John Piersol

Grant Spotlight: SXSWEDU

By |2022-03-02T16:18:30+00:00March 12th, 2019|Spotlight - Grants|

Due to the generous support of the Foundation, last week John Piersol travelled to Austin, TX to attend SXSWEDU, an education conference held the week before the larger SXSW festival.  While there he had the privilege of attending a wide variety of workshops and keynote events, including a look at the future of education with former Florida governor Jeb Bush and WaPo journalist Laura Meckler, a discussion of American Reconstruction, its rollback, and the implications for today with

Grant Spotlight: Shakespeare in Staunton

By |2018-05-03T13:33:54+00:00May 3rd, 2018|Spotlight - Grants|

This year, the MLWGS faculty has applied for nearly $25,000 worth of Foundation support in the category of classroom instructional activities.  Funding in this category is available for supplemental activities or materials that teachers would like to use to enrich their instruction.  In March, English instructor Janet Spencer received a grant to cover the cost of bus transportation for all seniors plus all students in John Piersol's Drama class to see a performance of Hamlet

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