Left, Pacelli High School in the aftermath of Monday’s late winter storm. (City-Times photo)

For the City-Times

The Mary Ladick Memorial Teacher Grant has been awarded for nine school projects that will enhance the educational experiences in Stevens Point Area Catholic Schools (SPACS).

The Mary Ladick Memorial Teacher Grant is a designated fund that has been established in honor of Mary Ladick, a long time teacher at SPACS.  Mary passed away in 2012, and to honor her love of teaching, her family established this annual grant for specialized classroom projects.  Initially, the fund supported SmartBoards (electronic overheads) so that every classroom in the Catholic Schools now has a SmartBoard.

The SPACS elementary counseling program will receive funding for “The Little Engine That Could”, a book that offers words of encouragement for students that need a little extra “TLC”.  The middle school counseling program will receive “Duct-tastic”; a project used in the mentoring program which lets the students get to know one another and to learn to work together.  Both St. Peter and Pacelli have mentoring programs above and beyond what the counseling office and teachers offer.

The students at St. Stanislaus Elementary School are adding virtue books and posters that will explain and help the students understand what each virtue stands for and how they can improve their faith and behavior.

SPACS elementary schools will have multiple scholarships available to help pay the cost for students who wish to attend Camp Invention Scholarship Program, a week-long summer camp that is filled with daily, hands-on activities and projects, based on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).

Pacelli High School will be adding Silk-Sun Catchers, where students will be able to create a transparent painting using basic fabric techniques including incorporation and application of resist, flowing and brushing fabric colors, glazing and special effects.

St. Bronislava Elementary School first graders will receive the Headsprout Early Reading Program, an online, interactive reading product to support the individual learning of foundational reading skills.

St. Joseph Early Childhood Center will receive toddler dress-up clothes to help teach the children how to dress and undress themselves using buttons and snaps.

Second grade students at St. Bronislava Elementary School will be able to purchase multiple copies of chapter books for different reading levels.

St. Peter Middle School eighth graders will receive a variety of audio and video clips from the Internet, to enhance lessons.  Students will be able to complete projects that require sound, without disturbing their classmates.