2016-2017 Grants-to-Teachers and Staff Scholarship Winners

The DPSF awarded $94,338 for 105 grants-to-teachers and staff scholarships in December 2016. All awards were presented during DPSF Prize Patrol. Award winners are listed below by school.

Ann Windle School for Young Children

Maria Cunningham – Delaney Gregory Pre-K Grant-to-Teachers

Brenda Sielski - Delaney Gregory Pre-K Scholarship and Ann Windle Pre-K Scholarship

Gonzalez School for Young Children

Couri Sargent - Balfour Beatty Grant-to-Teachers 2010

Couri Sargent - Ann Windle Pre-K Scholarship

Sabrina Polk - Ann Windle Pre-K Scholarship

Adkins Elementary

Kelly Quinn McGee – VLK Grant-to-Teachers 2012 & DPSF Grant

Lisa Mims, Ashley Jones, Taryn Stanley and Joan Draving - Ben E. Keith Grant-to-Teachers & DPSF Grant

 Bell Elementary

Alasdair Green - Balfour Beatty Grant-to-Teachers 2014 & Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Robin Russell - Denton Chamber of Commerce/Adopt-A-School First Year Teacher Employee Grant

Kate Wurtzel - DATCU Grant-to-Teachers & Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Blanton Elementary

Bonnie Bynum – Gregory Family Scholarship

Borman Elementary

Elaine Downey - Book Cents Library Grant

James Jones – VLK Grant-to-Teachers 2014 & Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Chris Shapley and Olga Andrews - Alice Smith Grant-to-Teachers & CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Timothy Vasquez - Suarez Family Scholarship

Cross Oaks Elementary

Cassie Nguyen - Balfour Beatty Grant-to-Teachers 2008

E. P. Rayzor Elementary

Courtney George, Aleshia Moore, Danielle Rafferty – Doug Key Memorial Grant-to-Teachers & DPSF Grant

Daririn Jones - Doug Key Memorial Grant-to-Teachers

Dawn Vaughn – Dawn Vaughn Dyslexia Grant-to-Teachers

Ginnings Elementary

Kay Adamson – Groundhog Day Gala 2006 Grant-to-Teachers & DPSF Grant

Geoffrey Gauntt - Denton Chamber of Commerce/Adopt-A-School First Year Teacher Employee Grant

Michael Leonas - DATCU Grants-to-Teachers 2012 and 2014

Michael Leonas - Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Leah Teer - Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Kelli Whisenhunt – CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Hawk Elementary

Amanda Belcher and Laurie Henigan – CoServe Grant-to-Teachers 2015

Hodge Elementary

Sharon Betty – Denton Public School Foundation Grant

John Brandon Miller – Balfour Beatty Grant-to-Teachers & DPSF Grant

John Brandon Miller - Peggy Sparks Memorial Scholarship and DPSF Grant

Houston Elementary

Patricia Boosa - Teresa Andress Grant-to-Teachers & CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Angie Pippin - Denton Public School Foundation SCHOOL WIDE INITIATIVE Grant

LA Nelson Elementary

Lacie Hester (co-sponsor w/ Brittany Ortiz SPED Department) - Bill Utter Grant-to-Teachers & DPSF Grant

Lee Elementary

Karsen Hatcher - Balfour Beatty Grant-to-Teachers 2005 & DPSF Grant

Heather Parkerson - Vicki Sargent Grant-to-Teachers & DPSF Grant

McNair Elementary

Michelle Heidrich - Stantec Grant-to-Teachers & CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Newton Rayzor Elementary

Barbara Cantu and Melody Pine - Kevin and Emily Roden Pre-K Grant-to-Teachers & Groundhog Day Gala 2003 Grant-to-Teachers

Cheryl Gaston and Emily Manning - Robert Colon McSween Grant-to-Teachers

Herlinda Gavilanes - CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Liane McMillan - Denton Public School Foundation

Melody Pine, Barbara Cantu, and Jannet Vasquez - Dorothy Adkins Grant-to-Teachers & DPSF Grant

Jessica Vu and Rebecca Hayes - Hugh and Bernadette Coleman Grant-to-Teachers & Drs. David and Bobbye Thomas Grant-to-Teachers

Jessica Vu, Natalie Dhanoolal-Rubio, Ashlee Sembroski, and Sandra Zarate - CoServ Foundation 2016 SCHOOL WIDE INITIATIVE Grant

Paloma Creek Elementary

Melanie Stewart - Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Pecan Creek Elementary

Denise Evans – Mike Gregory Scholarship

Victor Lozada – Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Providence Elementary

Kristi Ballard - Ray Braswell, Sr. Grant-to-Teachers & CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Rivera Elementary

Melanie Lowenstein - Mike Gregory Scholarship & DPSF Grant

Mindy Hennigan - Groundhog Day Gala 2013 & 2014 Grants-to-Teachers

Tameshia Magwood - Balfour Beatty Grant-to-Teachers 2016 & CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Gustavo Rodriguez and Sarah Bryant  - CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant & DPSF Grant

Raul Sanchez - CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant & DPSF Grant

