Bobb was awarded $2,030 for her project to furnish a "relaxation room" at DSHS. According to Bobb, the room will be a "safe space" for student's to "release their stress, develop strategies to manage their anxiety in the future and identify solutions to the problems that are causing them to feel overwhelmed."
Whitaker will use her $667 grant to bring therapy dogs to DSHS during final exam weeks to help relieve student stress.
"This allows for students to have the opportunity to take a deep breath and calm themselves before their tests," Whitaker said in her grant application.
Finally, SSMS PALS will use $1,667 to make improvements to their program, including increasing training, purchasing new supplies and expanding mentor relationships with district elementary schools.
"Not only does it allow our students to help build their self-confidence, self-esteem and self-awareness at the middle school level, it also helps build these skills in elementary-aged students," PALS faculty sponsor Kira Dyer said of the program's mentorship activities in the grant application.
