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2016 New Books for Teachers Initiative

August 4, 2016 by Doug Forester

The Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library are soliciting applications at the end of August for teachers who want to participate in the Books for Teachers Program. The selected teachers will receive $50 to purchase new books for their students. Applications will go out at the end of August to the following 32 schools in Amphi, Flowing Wells, Marana and Tucson Unified School Districts.

2015-17 Participating Schools

Amphitheater School District
Copper Creek Elementary
*Coronado Elementary
*Donaldson Elementary
*Holaway Elementary
*Keeling Elementary
*Mesa Verde Elementary
*Nash Elementary
Painted Sky Elementary
*Prince Elementary:
*Rio Vista Elementary
*Walker Elementary
Wilson K-8

Marana School District
*Picture Rocks Elementary (Consolidation with *Desert Winds Elementary)
*Roadrunner Elementary
*Thornydale Elementary

Flowing Wells Unified School District
*Centennial Elementary
*Douglas Elementary
*Hendricks Elementary
*Homer Davis Elementary
*Laguna Elementary
*Richardson Elementary (New)

Tucson Unified School District (New)
I requested nine of schools with the greatest need
*Ford Elementary
*Hudlow Elementary
*Steele Elementary
*Tolson Elementary
*Wright Elementary

*Morgan Maxwell K-8
*Hollander PK-8
*Robins K-8

Other
Basis Oro Valley Primary
Imago Dei Middle School
(No tuition, Inner City Students)

* Title I schools

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Scholarships Awarded

June 29, 2015 by Doug Forester

scholarship winners

Winners of FOVPL 2015 Scholarships are (left to right) Matthew Bumb, Natalie Rudolph, Dezarae Pulver, and Hunter McAdams

The Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library hosted a coffee on May 14 to honor the 2015 college scholarship winners. Each recipient was awarded a $1500 scholarship payable to the Arizona school of their choice. This is the first year of the Friends scholarship program.

The recipients are Matthew Bumb (IR’15), Natalie Rudolph (CDO’15), Dezarae Pulver (CDO’15), and Hunter McAdams (CDO’15). They, along with family and friends, attended the coffee to be acknowledged as scholarship winners. Friends Board Members and volunteers got a chance to meet the students. The Friends thanked all the dedicated and hard working volunteers whose efforts contributed to the scholarship funding. (More information about the scholarship program here.)

Filed Under: Scholarships, Testing

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