Lee’s Summit North High School
Since 1993, the Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation has invested over $7.5 million in the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District in the form of
PEAK (Promoting Excellence And Knowledge) classroom grants, continuing education scholarships, classroom technology, need-based grants, and more. Learn more about how the Foundation has impacted your school below.
Awarded Classroom PEAK Grants
| Year | Project | Amount | Teacher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nationwide School Weather Network | $1,000.00 | Glenda Dowler |
| 1999 | Who Dunnit? Crime Science in the Classroom | $1,575.85 | John Gage |
| 1999 | CBL's, Sensory Probes, and Motivated Students | $2,018.44 | John Gage |
| 1999 | Investigations in Algebra and Geometry on the TI-92 | $1,618.16 | Carol Keating |
| 1999 | Raku Firing | $970.00 | Nancy Nokes |
| 2000 | Sharing Literature is Sharing Language: Children's Lit in the Foreign Language Classroom | $1,913.40 | Mitchell, Bowling, Beal |
| 2002 | Hands-On Physical Science - Electricity and Magnetism | $1,500.00 | Jonetta Stewart |
| 2003 | Microwave Instant Labs - The Bunsen Burner of the 21st Century | $634.40 | John Gage |
| 2004 | Internet Explorations of Algebraic Gizmos | $470.00 | Bill Brunz |
| 2005 | Weather Stations | $3,000.00 | Glenda Dowler |
| 2005 | Outrageous Outdoor Adventure Activities | $540.76 | Rhea Griffin |
| 2006 | English 12 Choice Novel Unit | $926.46 | Stacy Collins |
| 2006 | Implementing Electronic Portfolios to PLTW Classes | $1,191.35 | Tom Reynolds and Chuck Stephenson |
| 2007 | Practical Algebra and Geometry | $1,493.40 | Bill Brunz |
| 2007 | Video Projector for Mathematics Classroom | $857.25 | Jesse Griffin |
| 2008 | Advancing Graphing Calculator | $921.78 | Shannon Ziegler |
| 2008 | The Cutting Edge | $1,169.18 | Kathy Nash |
| 2009 | ACT Prep Scholarship Program | $2,595.00 | Kyle Anderson |
| 2009 | Scrabble Showdown | $223.80 | Stacy Collins |
| 2009 | My Own Project Runway | $4,869.00 | Kathy Nash, Kathy Leslie, Brenda Dumler |
| 2010 | FILMclips Online for Character Education | $4,405.00 | David Buatte |
| 2010 | Technology That Burps: Baby Think It Over | $3,542.75 | Allison Brown |
| 2010 | International Baccalaureate Exam Fee Scholarship Fund | $2,000.00 | Diane Weeda |
| 2010 | ACT Prep Scholarship Program | $500.00 | Kyle Anderson |
| 2011 | ACT Prep Class Scholarship Program | $1,760.00 | Kyle Anderson |
| 2011 | Click to Clink | $2,020.00 | Kathy Nash |
| 2011 | IB Exam Fee Scholarships | $2,000.00 | Diane Weeda |
| 2012 | IB Exam Fee Scholarships | $2,000.00 | Diane Weeda |
| 2012 | ACT Prep Class Scholarship Program | $1,700.00 | Kyle S. Anderson |
| 2012 | What's Up Doc? | $525.00 | Kathy Nash |
| 2013 | Helping Sick Kids Stay Connected..And More! | $468.00 | Sarah Graff |
| 2013 | Zentangle | $318.60 | Abryana Wood |
| 2014 | Inquiries in Science | $1,307.10 | Amy Charpie |
| 2014 | Flexcam 2 Usage in My Classroom | $333.00 | Vince Villa |
| 2014 | iCan Do Everything | $499.00 | Lara Schulenberg Cole |
| 2015 | Engaging:culture, communication, & comprehension | $2,250.00 | Kara Farren, Tina Bowling & Robin Villa |
| 2015 | DSLR Cameras | $813.98 | Matthew Shortino |
| 2015 | A Website for Every Device | $699.12 | Sherri Norton |
| 2016 | Serving Up ProStart | $1,471.54 | Ann Pike |
| 2017 | Building Chemistry Understanding with Legos | $354.30 | Phil Fleming |
| 2018 | Extended School Year Life Skills Learning | $762.32 | Rachl Aguirre |
| 2018 | Crimson Café | $2,035.22 | Brooke Green, Lindsay Beachner, Jessica Stueve |
| 2018 | Schoology Assessment Photo Kiosk | $443.50 | Jill Hummel |
| 2018 | Bringing Languages to Life! | $2,343.75 | Robin Villa |
| 2018 | Literary Publishing for the 21st Century | $1,997.91 | Ashley Baker Washington |
| 2019 | Bringing Languages to LSR7 | $5,156.25 | Robin Villa |
| 2019 | THeINK and Quill Student Press | $524.87 | Ashley Baker Washington |
| 2019 | SmartBoard for Smart Kids | $2,549.00 | Brooke Green, Lindsay Beachner, Jessica Stueve, Kathy Sand |
| 2019 | Sphero BOLTing Computer Science into the Future | $2,499.99 | Christy Buckner |
| 2019 | Representation Matters! | $505.00 | Lara Cole |
| 2019 | Gaming to Build Math Fluency | $185.00 | Shannon Underwood |
| 2020 | Whiteboard for Modeling Physics | $372.00 | Kristen Falkenberg |
| 2020 | Cooking Up Post-Secondary Success | $1,027.20 | Brooke Green, Lindsay Beachner, Jessica Stueve |
| 2020 | Hantis Game Tables | $3,000.00 | Steve Taylor |
| 2020 | Bringing a World of Languages to LSR7 | $7,200.00 | Kim Baer, Hannah Brizuela, Deborah Parker, Nicole Morris, Kara Farren, Meghan Forbes , Lynn Littell, Dakota Wallace, Caitlin McKinney, Anja Canow, Bess Hayles |
| 2021 | Bringing Authentic Language into the Classroom | $5,922.00 | Aaron Layendecker |
| 2021 | Podcast and Production Booth | $1,045.00 | Nathan Miller & Michael Russell |
| 2021 | Organic Chemistry | $1,500.00 | Adrienne Ray |
| 2022 | Periodic Table | $1,100.00 | Adrienne Ray |
