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In pre-k, the best way of learning is through play and hands on learning. Having these different math centers have been very helpful for my students. These resources have helped my students stay engaged while practicing counting, sorting, and patterning. These resources have also helped my students work on their fine motor skills by having […]
The money I received will be used to help pay for my students to attend State Special Olympics in Stillwater in May. They compete in local events all school year in order to qualify to compete at State Games. They are learning the skills they need to be successful in each sport and the importance […]
This grant has allowed our students an opportunity to immerse themselves in the diverse subject of art. They have been given a chance to express themselves in ways they were unable to before. For many of these students it has also been a first time experience getting to use various means of art.
Sitting in a chair doing work can get boring for second graders. The clipboards, dry erase boards and puzzles allow for students to be mobile around the classroom while still answering questions and being engaged in the lesson.
I was so thankful to be chosen as recipient and to have the opportunity to purchase much needed speech sound production target cards. These cards are unique in that they are specifically created with the young learner in mind and in combination to an evidence based program. These words were carefully created with speech therapy […]
The resources that were purchased through this grant have become and amazing way of bridging the gap and removing obstacles that stand between ELL students, their families, and their educational environment. With the grant we were able to purchase multiple rapid translators for our school to use with students and staff. At the moment, the […]
My new students were very excited as the packages arrived for our grant. When the weather warms my PK classroom will be hatching baby chickens. I have attached pictures of our classroom looking at the purchases made with our grant. We received an incubator, brooder, books about a chickens life cycle and 21 eggs showing […]
This award provides the funds for our school to have an indoor Gaga Ball Pit for students of all ages to enjoy. The game itself helps build endurance, stamina and strength while practicing good sportsmanship and integrity. The students thoroughly enjoy this game and request it daily!
I teach Farm to Table at MacArthur Middle School. We received two smaller chicken coops that we will be using to start our purebred chicken lines and to raise our chicks that we will be hatching in class. Our pond insert we got will not only bring some beauty to our garden, but will also […]
My grant was to help me teach Social Emotional skills to my students. I lot of my student have lived through trauma, loss, disappointment at a very young age. Some of the things they have lived through I have not even experienced yet. A big majority of my students are hurting in decision making, social […]
I just received the last of my order for the Geometry compasses that LPS Foundation bought for the school children. We have not had the opportunity to use them yet but we are looking forward to using them the first week in March. These will be give the students hands on measuring of how to […]
Getting a grant funded is such a wonderful gift! It means that others have seen the work one is doing and they are choosing to place a high priority on the proposed idea. By funding the “Social Emotional Books-To the Rescue” project, you have showed us how much you value our students learning through literature, […]
First, I would like to say “Thank You” to the donors and LPSF! My class recently received our outdoor items. I teach pre-K and they were so excited that they didn’t even play with anything else today except these items! That’s big!!! They were so involved and although some of the equipment is a little […]
Through the LPS Foundation the MacArthur High School Academic Team was able to purchase a new buzzer system to replace nonworking systems. This buzzer system is used for team practice to prepare for tournaments and also enables us to host OSSAA district seeding and Area tournaments. Thank you to the LPS Foundation for considering and […]
Thanks to the generosity of the LPS Foundation and its donors, our marching band was able to purchase a brand-new Sousaphone. This vital instrument serves as the backbone of our band’s sound, providing the deep, rich tones that bring our performances to life. Prior to this grant, our students were using an aging instrument that […]
The resources purchased with this grant include a variety of math games and resources, which directly enhance the learning experience for my students. These materials provide hands-on learning opportunities, foster creativity, and support differentiated instruction to meet diverse learning needs.This grant has had a significant positive impact on my classroom by increasing student engagement, improving […]
EMS Unified Special Olympics wanted to start selling popcorn on a weekly basis to help raise money for all their Special Olympic needs, but also to bring awareness to our program. EMS Unified Special Olympics is a wonderful friendship between our Special Olympics athletes and EMS students (or buddies!) Together our athletes and buddies work […]
The 2024-2025 Lawton High School yearbook staff and I would like to thank the Lawton Public Schools foundation for their support and generosity. We appreciate the $3,000.00 grant tremendously. I am writing this as the Yearbook Adviser, my name is Kelley Hahesy-Bass. I must emphasize and express that your assistance is truly valuable in so […]
After a household accident last summer, I began to ponder whether or not our students were equipped with the tools and knowledge to handle emergency situations. I began to coordinate with our district career advisor and Comanche Memorial Hospital to host a first aid training. In November, the students received training in wound care, burns, […]
With the grant, I was able to purchase noise cancelling headphones. My students have been using them to help them focus when doing assignments in their classrooms, or when taking assessments with me in the resource room. The students seem more focused and calm when they are wearing the noise cancelling headphones.
