2022-23 Golden Apple Grants Awards
Tiffany Smietsana-Lysell — Greensburg Salem High School, Students Teach Others Through Video — $169.90
Liz Zeglin — Greensburg Salem Middle School, PBIS Committee — $505.93
Barb Garofola — Greensburg Salem Middle School, The Giving Tree — $1,210,00
Emily Hazlett — Greensburg Salem High School, Show Choir at Carnegie Hall — $1,000.00
2021-22 Golden Apple Grants Awards
Awardee – Project Name
Stephanie Pawlak — Hutchinson Elementary, Pride Committee of Hutchinson — $479.92
Ryan Gross — Hutchinson Elementary, Elementary Growth Mindset — $287.58
Nicole Nestico — Hutchinson Elementary, Sensory Walks Around Hutch — $488.00
Michelle Wiltrout — Hutchinson Elementary, STEAM Lending Library — $225.32
Kelly Nace — Hutchinson Elementary, Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) — $899.97
Katie Nowicki — Hutchinson Elementary, A Classroom Library for All — $818.11
Anthony Barbato — Hutchinson Elementary, Raising Gardeners — $659.58
Jenna Menz — Hutchinson Elementary, Bookcases for Bookworms — $465.40
Darryl Audia — Greensburg Salem High School, Picture Frames for Community Display — $1,407.93
Cheryl Harper — Greensburg Salem High School, GS Threads Revamped — $716.63
Emily Campbell — Greensburg Salem High School, Period Poverty — $200.00
David Zilli — Greensburg Salem High School, Challenge Coins — $580.00
2020-21 Golden Apple Grants Awards
Awardee – Project Name
Barb Garofola — Greensburg Salem Middle School, Books Beat Screens — $904.74
Camille Nemanic — Hutchinson Elementary, Flex Space Tables for Math Minds Through Collaboration and Sense-Making — $1084.95
Michelle Sparrow — Hutchinson Elementary, Bringing Visions to Life! — $662.83
2019-20 Golden Apple Grants Awards
Awardee – Project Name
Jeff Blanchetti & Michelle Sparrow — Elementary Schools, Controlling the Airwarys — $1,331.76
Robin Moyer — Hutchinson Elementary, Let Your Voice Be Heard — $146.23
Robin Moyer — Hutchinson Elementary, Headphones On/Turn Up the Math — $779.40
Vienna O’Brien — Greensburg Salem High School, Blue and White Courtroom Classic — $700
Jessica Pritts — Metzgar Elementary, Positive Behavior Support Program (PRIDE) — $370
Jessica Pritts — Greensburg Salem Middle School, Positive Behavior Support Program (RESPECT) — $528.95
Katie Nowicki — Hutchinson Elementary, Wobble Through Guided Reading Levels — $423.92
Amy Harvey — Hutchinson Elementary, Wiggle and Wobble the Way to Learning — $516.98
Anthony Barbato — Metzgar Elementary, Learning in Kindergarten with Osmos — $495
Andrea Redinger — Greensburg Salem High School, GS Birds Flock Together — $500
2018-19 Golden Apple Grants Awards
Awardee – Project Name
Andrea Shissler — Greensburg Salem High School, Trailer for GSHS Marching Band — $2,000
Andrea Shissler — Metzgar Elementary, 4th Annual STEAM Fair — $1,314.73
Jeff Blanchetti — Metzgar/Nicely Elementary, Robotics Circuits and Coding — $849
Jessica Pritts — Metzgar Elementary, Lions Lunchable Backpack Food Program — $340.25
Kristen Solomon — Greensburg Salem High School, Mock Trial Blue and White Courtroom Classic — $610
Megan Shissler — Greensburg Salem High School, Math and Accounting Exploration — $244.97
Ali Cox — Hutchinson Elementary, “Sense-ational” Learning — $240.91
Courtney Doran — Hutchinson Elementary, Maximizing Math Learning with Moby Max — $323.14
Jeff Blanchetti — Metzgar & Nicely Elementary, Imagination, Creative Design, and Modeling — $308
Michelle Sparrow — Hutchinson Elementary, Well-Loved Items are Well Used — $416.95
John Manley — Hutchinson Elementary, A Snapshot of My Future — $584.75
Lisa Thomas — Nicely Elementary, 2019 and Beyond — $468.02
Molly Sossong — Hutchinson Elementary, Making the Most of Math with Moby Max — $309.95
2017-18 Golden Apple Grants Awards
Awardee – Project Name
Mary Logan — Greensburg Salem High School, Speech and Debate National Trip — $1,000
Sue Glowa — Greensburg Salem High School, Musical Theatre Camp — $500
Lindsay Scarpo — Hutchinson Elementary, Hutchinson Book Club — $598.10
Mary Jo Holtzer — Elementary Schools, Empowering and Engaging Students with Special Needs — $697.90
Molly McMaster — Hutchinson Elementary, Making the Most of Math with Moby Max — $400.50
Tyler Scalzo — Greensburg Salem High School Student, Sea in the Classroom — $1,000
2016-17 Golden Apple Grants Awards
Awardee – Project Name
Kristen Vassar — Greensburg Salem Middle School, Captured Moments — $1019.80
Racquel Sutton — Greensburg Salem Middle School, GSMS Clubs — $856.10
Wendy Jorgensen — Greensburg Salem High School, Accounting Honors Institute — $130
