Cope Middle School

Today 15 Bossier Parish teachers were on the receiving end of $28,500 in grant money, all thanks to the Bossier Optimist Club. Their winning grant submissions are for classroom enhancements such as technology, STEAM activities, reading fluency, foreign language and communications.Recipients of this year’s Bossier Optimist Club grants are: Lea Anne Nelson, Curtis Elementary; Marissa Marrero, Sun City Elementary; Jessica Armstrong, Britney Bass and Angi Reger, Legacy Elementary; Lindsay Burns, Plantation Park Elementary; Joanna Racouillat, Meadowview Elementary; Shelly Malone, Benton Middle; Rebekah Gibbs, Elm Grove Middle; Kelly Birdsong and Charlene Cooper, Cope Middle; Beauchamp Powers, Haughton Middle; Hannah Hagerhjelm, Airline High; and Linda Finimore and Karyn Lipsey, Airline High.The Optimists began awarding grants to Bossier Parish teachers in 1988 and to date has funded more than $459,000 in classroom enhancements. Each week, club members work Bingo games to raise money specifically for this grant program.A HUGE thanks to the Bossier Optimist Club for its continued support of Bossier Schools and congratulations to the teachers receiving grant funding!

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