The following present just a sample of the grants awarded by Maine 207 Foundation over the years.
2019-2020 Current school year in progress
AP Human Geography Culture Connections – Maine West Ebru art and yoga demonstrations for AP Human Geography students
Latino Summit – Maine West Conference registration for freshman & sophomore Latino & Hispanic students to encourage continuing education
iPad Minis – Maine East Equipment to support push band data reporting (force, velocity, power) for Strength and Conditioning students
Robotics Team – Maine East Competition registration to develop robotic skills
ACDA Honor Choir – Maine East & Maine South Conference registration for students and teachers to improve music skills and learn new instructional techniques
Cafeteria Recycling Program – Maine South Waste sorting system to implement cafeteria recycling and reduce waste; program also supported by SWANCC and Go Green Park Ridge
Hack Ridge 2020 (Hackathon) – Maine South Costs associated with coding and application development marathon and to expand reach to marginalized students
Literacy Beyond the Classroom - Maine East Transportation to Bernie's Book Bank for Applied Literacy classes to apply reading skills learned in class and to work on SEL skills by working as a group
2018-2019 18 grants totaling over $15,000
Latino Summit - Maine West
Breakout EDU Boxes - Maine West
School Based Health Center - 20 physical exams - Maine East
National Scholastic Press Assoc. Competition Convention - Maine West
Wings and Talons Foundation presentation of hawk/turkey vulture - Maine South
IL State Bar Association State Mock Trial Competition - Maine West
FARMBOT building/programming Science/CTE project - Maine South
10 Winter Coats for Kid’s Closet - Maine East
COACH t-shirts for tutors - Maine East and Maine West
Writers’ Week Speaker Fees - Maine East, Maine South, and Maine West
Instructional Coach IPad - Maine West
U.S. History Fair in D.C. - Maine South
Gifted Lyceum Detroit Relief Trip - Maine East
Constitution Team Competition in Washington D.C. - South
2017-2018 25 grants awarded totaling over $20,000
5-Professor Lecture Series - Maine East
myON Celebrations - Maine East
Maine East’s Clothes Closet - Maine East
ESRP- Argonne National Lab materials for experimental apparatus - Maine East
Latino Teen Summit - Maine West
Financial assistance for fee waivers - Maine West
Speaker Mr. Ken Coval (4 hour workshop) - Maine West
Dual headed 3D printer kit - Maine West
Poetry Slam Team - Maine West
Literacy Beyond the Walls - Maine West
Special Education Prom - Maine West
School Based Health Center - 24 physicals for under-insured - Maine East
“Teach the Peach” music and art supplies - Maine South
“Hack Ridge” - Maine South
State Mock Trial Tournament - Maine West
Constitution Team - Maine South
Basic Kart Kit/ Electric Go Cart Grand Prix - Maine East
Writers’ Week 2018 - Maine West and Maine East
DECA Nationals - Maine West
Lyceum Program Summer Relief Trip to Detroit - Maine East
COACH T-shirts - Maine West and Maine East
CTE/FCS Fashion Nationals - Maine South
DECA Nationals - Maine South
COACH trainings and recognition events - Maine West
Empire Mock Trial Program - Maine South
2016-2017 19 grants totaling over $16,000
5 Professor Lecture Series - Maine East
Greenhouse Project - Maine West
National Scholastic Press Convention and Competition - Maine West
American Choral Directors Assoc. National Honor Choir - Maine South
IL State Bar Association State Mock Trial Tournament - Maine West
Special Education Prom - Maine West
3rd Annual Hackathon - Maine South
D.C. travel for Constitution Team to National competition - Maine South
DECA International Competition - Maine West
Gene Ha, graphic novelist/illustrator presentation - Maine South
School Based Health Center - 24 physicals - Maine East
COACH t-shirts for tutors - Maine East and Maine West
Chicspeare Workshop - Maine East
Gifted Lyceum Summer Relief Trip - Maine East
DECA National Competition - Maine South
Orchestral program “Of Time and Space” - Maine East