This grant sent seven incredibly bright students at Macarthur High School to represent half the state at the NSDA (National Speech and Debate Association) annual national championship in Iowa. MHS students competed (fiercely) to beat out dozens of students from all western Oklahoma schools for a select few spots during district tournaments, and several more […]
Musical rights are easily the most expensive budget item for a musical performance. Theatre performances are lucky to break even and even luckier to make profit, so the LPSF grant is crucial for schools to continue live performances by making them less financially restrictive. LPSF approved the purchase of rights/royalties along with scripts and music […]
We no longer have just a “classroom,” we have something much more like a real studio thanks to the Lawton Public Schools Foundation grant! Following the infusion of dollars to MHS Media Production, our students’ quality of work improved; The freedom to live stream and record segments on campus simultaneously allowed us to generate more […]
Ceramics is an art medium that is cost prohibitive for many people, so my goal with my classes is to introduce them to as many different techniques as I can since this may be my students’ only time they ever get to work with clay. Getting this grant meant that I was able to incorporate […]
I want to thank the LPS Foundation for the items we received through the grant this year. The children and I are really loving the wobble chairs, dividers, clip-boards, and calculators. These items will be used (hopefully) for future students receiving assistance in the Resource Room at Pioneer Park. I have been donating to the […]
The students at Sullivan Village have been so excited about the reading corner! As pieces were arriving, they could not wait to use them. The students are so appreciative to have a place in the library to call their own. They talk about how comfortable the chairs are and how much fun they have working […]
My students were so excited to see the new seating in our classroom. They ask constantly to use these items. They are more focused and eager to learn every single day.
“Dear Board Members, We’re thrilled to report on the success of sponsoring six of our Eisenhower Youth and Government Club students’ participation in the YMCA Youth and Government event in Oklahoma City. This impactful experience immersed them in governance, fostering critical thinking, public speaking, and civic engagement skills. Despite a setback due to illness, five […]
The slant boards have allowed my students to work on their dexterity to help improve their handwriting skills. The use of the slant boards have helped to improve visual processing and learning, with wrist extension, posture, including fine motor skills and control in my students. It is a continual process.
The Lawton Public School Foundation grant has been an amazing blessing to our students. The students have been able to watch our plants grow and are excited to see what will become. Thank you so much for investing in our students. This experience will stay with them for a lifetime.
The support and generosity of the LPS Foundation allowed the LPS Elementary Gifted Program to purchase four cameras. With those cameras, gifted 2nd-5th grade students have been participating in a photography unit. So far, the students have completed a photography scavenger hunt, learned about composition and the Rule of Thirds, used their photographs to create […]
LPS Foundation awarded Mary Hanson $5,741 for podcast equipment for Lawton Virtual Academy and GATEWAY Success Center. This was their first official podcast! The students did 100% of the creating, editing, broadcasting and producing!
The students were able to have a hands on demonstration of how an ecosystem works, along with the water cycle. They also learned how even though everyone had the same supplies, there were different outcomes. The classes also compared how their terrarium plants were growing compared to the plants in our lab area with grow […]
Thank you Lawton Public Schools for funding our Makerspace Resources grant. My DLC Middle School Gateway students are loving the materials to create, build, and problem solve, while socializing with each other. We appreciate you!
On behalf of the 5 self contained classrooms at Learning Tree, we’d like to give the LPSF a HUGE shoutout of appreciation . Our students have various special needs and this grant has afforded us with more opportunities to work on gross motor skills, turn taking, and sharing goals. Our kids are loving this new […]
We love using the hands-free scanner at the Woodland Hills Library! Our students are now able to scan their books in and out without touching the scanner (no germ spreading!). Thank you Lawton Public School Foundation for helping our library to be safe and healthy!
The students have utilized this system to learn about the life cycle of plants, the responsibilities of caring for the system, and the rewards of the system by eating what they grew.
MacArthur High School’s science department received more than $4,000 for organs to dissect.
Our students learned about the history of Oklahoma’s Capitol. They learned about jobs and careers available at the Capitol and in Oklahoma state government. They learned about legislation that would impact isolated Oklahomans by giving them better access to healthcare and high-speed internet access. They learned about Oklahoma history through art throughout the Capitol and […]
Mac Middle Intro to Art students have spent the last 2 weeks before Spring Break learning about the art of ceramics and yesterday they created pinch pot to be fired in our new Kiln!! Thank you LPS FOUNDATION!!
