Cape Fear ES Principal Sonya Oates and art teacher Amber Huckaby accept their award from committee chairs Anna Marie Allegretto and Cathy Grampp.
Assistance League of Greater Wilmington’s AL ACTION!Week project “You Gotta Have HeART!” is now taking root in the seven elementary schools selected for the $1000 awards: Belville and Lincoln in Brunswick County; Alderman, Bradley Creek, and Wrightsboro in New Hanover County; and Cape Fear and CF Pope in Pender County.
The art teachers are in the process of purchasing and utilizing materials and equipment to supplement and improve their programs.
Committee Co-Chairs Cathy Grampp and Anna Marie Allegretto joined VP Marketing Communications Cheryl DeVincentis to visit and/or communicate with one art teacher from each county.
Amber Huckaby of Cape Fear ES was “so excited to use the money for our classroom and kids!” Huckaby has recently been named Teacher of the Year by her school.
Clay projects are loved by students in Grades 2 and K.
One of her favorite things to do with her 550 students is work with clay. However, she noted that clay is expensive compared to other art materials. She applied for a Links to Learning grant last year to purchase clay. Huckaby plans to use the ACTION!Week award to purchase pottery wheels to take her students to the next level. She also plans to continue to apply for the Links to Learning grants.
Alderman ES, Megan Prey, responded to the news of the award with, “Wow! This is so exciting and unexpected! I feel like I just won the lottery!”
Huckaby is grateful. “Thank you so much for all your support of our school and the art program!”
Megan Prey and Committee Co-chair Cathy Grampp, a former art teacher, found much in common.
Cape Fear ES Principal Sonya Oates and art teacher Amber Huckaby accept their award from committee chairs Anna Marie Allegretto and Cathy Grampp.
Assistance League of Greater Wilmington’s AL ACTION!Week project “You Gotta Have HeART!” is now taking root in the seven elementary schools selected for the $1000 awards: Belville and Lincoln in Brunswick County; Alderman, Bradley Creek, and Wrightsboro in New Hanover County; and Cape Fear and CF Pope in Pender County.
The art teachers are in the process of purchasing and utilizing materials and equipment to supplement and improve their programs.
Committee Co-Chairs Cathy Grampp and Anna Marie Allegretto joined VP Marketing Communications Cheryl DeVincentis to visit and/or communicate with one art teacher from each county.
Amber Huckaby of Cape Fear ES was “so excited to use the money for our classroom and kids!” Huckaby has recently been named Teacher of the Year by her school.
Kathy Peck illustrates the variety of student art at Belville.
Peck has big plans for Belville’s award. She intends to improve the ceramic/sculpture materials her students will use. “Besides clay, I am working to incorporate more ways to build with students, through papier mache, wire armatures, modeling clay and using recycled materials for assemblage.” She also wants to use part of the grant to fund supplies to begin a student art club.
A Belville student works on a clay project featuring curves.
When Peck learned of the award, she responded, “This is incredible, and thank you for your support of the arts!”
This year’s ACTION!Week project will impact a total of 3,647 students.
Cathy Grampp noted the importance of this project. “Boosting the creative minds of young children and giving them additional resources so that they can explore their creativity is surely a great blessing, especially at this crucial stage of their lives. Seeing how “AL ACTION!“ enhanced the art programs in many schools makes us proud to be a part of such a wonderful organization.”
