Announcements
AWARDS
STUDENT AWARDS
Waters Students Place in High, including FIRST, in Chicago City Chess Tournament
Moses Carrisoza, 1st grader at Waters School, took first place in the All-City Chicago Chess Tournament in his age group last May. Add others who were awarded places
Waters School Students Awarded at Area 2 Science Fair
Hats off to Arel, who placed in teh Excellence Categroy, and Jasmine and Kimberly who received honorable mentions.
PROGRAM AWARDS
Ecology Awards
2010 – Pepsi Refresh grant for ecology
2007-08 EPA / Chicago Wilderness - 1st Place in Native Landscaping
2007-08 Mayor Daley's Landscaping Awards - 1st Place Native Landscaping
2006 - 1st Place Conservation and Native Landscape Award, w/ Riverbank Neighbors, Chicago Wilderness and USEPA
2006 - 1st Place, Mayor Daley’s Native Landscape Award, for River Restoration
2005 - Governor’s Hometown Award, with Riverbank neighbors for river restoration
2004 - 1st Place Mayor Daley’s School Garden Award
2003-04 Peggy Notebaert
2003 - 1st Place Chicago Academy of Science, Nature Museum Award for Best Environmental Program
2001- Greening of Ravenswood Award, Alderman Gene Schulter
2000 - Ravenswood Community Council, Commendation to Waters School Garden
1996 - American Rivers, National Award for Best River Educational Project
1996 - Environmental Activism Commendation, President Bill Clinton, USEPA
GRANTS
2009 - Climate Change Solar Panels
2009 - Field Foundation - For Studio-Based Full-Time Music Progam
2007 - Lowe’s Foundation - For Global Explorers Afterschool Progam
2007 - TIPP Grant - (Technology Immersion Pilot Program)
The State of Illinois appropriated funds for this 3 year program and each year 6th grade students receive a laptop. If parents consent, the laptops go home daily. Only 9 schools in Chicago were chosen to participate. Teachers who work with the laptop students meets each week to discuss implementation of the program.