With these screen printing kits a lot of the anxiety surrounding purchasing supplies for our art classes has been alleviated as we prepare for our first t-shirt fundraiser. Getting to use the screen printers has proven to not only fulfill that fundraising need, but has also been a lot of fun for my students to […]
This grant has helped my student by giving them centers. Students learn through playing so thank so much.
My students had asked me for a reading area since the beginning of the year. Until we received this grant we just had a small rug, a small bookshelf, and a few books. Since creating the reading center, my students are always asking to go read. Because reading center privileges are reserved for students with […]
Students look forward to Makerspace because of the experiences. I have seen their imaginations grow. Many of my students were anxious about STEM and now I hear them say that they want to be engineers, astronauts, teachers, and inventors. The STEM careers are growing and it’s wonderful to know that my students will be ready […]
Students LOVE to read the Mo Willems books. They are consistently checked out and the students tell their friends about the characters in books and what they are doing. These books have brought much joy to the students at Woodland Hills.
Our students at Gateway have had the awesome opportunity to go on two field trips so far this school year. We have attended the Oklahoma National Bombing Memorial in October and the Cowboy Hall of Fame in earl January. Our students received Chick-Fil-A afterwards and it was such a blessing. Many of our students have […]
Novel Engineering has been such a wonderful bridge between the library and makerspace. Students have been actively listening and reading the stories so that they can identify problems. When we get to makerspace the following week, students are focused and know the task at hand. The students have worked well together and have enjoyed the […]
The Snap Circuits became a fast favorite with my students. All students in grades 1st through 5th grade have been thoroughly enjoying their makerspace days with Snap Circuits. Students have been highly engaged and working so well in groups to complete numerous projects. They are so excited when they see a light come on or […]
This grant provided my students with some hands on tools to help them understand some of the most important math skills. Our class received Brick Math sets for Multiplication, Measurement and Fractions. I can work with my students in small groups using these manipulatives and it will just provide another avenue for them to understand […]
StoryWalks have been a huge success at Cleveland! The students absolutely love being outside and walking around the track as we read the story. I am so happy with the success of the StoryWalks. The students are constantly asking when the next StoryWalk will be and what story is next. As a librarian, this is […]
Normally, Yearbook Staff Members use a plain wall and natural school lighting to take photos of students they interview for sidebars on their yearbook spreads. Using the backdrop and lighting kit we received with the LPS Foundation Grant, we were able to transform our pages and make all the sidebars uniform. After taking the pictures […]
Watch us announce the winner of the truck raffle!
The MacArthur Middle School production team put together this interview with LPS Foundation Executive Director Lisa Carson. Partially due to LPS Foundation grant funding, the @MAC series has been brought to life, and is wholly-dependent on student production.
Once again, our Annual LPS Foundation breakfast was a huge success! We raised over $28,000 in funds for the teachers and students of Lawton Public Schools, $21,600 in scholarships, and fed over 900 people from the community! The gallery below highlights some of the wonderful folks who attended. Thank you to everyone who bought a […]
Lawton Public School Foundation is excited to partner with Cameron University in awarding scholarships for individuals currently working for Lawton Public Schools. Together, LPS Foundation and Cameron University awarded scholarships to individuals striving to become educators, or current educators with a desire to earn a masters degree. We believe that quality teachers are the greatest […]
My students have enjoyed using our new art easel and supplies. It has been great seeing how each student expresses themselves through their artwork. The art easel is the perfect size for my young learners, and what I really enjoy is that it has a drying rack attached to it. Our old art easel did […]
The grant for learning board games for our small groups in 4th grade has been helpful, beneficial and just plain fun for our students. The kids look forward to small groups and mastering gaps in both reading and math skills. We have seen considerable effort and group support while the students are working together. Playing […]
The students are super excited about the logic brain games purchased with the LPS Foundation grant. The games have helped the students with their cognitive skills, memory, spatial awareness and strategic thinking while building self-confidence. Some students like working on them together and I especially enjoy seeing the students beam with pride when a puzzle […]
This grant permitted us to purchase flexible seating ergonomic stools that allow the student’s body to have various positions and motions. Students can release their movement impulses while remaining focused on the lesson. The students are exhilarated to utilize the ergonomic stools in class. Thank you for your support in our students’ education!
