Lucky teachers are receiving $150 classroom grants as part of STCU’s efforts to welcome back staff at schools in Central and Eastern Washington, and North Idaho.
The not-for-profit credit union, which was founded by teachers, is honoring its roots by awarding the grants to 134 educators – a total of $20,100 to winners drawn at random. Winners can spend their $150 grant on anything that will enhance students’ classroom experience, whether a basic need or something special.
Continuing a long tradition, STCU provided meals, refreshments and door prizes at back-to-school events for educators and other staff in public school districts in Eastern Washington and North Idaho.
The online drawing was open to teachers, counselors, and similar classroom-based positions at public and private districts served by Washington ESDs 101, 123 and 171, or in the eight northernmost counties of Idaho. It is the eighth year that STCU has offered the grant drawings, which have been greatly expanded in recent years to include more recipients.
2021 STCU educator grant winners
Eastern Washington
All Saints Catholic School, Spokane
- Lauren Elder
Almira-Coulee Hartline Cooperative:
- Sarah Sample, Almira Elementary and Middle School
Brewster School District:
- Abbie Gebbers, Brewster Elementary School
- Natalie Lemons, Brewster Elementary School
Central Valley School District:
- Kayla Starkey, Adams Elementary School
- Rachel Hooper, Evergreen Middle School
- Ryan Rodriguez, Horizon Middle School
- Katelyn Howard, Liberty Creek Elementary School
- Mary Bauman, McDonald Elementary School
- Keri Watson, Ponderosa Elementary School
- Dennis Mitchell, Ridgeline High School
- Danielle Maxwell, Riverbend Elementary School
- Jen Antonietti, Riverbend Elementary School
- Yara Nemri, Sunrise Elementary School
Cheney School District:
- Alyssa Poffenroth, Betz Elementary School
- Lisa Steger, Cheney High School
- Amy Bumpus, Cheney Middle School
- Trina Scanapico, Sunset Elementary School
- Joy Adams, Sunset Elementary School
Deer Park School District:
- Barbara Swenson, Deer Park High School
- Molly Austinson, Deer Park Middle School
East Valley School District:
- Kendrie Seaman, Continuous Curriculum School
- Elisha Henning, East Farms STEAM Magnet School
- Nicole Thomas, Otis Orchards Elementary School
- Stefanie Siegel, Otis Orchards Elementary School
Freeman School District:
- Nate Guthrie, Freeman High School
Grand Coulee Dam School District:
- Kate Stevenson, Lake Roosevelt Elementary School
- Gretchen Whitelaw, Lake Roosevelt Jr./Sr. High School
Gonzaga Preparatory School
- Nathan Graham
- Elizabeth Slamkowski
Great Northern School District:
- Cindy Baumann, Great Northern Elementary School
Liberty School District:
- Cami Canning, Liberty Elementary and Junior High School
Lind-Ritzville Cooperative Schools:
- Shauna Sanger, Lind Elementary School
Loon Lake School District:
- Christy Haines, Loon Lake School
Mead School District:
- Amber Oglesbee, Evergreen Elementary School
- Michelle Ives, Farwell Elementary School
- Katheryn Mann, Mt. Spokane High School
- Andi Schaefer, Prairie View Elementary School
- Kellie Nixon, Prairie View Elementary School
- Alisha Nelson, Prairie View Elementary School
- Rachelle Mulder, Prairie View Elementary School
- Jen Wrigley, Prairie View Elementary School
- Mya Brooks, Shiloh Hills Elementary School
Medical Lake School District:
- Wendy Gilbert, Hallett Elementary School
- Richard Betts, Medical Lake Middle School
- Paula Grant, Michael Anderson Elementary School
Newport School District:
- Theresa Inch, Sadie Halstead Middle School
Nine Mile Falls School District:
- Paige Hudson, Lake Spokane Elementary School
Omak School District:
- Sandi Hastin, East Omak Elementary School
- Diana Luca, North Omak Elementary School
Othello School District:
- Gayle Valdivia, Hiawatha Elementary School
- Katy Schutte, Hiawatha Elementary School
- Lauren Rathbone, Hiawatha, Elementary School