Cheryl Harper — Greensburg Salem High School, Kennametal young Engineers Program Tools — $450
Barb Garofola — Greensburg Salem Middle School, Need-to-Know News (Student Council) — $2,220.28
Jeff Blanchetti — Metzgar/Nicely Elementary, Circuits, Coding, and Robotics — $1,700.99
Michelle Sparrow — Hutchinson Elementary, Maker Space for All Students — $990.19
Chris Thomas — Nicely Elementary, “Dash” to STEAM Class for Interactive Learning — $1,605.90
Dr. Alvine Nativio — Greensburg Salem Middle School, The Future is Mine (Business Etiquette Luncheon — $400
Mary Logan — Greensburg Salem High School, Speech and Debate National Trip Funding — $1,000
Melissa Bowman — Administration, Swishes for STEAM Charitable Basketball Event with the Harlem Wizards — $700
Alyssa Angiolieri — Greensburg Salem Middle School Student, Drug Awareness and Anti-Bullying Assembly for Red Ribbon Week — $249
Evelyn Swanson & Lilly Kosoglow — Greensburg Salem Middle School Students, National Jr Honor Society Chapter — $249
Michelle Sparrow — Hutchinson Elementary, Technology Lending Library — $1,256.48
Lisa Thomas — Nicely Elementary, 2017 and Beyond — $500
Jess Pritts — Metzgar Elementary, Discovery Den — $960
Debbie Kozuch — Greensburg Salem Middle School, Edison Robots Invade GSMS — $464.98
Jonelle Dini — Hutchinson Elementary, Keep Moving in Kindergarten — $454.12
Sheri Dallas — Greensburg Salem High School, Osmo-sis In Our Life Skills — $446
Ali Cox — Hutchinson Elementary, Workbox Tasks to Work Smarter Not Harder — $533.55
2015-16 Golden Apple Grants Awards
Awardee – Project Name
Amy Harvey — Hutchinson Elementary, Sensory Solutions for Success —$910
Pam Leonard — Metzgar Elementary, Bricks, Mortar & Multi-Media — $539
Holly Miller — Nicely Elementary, Whiteboard Writing Works — $344
Cindy Mondi — Hutchinson Elementary, Listening Centers for Kindergarten Classrooms — $522
Cindy Mondi — Hutchinson Elementary, STEAM Activities for Kindergarten Classrooms — $666
Jessica Pritts — Nicely/Metzgar Elementaries, Behavior Booths – Schoolwide Positive Behavior Reward Program — $517
Zana Aebi — Hutchinson Elementary, Improving On-Task Behavior for Students with ADD & ADHD — $965
Teresa Barkley — Greensburg Salem Middle School, Wet Lands – The Incredible Journey — $606
Cheryl Carnicelli — Hutchinson Elementary, Think, Make, Share @ Hutch — $682
Cheryl Harper — Greensburg Salem High School, Sea Perch Innovative Underwater Robotics — $676
Jessica Haerr — Greensburg Salem Middle School, GO PRO To Go — $325
Amy Harvey — Hutchinson Elementary, Sensory Solutions for Continued Success — $958
Mary Jo Holtzer — Nicely Elementary, Building Independence — $540
Lynn Jobe — Greensburg Salem High School, Fitness Center Refurbishing Project — $2,500
Jessica Pritts — Nicely Elementary, Sensory Integration to Increase On-Task Behavior—$511
Andrea Redinger — Greensburg Salem High School, What Will You Create? — $1,062
Michelle Sparrow — Hutchinson Elementary ,Think, Make, Share @ Hutch — $806
Liz Zeglin — Greensburg Salem Middle School, 21st Century Learning — $617
SPECIAL FUNDING
GSEF Supports the Arts — $400 to both the GSHS and to the GSMS Spring Musical Productions
2014-15 Golden Apple Grants Awards
Awardee – Project Name
Cheryl Carnicelli — Focus on the Future: Fifth Grade Career Investigation
Allison Cox — Hands on Math: Hutchinson Pencil Store
Jaclyn Fawcett — iAlgebra 2/iAA Stats
Jenna Galloway — A TOUCH of Help – Sensory Integration
Guidance Department — Golden Achievement Awards: AP Testing Incentive
GSMS — Strengthening Families & Youth Program
Kristy Hostetler — Promoting Reading Through School/Home Literacy Connections
Matt King — Action Cam Adventures
Molly McMaster — Preparing Students for the 21st Century
Cindy Mondi — Common Core Mentor Text Library
Robin Moyer — Picturing Topics
Ashley Nestor — Young Writers Camp, Summer 2014
Lisa Thomas — Collaborative Culture Seat Sacks
Steve Tribble — Elementary Summer 2015 Instrumental Music Program
Kristen Vassar — Android Tablets to Customize Learning
Jessica Zahorchak — Grade 2 Leveled Reading Lounge
2013-14 Golden Apple Grant Awards
Awardee – Project Name
Courtney Doran – Literacy Through the Genres
Martha Faust – Listen & Read
Martha Faust – Organizing & Preparing for Success
Susan Glowa – Dramatic Arts to “Les Miserables”
Molly McMaster – Literacy Through the Genres
Kim Palmiscno – Choreograph: Swing to Samba
Jessica Pritts – “Lions Roar” – Mentoring Program
Beth Simone – Enhancing Mock Trial Performance