The Eagle Express Print Shop is an extension of Tech Now here at Eisenhower High School that gives the students the opportunity to experience entrepreneurship first hand. The students design and produce all the products in class using Corel Draw, which is the program used in Tech Now. Tech Now is an entrepreneurship course that […]
Our school office is in the process of ordering. I am so excited to receive the materials! I will use the numbers pocket chart every morning during calendar time and the students will be able to use it during centers. I can’t wait to use it during small groups to work on a variety of […]
Thank you for the grant. With the grant, our school was able to purchase class sets of dictionaries for two fourth grade and two fifth grade classes. The students were excited to delve into our new dictionaries. First things first, the students worked in partners on a Dictionary Scavenger Hunt to learn about the different […]
As the librarian, I try to promote reading and becoming lifelong readers; therefore, bookmarks are essential! We have a cup full of bookmarks, and the students enjoy seeing all of the different ones the Foundation gave us and being able to choose one that is appealing. Thanks so much!!!
STEM learning is very important for students. These centers allow my students to use their imagination and be creative while building skills that will benefit them in the future. Hands on learning is something students benefit from and these centers allow for more of that in my classroom.
This year, we were so pleased to be able to award over $89,000 in grants to the teachers and administrators of Lawton Public Schools! All of the funding for these grants comes from our Pillar members and those who have made donations to our Foundation. None of this would be possible without the support of […]
This week, Lawton Public School Foundation was proud to bless nine elementary schools with funds graciously provided via the Larry K. Freeman endowment. Each year, the proceeds of this endowment allow us to provide 2 seniors a scholarship to a technical school or university, while also providing funds to select schools in our district to […]
On October 26, 2021, we hosted our annual Pillar Appreciation Dinner at Eisenhower Middle School, and we had a wonderful time! At the event, we were able to thank Crossland Construction Team for the beautiful new school they recently completed, and we invited some teachers and students to speak about how our Grants to Teachers […]
At our Annual Pillar Appreciation Dinner, held at Eisenhower Middle School on October 26, we were proud to award four Crystal Pillar awards to members of our community. What is a Crystal Pillar? Recipients of the Crystal Pillar award are individuals and businesses that have made a monumental impact on the Lawton Public School Foundation. […]
Our Annual LPS Foundation breakfast was a huge success! Check out this gallery for some great pictures. Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket, volunteered, sponsored and showed your support – we couldn’t continue our mission without you!
Lawton Public Schools hold a regular “First Class Meetings” for new teachers in the district, where they can learn more about curriculum, communication, student behavior, and more. At the most recent First Class Meeting, we were proud to offer a chance for a little something extra. Allen Dickey of Eisenhower High School won a $300 […]
We wanted to share a heartfelt “THANK YOU” to our community members, sponsors, and LPS Foundation volunteers. Because of your support, our very first golf tournament was a huge success! With the pandemic still very real in our society, we had to find a way to still support our Grants to Teachers program, without being […]
“Thank you so much Lawton Public School Foundation! We wanted to bring science and technology in the classroom to expose students to their soon reality as technology is an ever-increasing industry. We are so excited to have a humanoid robot and a robotic arm to introduce coding in our classroom. The students love using the […]
“In school, we teach abstract concepts–but the students aren’t always invested in it. Bringing the hydroponics tower into our Gifted and Talented classroom allows my students the real-world experience to be a positive change in the world. Teaching them (through vertical gardening techniques) how to grow better produce with less water and resources will give […]
The event took place on June 2, 2016, at the Hilton Garden Inn Ballroom. Guests were delighted with the Yellow Rose Theatre Production of Motown Gold, featuring lively musical performances by talented artists. With their ticket purchase, guests enjoyed dinner, dessert, drinks and a show along side other philanthropic-minded individuals. All proceeds benefited LPSF. A […]
For immediate release: Lawton, OK – February 1, 2016 The Lawton Public School Foundation (LPSF) just awarded $84,243 in grants to Lawton Public Schools (LPS) teachers to enhance learning opportunities in their classrooms. The grants were awarded to 65 teachers throughout the district who applied last fall. All LPS teachers are encouraged to apply each […]
On November 12, 2015, a reception was held to show appreciation to Pillar Contributors, and to give prospective Pillars an opportunity to see what the Foundation does. The event was held at the Lawton Country Club and provided a platform for several recent grant recipients to showcase what they have been able to do with […]
Heading into its 25th year, the Lawton Public Schools Foundation continues its legacy of enlightenment with the funding of technology, programs, materials and extra-curricular activities for local students. The nonprofit finished strong last year, awarding more than $82,000 in total toward educational endeavors, and funding one very special trip for a group of juniors at […]
On October 2, 2015, the Annual Breakfast Fundraiser was held at the Golden Corral Restaurant. The $10 per ticket all-you-can-eat event brought in $12,560. The Foundation appreciates Golden Corral of Lawton for underwriting 100% of the cost of the breakfast.