Mid-Year Update: Grants Awarded So Far!

We are proud to have supported 8 grant projects this school year. Two student-led service-learning projects are complete, and six more are underway! Read about what these young minds are imagining for their communities, and stay tuned for all the completed projects to come.

Project Complete

The Food and Culture of Ethiopia

A 6th grade student at King Middle School set out to share more about Ethiopian cuisine and traditions with the community...

Project complete

P.A.T.H.S. Pumpkin Carving

Archer, a 10th grade student in Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS), led a day-long pumpkin carving workshop for culinary and commercial art students , giving tips on best practices for pumpkin art…

Grant awarded

COVID-19 Memorial Mural

At Deering High School, a student is finishing a mural started during the beginning of the pandemic. The goal is to connect past, present and future by creating a memorial honoring those we lost from COVID-19…

Grant awarded

Greening King

8th graders at King Middle School are setting out to "greenify" their school’s common spaces with beautiful plants, hoping that the plants will improve air quality, add beauty to the hallways, and teach peers the importance of caring for their school…

Grant Awarded

Ramily Mural

A group of three 10th grade students at Deering High School aims to create an abstract mural that celebrates artist style and the diversity of the student body. On a third floor hallway, the mural will contain a series of cartoony creatures with a big purple ram – the school’s mascot – in the middle…

Grant Awarded

Portland Public School’s Art Exhibit

A Portland High School senior is going to showcase student artwork skills in a public space, celebrating young artists, cultivating creativity and working with community partners…

Grant Awarded

Rise and Shine Cafe

Students at Deering High School are collaborating to create a student-run business called Rise and Shine Cafe. The project hopes to provide an opportunity for students to learn transferable work skills, as well as provide the school community with delicious coffee, tea and other snacks…

Grant Awarded

Persian Mural for the Language Wing

A senior at Deering High School is going to create a Persian mural in the language wing, adding artwork to the halls that makes students from the regions of old Persia feel welcome…

Do you know a Portland Public School student who could use funding for their big idea? Send them to our website!