WS Ryan Elementary

Widad Kinard - CoServ Grant-to-Teachers 2013 & CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Julia Laney - Balfour Beatty Grant-to-Teachers 2006 & DPSF Grant

Charlotte May - CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Andi Hawkins - First State Bank Grant-to-Teachers

Amy Atchley - CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Savannah Elementary

Hanna Carter - DPSF Grant

Tracey Chapman - Wally Cooper Science Endowment & CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Malicia Curran - CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Amy Tandburg, Nicole Gaban, and Ashley Hyde - Kristofferson Family Grant-to-Teachers & CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Stephens Elementary

Edyie Schneider and Georgeanna Simpson - Book Cents Library Grant & DPSF Grant

Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Becky Gonzales - CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Karen McPherson, Justin Brack, Nancy Cheek, Michelle Hennigan & Maria Nevarez - Larry Kerner Grant-to-Teachers & Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Calhoun Middle School

Tina Benton - TDIndustries Grant-to-Teachers and VLK Grant-to-Teachers 2015

Jason Huber - CoServ Foundation 2016 SCHOOL WIDE INITIATIVE Grant

Crownover Middle School

BJ Garcia – CoServe Grant-to-Teachers 2008 & 2009 & CoServe Foundation 2016 Grant

Hanna Haka – CoServe Foundation 2016 Grant

Tamera Woods – CoServe Grant-to-Teachers 2006 & CoServe Foundation 2016 Grant

Harpool Middle School

Matthew Joice – CoServe Grant-to-Teachers 2007 & CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Misty Richardson, Jaclyn Pirtle, Lauren Murphy, and Lauren Lee - CoServ Grant-to-Teachers 2013

Joshua Talley - Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Dorothy Woods and Shanna Weiland - Balfour Beatty Grant-to-Teachers 2010 & DPSF Grant

McMath Middle School

Jonathan Hernandez - CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Shelly Swafford - Balfour Beatty Grant-to-Teachers 2009 & DPSF Grant

Chris Taylor and Shelly Swafford - Balfour Beatty Grant-to-Teachers 2015 & DPSF Grant

Sean Will - iTeach Texas Special Education Scholarship & DPSF Grant

Bettye Myers Middle School

Nicole Alford - CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant & Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Ivey Carey - Groundhog Day Gala 2015 and Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Navo Middle School

Jade McClure - Denton Public Foundation Grant

Chris Schick - CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Tina simpson and Tanika Harmon - La Grone Family and LaGrone Memorial Grants-to-Teachers 

Strickland Middle School

Brett Moore - Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Braswell High School

Erin Cristales - Denton Chamber of Commerce/Adopt-A-School First Year Teacher Employee Grant

Michelle Greene and Nicole Smith - Groundhog Day Gala 2007 Grant-to-Teachers & DPSF Grant

Ricky Trujillo - Denton Chamber of Commerce/Adopt-A-School First

Denton High School

Mark Baker – McEwen-Deck Grant-to-Teachers

Keri Castillo, Lauren McKee & Eddie Wilson - DHS PTSA Teacher Grant and CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Karen Crockett - DHS PTSA Teacher Grant

Etienne Illy - DHS PTSA Teacher Grant

Amy Romero - Denton Chamber of Commerce/Adopt-A-School First Year Employee Grant and CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

James Rosin and Martha Slack - Sawko & Burroughs Grant to Teachers 2015 & DPSF Grant

Valery Smith - DHS PTSA Teachers Grant

Jennifer Phillips - David Glass Grant-to-Teachers

Pete Hillborn - McEwen-Deck Grant-to-Teachers

Guyer High School

Alexis Glover – John Guyer Memorial Grant-to-Teachers and CoServ Foundation 2016 Grant

Tracy Kalka – Barbara Fischer Grant-to-Teachers and Gene and Lynn Gumfory Grant-to-Teachers

Laura Reed – Denton Chamber of Commerce/Adopt-A-School First Year Employee Grant

Ryan High School

Virginia Keeling – CoServ Grant-to-Teachers 2015

Traci Burt - Ronnie Crownover Grant-to-Teachers 

LaGrone Advanced Technology Complex

Joe Faddis - CoServ Grant-to-Teachers 2016

Rebecca Hendricks - Edwin Owen Fulton Grant-to-Teachers

Michelle McCollum - Denton Chamber of Commerce/Adopt-A-School First Year Employee Grant

Child Nutrition Services

Jennifer Garrett - Norm Sisk Staff Scholarshp

Special Education Services

Sandra Hensley - Margaret Clarke Special Education Grant-to-Teacher & DPSF Grant

Linda Hilgenbrinck - Groundhog Day Gala 2004 and 2005 Grant

Kelly Nymeyer, Erica Johnson, Lisa Hanson, and Sara Pellegreen - Robert Colon McSween Grant-to-Teachers & Denton Public School Foundation Grant

Brittany Ortiz (co-sponsor w/ Lacie Hester-LA Nelson) - Bill Utter Grant-to-Teachers and Denton Public School Foundation Grant