Programs/Materials

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, hands-only CPR, and more from staff members of Comanche Memorial Hospital. Upon taking a quiz to demonstrate knowledge of basic first aid, students received the first aid kits I was able to purchase with the LPSF grant.

Because of this wonderful opportunity, we now have students interested in pursuing careers in the medical field. We have discussed how the lessons we learn in elementary school can be applied toward future goals.
Thank you again for helping us to create lifelong learners and career bound citizens!

Thank you so much for your generous donation! With this grant, I was able to put first aid kits in the hands of over 200 intermediate students.

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 for their future.

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 never ate at this establishment. We are planning to use the remainder of our budget and funds for the Medicine Park Aquarium and Lawton Animal Welfare as well as an end-of-year celebration field trip to HAYDAY in OKC for our students that completed their required coursework and had good discipline. Thank you so much for blessing our amazing students LPSF! You are greatly appreciated!

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 of the students in front of the backdrop, staff members uploaded the pictures to Canva and used the background remover tool to easily change the background to the standard grey color the staff chose to use. Because they had the lighting kit, staff members were able to adjust lighting and find the correct white balance depending on the hallway or classroom lighting and make all the pictures consistent. The first two photos attached are students using the lighting kits and backdrop and the third photo shows the difference between a previous year’s interview bar with varying backgrounds and this year’s uniform backgrounds. Thank you all so much! It has made a major impact in our yearbook program.

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 is finished.