The Oconomowoc Public Education Foundation (OPEF) formally presented awards to the 2020-21 OPEF grant recipients at the OASD School Board meeting this week. OPEF awarded $15,152.90 in grants to the Oconomowoc Area School District for the 2020-2021 school year. There were four educational grants awarded and one from the Jennifer Bukosky Fund, established for drug and alcohol abuse prevention education.
Congratulations to our grant recipients:
- Eric Darnell and Kris Chadwick from Nature Hill Intermediate for their project, "Inspiring Engineers for the Future".
- Sara Pyka, Alyssa Schmitz, and Lona Piber for their project, "School Communication Boards" at Greenland Elementary.
- Scott Bakkum from Oconomowoc High School for his project, "Building Bridges that Empower Students".
- Kristin Bunker from Meadow View Elementary for her project, "The Wildcat Gallery".
- Krystal Nettesheim from Park Lawn Elementary for her project, "Felting Bookmarks".
Congratulations to our OASD teachers and staff members for earning these grants and thank you to OPEF and the individuals who donate to this great organization. Learn more about OPEF at www.opef.info.
OPEF Grant Recipients
Pictured: Barb Woodruff, OPEF President, Lona Piber, Greenland Elementary Teacher, Scott Bakkum, OHS Counselor, Eric Darnell, Nature Hill Intermediate Teacher, Katie Westerman, OPEF Marketing & Communications Coordinator.
Not Pictured: Krystal Nettesheim, Kristin Bunker, Sara Pyka, Alyssa Schmitz, and Kris Chadwick.
OPEF Check Presentation
Pictured: James Wood, OASD School Board President, Barb Woodruff, OPEF President, and Katie Westerman, OPEF Marketing & Communications Coordinator.