PRIZE PARADE ‘23
‘23
PRIZE PARADE GRANT RECIPIENTS
Let this booklet serve as a reminder that making a difference in the life of a child is a rewarding experience. Thank you to everyone involved in making December 14, 2023, a day to remember. Pasadena ISD is truly blessed!
Stuchbery Elementary
Amount:
$5,000.00
Academic Archers
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Steve Sipes State Farm Agent / RediMD LLC / Raise Your Hand Texas
Miller Intermediate
Amount:
$2,456.00
Apple Technology in the Music Performance Classroom Thank you to our sponsor(s) Direct Energy an NRG Company
Dobie High School
Amount:
$5,000.00
Batting Cages Windscreens for Dobie Baseball Thank you to our sponsor(s) PISD Athletics Hall of Fame
Teague Elementary
Amount:
Biographies for All
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Spectrum / Steve Cowart / Swart Architect, Inc.
$4,987.00
Fred Roberts Middle School
Amount:
$3,142.00
Biology without Walls: Immersive Learning Experience Thank you to our sponsor(s) Direct Energy an NRG Company
Bondy Intermediate
Amount:
$1,500.00
Bondy Band Sing Me a Story Commisioning Project Thank you to our sponsor(s) Frost Bank -Almeda Genoa Location
Jackson Intermediate
Amount:
$5,000.00
Books to Silver Screen Club
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Buffalo Marine Service, Inc. / CIMA Services, LP
South Houston Elementary
Amount:
$4,900.00
Bringing the Beat to South Houston Elementary Thank you to our sponsor(s)
Charco Promotional Products, Inc. / Conscious Discipline / S&G Engineering Consultants LLC
Matthys Elementary
Amount:
$4,250.00
Building a Safe and Connected School Thank you to our sponsor(s) Sterling Structures, Inc. / PBK
Williams Elementary
Amount:
Building Communities One Square at a Time
$3,996.00
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Drymalla Construction Company / Bass & Meineke Complete Auto Care /
Dobie High School
Amount:
$5,000.00
Building Voices, Making Musicians Thank you to our sponsor(s) ABC Dental
Kruse Elementary
Amount:
Can You Hear Me Now? Thank you to our sponsor(s) cre8 Architects / Edgenuity
$4,800.00
Lomax Middle School
Amount:
$4,000.00
Character and Plot Development w/Books in a Series Thank you to our sponsor(s) GPD Group
Fred Roberts Middle School
Chess Minds Unite
Thank you to our sponsor(s) GPD Group
Amount:
$990.00
Pasadena High School
Amount:
$2,890.00
Amount:
$5,000.00
Color PHS Band
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Centergistics / BlueTriton
CTHS High School
Cosmetology Salon Equipment
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, LLC
Morris Middle School
Amount:
$3,482.00
Creating a Percussion Lab
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union
Parks Elementary
Amount:
$4,967.00
Creating Little Engineers and Architects through Stream Thank you to our sponsor(s) Kinder Morgan / Burleigh Chiropractic
Laura Bush Elementary
Amount:
$3,924.00
Cuentame unos cuentos foneticos
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. / La Michoacana Plus
Matthys Elementary
Amount:
Cultivating Creativity in the Pre-K Classroom Thank you to our sponsor(s) In Memory of Denise Jennings
$4,949.00
Teague Elementary
Amount:
$4,038.00
Cultivating Readers Using the Science of Reading Thank you to our sponsor(s) Tarkett / Terracon - League City / Texas Chiropractic College
Jessup Elementary
Amount:
Curriculum Blast
Thank you to our sponsor(s) The Bill and Helen Crowder Foundation
$3,750.00
Williams Elementary
Amount:
$5,000.00
Amount:
$5,000.00
Decodable Readers
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Lyondellbasell
Hancock Elementary
Ditching Dewy and Being Dynamic! Thank you to our sponsor(s) Air Products
Sam Rayburn High School
Amount:
$5,000.00
Amount:
$5,000.00
Double Play
Thank you to our sponsor(s) PISD Athletics Hall of Fame
Burnett Elementary
Dynamic Shelving for Dynamite Readers Thank you to our sponsor(s) The Bill and Helen Crowder Foundation
Pasadena High School
Amount:
$5,000.00
Eagles for the Win(d)
Thank you to our sponsor(s) City of Pasadena/Economic Development Corporation
Laura Bush Elementary
Amount:
Early Bird Stories for Early Readers Thank you to our sponsor(s) The Bill and Helen Crowder Foundation
$3,850.00
CTHS High School
Amount:
$3,798.00
Engineering Collabroative with Adaptive PE Thank you to our sponsor(s) Stellar Bank / Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
Jessup Elementary
Amount:
Fine Art for Mindfulness and the ABC’s Thank you to our sponsor(s) Chevron Pasadena Refinery
$5,000.00
Laura Bush Elementary
Amount:
$4,993.00
