Lee’s Summit West 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Reading for FUN, the FUTURE and FOREIGN LANGUAGE | $1,356.38 | Tina Bowling |
| 2004 | Pathways to the Future | $400.00 | Andrea Laughlin |
| 2005 | Weather Stations | $3,000.00 | Glenda Dowler |
| 2006 | Implementing Electronic Portfolio to PLTW | $1,294.26 | Robert Dumler and Kevin Altemeyer |
| 2006 | Dressing the Part! | $1,594.81 | Tina Bowling |
| 2007 | What a Difference a Display Makes | $1,650.00 | Brenda Dumler |
| 2008 | Bringing Stories to Life | $635.00 | Pamela Holstein |
| 2009 | My Own Project Runway | $4,869.00 | Kathy Nash, Kathy Leslie, Brenda Dumler |
| 2009 | Listening Literature: Making Connections | $1,026.58 | Megan Arnett and Amy Taylor |
| 2009 | Small Engine Lab | $1,143.25 | Wesley Wiskur |
| 2010 | Click Away | $2,050.00 | Veronica Scott |
| 2011 | Start with ProStart: Impacting Futures and Creating Professionals | $2,300.00 | Ellen Plemons |
| 2011 | Voices of the Future | $1,997.55 | Tina Bowling |
| 2012 | Do the Public a Service With Public Service Announcements & More! | $260.00 | Melissa Searls |
| 2012 | Upping the Education Ante One Click at a Time | $2,020.00 | Melissa Searls |
| 2013 | Zentangle | $318.60 | Abryana Wood |
| 2013 | American Government End of Course Preparation | $1,274.32 | Christy Dabalos and Jennifer Coleman |
| 2014 | Communicating with a Little Help From My Friend | $843.47 | Jennifer Barnett-Garner |
| 2015 | Focusing on Our Future: Re-imagining for 1:1 | $1,394.52 | Megan Chambers & Amy Taylor |
| 2015 | Engaging: culture, communication, & comprehension | $2,250.00 | Kara Farren, Tina Bowling & Robin Villa |
| 2016 | Hands Up for Communication | $328.82 | Melissa Searls |
| 2017 | Don't Worry, We Have it Covered! | $1,219.55 | Melissa Searls & Marisa Ayers |
| 2018 | Extended School Year Life Skills Learning | $762.32 | Rachl Aguirre |
| 2018 | Physics with Smart Carts | $4,858.65 | Joe Milliano and Gina Riegert |
| 2018 | Cultivation of a Creation Nation | $1,602.12 | Lisa Searls |
| 2018 | Devine Design | $1,665.40 | Amanda Jeffries |
| 2019 | Bringing Languages to LSR7 | $5,156.25 | Robin Villa |
| 2019 | West Side Perk Coffee Shop | $1,621.74 | Emily Mincher and Traci Titus |
| 2019 | Starry Night Astronomy | $998.00 | Megan Irr |
| 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 |
| 2020 | Driving towards Careers in Computer Science - LSW | $1,600.00 | Deanna Soukup |
| 2021 | Bringing Authentic Language into the Classroom | $5,922.00 | Aaron Layendecker |
| 2022 | E-Book for Chinese learners | $2,399.40 | Liang May Lee |
| 2022 | Laser Beam Benefits Students work | $1,575.00 | Eric Walters |
