2024-25 GRANT RECIPIENTS

BROWN ELEMENTARY

Wax on, Wax off! From Paper Bags to a Living Character Wax Museum. (2nd and 3rd grade, $2,290.69)

Get ready for history to come alive! With Wax On, Wax Off, our students will transform into historical figures, sharing incredible stories that inspire confidence, creativity, and a love for learning!

These little 2nd Graders went to Market! (2nd grade, $2,102.74)

These little piggies are off to Market Day! Our 2nd graders will learn financial literacy, build businesses, and bring entrepreneurship to life in this fun, hands-on journey!

They See Me Rollin...I'm Succeedin'! (Pre-K through 5th grade, $1,600.00)

They see me rollin! With ride-on animals, our students will be cruising through school, celebrating positive behavior and achievements in style!

Build & Snap! (1st grade, $1,787.64)

With Build and Snap phonics sets, we’ll make reading instruction fun and engaging, helping our students snap their way to confident reading success!

Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Positive Wildcat SUDS! (Pre-K through 5th grade, $2,996.00)

Time to bubble up the fun! With Rub-a-Dub-Dub, Positive Wildcat Suds, our students will celebrate success with foam-filled joy, bringing excitement, pride, and memorable moments to every Wildcat!

CAIN ELEMENTARY

No Bones About It (Pre-K through 5th grade, $600.00)

Let’s bring learning to life! With life-size skeletons, our students will get hands-on with bones, muscles, and movement, making anatomy fun and memorable!

Hammock Haven: A Literary Oasis (Pre-K through 5th grade, $1,998.90)

Welcome to Hammock Haven—an outdoor reading oasis where students can relax, unwind, and dive into books surrounded by nature’s beauty, sparking imagination and a lifelong love for reading!

The Zen Den - A Sensory Haven for Life Skills Learners (1st through 5th grade, $1,100.00)

Creating a calm, sensory-friendly classroom will help our Wildcats with special needs feel supported, grounded, and ready to learn—no sensory room needed!

Don't Hate, Pollinate! (Kinder through 2nd grade, $3,560.64)

With a greenhouse and pollinator plants, Cain students will witness Monarchs up close—learning about life cycles, pollination, and Texas’s very own state insect in a hands-on outdoor classroom!

HIGGINS ELEMENTARY

Pod Squad (Pre-K through 5th grade, $1,500.00)

The Pod Squad is ready to amplify student voices! With podcasting, our young storytellers will gain confidence, creativity, and communication skills—one episode at a time!

Sensory Lab (Pre-K through 5th grade, $718.55)

Higgins’ sensory lab is here to help students find calm, focus, and engagement—a safe space to support their unique needs and learning success!

STANTON-SMITH ELEMENTARY

Scanning to Success- Supporting Students with Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, and English Learners (1st through 5th grade, $4,539.50)

"Scanning to Success" will empower over 75 students with learning disabilities, dyslexia, and English learners by giving them the autonomy to scan and listen to their assignments independently. These smart pens will build confidence, vocabulary, and independence, turning challenges into achievements!

We Can Make The Whole Place Shimmer...with Kindness (1st grade, $740.55)

Get ready to sparkle! Our first graders are on a mission to spread kindness across the community with handmade beaded bracelets. These thoughtful gifts, complete with sweet notes, will brighten days and fill buckets with joy—from district employees to children in the Rainbow Room. Let's help our students make the world shimmer with kindness!

For the Love of Learning: A Hammock Garden (Pre-K through 5th grade, $3,676.90)

Bringing back the basics! Imagine a hammock garden where our students can step away from screens, breathe in fresh air, and rediscover the joy of reading, writing, and learning outdoors. Let’s support a space that reconnects them with nature, igniting lifelong curiosity and well-being!

Igniting Creativity: Empowering Young Innovators (2nd through 5th grade, $3,004.96)

Our makerspace dreams just got a powerful upgrade! Imagine our students bringing their ideas to life with a laser engraver & cutter, crafting models, bridges, and unique designs that turn learning into hands-on creativity. Let’s ignite their imagination and see what amazing creations they bring to life!

Cut the Cord: Going Wireless in the Art Classroom to Celebrate "Spotlight Artists" (Pre-K through 5th grade, $818.01)

Let’s shine the spotlight on creativity! With a mobile art station and a wireless camera, our art teacher will celebrate students’ unique ideas, perseverance, and problem-solving each day. These ‘Spotlight Artists’ will wear their badges with pride, inspiring a school-wide culture of creativity and confidence!

