At the Nov. 28 meeting of the Bensalem board of school directors, the Just for the Kids Education Foundation board announced the recipients of the Classroom Project Awards for the 2023-24 school year.
The 11 projects will receive funding totaling $4,934.61.
Just for the Kids has been funding projects since 1996, with over $500,000 going directly into the classrooms of all nine Bensalem Township School District schools. These projects help teachers achieve their respective educational goals and enhance their classroom presentations.
Projects include:
- Rush Elementary School: Maryann Brescia, Dance at Benjamin Rush ($497.80); Jeannie Guerra, Drama Club ($500)
- Struble Elementary School: Katie Homewood, Eyes of the Wild ($320)
- Valley Elementary School: Michelle Briggs, Club Ophelia ($500); Margaret Moran, Lego Wall Project ($484.50); Margaret Moran, Elementary Hallway Book Walks ($492.51)
- Snyder Middle School: Shannon Kasprzyk, Snyder Smiles ($500); Wendy Lobban, Veterans Day Letters ($139.80)
- Bensalem High School: Emily Anastasi, Michael Zimmerman, Susan Hinson and Keith Wilson, BHS Band Workshop/Performance — Dr. Quincy Hilliard ($500); Lisa Tokmajian, PA Junior Academy of Science ($500); Ashlee Bartol, Stained Glass Panels ($500)
