCatherine GettierNancy GuyDuane HarverKevin HillMike Lo�inJohn MazachBetty MichelsonKevin O’BrienTony PirroneHarry Purkey, Jr.Scott SeeryPatsy SlaughterDanny Speight

Ex o�cio MembersDebbie �omas, CoordinatorTony ArnoldPam BennisBill BrunkeEileen CoxDaniel D. EdwardsJanene GorhamLesley HughesDaniel KeeverKelly KinnearBarbara SessomsAaron Spence

EmeritusBetty BroylesCharlie CortelliniChristopher EttelDebi GrayBill KamarekJohn LangloisJane PurringtonMike RossEmilie TilleyNed Williams

Congratulations to Virginia Beach City Public Schools

and our fabulous educators!

Patsy and Jim Slaughter