Teachers, students receive "extra credit" - FINANCIAL-24
Students from several local schools experienced more inside and outside the classroom this past year after their teachers received grant money to provide additional educational lessons.
During the recent school year, representatives from Extra Credit Union awarded $10,000 in Teacher Extra-curricular Activity Money classroom grants to several local teachers, who used the money to provide additional learning opportunities. After reviewing nearly 20 applications, a committee chose the 10 recipients.
“We really get to address what they need. We try to fund as many of them as we can. We try to make it as diverse and innovative as we can,” ECU Marketing Manager Ruthann Varosi said. “It’s about giving people a hand up. We want to make as large an impact as we can in the community. We do visit the teachers to award the checks.”
ECU also provided $5,000 in scholarship money to five local students who just graduated from high school. On June 20, the teacher and student recipients gathered at the ECU office in Warren for its annual Excellence Awards ceremony luncheon. ECU also has a credit union office located in Sterling Heights.
Recognized at the luncheon were Cousino High School students Benjamin Maleszyk and Aubrey Fetzer, who earned $2,000 and $1,000 in scholarships, respectively; Marine City High School student Skye Jarskey, who received a $1,000 scholarship; and Arnav Ramu, of Troy High School, and Nicholas Ciaramitaro, of Dakota High School, who each received $500 scholarships.
Michelle Pickett, who teaches at Montessori Stepping Stones in Mount Clemens, received $780 to purchase Rosetta Stone software and headphones for the foreign language proficiency program.
Christel Cook, of Center Line High School, received $1,865 to cover busing expenses for her students to attend Engineering Day at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.
Melanie VanMaele, of Lincoln Elementary School in Warren, used $200 to purchase games and items to use for indoor recess fun for her students.
Melissa Young, who teaches at Angus Elementary School in Sterling Heights, received $775 to purchase poetry paper and sewing kits for fleece lap blankets that will be given to residents at Oakmont Assisted Living Home in Sterling Heights. Funds also helped with busing when her students visited residents at Oakmont.
Sharon Sylvester, of Chatterton Middle School in Warren, received $2,000 to purchase a 3-D printing machine to use schoolwide.
CMS physical education teacher John Adamus used $2,000 to purchase fitness items to promote healthy living and build confidence among his students.
Brandy Rokicki, a social worker at Poupard Elementary School in Harper Woods, received $430 to purchase wobble chairs and other items to help students with behavioral challenges remain focused in class. Poupard is part of the Grosse Pointe Public School System.
Sara Sonnenfeld, of Fitzgerald High School in Warren, received a $350 scholarship to pay for the bus and substitute costs for the leadership class to attend a team-building trip to Adventure Park in West Bloomfield Township.
FHS teacher Angela Gilchrist was the recipient of $1,000 to pay for appetizer foods for the school’s multicultural talent show, and for busing so the Multicultural Diversity Club could attend a field trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts.
At the DIA, the students took a tai chi class with students from China who are attending Wayne State University and are studying English to teach the language when they return to China. The students also enjoyed a meal in southwest Detroit on Cinco de Mayo May 5. At the talent show at school, the students enjoyed an evening of food, fashion and music of various cultures.
“It was important for all the students to come together and understand one another through food, fashion and music,” Gilchrist said.
Wolfe Middle School teacher Amber Baaso, in Center Line, received $600 to pay for 25 students to attend a STEMinista workshop on a Saturday at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The program offers workshops with assistance from community partners who work to engage female students in STEM.
“The grant paid for one visit. I can’t thank them enough,” Baaso said. “I loved this because it was geared toward girls getting involved in STEM. It was a great opportunity.”
At the luncheon, the following Westview Elementary students who work at the school’s Extra Credit Union once a month also received certificates: tellers Catrin Yaqoob, Fahmida Sadek, Haiden Rivard and Zulfa Haque; security guards Rouhan Ahmed, Thomas Rhine, Zakery Hall and Richard Semmelrock; and branch managers Adyan Fadhil, Ka’Nyah Johnson and Sandy Mendez.
