Student Grant Recipients |
2022-2023 Student Grant Recipients
Ethan Hill, who attends Gilham Elementary in Eugene, used the grant funds for individual tutoring at "Math is Magic". This tutoring allowed Ethan to advance beyond his third-grade classroom level. In his report Ethan states: “I learned a lot of math-related knowledge and skills at Math is Magic the last few months and had a very fun time. Two examples of advanced math I wanted to learn about are how to use the integral and where the factorial fits in the order of operations. Visiting Math is Magic helped me to understand higher math. It’s basically the only place I can learn that kind of math from and expand my already good brain. Every time I go to Math is Magic, I learn something new and I feel amazing. It’s my favorite part of the week!”
"I learned higher-level math every session. I now know order of operations (PEDMAS – parenthesis, exponent, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction), how to do a problem when x is multiplied by a number and lattice multiplication, which is cool!”
Ethan kept a binder, spiral notebook and folder full of notes and topics covered. He also started using a sixth-grade level math workbook.
The math workbook and examples from his notebooks are shown below.
"I learned higher-level math every session. I now know order of operations (PEDMAS – parenthesis, exponent, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction), how to do a problem when x is multiplied by a number and lattice multiplication, which is cool!”
Ethan kept a binder, spiral notebook and folder full of notes and topics covered. He also started using a sixth-grade level math workbook.
The math workbook and examples from his notebooks are shown below.
Sophia Li, a rising 3rd grade student at Findley Elementary School in Beaverton, used grant funds for materials to start a Fun Math Club for classmates and students in neighboring schools. The club began meeting on Zoom in January of 2023 and met weekly. Sophia reports: “During our club meetings, we solved a huge array of fun and interesting math questions together, played math games, and most importantly, had lots of fun. We also had in person meetings in the library community room twice, where we got know each other better by playing math games like “Target”, “Math Blast”, and “ADSUMUDI”, did math problem relays, and even a “students VS parents” challenge! I never expected so much interest in the club. In fact, there was so much interest that we couldn’t accommodate everyone who wanted to join. Our club currently with 18 members, and is still continuing to grow!“
Below is Sophia's report (we had to remove some of the pictures since we did not have permission for the children shown)
Below is Sophia's report (we had to remove some of the pictures since we did not have permission for the children shown)
America Palomec, a rising senior at McKay HS in Salem, enrolled in a pre-college program hosted by the Academy of Art University. Her goal was to “better understand the basics of creating in order to develop my personal style/methods.” She used grant funds to purchase the art supplies required for the still life painting and drawing course. America says: “I’ve learned many things about painting and perspective that will not only help me to become a better painter, but also a better artist in general as I now know what techniques are used in the process. I’ve shared my project with many of my family members and friends. My younger cousins were especially excited to see what I accomplished and asked if I could teach them later on.”
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Yair Suarez, a student at McKay HS in Salem, was given funds toward the purchase of a better-quality violin. His goal was to improve his playing skills. Yair says, “ my violin helped me get into the highest level orchestra class and play with better accuracy and musicality.” He goes on to explain, “My status changed from a bottom violinist to a co-leader in the symphony orchestra and a co-leader in the chamber orchestra as well.” Another of Yair’s goals was to work with younger students and encourage them as he had been encouraged. He reports that, “Though I was unable to attend a summer orchestra program and help out kids, I was able to do alternative things like play for a preschool class and help 4th graders from all schools pick out an instrument as well as influence them in two different events (volunteering in Waldo Middle School and Stephens Middle School).
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