McCluer High School
Vibrant Vegetable Garden.
Award: $2,000
This interdisciplinary project will engage the woodworking class in constructing raised beds, environmental science students in cultivation, and Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) in utilizing the fresh produce. They also envision sharing excess produce with families and community members through a fall harvest event.
Triple A Pledge Student Field Trip.
Award: $650
Students will engage in a special field trip to visit some sites around St. Louis that they have been studying in AVID over the school year. Sites include Mill Creek Valley, The Ville, MO History Museum, & World’s Fair Pavilion ending with a picnic on Art Hill.
Football Team.
Award: $787.96
Team Members will receive new socks and t-shirts to wear so that they look uniformed while competing. The team will also laundry detergent to wash the young men’s practice clothes.
McCluer North High School
Spanish II-V AAPPL Exams
Award: $1,560
The Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages exam qualifies the upper level students for the Seal of Biliteracy. The test gives students a non-partial, concrete rating of their current skills in four modes of communication: interpersonal speaking and listening, interpretive reading, interpretive listening and presentational writing.
Vocal Music
Award: $640
Choir members will participate in the Music in the Parks competitive event at Six Flags, St. Louis. The choir will appear before a panel of judges who will provide constructive feedback highlighting their strengths and identifying areas of growth. The choir will also perform at a local school.
All School Mental Health Activity
Award: $600
Students at McCluer North will participate in mental health activities for Mental Health Awareness Month.
Boys Basketball Team
Award: $1,000
9-12 grade boys basketball team partially funded to support new uniforms, practice gear, team bags, team travel gear, and a basketball shooting machine to assist during practice.
Wrestling Team
Award: $1,000
The McCluer North wrestling team is partially funded to support new uniforms and warm-up outfits.
Athletic Department
Award: $1,000
The McCluer North athletic department will be receiving new equipment: Resistance Bands and Bungee Cord Training Kits, Speed Chute, Weightlifting wrist straps. They have also been granted travel expenses to local universities and sports related events for the months of May, June, and July.
STEAM Academy High at McCluer South Berkeley
Career Education ‘Glory of Missouri Awards’ Jefferson City Trip
Award: $500
Career education students will attend the Glory of Missouri Awards in Jefferson City, MO. The Primary goal of this trip is to provide student recognition for achievement while fostering a culture of excellence and motivation within the Ferguson-Florissant educational environment. Participation in this event will not only celebrate the honorees, it will help the students gain professional exposure as well as experiential networking opportunities.
Girls Basketball Team
Award: $1,000
The STEAM Academy girls basketball team is partially funded to support new uniforms and warm-up outfits for the 2025/2026 season.
FFSD Administration
College & Career Readiness ‘Decision Day’
Award: $3,000 (Divided by all 4 high schools)
Decision Day provides an important time for seniors to declare to students, staff, and other stakeholders their post-secondary plans, and celebrate with peers. Specifically, this moment encapsulates the district's vision, which states students are prepared to realize those (post-secondary) possibilities.
Students are supported with essentials, including resources for their dormitory or gift cards. Additionally, students are immersed in activities, such as assembly, where they acknowledge their peers' decisions and create a climate that inspires their younger peers to be college and career ready.
Orchestra
Combs/Robinwood
Award: $250
The orchestra rooms at Combs and Robinwood will be receiving new instrument racks for large instruments like cellos.
Robinwood
5th Grade Mystery Trip
Award: $1,000
The fifth graders at Robinwood are headed on a mystery trip in honor of their promotion to the 6th grade!
Halls Ferry Intermediate
St. Louis area Book Battle
Award: $600
Halls Ferry students have spent the year reading 10 books to prepare for the St. Louis area Book Battle - a competition among 23 area school testing students on book trivia. The Book Battle competition is May 15th. This grant will cover transportation, t-shirts, and a pizza celebration!
Lee Hamilton
Pottery
Award: $289
Pottery is coming to Lee Hamilton! Each grade level will have the opportunity to choose a project, pinch pots or figurines. Incorporating a pottery unit into the classroom helps foster creativity, fine motor skills, and emotional expression in young learners. Working with clay allows students to engage in hands-on activities that promote critical thinking and problem-solving as they mold and shape their ideas into tangible works of art.
Projector Cage for the gym
Award: $580
This grant will allow Lee Hamilton to mount their projector in the gym and allow it to be protected by a cage. The cage provides for the safety of the projector in the gym where it may be accidentally hit with PE equipment during games and activities.
Stringing Along at Lee Hamilton & Griffith
Award: $998.48
The elementary orchestras at Lee Hamilton and Griffith will receive new strings for instruments. New strings will help students create a more resonant sound, which can lead to quicker feelings of success and more motivation to continue learning and creating. This grant will allow for a change of strings on 49 violins, 2 violas, and 1 cello.
Library Refresh
Award: $1000
A well-maintained, diverse library collection provides access to current, relevant information, supporting the academic and personal growth of students. By regularly updating the library’s books, schools ensure that students have access to the latest knowledge, research, and educational resources, allowing them to stay informed on contemporary issues and trends.
An updated collection also supports curriculum development, as it provides teachers with current texts and resources to complement lesson plans.
Little Creek
Award: $1050.79
Over 500 students come to Little Creek to fish every year, they will now have 24 new fishing poles to inspire lifelong outdoor exploration. Also, it has also been a long time goal of Little Creek to have an apple orchard to teach students where their food comes from. With this grant Little Creek will purchase 10 apple trees so that future generations can understand where their fruit comes from and have an appreciation for what trees provide for us.
Vogt, Social Worker Team
Personal Hygiene Kits for Students
Award: $1500
Maintaining proper personal hygiene is essential for students' health, confidence, and overall well-being. As part of our efforts to educate students on general hygiene practices, the district social workers team will be conducting class presentations covering essential hygiene habits. To reinforce these lessons and support students who may have limited access to essential hygiene items, travel-size deodorants, soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes will be distributed after each presentation.
Commons Lane
Future Leaders of Impact and Promise
Award: $1500
The FLIP project teaches students about leadership, character, and impact. This project is year long and students will help develop school wide celebrations, learn about problem solving skills and leadership qualities. The students have created toy drives and monthly celebrations.
School & Art Supplies
Backpacks & Uniforms
Hygiene & Cleaning Supplies
Food & Snacks
Outdoor & Attendance Incentives