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Funds For Excellence Grants


More than ever, today’s public schools face growing challenges to provide a good education in an increasingly complex environment.  From constantly spiraling costs to increased demands on testing and the ever-growing needs of the youth arriving at our doors, every public school district budget is strained.

Lake Park High School offers a comprehensive course selection to our students – from those struggling with mastering basic academic skills to those looking to be challenged by one of our many Advanced Placement courses.  Unfortunately, most regular school district budgets haven’t grown to keep up with the increasing needs of students and Lake Park is no exception.

That’s why the Lake Park Educational Foundation is so essential.  Through the Foundation’s Funds for Excellence Program, teachers implement innovative programs that stretch beyond the regular school district budget to provide authentic opportunities for students.  These are programs for today’s students, in today’s work.

By funding the purchase of radiation monitors, laser printers, refracting telescopes, and other classroom resources, the Foundation continues to open the doors to a variety of hands-on learning experiences.  The Foundation also supports a well-rounded high school experience by supporting valuable field trips and after-school initiatives.

Since 2005, the Lake Park Educational Foundation has provided over $38,000 to Lake Park High School teachers for innovative programs to enhance the educational opportunities for our students.  We invite you to join the Foundation in growing excellence at Lake Park High School by making a donation to our Funds For Excellence Grants program.  To make a contribution to the Lake Park Educational Foundation, click here.


2009-10 Grants: ($15,149)

  • $2,135 -- Isokinetic ball chairs and high-standing tables for Health Education classes
  • $1,900 -- ACT prep class scholarships for students in need
  • $1,714 -- Tablet PC for Consumer Education classes
  • $1,750 -- War and Peace Forum National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum Exhibit
  • $500 -- Women of Promise Tea Party
  • $3,500 -- Hoggan Sprint Upper Body Ergometer for Physical Education classes
  • $1,400 -- Double Algebra Mathematics in Chicago Project and Architectural Field Trip 
  • $250 -- War and Peace Forum
  • $2,000 -- Lancer Emergency Fund

2008-09 Grants: ($10,000)

  • $1,500 - Digital Presidential Timeline
  • $1,500 – College Unidos
  • $500 - Flood of Questions
  • $2,500 - Technology to Help Teach Exponential Functions and Its Applications
  • $2,000 - Mathematics in Chicago:  Investigating the Arcs in Architecture
  • $2,000 - High-Quality Telescope

2007-08 Grants: ($6,500)

  • $1,000 - College Unidos
  • $1,000 - Double Algebra software and classroom supplies 
  • $1,500 - Truman Library field trip
  • $2,000 - When the Rubber Hits the Road
  • $1,000 - Pre-Vocational Training  

2006-07 Grants:  ($3,150)

  • $1,750 – Jazz Band Vibraphone (matching grant)
  • $500 – Vietnam War Speakers Program
  • $400 – Lancer Café Supplies for Culinary Classes
  • $500 – Human Sundial

2005-06 Grants:  ($3,500)

  • $1,000 - Digital cameras for the forensic science curriculum
  • $500 - Science equipment for global warming curriculum
  • $1,000 -  Truman Library field trip to Independence, Missouri
  • $1,000 – Parent University