WSST Foundation Grants

Foundation Grant Awards

The WSST Foundation is proud to present the following grant winners acknowledged at the 2023 Milton Pella Banquet.

Founders Grant

This $1000 grant can be used to reimburse costs of professional development.

Lisa Swaney, Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium, School District of Waukesha Stars for All Planetarium Conference

Milton Pella Grant

The Milt Pella Grant supports the professional activities of our members.

Horowitz Planetarium, Waukesha

Who's Ready for Laser Camp?

The Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium will be using the grant to build Laser camp - an effort to explore the science of lasers/light through development of a show.

Sarah Ludwig, Woodworth MS, Fond du Lac

The Internet of Things

Students in the coding club at Woodworth Middle school will create projects and learn how to integrate programming, design and prototyping into science, technology, engineering, art and math using microcontrollers and sensors.

Susan Jurries, Arbor Vitae-Woodruff School Snap Circuits

Combining the genius circuitry system of Snap

Circuits with open-ended brick construction, Susan’s students will build amazing structures that cleverly light up, make noise, and bring creativity to life.

Cindy Barber, Random Lake School District

One Seed

Cindy will be starting a school garden to support 4K-12 multi curricular academics, nutritional, physical, and mental health advantages, while inviting the community to grow with them.

Jacquelyn Drews, Randolph High School

CAPP Biology Certification

Jacquelyn will be using these funds towards completing a science masters so she can teach CAPP biology.

Foundation STEM Grant

These grants, up to $1,000 each, are to be used to improve STEM learning for science students through the purchase of innovative technology hardware or other STEM equipment tied to a specific project or curricular topic.

Nash Giles, Pepin High School

Pepin Underwater Drone Project

Nash will be using the grant to enhance aquatic ecology learning for Pepin High Schoolers with an underwater drone that can take accurate readings of aquatic populations, observe behavior of fish and aquatic plant life, and count numbers of invasive species.

Byerly Grant

The Byerly Grant is a memorial to Don Byerly. Don was instrumental in developing and sustaining Science World. The grant, in the amount of $500.00 is to be used to improve the science classroom experience (including field trips) for students.

Mary McIntyre, Stanley-Boyd High School

Science Enrichment Field Trip

Mary was able to take her students on a field

trip to the Minnesota Science Museum and the Underwater Adventures.

Front and Center Grants

These special grants, in the amount of $150 each, are awarded at the annual conference.

• Gillian King, Woodworth MS, Fond du Lac

• Megan Hahn, Divine Savior Holy Angels, Milwaukee

• Megan Ourada, Two Rivers High School

• Jamie Groark, West Allis High School, West Milwaukee

• Beth Spear, Westosha Central HS, Salem

• Teri Dillenberg, North Greenville

• Elementary School, Hortonville

• Sara Hook, Lodi Middle School

• Tess Reimer, Sun Prairie West High School

• Erik Duhn, iForward Wisconsin, Grantsburg

• Sue Van Den Langenberg, Todd Elementary

• School, Beloit

• Lisa Swaney, Horwitz-DeRemer

• Planetarium, Waukesha

• Anna Yelinek, Iowa-Grant School, Livingston

• Autumn Lambert, Forence Middle School, Florence County School District

• Shane Cullian, Whitewater High School

• Suzy Zietlow, Discovery Charter School, Columbus