Five (5) Kinds of Non-Fiction - GoGo Library Thank you to our sponsor(s) Arcadis / Jackson Walker LLP
South Houston High School
Amount:
Flying High w Audio and Video
$5,000.00
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Rhonda Parmer / True North Consulting Group / Pasadena Rotary Club
Frazier Elementary
Amount:
$1,230.00
Amount:
$1,930.00
Frazier Math Carnival
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Kinder Morgan / Pinnacle
Williams Elementary
Glowing in Art with Glowforge
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Steve and Jana Phelps / Phelps Insurance
Dobie High School
Amount:
$4,959.00
Habits Turn into Character - Weight Room for Students
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Bill Raymond/Educator’s Depot Inc. / Mariselle Quijano -McDonalds
Hancock Elementary
Amount:
Hancock: Putting Art in HeART Thank you to our sponsor(s) Rosewood Funeral Home
$5,000.00
Sparks Elementary
Amount:
$1,566.90
Hands on Tools for Marvelous Mathematicians! Thank you to our sponsor(s) Kinder Morgan / Liz Olivarez State Farm Insurance
LF Smith Elementary
Amount:
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Happy Heart Thank you to our sponsor(s) Community Health Network
$5,000.00
Morales Elementary
Amount:
$2,996.00
Amount:
$5,000.00
Help is on the Way
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Capital Bank
Kendrick Middle School
Keeping it Real: Updating & Replenishing Non-Fiction Books Thank you to our sponsor(s) Savannah Café & Bakery / Marshall and Denie Kendrick
South Shaver Elementary
Amount:
$4,534.67
Keyboards for Creativity, Community and Music Literacy
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Help with Medicare Insurance / Health & Safety Council / Higgins Photography
Lomax Middle School
Amount:
Kicking toward Success at Carter Lomax Thank you to our sponsor(s) PSC Group~Helping Hands
$2,305.95
Hancock Elementary
Amount:
$5,000.00
Amount:
$4,977.00
Let our Voices be Heard
Thank you to our sponsor(s) OxyChem / Bart and Pam Weld
Teague Elementary
Let’s Get Comfortable
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Texas Professional Engineering Group / Raba Kistner, Inc. / Bob’s Truck Care
Meador Elementary
Amount:
$1,774.00
Let’s get Equipped!
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Meador Staffing Services / Jack & Kathy Bailey
Frazier Elementary
Amount:
Let’s Goooo with Robotics! Thank you to our sponsor(s) Kinder Morgan / Pinnacle
$4,884.00
Morales Elementary
Amount:
$4,663.00
Library Learning Lab
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Kinder Morgan / Piper, Sandler & Caldwell
Pasadena High School
Library Reading Incentive Thank you to our sponsor(s) Community Health 1st ER
Amount:
$1,565.00
Turner Elementary
Amount:
$5,000.00
Life is Better When We Run
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Kirk and Robin Lewis / JL Wyatt Properties / Meeder Asset Management, Inc
Pasadena Memorial High School
Light’s Camera, and Pose!
Amount:
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Gallagher Benefit Services / Kumon of Pasadena
$4,994.13
Meador Elementary
Amount:
$2,436.00
Amount:
$5,000.00
Listen Up
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Meador Staffing Services
De Zavala Middle School
Lobo Readers are Leaders Thank you to our sponsor(s) Lyondellbasell
South Houston High School
Amount:
$5,000.00
Amount:
$3,300.00
Make the Pitch
Thank you to our sponsor(s) PISD Athletics Hall of Fame
Matthys Elementary
Making Magic with Markerspace Thank you to our sponsor(s) Kinder Morgan
South Belt Elementary
Amount:
$2,200.00
Math Madness!
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Brooks & Sparks, Inc. / West Belt Surveying, Inc. / Brown & Root Industrial Services
South Houston High School
Mathia for Algebra 1
Amount:
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Perdue Brandon Fielder Collin & Mott LLP
$5,000.00
Teague Elementary
Amount:
$4,262.00
Mental Health Matters
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Ameraflex / Direct Energy an NRG Company
Milstead Middle School
Amount:
$5,000.00
Milstead Middle School Student Led Activities for STAAR Thank you to our sponsor(s) Kinder Morgan / RediMD LLC
South Belt Elementary
Amount:
$3,380.00
Mission: Motivate Mathematicians Thank you to our sponsor(s) Kinder Morgan / Salas O’ Brian
Jensen Elementary
Amount:
Mobile Math Mastery
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Kinder Morgan
$4,855.00
Dobie High School
Amount:
$4,936.00
Modeling Mastery:Innovative Hands-On Teaching in Biology Thank you to our sponsor(s) John O. Harris Interest L.P.
