The students in Mrs. Redeker’s Kindergarten class would like to thank the Cissna Park Education Foundation for their awarded grant. The grant has allowed the Kindergarten class to purchase an updated beginning of the year curriculum for learning and exploring colors. The grant has also allowed the purchase of an updated fine motor learning curriculum […]

The Cissna Park High School physics class is learning about kinematics, thanks to the Cissna Park Education Foundation and their donation of wireless kinematic sensors.  “We are able to track the velocity and acceleration of different objects as well as determine the force acting upon certain objects in a variety of conditions,” said Hannah Allen, […]

The Foods and Nutrition class received a set of eight ServSafe books with a Cissna Park Education Foundation grant. The ServSafe program will be used to study for the manager’s certification in food service.  “Every restaurant must have a certified manager on duty, which makes any student who passes the exam more employable in any […]

Mrs. Shelisa Henrichs and her first grade class are thankful to the Cissna Park Education Foundation for fulfilling a classroom mini grant this year. With the grant, the class was able to purchase two Chromebooks, cases, and a wireless mouse for each computer. “Throughout our reading block, students have the opportunity to work on Reading […]

Mrs. Kara Borchers’ 5th grade class has been able to continue their love and passion for reading with new novels for their classroom library, provided by a mini-grant from the Cissna Park Education Foundation.  Mrs. Borchers was able to purchase about 20 novels with the grant to broaden her classroom library where students are able […]

Mrs. Redeker’s Kindergarten class has a new word work cart and supplies, thanks to a mini-grant from the Cissna Park Education Foundation. The supplies within the word work cart will allow the students to practice sight words in a hands-on manner. They will be able to manipulate many different types of tools to create, build, […]

The Cissna Park Education Foundation approved a mini-grant request for the purchase of two Chromebooks for the Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) classes at Cissna Park High School (CPHS). “Although the FACS classroom had some Chromebooks, there were never enough for students to work on projects individually,” said Donna Jean, CPHS FACS teacher. “Students have […]

The excitement in Mrs. Kidwell’s room was palpable when she announced, “We are getting new books for our classroom library!”. The Cissna Park Education Foundation allowed the third grade classroom to purchase over 60 books for their classroom library. One of the main goals Mrs. Kidwell had coming into the year was updating her classroom […]

The Cissna Park Education Foundation provided a mini-grant to purchase a timer for the buzzer system used by the Cissna Park Junior High scholastic bowl team.  “The timer helps students during competition to know the time remaining after each question is asked,” said Lynn Hasselbring, CPJH scholastic bowl coach.  The system was purchased last year […]

Mrs. Redeker’s Kindergarten class applied and received a mini-grant for two Chromebooks to bring into the classroom. Learning is becoming a more digital experience, and this was especially evident as some students were learning at home during the national pandemic.  “Students are expected to be familiar and aware of how to use technological devices,” said […]