Shenandoah County Public Schools has announced the recipients for the Moore Educational Trust 2024 Grants. The grants will fund projects across many subjects and curriculums which will benefit staff and students of all levels.

Ms. Helen Moore left her estate, valued at over three million dollars, to benefit the students of Shenandoah County Public Schools when she passed in 2002. Each year, income from the trust is awarded to teachers and groups for special projects.

Nine grants totaling nearly 180 thousand dollars were awarded between Instructional Grants and Professional Grants.

Massanutten Regional Governor’s School and Mountain View High School will receive 65 thousand dollars for building a mini watershed. While it will be housed at the high school, it is planned to host field trips for elementary and middle school students on the entire southern campus.

Central High School will receive 15 thousand dollars to revitalize the Old Gym into a modern assembly venue and performance space.

74 hundred dollars will go to Mountain View High School to bring competitive winter color guard to the school. This grant will provide equipment to support the whole time.

Peter Muhlenberg Middle School will get 24 thousand to create a collaborative learning environment in the library. The space will give students a better chance to work in partners or groups, and the library can hold presentations and special events.

Signal Knob Middle School will build an outdoor classroom with 28 thousand dollars. The project will collaborate with Triplett Tech masonry students, SKMS FFA students, and the community. The outdoor classroom allows students to engage in different environments and enhance learning.

Special Education Students at Honey Run will be able to get the adaptive equipment they need with seven thousand dollars. The equipment will include an adaptive tricycle and a hand-crank hydraulic worktable, providing a more inclusive environment.

Sandy Hook Elementary School will be starting Shenandoah Strings which will be weekly violin instructions for fourth and fifth graders interested with an 85-hundred-dollar grant.

21 thousand dollars will be used for Virtual Reality systems for elementary classrooms for immersive learning opportunities.

W.W. Robinson Elementary School will get nearly 28 hundred dollars for the purchase of digital cameras for students to learn about photojournalism and photography as an art form and career.

The Shenandoah Education Foundation will get 35 thousand dollars for the continuation of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Shenandoah County, which mails a free book to children every month until they turn five.

All projects are set to start this year.