STCU awards $20,000 in classroom grants

BREWSTER/BRIDGEPORT - Teachers in the Columbia Basin and North Central Washington are among those receiving $200 for their classrooms.

STCU, which was founded by high school teachers in 1934, is again honoring its roots by awarding a total of $20,000 to 100 randomly drawn educators. Winners can spend their grants on anything that will enhance students’ classroom experience, whether a basic need or something special.

Local winners, who were notified recently, are:

Almira School District

• Katie Walsh, Coulee City Elementary School

Brewster School District

• Cindy Brown and Randi Robertson, Brewster Elementary School

Bridgeport School District

• Terri Zahn, Bridgeport Middle School
• Debbie Roff, Bridgeport Elementary School

Grand Coulee Dam School District      

• Justin Thompson, Lake Roosevelt Jr./Sr. High School

Moses Lake School District

• Stacey Clark, Moses Lake School District

Okanogan School District      

• Heather Downey and Kathy Bryson, Okanogan Middle School

Omak School District      

• Catherine McGeorge and May Riggan, Omak High School

Othello School District

• Michael Flores      and Skylar Van Winkle, McFarland Middle School

The online drawing was open to teachers, counselors, and other classroom-based positions at public and private districts served by Washington ESDs 101, 123 and 171, or in the eight northernmost counties of Idaho. 2023 marks the tenth year that STCU has offered the grants, which received an inflationary bump from $150 to $200 in 2022.

About STCU

Founded by educators in 1934, STCU has more than 270,000 members from all walks of life. The credit union has 38 branch locations in Washington and North Idaho, and will break ground this year on its 39th, in Moses Lake.