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2021 Classroom Grants

WINGS Educational Foundation offers educators in the School District of Washington the opportunity to apply for the WINGS Educator Grant to fund innovation, technology or other opportunities to improve instruction for students in the District.

Maximum amount: $5,000

Deadline to apply: Must be received no later than 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2021.

How to apply: Complete the form, attach a detailed proposal and submit via:

• Email to wings@sdowmo.org • U.S. Mail to WINGS, P.O. Box 203, Washington, MO 63090

• District Mail to the WINGS Office in the Four Rivers Career Center.


2019 WINGS Hall of Honor Inductees

Hall of Honor Inductees
​Hall of Honor Inductees
Pictured are 2019 WINGS Hall of Honor inductees. Front row, from left, are inductees John Carter, Phyllis Edler and Rich Deppe. Back row, from left, are WINGS representatives Nancy Wood, Carol Zanin and Rich Buckman.
​Hall of Honor Members
​Hall of Honor Members
Pictured are members of the WINGS Hall of Honor who were on hand for the ceremony on Sept. 28. Front row, from left, are Jackie Krafft, Judy Verdine and Dr. Don Northington. Back row, from left, are Jack and Jo Ann Hagedorn, Ruth Wood, John Carter, Jim Gephardt, Ron Cowan, Rich Buckman (WINGS) and School District of Washington Superintendent Dr. Lori VanLeer.

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2019 WINGS Teacher of the Year
Teacher of the Year
WINGS, SDOW Teacher of the Year
Erin DeClue, Pre-K Autism instructor at the Early Learning Center, was named the WINGS and School District of Washington Teacher of the Year. Pictured are DeClue, left, and School District of Washington Superintendent Dr. Lori VanLeer.

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2019 WINGS STEAM Grant
STEAM Grant Awarded
STEAM Grant Recipient
WINGS awarded its STEAM Collaborative Grant for $10,000 to Washington High School math teachers Kyle Ellrich and Melissa Mauchenheimer for their project entitled, “Coding With Robots.” Pictured from left are Casey Zastrow of WINGS, WHS math teachers Kyle Ellrich and Melissa Mauchenheimer, and Carol Zanin and Dawn Kitchell of WINGS.

2018 WINGS Hall of Honor Inductees
Hall of Honor Inductees
Hall of Honor Inductees
Pictured are the 2018 WINGS Hall of Honor inductees. From left are Tim Wood (Alumni Award), James Perdew (Alumni Award), Herb Homeyer (Community Contributor Award) and Doris Jones (Educator Award).
Hall of Honor
Hall of Honor Inductees
Pictured are the 2018 WINGS Hall of Honor inductees along with WINGS members and School District of Washington staff members.



2018 WINGS Teacher of the Year
Teacher of the Year
Dan Brinkmann, WINGS Teacher of the Year, with his wife, Debbie Brinkmann. Also shown are WINGS Chair Brad Mitchell, far left, and School District of Washington Superintendent Dr. Lori VanLeer, far right.


2018 WINGS STEAM Grant Awarded
WINGS STEAM Grant 2018
The WINGS Educational Foundation awarded its third STEAM Collaborative WINGS Grant.

The grant for $6,737 was awarded to Four Rivers Career Center in collaboration with Washington West and Campbellton elementary schools for the “BUILD Academy – Building Unique and Innovative Learning by Design.” The project will offer sixth-grade students a project-based learning experience to research, design, plan, construct, market and sell a product – dog houses.

Front row, from left, are Lindsay Kober and Julie Strubberg from Washington West Elementary. Middle row, from left, are Annie Wieland from Four Rivers Career Center, Ashley Garrett from Washington West and Dawn Kitchell from WINGS. Back row, from left, are Andy Robinson from Four Rivers Career Center, LuAnn Engelbrecht from Campbellton Elementary and Becky Cox from WINGS.


2018 Support Staff Person of the Year
Thebeau Support Staff
Helen Thebeau, Four Rivers Career Center custodian was named the WINGS 2018 Support Staff Person of the Year. Also shown are FRCC Director Andy Robinson, left, and WINGS representative Brad Mitchell.

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Contact
WINGS Educational Foundation
PO Box 203
Washington, MO 63090
Phone: (636) 231-2100
wings@sdowmo.org
501(c)3 Corporation

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