FORT BEND ISD – Fort Bend ISD students are among 230,000 Texas students who will benefit from a $100,000 grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board to Junior Achievement (JA) of Southeast Texas. State Farm Agent, Darryl Mayo, presented the grant award to Rick Franke, president of JA of Southeast Texas, during a check presentation on January 26 at Ridgegate Elementary School. The grant will help fund JA’s financial literacy service-learning project, “What A Difference A Day Makes,” which allows high school students to serve as role models to younger students in their communities while sharing important knowledge about financial literacy, entrepreneurship and free enterprise.
Joining in the grant presentation were: Lavanta Williams, Principal at Ridgegate Elementary School; Inger Louis, Ridgegate Elementary School Counselor; Kisha Porter, Ridgegate Elementary School second-grade teacher; Erica Richards and Sarah Kalala, Willowridge High School Student Council Sponsors; Dr. Marc Smith, Assistant Superintendent, FBISD Department of School Administration; Alice Ledford, Assistant Director, FBISD Special Education Services; and Junior Achievement representatives Kevin R. Hattery, Executive Vice President, Development; Larry Washington, Senior Operations Manager; and Nicole Headington, Marketing Manager.
Prior to the grant presentation, 28 members of the Willowridge High School Student Council took part in the “What A Difference A Day Makes” initiative by teaching JA’s hands-on financial literacy programs to more than 300 Ridgegate Elementary School students in grades 3-5.
“We’re thrilled that Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas is providing local students with opportunities to understand and master financial literacy through service-learning, which combines classroom-based learning with community service,” said Darryl Mayo, State Farm Agent. “Our State Farm Youth Advisory Board and the Good Neighbor grants are examples of State Farm’s commitment to education, our community, and our youth.”
Shown during the check presentation are (front row, from left) Ridgegate Elementary School students Alexander Fuentes and Courtney Jones; and (back row, from left) Kisha Porter, Ridgegate Elementary School second-grade teacher; Alice Ledford, Assistant Director, FBISD Special Education Services; Justin Law, Willowridge High School student; Darryl Mayo, State Farm Agent; Richard Franke, President, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, Inc.; Chelsye Wolfe, Willowridge High School student; Lavanta Williams, Principal at Ridgegate Elementary School; and Dr. Marc Smith, FBISD Assistant Superintendent, Department of School Administration.
Ridgegate Elementary School Counselor, Inger Louis
(second from right) is pictured with Junior Achievement of Southeast
Texas, Inc. representatives (from left): Kevin R Hattery, Executive Vice
President, Development; Nicole Headington, Marketing Manager; and Larry
Washington, Senior Operations Manager.
Willowridge High School senior, Chris Hynes (shown
at the top), leads Ridgegate Elementary School second-graders (pictured
clockwise from top) Samone Jackson, Alondra Cruz, Myles Chapman and
Datavia Banks in a JA activity.
Diamond Hopkins, Willowridge High School Student
Council member (center) is shown with second-graders (from left) Tanya
Bailey and Deborah Argueta.
Pictured (from left) are: Erica Richards,
Willowridge High School Student Council Sponsor; Student Council members
Amir Watkins, Aerion Hartwell and Tatianna Bailey; and Sarah Kalala,
Willowridge High School Student Council Sponsor.
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