Hampton Education Foundation

May 5th-10th is TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!  
When making your donation, make it "in honor of" your favorite educator in Hampton City Schools.  Each educator with an "in honor of" donation who is currently with HCS will be entered for fun giveaways on May 10th.

You can make an "in honor" donation during Give Local 757. Here's how:
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1. art by selecting the "Donate" button on Hampton Education Foundation's site.On
2. the donation form, you'll see an option to "make this donation in honor of or in memory of someone."Che
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4. the name of the HCS Educator you're honoring. Optio
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5. ally, you can choose to notify them or their family of your gift by email.Your d
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nation is a wonderful way to recognize our HCS Educators, while supporting an organization that is completely focused on support them!The Ham

pton Education Foundation (HEF) is a special partner for the Hampton City Schools. HEF raises support from the community that drives innovation, encourages creativity, expands student opportunities, and empowers educators to strengthen teaching and learning in the Hampton City Schools. Annual support funds two main areas: Teacher Grants & HCS Student Scholarships.The

Foundation focuses on improving the student experience and joins the educators to help everyone engage with our students.  Now let's help them by adding to the grant opportunities and tell our teachers how much we appreciate them and believe in them!We

believe the classroom is ground zero for learning during the school day and that the community must provide the best tools and learning resources possible. The Foundation's key areas of mission successes include more than $7,000 for student scholarships for graduating seniors and $40,000 for educator grants awarded in 2023-24.The

foundation began in 2001 at the request of then Superintendent Dr. Allen Davis. The Foundation has an excellent Board of Directors who serve without compensation. Day-to-day activities are managed by one part-time director.  Of

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Officio Members: Nan

cy LeCuyer Beach, Executive Director - Hampton Education Foundation Bry

nne E. Cere - HCS Elementary School RepresentativeKel

lie A. Goral - HCS Executive Director of Public Relations and MarketingDr.

Raymond Haynes, HCS Superintendent Dwa

yne Lucas - HCS High School RepresentativeShe

ridan Meriwether - Hampton Council of PTA/PTSA Representative Jen

nifer Oliver, HCS Director of Community and Legislative RelationsSha

ron S. Slater-  HCS Middle School Representative Con

gratulations to the Teacher Grant Winners from 2024-25!Mor

e than 160 educators applied for grants of $500,$1,000 or $2,500 to enhance their classroom community.  We are pleased that HEF is able to support these educators every year with $40,000 in grants.  Abe

rdeen Eco-Friendly Superheroes: Protecting our Planet Ajah Mooring Abe
rdeen We are Readers! We are Leaders! Ulisa Caddle And
rews Andrews Middle School Makerspace Kylie Hines And
rews Vegetable Soup Garden Michaela Williamson Arm
strong Moving Beyond the Standard Curriculum with IXL Math Tina Becouvarakis Bar
ron Understand My Feelings Charnita Clements and Robyn Gatling Bar
ron STEM Bin Exploration for First Graders Katherine Spinelli Bar
ron Study Survival Kit Patsy Williams-Norris Bas
sette Supplies for Success Aliyah Wilson Bet
hel Monthly Library Reading Contests Charity Lindsey and Kim Borum Bet
hel The Tomb of Nefertiti: A Hands-On History Escape Room Hannah True Bur
bank Water Conservatory for Outdoor Sensory and STEMArea Aliyah Kasey Bur
bank Career Exploration Grant Emily Sims Bur
bank Stem Interactives Lillianna Holland Eat
on I Like Big Books, So I'll Get Those Gains Jennifer Glazier Eat
on Reach Across Disciplines to Read Santa Williams Eat
on Eagle MakerSpace Shanee' Frazier Ham
pton Bridging Gaps: Supporting English Language Learners at Hampton High with Real-Time Translation Technology Fanny Limon Duparcmeur Ham
pton Implementing "The Building Thinking Classrooms" Practices in the English Language Arts Jennifer Menzel Ham
pton Opening Doors to Language: Books for Spanish I Student Success Virna DeVries Jon
es Mirror Wall Tiles Suann Strickland Jon
es Exploratoy Science (ELA) Susan Booth, Emani Braxton, Sheryl McLaughlin, Sabrina Burbanck, India Burroughs Kec
oughtan Enhancing Language Acquisition through Reading in Spanish Alina Hamblin Kec
oughtan Hovercraft, by KHS Project Engineering Club Austin Wagner Kec
oughtan KHS - School-Based Enterprise MIchele McDaniel Kil
gore Bringing Algae Academy to Life with a Digital Microscope Christina Leach Kil
gore Coding with Micro Bit Debra Hicks Kil
gore Environmental Stewardship Taught with Trout Michele Ferrel Kil
gore 3rd Grade Classroo…