Lomax Middle School
Amount:
$3,613.00
Multisensory Area for Students w/ Significant Needs Thank you to our sponsor(s) Ameraflex / Rodney and Cheri Hutcherson
Fisher Elementary
Amount:
$5,000.00
No “Shelf” Control at Fisher Elementary
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Chevron Phillips Chemical / Sand, Gravel & Mulch USA
Atkinson Elementary
Amount:
Our Kinder Garden, Growing Learners Thank you to our sponsor(s) Mariselle Quijano -McDonalds
$5,000.00
Pasadena High School
Amount:
$5,000.00
Pasadena High School Culinary 2023-Salamander Broiler Thank you to our sponsor(s) DivisionOne Construction / BCH Insurance
South Belt Elementary
Amount:
Pickleball for All
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union
$4,400.00
Sam Rayburn High School
Amount:
$3,357.01
Picture This! Classroom Cameras Thank you to our sponsor(s) Bayway Auto Group / McCarley Family
District
Amount:
Podium for All
Thank you to our sponsor(s) City of Pasadena/Economic Development Corporation
$5,000.00
South Houston High School
Amount:
$4,479.84
Pretty Please with a Cherry on Top Thank you to our sponsor(s)
Frontline Education / Fellowship of Christian Athletes / Gateway Printing & Office Supply, Inc.
Hancock Elementary
Amount:
S.T.R.E.A.M on Bison Boulevard
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Kinder Morgan / Thompson and Horton
$5,000.00
Matthys Elementary
Amount:
$4,995.00
Safety in Numbers
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Pasadena ISD Police Officers Assocociation
Matthys Elementary
Amount:
Saving Lives
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Texas TransEastern
$1,138.00
Young Elementary
Amount:
$1,200.00
Sculpting the Future: Empowering PISD Math Gals w/3D Pen Thank you to our sponsor(s) Kinder Morgan
Fred Roberts Middle School
Sensory Break Room
Amount:
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Mister Car Wash / Xerox Business Solutions Southwest
$5,000.00
South Houston High School
Amount:
$2,538.00
South Houston High School Feeder Fun Runs Thank you to our sponsor(s) Air Products
South Houston High School
Amount:
South Houston HS Reality Fair Thank you to our sponsor(s) Stellar Bank
$4,044.00
South Shaver Elementary
Amount:
$5,000.00
Spanish and Bilingual Picture Books
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Serrano Insurance Agency / DeeAnn and Lance Powell
South Houston High School
Spot the Difference
Amount:
$5,000.00
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Wayne and Pat Adams / Ally Medical Emergency Room / b-1 Bank
Laura Bush Elementary
Amount:
$1,986.92
Amount:
$4,700.00
Striking Up Creativity
Thank you to our sponsor(s) GPD Group
Pasadena High School
Stringing Together a New Future for PHS Tennis
Thank you to our sponsor(s) FHN Financial Capital Markets / First Financial Group of America
Mae Smythe Elementary
Amount:
$4,983.00
Supplies for Success: Self-Managing Emotions Toolkits Thank you to our sponsor(s) Shell Federal Credit Union / SER Construction Partners LLC
Pasadena Memorial High School
Amount:
The “Trade” of Tech Theatre
$4,916.00
Thank you to our sponsor(s) LTY Engineers / McGriff Insurance Services LLC / North American Shipping Agencies
Pasadena High School
Amount:
$5,000.00
The Eagle’s Nest School Store
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Education Foundation of Harris County / Enhanced Laser Products / EqualLevel
Matthys Elementary
Amount:
The Matthys Reading Garden Thank you to our sponsor(s) Pasadena Lions Club
$4,687.00
Milstead Middle School
Amount:
$4,212.00
The Revolutionary Art Studio of the Eternal Artistic Mindset Thank you to our sponsor(s) TDECU
Matthys Elementary
Amount:
Tokens for Books
Thank you to our sponsor(s) TDECU
$2,820.00
Queens Intermediate
Amount:
$4,510.00
Tools to Regain Your Cool: Mental Health Matters Thank you to our sponsor(s) Bill and Jackie Barmore / Balfour/Lone Star Letter Jackets
Dobie High School
Amount:
Utilizing Calming Stations to Promote SEL Thank you to our sponsor(s) BOK Financial Securities, Inc. / Brothers Produce
$4,633.00
Mae Smythe Elementary
Amount:
$5,000.00
Wanted Mustangs Book Vending Machine Thank you to our sponsor(s) MOTU Stop / Premiere World Wide Investigations
Pasadena Memorial High School
Amount:
Where Education Meets Industry!
