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The 2018 Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators were announced earlier this week by Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) which will provide nearly $28,000 in grant funding for 33 teachers to support classroom water education projects. Founded in 1995, the grants were named for local water leader Lois B. Krieger in honor of her immense accomplishments in the water industry.
“These grants are one of the ways that Western is helping to support tomorrow’s water leaders,” said Western’s General Manager Craig Miller. “Western is honored to provide classroom funding for projects that encourage water education and supports teachers in making an impact on students in our region.”
Teachers in both public and private K-12, western Riverside county qualifying schools in the Alvord, Corona- Norco, Jurupa, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta and Riverside unified school districts were eligible to apply for a grant for up to $1,000. Teacher entries were selected based on student engagement, clearly defined goals, benefits to students and others, interdisciplinary approach and budget. Grant applications were screened by water industry personnel from throughout the region and the following have been selected to receive grants up to $1,000:
2018 Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators Recipients
Mariano Aranda, Murrieta Valley High School
Natalee Boggs, Murrieta Mesa High School
Terry Bolton, Orrenmaa Elementary School
Ronda Bryan, La Granada Elementary School
Don Fitzgerald, Murrieta Valley High School
Teresa Forbis, Santiago High School
Shaun Galvan, Temescal Canyon High School
Glenda Haas, Railroad Canyon Elementary School
Sheri Harris, Arlington High School
Julie Higgins, Victoria Elementary School
Judy Howell, Thompson Middle School
Nona Jones, Sycamore Academy
Sunny Kaura, Centennial High School
Abbe Kya, Centennial High School
Jassue Kutz, Ramona High School
Christine Mann, Ronald Reagan Elementary School
Melinda Lauriano, Orrenmaa Elementary School
Wendy Lizardi, Sycamore Academy
Kimberly Ordinario, E. Hale Curran Elementary School
Steve Oster, Arlington High School
Dinah Palagi, Pedley Elementary School
Lila Patel, Centennial High School
Jenna Rasmussen, Centennial High School
Kelly Remington, Temescal Valley Elementary School
Jason Rothlein, Murrieta Canyon Academy
Jesse Rubner, William Collier Elementary School
Regina Saenz-Lara, Valley View Elementary School
Amy Sanchez, Riverview Elementary School
Louis Scull, Shivela Middle School
Maria Sheehan, Temescal Valley Elementary School
Bill Southern, Ramona High School
Lindsay Stotts, Centennial High School
Brian Watkins, Arlington High School
“Teachers continue to do more with less and often use their own money to support student learning, and these grants really help them to implement water-related lessons that may not otherwise be possible,” noted Miller.
In addition to the Krieger water education grants, WMWD has other educational resources available to area schools including the annual “Water is Life” poster art contest, Solar Cup boat building competition, school assembly programs, college scholarships and free online resources
