The Canute Public School District is pleased to announce it has received a $2,740 grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation to provide new library books and a guest speaker to enhance their literacy program. The grant is part of the Classroom Enhancement Program that supports activities and programs at select schools in rural Oklahoma that will improve the classroom experience for students.
“We are so pleased to have received this grant,” says Jill Henderson, school superintendent. “The support has helped us enhance our literary program. We appreciate the support of the Carolyn Watson rural Oklahoma Community Foundation.”
Mrs. Lynn Ferrari applied for this grant in order to make a solid connection between today’s school readers and the community around them. Different community members were invited to the school library to share a positive reading experience with the students. Books were purchased to enhance the school library collection. A guest speaker, Mr. Roger Woodson, shared how reading and writing are skills that the students possess and can develop further.
The Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation was founded by the late Carolyn Watson, CEO and chairman of Shamrock Bank, N.A., in 1995 to improve the quality of life in rural Oklahoma communities. Through its two grant programs, the organization promotes education, health, literacy and arts and the humanities in 20 Oklahoma counties. Since its inception, the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation has awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to schools, teachers and communities in rural Oklahoma. Additionally, the Carolyn Watson Opportunities scholarship offers awards of up to $10,000 per academic year for high school seniors graduating from 62 rural Oklahoma counties to attend college.