Angie Knight
Asheville – The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina awarded three grants – totaling $14,585 – to Graham County Schools from the Learning Links grant.
“Graham County schools is always pleased to work with a foundation that supports education and extra opportunities,” said Graham County Schools Superintendent Angie Knight.
The grants will support projects at both Robbinsville middle and high schools to make coursework engaging and relevant for students, according to a press release from the foundation.
The monies will support more globally-conscious students. Specifically, Robbinsville Middle School has a global leadership initiative that encourages students to include the bigger picture and consider more than just Graham County when problem solving.
The funding will also help with materials for a 10th-grade, 3D art creation and digital project, and items for physics students to build a soap box derby car in the 2024 North Carolina Gravity Games.
“We are very dependent on grants to level the playing field for students,” Knight said.