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Stellar Bank / Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
$4,999.75
Fred Roberts Middle School
Amount:
$2,250.00
Amount:
$3,184.00
World of Color at RMS
Thank you to our sponsor(s) PSC Group~Helping Hands
Lomax Middle School
Zen Den: Creating Mental Health Spaces at School Thank you to our sponsor(s) Marathon Petroleum Company
South Shaver Elementary
Amount:
$5,000.00
Book Blast Initiative
Thank you to our sponsor(s) Bayway Auto Group / Palace Social
Check out what else is going on with the Pasadena ISD Education Foundation by scanning the QR code below!
We work hard all year on behalf of Pasadena ISD
ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME The annual Hall of Fame inducts esteemed coaches and former student-athletes from Pasadena ISD. Selected students are also awarded a Hall of Fame Scholarship.
SHINING STARS Through the generous support from sponsors and donors of the Shining Stars Event, the Education Foundation is able to celebrate and honor the top seniors from each of the Pasadena ISD high schools and their Distinguished Educators. The top seniors are awarded laptops and/or scholarships.
GOLF CLASSIC The Texas Invitational Golf Classic benefits students and teachers in Pasadena ISD by funding scholarships, mini-grants, and other educational programs in the district.
CORNERSTONE CLUB PASADENA ISD EMPLOYEES contribute to the Education Foundation by payroll deduction as a member of the Cornerstone Club.
$3.3
OVER
APPROX.
2000
MIL.
TOTAL IN MINI GRANTS The Pasadena ISD Education Foundation has awarded 882 mini-grants as of August 2022.
MCDONALD’S TEXAS INVITATIONAL Pasadena is home to the McDonald’s Texas Invitational Basketball Tournament. Run solely by volunteers and sponsored by local businesses and industries, this event is the foundation’s primary fundraiser, raising tens of thousands of dollars each year for the foundation.
DAY OF GIVING The Share the Love Campaign coincides with the national Day of Giving so anyone can donate to the Pasadena ISD Education Foundation via social media.
PRIZE PARADE Each December, the Pasadena ISD Education Foundation and its community partners award mini-grants to assist teachers and campuses with funding for educational projects meant to enhance student learning that may not otherwise be funded through a regular annual budget.
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Pasadena ISD Education Foundation Executive Committee Salvador Serrano, Jr. President Elect
Linda Lukaszewski Vice President, Admin. Affairs
Jack Bailey Treasurer
Tish Eubanks President Elect
Ginny Wagner Vice President, Development
Patti Bodkins Member-at-Large
Judy Harrison Immediate Past President
Dr. DeeAnn Powell Secretary
Denise Burleigh Member-at-Large
Pasadena ISD Education Foundation Advisory Board Steve Cote Jess A Fileds, Sr. Reverend Emory Gadd Rick Guerrero Elizabeth Harris-Lindberg Denise Jennings Ben Meador John Moon, Jr. Liz Olivarez
Cindy Parmer Calvin E. Powitzky, Jr. Mariselle Quijano Thomas Schoenbein Ken Unfried Judge Holly Williamson Steven Cowart Chris Bezdek
Pasadena ISD Education Foundation Staff Emily Ontiveros, Executive Director
Kathy Richardson, Admin Assistant
Pasadena ISD Education Foundation Board Members Wayne Adams Jack Bailey Brandan Baird Phil Barker Bill Barmore Patti Bodkins Terry Brotherton Denise Burleigh Luis Fernandez Tish Eubanks Gloria Gallegos Ezreal Garcia Judy Harrison Dr. Karen Hickman Cheri Hutcherson AJ Jabbary Dr. Kirk Lewis Linda Lukaszewski
Jay Mackey Nina Mathen Dr. Troy McCarley Vickie Morgan Debbie Pace-Rowland Dr. DeeAnn Powell Vickie Morgan Valerie Reyes Salvador Serrano Jr. Jennifer Silva Steve Sipes Jackie Spigener Melissa Valdez Ginny Ginn Wagner Charles A. Welsh Herman Willams Cristina Burt Womack Dawn McDonald
Pasadena ISD Board Members Casey Phelan President
Marshall Kendrick Vice President
Crystal Davila Member
Vickie Morgan Secretary
Kenny Fernandez Member
Nelda Sullivan Assistant Secretary
Paola Gonzalez Member
3920 Mickey Gilley Blvd., Pasadena, TX 77505 eontiveros@pasadenaisd.org 713-740-0288 www.pasadenaisdfoundation.org