Total allocation: $19,250 for 13 grants
All Schools
Cultural Discovery Project—Crescent Valley High School ($2,000) | Jeramie Kim
District-wide Cultural Discovery Children’s Book Project and Cultural Discovery Days to deepen intercultural understanding
Combined Levels
ASD Community Group—Linus Pauling Middle School and Corvallis High School ($1,000) | Chinua Tafen
Refreshments and local field trips for a new after-school Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) support group for students grades 6–12
The Crescent Crier Revitalization Project—Crescent Valley High School and Cheldelin Middle School ($750) | Jeramie Kim
Publish print versions of the school’s online magazine for distribution at Crescent Valley High School and Cheldelin Middle School
Elementary School
Community Mural Project—Garfield Elementary School ($2,500) | Wren Well
A student- and teacher-designed mural reflecting the unique, diverse population of the recently renovated school
Wheelchair Access Project—Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School ($500) | Cedar Marvin
Seed money to help kick-start fundraising for a more wheelchair-accessible playground
Middle School
Advanced Theater Create-A-Scene Project—Cheldelin Middle School ($500) | Lily Vaughn
Scenery supplies and costumes for short, student-devised original plays
Calm Room—Linus Pauling Middle School ($660) | Nicole Lopez Lobato
To be used in conjunction with the Linus Pauling Student Center grant (see below) to provide a calm place for students during the class day
Green-Team Sustainability Project—Cheldelin Middle School ($500) | Piper Thompson
Environmentally sensitive raffle prizes for a Sustainability Dare Week coinciding with Earth Day, during which students and staff will be asked to “stay green,” as well as for a sustainability art contest
Save-the-Planet Project—Linus Pauling Middle School ($2,500) | Ada Burkhardt
Supplies for a student-created mural bringing attention to the threats of climate change
Student-Center Remodel—Linus Pauling Middle School ($2,340) | Kevin Gonzales Ochoa
Furniture for the Student Center to make it more attractive and comfortable for students wanting a break
High School
CTE in the Real World: Exposing Corvallis High School Students to Portland’s Industries—Corvallis High School ($1.500) | Jonah Davis
A field trip to expose Career and Technical Education (CTE) students to skill-application possibilities in business and industry
MMIW 5K and Mural Celebration—Crescent Valley High School ($2,000) | Cecilia Seldera-Bahnson
Race-supply rental and t-shirts for a 5K run to raise awareness of missing and murdered indigenous women (MMIW) with proceeds going to an MMIW charity. The event will culminate in a celebration of the land-dedication mural funded by a 2022 YEA! Grant.
Stop Hate Campaign and Culture Week—Corvallis High School ($2,500) | Mahya Shakibnia-Shirazi
Banners, posters, and t-shirts, discouraging the use of ethnic and racial slurs as part of a school-wide campaign ending in a “culture week” with ethnic foods