Students at Monte Vista School learned pre-coding skills using Ozobots.

Washington Colony Elementary now has a STEAM club! Students from grades 3-5 have been participating in engaging and exciting STEAM activities with the supplies provided by the grant.

The McLane Football Nutrition and Hydration Initiative made possible by the Innovation Grant allowed players to receive proper nutrition.

The Unplug to Plug-In project introduced enticing recess games and activities for students, encouraging them to engage in face-to-face socialization and active play during their free time at school.

Students in Ms. Flanigan’s class now have a variety of musical instruments ranging from roll-out piano keyboards and music books, to sets of rhythm instruments.

Sneakers 4 Students was a project that started as a result of an ongoing need at Monroe Elementary.

The goal of the Outdoor Adventure Elective project was to foster awareness and safety for the surrounding environment using the skills learned in the eight-week course.

The Mendota High School CTE/ROP courses participated in rigorous safety training before actually suiting up for hands-on career stimulating projects.

On behalf of the Cederquist family, The Foundation @ FCOE was honored to present the Delbert “Del” Cederquist Scholarships to two CTEC High School students, Savannah Romero and Ruby Miranda. Savannah plans to attend UC Davis to pursue a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biomedical engineering and Ruby will be attending Fresno Pacific University to pursue a degree in psychology.

Congratulations Nia Palmer for being selected as the first-ever recipient of the Jim A. Yovino | Students of Promise Scholarship. Nia has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and leadership abilities, and exceptional dedication to her personal growth.

Students advocated and promoted mental health care through the MHS NAMI Club and the Aztec Shop, Mendota High’s spirit store. MHS NAMI is fueled by research, activities, and guidance from the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) organization.

The dance program at Orange Center Elementary expanded their program to include Hmong cultural dances, in addition to the existing Mexican Folklorico, creating the Multicultural Dance group. The goal of this project is to educate the school community on the multicultural influences that represent the student population.

The Essential Skills for Academic Success project focused on providing students in the Special Day Class (SDC) at Washington Academic Middle School with materials from PCI Educational Publishing and Generation Genius.

The high school and adult transition students within the SDC-SH program at Coalinga High School take campus beautification and recycling seriously. The Recycling for All gave students the opportunity to buy supplies needed for their recycling program. They purchased adaptive equipment such as gloves, carts, picker-uppers, and large trash bag that benefited their clean-up crew.

The Virtual Reality in the Classroom project provided a fully immersive learning experience for students at Alvina Elementary. A variety of applications helped students continue to enhance their learning experiences with this innovative technology. Students were able take virtual field trips across the world such as the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall, virtually build Anne Frank’s home and take a tour,

The FIRST Lego League project at Big Creek Elementary allowed students to learn by interacting with objects or manipulatives. Touching, seeing, and moving things around is crucial to their learning. In First Lego league, students engage in hands-on STEM experiences, building confidence, growing their knowledge, and developing habits of learning.

Manga Matters helped create a more innovative approach to improve literacy development by acquiring and promoting manga at Rio Vista Middle School.

Firebaugh High School students took a trip of a lifetime to the San Diego Safari Park Zoo, Roar and Snore Experience. Students toured the zoo to observe the animals, including tigers, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, and rhinos. They had the extraordinary experience of seeing the only platypus in the world outside of Australia.