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The Carlynton Education Foundation’s third annual golf outing in September at The Club at Shadow Lakes raised $9,500 in proceeds, thanks to generous sponsors and the many golfers who came out for a good cause. The Foundation, with a goal to provide support for educational programs for District students, recently awarded the following teacher enrichment grants in October: Annemarie Bunch - Alternate seating and work space stations to support the Emotional Support classroom at the junior-senior high school; Mary Campbell - Set of headphones to support students working independently while minimizing distractions in second grade at Carnegie Elementary; Erin Cummings - Classroom set of solar powered calculators to support student achievement of common core mathematics standards in the fifth grade at Carnegie Elementary; Allison Fekety - Equipment to support the implementation of “Sensory Breaks” to assist student learning in the autistic support classroom at Carnegie Elementary; Emily Hanley - Classroom set of solar powered calculators to support student achievement of common core mathematics standards in the fourth grade at Carnegie Elementary; Russ Pedersen - Purchase and refurbishment of used musical instruments to support the music program for grades 4 - 6 at Carnegie and Crafton Elementary; Marlynn Vayanos - Classroom subscription of Scholastic Art to increase literacy in grades 7 12 by incorporating reading strategies across the art curriculum through the use of non-fiction, contemporary articles; and Steven Vayanos - Books and readers to develop a Spanish lending library for students in grades 9 - 12 to promote bi-literacy and literacy across the disciplines. Save the date! November 2016-2017 08 In-Service Day, No school for students 11 Veteran’s Day, No school 24-29 Thanksgiving Holiday, No school December 01-04 03 05-15 06 09 14 15 23-Jan 2 The Foundation will host “Breakfast with Santa” on December 3rd and “A Taste of Carlynton” on April 3, 2017. Be sure to mark your calendar. And please remember the Foundation when making purchases on Amazon Smile. By selecting the Carlynton Education Foundation as your charity of choice, .5% of each eligible sale will benefit students of the district. Fall play, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Breakfast with Santa Winter Keystone Exams High school winter choral concert Elementary winter choral concert Elementary winter band concert High school winter band concert Winter Holiday Break Carlynton-Montour | Winter 2016 | icmags.com 55 C ARLYN TON S CHOOL DIS TR IC T NE WS Foundation supports enrichment grants Carlynton-Montour A number of Carlynton School District teachers and administrators took part in the Foundation golf outing in September, including this friendly foursome, Michael Donovan, Chris Colonna, John McAdoo and Bill Palonis.