Bossier Educators Receive $30,000 In Grants

16 Bossier Parish educators received $30,000 in grants on Tuesday, courtesy of The Biedenharn Foundation.  According to the Shreveport Times, the money will be used to implement new projects and acquire new technology for their classrooms.

The foundation has given grants to Bossier Parish Schools in memory of Syndey Biedenharn. Syndey was a former teacher whose family owns and operates Coca-Cola Bottling in Shreveport. Syndey Biedenharn died in a tragic car wreck in 2012 at 62 years of age, and this educators' endowment was established to carry on her legacy for the children of Bossier City.

...And the winners are:

Toni Ward and Paige Malley - Legacy Elementary -$2,469.65

Lisa Neuman, R.V. Kerr Elementary - $2,487.23

Callie Schneider, Central Park Elementary -$2,439.90

Brandy Hanks, Plantation Park Elementary -$2,472

Vanessa Power and Holly Fisk, Plantation Park Elementary -$1,750.73

Jaimee Mercer, Stockwell Place Elementary -$2,460

Tamara Harville, Benton Elementary - $2,442.75

Dawn Fausto, Meadowview Elementary- $2,482.70

Ashleigh Jackson, Kingston Elementary - $1,080

Michelle Tidwell, Benton Middle School -  $2,500

Claire Hernandez and Gail Rittenberry, T.O. Rusheon Middle School -$2,496.59

Anna Welch, Airline High School - $2,462.41

Kathryn Pease, Haughton High School -$2,456.04