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Several Rappahannock County teachers were surprised last Friday, Oct. 17, during their inservice workday at the county elementary and high school. During a brief ceremony at each school, the selected teachers were presented with a Headwaters Foundation mini-grant.
Paul Gall, vice chairman of Headwaters, the Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation, began the presentation with brief remarks explaining that the winners of the grants were chosen from applications received before the start of this school year.
The purpose of each minigrant is to allow teachers to pursue projects that may not be fully funded by the school budget. Gall also took a moment to talk about Headwaters’ mission, which is to foster educational excellence by cultivating the cooperative spirit and resources of the whole community to benefit all students. He then presented checks and a framed certificate of recognition to each of the recipients.
The elementary teachers receiving funding for their projects were: Melissa Medvitz, first grade speech department, received funding toward the purchase of a Soundfield 2-speaker system for use in the classroom; Holly Propst, third grade language arts, received funding to pur
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