Elementary Education Programs
6th Grade Visit to Taylor University
Tagged in:Each Spring students from East and West Jay Middle Schools visit the Taylor University campus and the John Jay Center for Learning as part of the College Visitation Program. All Jay County 6th grade students are given an opportunity to experience a college campus firsthand.
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Care & Share Program
The Portland Foundation’s Care and Share Program is designed to teach students philanthropic principles and what it means to care and share within their community. Volunteers and staff from the Foundation visit each third grade class to discuss philanthropy and how the students can be philanthropists. Each class decides on a project and is given $100 from the Foundation to complete their program.
Since its inception in 1999, the Care and Share program has been funded by the Virgil B. and Josephine H. Thomas Educational Fund, a field of interest fund of the Foundation.
Participating Schools for 2010
Bloomfield Elementary School
A total of $200 was awarded. Students gave the money to the Portland Pool and the Bryant Volunteeer Fire Department.
Teachers: Jenny DeHoff and Bonita Frazee
East Elementary School
A total of $300 was awarded. The students gave the money to the Jay County Historical Society since the classes study a unit on Jay County Humane Society.
Teachers: Nila Blankenbaker, Gay Jobe and Tisha Walker
General Shanks Elementary School
A total of $200 was awarded. The students gave the funds to the Jay County Humane Society Animal Shelter to help with operational expenses.
Teachers: Jodi McKee and Denise Swingley
Jay County Christian Academy
A total of $100 was awarded. The students used the money to assist the Jay County Cancer Society and Jay County Boy Scouts.
Teacher: Kris Wolford
Judge Haynes Elementary School
A total of $200 was awarded. The funds were used to help restore cemetery signs in Jay County.
Teachers: Terri Lee and Rex Pinkerton
Pennville Elementary School
A total of $100 was awarded. The students used the funds to assist the "Toys for Tots" program sponsored by the Pennville American Legion.
Teacher: Jill Ford
Redkey Elementary School
A total of $200 was awarded. The students gave the money to the Museum of the Soldier.
Teachers: Cuba Cassel and Sharon Hoffman
Westlawn Elementary School
A total of $200 was awarded. The students chose to use the funds to replenish school supplies for incoming students.
Teachers: Jennifer Johnson and Janelle Kirby
The Dictionary Project
Once again, Jay County third grade students have received dictionaries compliments of The Commercial Review and the Dictionary Project. The Dictionary Project is a nonprofit organization designed to raise money to provide a dictionary to third grade students in public schools. Over 500,000 students nationwide have received a dictionary through this program. Jay County schools were the first in Indiana to participate in the program starting in Spring 2003. The Commercial Review has agreed to provide funds for dictionaries for the third grade classes for every year going forward. The Portland Foundation serves as a facilitator for this program.
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