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TZHS Scholarship Application Here...
The Foundation is again sponsoring two scholarships for Tappan Zee High School graduating seniors. For the full criteria and application click here.
The S.O. Education Foundation recently awarded $9,000 in grants to support classroom enrichment throughout the South Orangetown Central School District. Eight grants were awarded to support innovative project proposals submitted by teachers. Grants included funds to purchase science probes for high school biology and chemistry classes, flip cameras for second and third grade classes to allow students to prepare and share video clips about what they are learning, technology to incorporate even into physical fitness classes for teens, and child-sized gardening tools to maintain and care for the fitness trail behind Tappan Zee Elementary School, which was funded by the foundation when it was originally created. Project Graduation Donation Once again the Education Foundation will be contributing $2,500 to Project Graduation at the high school in June, Upcoming Events - Volunteers Wanted! The Foundation is currently planning an "Aim for the Stars" fundraiser for this coming September to raise funds for the purchase of a STARLAB planetarium for K-12 student use and other programs to support students. We are reaching out to the community for as many hands and minds as possible to volunteer to help do this! Those interested in joining the Event Committee, Corporate Sponsorship or the Communications team or who want to serve in other ways can contact Marian Gryzlo at 845-365-6878 or Michelle Violetto at 845-825-0004.
Foundation Gives $9,000 in SO Inspired Classroom Grants!
Revolutionary Ideas for High School Senior Scholarship Awards from 2010
The South Orangetown Education Foundation awarded its first "Student Innovation Awards" of $750 each to two Tappan Zee High School graduating seniors, Nikitis Tampakis, who is attending Princeton University and Sal Rinchiera who is now at Harvard.
Their video essays addressed the questions: "How would you revolutionize the high school experience?" View Nikitas' video by clicking here.
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Project Graduation-A Safe and Special All Night Post-Graduation Party
The foundation was a lead sponsor of the 19th Project Graduation, an event organized and run by the Tappan Zee High School PTSA for the graduating senior class.
A supervised, substance -free, all night celebration for graduates, it is an alternative to graduation night temptations. The foundation shares the PTSA's commitment to keeping TZHS graduates safe after the ceremony.
Foundation Joins National School Foundation Association
The foundation has been accepted as a member of the National School Association Foundation, national organization dedicated to "building financial foundations for America's schools. This resource puts our foundation in good company with many of the leading education foundations in the nation, and is a great resource as well continue to grow.
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and Keep the Foundation in Mind as a Birthday Wish!
Please keep in mind, you can tell all your friends to make a birthday gift in your honor, through our secure website! Let's use our "social networking" to support our students.
Volunteer Grant Writer Wanted!
Have some time to share? We could use your talent in writing some grants requests. Have some great contacts and connections that may want to support our students by making a donation to the foundation? Please reach out!
