2019 Grant Recipients!
Tying into our mission to be a professional development conference "For PE Teachers, By PE Teachers", ALL annual attendants of PhysEd Connections become eligible to receive grants ranging from $500-$1000 to give back to their individual programs. Not only will attending PhysEd Connections improve your practice through attendance, it has the potential to provide financial support to improve the overall capabilities your program has to equip your students to be physically literate individuals making it a priority to be socially, emotionally, mentally, and physically healthy the rest of their lives.
Tying into our mission to be a professional development conference "For PE Teachers, By PE Teachers", ALL annual attendants of PhysEd Connections become eligible to receive grants ranging from $500-$1000 to give back to their individual programs. Not only will attending PhysEd Connections improve your practice through attendance, it has the potential to provide financial support to improve the overall capabilities your program has to equip your students to be physically literate individuals making it a priority to be socially, emotionally, mentally, and physically healthy the rest of their lives.
Mindy Daugherty
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Congratulations Mindy Daugherty! You are a recipient of a $1500 Phys Ed Connections grant for your Physical Education program at Centerview Elementary School in Blaine, MN.
Mindy will be utilizing this grant to purchase a snowshoe set to benefit her student population of 600+. She strongly believes in being able to teach winter activities such as snow shoeing will help provide outlets for her students to remain active within the winter months and promote a healthy lifestyle outside of school. 
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Tera Peterson
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Congratulations Tera Peterson! You are a recipient of a $165 Phys Ed Connections grant for your Physical Education program at Oak-Land Middle School in Lake Elmo, MN.
Tera will be utilizing this grant to purchase new resources to enhance her Nutrition unit in her Health and Physical Education program. She will use this grant to obtain the Healthy Foods and Portions Bingo set, 5 Minute Fruits and Vegetables Activities, and the My Plate Meal set all from US Games. These resources hope to greatly support her nutrition learning targets and help her students make better life long choices. 
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Sean Ryther
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Congratulations Sean Ryther! You are a recipient of a $500 Phys Ed Connections grant for your Physical Education program at Hilltop Primary School in Mound, MN.
Sean will be utilizing this grant to purchase updated equipment that focuses on balancing and coordination for his elementary students. He plans to purchase two low balance beams that will be used throughout several units in his PE program. He plans to implement these beams into his team building unit, adventure challenge unit, gymnastics unit and his after school ninja warrior class. |
Kimberly Musser
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Congratulations Kimberly Musser and Ramie McMahon! You are our 1st recipients of a $1000 Phys Ed Connections grant for the Health and Physical Education program at Menomonie High School in Menomonie, WI.
Kimberly and Ramie along with their colleagues, in the Health and P.E. program, will be utilizing this grant to purchase CPR manikins called "BigRed". The responsive LED technology used in the CPR BigRed LightSaving Manikins mimic blood flow through the body and to the brain, giving students instant visual feedback on their CPR technique. Big Red will be used in all Health classes, our stand-alone CPR and Lifeguarding courses, and all CPR/AED/First Aid staff trainings at Menomonie H.S. |
On behalf of the PhysEd Connections team, THANK YOU Kimberly and Ramie for attending our conference and applying for the grant you were awarded. We look forward to seeing how your program and students will grow through this grant.