Pride Prep Charter School, Spokane
- Chester Lawrence
Reardan-Edwall School District:
- Klarissa Shafer, Reardan Elementary School
Republic School District:
- Theresa Burch, Republic Elementary School
- Jodi Stewart, Republic Elementary School
Riverside School District:
- Chris Newton, Riverside Elementary School
- Anna Brougher, Riverside High School
Spokane Public Schools:
- Brea Larson, Adams Elementary School
- Crystal Fissler-Jones, Bemiss Elementary School
- Laurie Leckner, Cooper Elementary School
- Pam Klemmer, Cooper Elementary School
- Allison Rhoades, Garry Middle School
- Bonnie Williams, Grant Elementary School
- Katie Cormier, Hamblen Elementary School
- Emily Miller, Indian Trail Elementary School
- Emily Sauther, Lidgerwood Elementary School
- Korah Cobb, Regal Elementary School
- Rachel Hasbrouck, Shaw Middle School
- Derek Mullin, Stevens Elementary School
- Ashley Olson, Stevens Elementary School
- Jordyn Crane, Westview Elementary School
- Katie Shannon, Willard Elementary School
- Janae Passinetti, Wilson Elementary School
St. Aloysius Gonzaga School, Spokane
- Patricia Mills
- Rhonda Croft
Success Through Academic Connections School, Spokane
- Elisa Vanhoff
Valley School District:
- Misty Larson, Valley School
West Valley School District:
- Kellie Marlow, Centennial Middle School
- Jon Kercher, Centennial Middle School
- Cheri Stockman, Dishman Hills High School
- Brian Monger, West Valley City School
Tri-Cities
Finley School District:
- Abigail Grisham, Finley Elementary School
- April Breedlove, Finley Elementary School
Kennewick School District:
- Jennifer Burnett, Cascade Elementary School
- Leanne Purcell, Edison Elementary School
- Lizbeth Chavez, Fuerza Elementary School
- Sarah Whittaker, Hawthorne Elementary School
- Michelle Johnson, Legacy High School
- Jose Razo, Southridge High School
- Rama Devagupta, Southridge High School
Pasco School District:
- Misti Steach, Chiawana High School
- Shawn Hendricks, Chiawana High School
- Nancy P. Torres, Columbia River Elementary School
- Abigail Suarez-Rodriguez, Early Learning Center
- Guadalupe Sanchez, Robert Frost Elementary School
- Amber Hanes, Mark Twain Elementary School
- Megan Forsythe, Pasco High School
- Andrea Smith, Pasco High School
- Michele Matz, Reynolds Middle School
- Joyce Johnson, Ruth Livingston Elementary School
- Lacey Street, Three Rivers Elementary School
Richland School District:
- Kathryn Froehlich, Carmichael Middle School
- Deanna Lomax, Chief Joseph Middle School
- Christina McKee, Hanford High School
- Philip Cioppa, Hanford High School
- Chrissy Langdon, Jason Lee Elementary School
- Karen Johnson, Jefferson Elementary School
- Jessica Gibbs, Marcus Whitman Elementary School
- Jacqueline Gates, Richland High School
- Glenda Schlahta, Three Rivers HomeLink
St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Kennewick
- Angela St. Hilaire
Idaho
Coeur d’Alene School District:
- Jessica Osborne, Borah Elementary School
- James Goldthorpe, Canfield Middle School
- Katie Pemberton, Canfield Middle School
- Traci Lewis, Lakes Middle School
- Karina Hogan, Woodland Middle School
Kellogg Joint School District:
- Kirsten St. Clari, Pinehurst Elementary School
- Janea Etherton, Pinehurst Elementary School
Lakeland School District:
- Chantelle Kirk, Betty Kiefer Elementary School
- Kassie Daniels, Betty Kiefer Elementary School
- Shannon Hall, Lakeland High School
- Roberta Yde, Lakeland Junior High School
- Jennifer Hammond, Timberlake Junior High School
Post Falls School District:
- Misty West, Greensferry Elementary School
- Paxton Davis, Mullan Trail Elementary School
- Shannon Randol, Mullan Trail Elementary School
- Shelley Hewitt, Ponderosa Elementary School
- Kayla Tremblay, Post Falls High School
- Erin Lozier, Post Falls Middle School
- Michael Noyes, Post Falls Middle School
- Donna Nagrone, River City Middle School
West Bonner School District:
- Peter Ball, Priest River Junior High School