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Solanco SD honors students of the month; PASR presents $2,201 in teacher grants
Summary
At its Feb. 2 meeting, the Solanco School District recognized Students of the Month from multiple elementary schools and accepted $2,201 in small teacher grants awarded by the Lancaster County School Retirees Association (PASR).
The Solanco School District board on Feb. 2 recognized Students of the Month from several district schools and accepted a slate of small teacher grants from the Lancaster County School Retirees Association.
Doctor Bliss opened the presentations and described the student recognition process, saying nominees receive a certificate, a letter explaining why they were selected and a small gift. Chelsea Crowe was introduced as Claremont Elementary’s honoree; Lucas (Luke) Stevens was recognized for Coreyville Elementary, with his teacher noted as Missus Siroka; Scarlett Rice was the nominee from Barco Raines.
Jean Young, who identified herself as “the president of the Lancaster chapter of Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees,” presented the grants and scholarships PASR is offering in the district. Young announced that PASR had awarded a total of $2,201 to classroom projects across district schools and described a separate $5,000 scholarship competition with an application deadline in March and a winner to be announced in April.
Among the awards read aloud: Bonnie Mathis and Christine Sink received $500 to develop a financial-literacy/employability project; Rachel Schreiber received $500 to purchase recently recognized children’s books for elementary classrooms; Ashley Keller was awarded $315 to purchase a sensory station for autistic students; Britney Booher and Jessica McCullough shared a $250 grant for a family event called “Little Minds, Big Feelings”; Lisa Budsick received $500 for library purchases; and Maria Young was awarded $136 for classroom materials.
Jean Young encouraged students and staff to apply for PASR scholarships and described the association’s work supporting schools, retirees and community programs. Board members shook hands with awardees and arranged photos for the district’s newspaper and website.
The board did not take further action on the grants; the presentations concluded and the meeting moved on to other business.