During the recent school year, representatives from Extra Credit Union awarded $10,000 in Teacher Extra-curricular Activity Money classroom grants to several local teachers, who used the money to provide additional learning opportunities. After reviewing nearly 20 applications, a committee chose the 10 recipients.
“We really get to address what they need. We try to fund as many of them as we can. We try to make it as diverse and innovative as we can,” ECU Marketing Manager Ruthann Varosi said. “It’s about giving people a hand up. We want to make as large an impact as we can in the community. We do visit the teachers to award the checks.”
ECU also provided $5,000 in scholarship money to five local students who just graduated from high school. On June 20, the teacher and student recipients gathered at the ECU office in Warren for its annual Excellence Awards ceremony luncheon. ECU also has a credit union office located in Sterling Heights.
Recognized at the luncheon were Cousino High School students Benjamin Maleszyk and Aubrey Fetzer, who earned $2,000 and $1,000 in scholarships, respectively; Marine City High School student Skye Jarskey, who received a $1,000 scholarship; and Arnav Ramu, of Troy High School, and Nicholas Ciaramitaro, of Dakota High School, who each received $500 scholarships.
Michelle Pickett, who teaches at Montessori Stepping Stones in Mount Clemens, received $780 to purchase Rosetta Stone software and headphones for the foreign language proficiency program.
Christel Cook, of Center Line High School, received $1,865 to cover busing expenses for her students to attend Engineering Day at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.
Melanie VanMaele, of Lincoln Elementary School in Warren, used $200 to purchase games and items to use for indoor recess fun for her students.
Melissa Young, who teaches at Angus Elementary School in Sterling Heights, received $775 to purchase poetry paper and sewing kits for fleece lap blankets that will be given to residents at Oakmont Assisted Living Home in Sterling Heights. Funds also helped with busing when her students visited residents at Oakmont.
Sharon Sylvester, of Chatterton Middle School in Warren, received $2,000 to purchase a 3-D printing machine to use schoolwide.
CMS physical education teacher John Adamus used $2,000 to purchase fitness items to promote healthy living and build confidence among his students.
Brandy Rokicki, a social worker at Poupard Elementary School in Harper Woods, received $430 to purchase wobble chairs and other items to help students with behavioral challenges remain focused in class. Poupard is part of the Grosse Pointe Public School System.
Sara Sonnenfeld, of Fitzgerald High School in Warren, received a $350 scholarship to pay for the bus and substitute costs for the leadership class to attend a team-building trip to Adventure Park in West Bloomfield Township.
FHS teacher Angela Gilchrist was the recipient of $1,000 to pay for appetizer foods for the school’s multicultural talent show, and for busing so the Multicultural Diversity Club could attend a field trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts.
At the DIA, the students took a tai chi class with students from China who are attending Wayne State University and are studying English to teach the language when they return to China. The students also enjoyed a meal in southwest Detroit on Cinco de Mayo May 5. At the talent show at school, the students enjoyed an evening of food, fashion and music of various cultures.
“It was important for all the students to come together and understand one another through food, fashion and music,” Gilchrist said.
Wolfe Middle School teacher Amber Baaso, in Center Line, received $600 to pay for 25 students to attend a STEMinista workshop on a Saturday at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The program offers workshops with assistance from community partners who work to engage female students in STEM.
“The grant paid for one visit. I can’t thank them enough,” Baaso said. “I loved this because it was geared toward girls getting involved in STEM. It was a great opportunity.”
At the luncheon, the following Westview Elementary students who work at the school’s Extra Credit Union once a month also received certificates: tellers Catrin Yaqoob, Fahmida Sadek, Haiden Rivard and Zulfa Haque; security guards Rouhan Ahmed, Thomas Rhine, Zakery Hall and Richard Semmelrock; and branch managers Adyan Fadhil, Ka’Nyah Johnson and Sandy Mendez.
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