BOLT+ - An Innovation Upgrade (3rd through 5th grade, $2,530.40)

With the BOLT+ Power Pack, our students are ready to level up in the world of robotics! Building on years of excitement with Sphero, this next-generation pack will ignite creativity and boost problem-solving skills, setting our students up to be the creators and innovators of tomorrow!

HOLLOWAY 6TH GRADE

The Holloway Hang (6th grade, $3,537.10)

Welcome to the Holloway Hang—a mobile outdoor classroom where learning meets nature in a cozy hammock! This unique space will let students relax, read, and engage with curriculum in an environment proven to boost mood, self-esteem, and focus. Perfect for the dynamic transition of 6th grade, the Holloway Hang will create lasting memories and set the stage for joyful learning in every subject!

Math Mat Mayhem (6th grade, $1,698.60)

Get ready to roll out math skills on giant gym mats! With life-size games like Battleship on the coordinate plane and bowling for math facts, students will jump, move, and learn—bringing math alive for our kinesthetic learners in the most active way possible!

WHITEHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL

Take Me Out to the Ball Game (10th through 12th grade, $899.56)

Our AP Statistics students are headed to Globe Life Field, where data meets baseball! With the Texas Rangers' analytics team, they'll see stats in action, igniting a love for math and future careers.

Soaring to New Heights at Whitehouse ISD: Drone Technology and Public Safety (9th through 12th grade, $2,724.94)

Whitehouse ISD Criminal Justice students are taking flight with drone technology, learning skills for real-world law enforcement, emergency response, and public safety. With your support, they’ll soar into the future as innovative and compassionate leaders!

Dine, Shine, and Refine: A General Employability Capstone Experience (12th grade, $430.80)

Whitehouse ISD’s Special Education students are preparing for the workforce with confidence, learning essential employability skills and exploring career possibilities through hands-on experiences. With the Dine, Shine, and Refine etiquette dinner as their grand finale, these students get to shine as professionals, showcasing all they’ve mastered!

Bridging the Gap From High School to Adulthood (12th grade, $820.95)

Our new program is all about empowering students to gain independence and real-world skills, from stocking shelves to folding laundry! This year, our young adults will master home and job skills, proving that everyone has something valuable to contribute. Let’s help these students thrive in their communities!

Building on the Promise (9th through 12th grade, $1,500.00)

Let’s power up the future! With this grant, our Cyber Squad can build, take apart, and rebuild computers year after year, giving the students hands-on experience in tech skills like PC assembly, hardware, and IT! This initiative will boost confidence and inspire the next generation of computer whizzes.

DISTRICT-WIDE

The heART Beat of Whitehouse! (Art Department, Kinder through 5th grade, $3,758.56)

With BIG HEART MOMENTS in art, our students will dive into creative projects inspired by masters, celebrating art, emotion, and expression—because art is truly the heartbeat of our school!

Building Bridges: Conflict-Resolution Skills for Young Leaders (Counseling Department, Pre-K through 5th grade, $634.60)

With Building Bridges, students will learn to turn conflicts into teamwork, using Peace Walks and Path to Friendship mats to build empathy, communication, and collaboration skills!

Bright Horizons in Learning Through Light (Early Childhood Special Education, $4,974.44)

With a touch of sparkle and support, we’re bringing light tables into Early Childhood Special Education! These tables will enrich learning through color, texture, and sensory exploration, creating a world where all students can shine.

Chess for Change (1st through 5th grade, $1,887.54)

Imagine students playing chess to “fix the world”! With a community-wide chess tournament and afterschool Chess Academy, WISD's gifted students will tackle local issues, boost their skills, and make real impacts—one chess move at a time!

Cross Town Connection (1st grade, $5,470.42)

Get ready for "BookTok for First Graders!" Across the district, students will read, review, and share their favorite books with each other. With shared book sets, mailboxes, and book reviews sent like "fan mail," our first graders will connect and inspire each other, sparking a love for reading that will last a lifetime!

Bringing 2nd Grade Stories to Life on the Big Stage-TAKE TWO! Featuring WISD Theater Department (2nd and 9th through 12th grade, $3,000.00)

This project brings big dreams to life! With support from our high school theater students, every 2nd grader across the district will write their own story, see it adapted for the stage, and watch in awe as their words come to life. This collaboration bridges ages, fosters creativity, and builds confidence—leaving a lasting mark on all our future storytellers and performers!