Johnson City Public Schools Foundation

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The 4th Annual Spell-a-ration is in the books! What a great night. Fabulous teams with great costumes and table decorations and teams that could spell!! Thought we were going to have to play Rock, Paper, Scissors to get a winner but….Southside’s Highway to Spell did it again. Winners 2 straight years! Thanks so much to Sara Diamond, Fred Sauceman, Our stinger Bees (Steve Barnett, David Timbs and Todd Barnett),TR Dunn, Micah Ridley and his SHHS AV students, SHHS for hosting the event and the Spelling Bee Committee for their great work on planning the event. Also thanks to Amy Stover, Peggy Voitlen as well for their terrific help. Lastly, to all the THE JCPSF Board Members. Thank you!

If you are not on a team, come join us at SPELL-A-BRATION tomorrow night in the crowd as a heckler! Cheer on your favorite team or heckle the others! Have fun as we all support our students in the Johnson City School System! Tomorrow, 6pm! BEE there!!! 😎

SPELL-A-BRATION 2024 Is lining up to be a historic night as we have more new sponsors joining us this year. We are thrilled to announce yet another new Honey Bee sponsor with Hunter, Smith and Davis, recognized in 2024 by Best Lawyers, serving the Tri-Cities Region since 1916. Thank you for your support.

SPELL-A-BRATION 2024 can announce another new sponsor, a Honey Bee sponsor with SIEMENS joining for this year’s event. We are truly appreciative of their support for this year’s epfun event on April 11 at Science Hill High School.

We have a new Honey Bee Sponsor for SPELL-A-BRATION 2024! New to the event this year, Mitch Cox and the Cox Universal Group. We are very appreciative of their support for this year!

Year after year, the Bank of Tennessee has stepped up to support the JCPSF and SPELL-A-BRATION event. 2024 is no different as they are a Queen Bee Sponsor! Thank you so much!

More sponsor news to share with The City of Johnson City back again with a Queen Been Sponsorship. We are so thankful for their support this year of SPELL-A-BRATION 2024.

Big news tonight on St. Patrick’s Day! A new sponsor announcement, a Super Bee Sponsor with Eastman Credit Union! We are so appreciative of their support with SPELL-A-BRATION 2024!

More sponsor news! Johnson City Bedding and Zak’s are teaming up to be Queen Bee Sponsor with SPELL-A-BRATION 2024! We truly appreciate their support of the students in the Johnson City School System.

Our incredible Chamber of Commerce is back as a sponsor with SPELL-A-BRATION 2024! This year, they are a Queen Been Sponsor. Thank you to The Chamber for their support of SPELL-A-BRATION and the students in the Johnson City Schools.

Great news! State of Franklin Healthcare Associates is back as a sponsor with SPELL-A-BRATION 2024! This year, they are a Queen Been Sponsor. Thank you to SOFHA for their support of SPELL-A-BRATION and the students in the Johnson City Schools.

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SPELL-A-BRATION 2024 (WJHL) Tembra Aldridge and Ed Herbert of Johnson City Public Schools Foundation tell us about the 4th annual event which raises funds for special projects for Johnson City Schools. Registration is …

JOHNSON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SPELL-A-BRATION 2024

The Johnson City Public Schools Foundation (JCPSF) announced its annual fundraising event, SPELL-A-BRATION 2024. This will be the 4th annual fun event which raises funds for special projects not funded by the regular school budget. SPELL-A-BRATION 2024 will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 6PM in the Science Hill High School Gymnasium.

“Remember the annual spelling bee when you were in school? This event is less stressful and much more fun with teams of four (4) adults working together to correctly spell words on a white board,” said JCPSF President Tembra Aldridge. “Teams come up with creative names, themes and costumes. Your registration fee goes to a worthy cause helping our schools and students. All the while, you and your friends have a great evening of fun competition and laughter.”

Area companies can help sponsor the event which offers new benefits in 2024. “We want our event sponsors to receive a positive impact from their investment in supporting SPELL-A-BRATION,” Aldridge said. “This year, sponsors will receive tremendous exposure before, and during the event.” Information about sponsorships is available online at jcschools.org/Foundation.

Beyond sponsorships, registration is now open to anyone interested in forming a spelling team by going to jcschools.org/Foundation or the Johnson City Public Schools Foundation page.

For 2024, all proceeds from SPELL-A-BRATION 2024 will fund ViewSonic Smart TV systems at schools across the Johnson City School System. These Smart TV systems truly help our teachers with their class lessons, but due to the cost, the school system has been limited as to the number of ViewSonic Smart TV units each school can have.

“As a teacher, my ViewSonic Smart TV has revolutionized my classroom, offering an array of benefits for both me and my students,” noted Digital Media Teacher and JCS Teacher Leader Stephanie Elliott. “The interactive display empowers me to deliver dynamic lessons, integrating multimedia content and engaging apps seamlessly and effectively, fostering active participation and collaboration. Students benefit from immersive content delivery and interactive lessons, promoting deeper understanding and retention of material, making every lesson and student presentation memorable and impactful.”

With SPELL-A-BRATION 2024, the JCPSF can provide a number of ViewSonic Smart TV units to multiple schools in Johnson City.

Past Special Projects funded by the JCPSF:

2024: Indian Trail Middle School Digital Communications Lab
2023: Liberty Bell Middle School Digital Communications Lab
2019: Science Hill AV Studio
2018: Steam Bus

The Johnson City Schools Foundation is an independent, community-based foundation that was chartered in 1989 to fund innovative programs in Johnson City Schools that could not be provided by the school systems budget. It is a non-profit that hopes to enhance learning for both students and teachers within the school system. It provides funding for teacher grants, student scholarships and special educational projects. The foundation can be contacted by email at [email protected].

For more information regarding JCPSF or SPELL-A-BRATION 2024, please contact Ed Herbert at (423) 930-4050 or at [email protected].

It's time! Time to begin registering for the 2024 Spell-a-bration! A fun adult Spelling Bee where the proceeds go to help the Johnson City School with projects that are not in the budget. This year we are excited to be funding ViewSonic Smart TV's for the schools. Start getting your teams of 4 together, come up with a creative name and fill out the registration form now. Click here for the Registration form: https://www.facebook.com/JohnsonCityPublicSchoolsFoundation/
Remember, those who register first, get the best table locations. You don't want to miss this fun, exciting event!

It’s official, SPELL-A-BRATION 2024 will be at the SCIENCE HILL HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM on Thursday, April 11! What will the money be used for this year? Keep watching and find out soon!

Keep watching for more information on location and what the money raised will be supporting this year!

Happy Thanksgiving to all. May this holiday be filled with love and joy for you and yours, reminding us of how blessed we are in this beautiful region of northeast Tennessee.

Today was like Christmas for 21 teachers when the JCPSF Board members gave away $27,000 in Teacher Grants! Such a fun and exciting day! Congratulations to all the teachers who were awarded grants today!

MEET OUR VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS!

Introducing Peggy Voitlein, board member since 2015....

"I have been a long time board member. I am a former elementary school teacher in Johnson City Schools.

I know personally that teachers use their own funds to purchase items for the classroom. Serving on the Foundation Board is giving me the opportunity to continue giving back and supporting our teachers and students."

THE JCPSF Announces its 2023-2024 Grants Program

The Johnson City Public School Foundation announced it has opened applications for its 2023-2024 Grants Program. Teachers in the Johnson City School System can apply for grants to fund their projects but must have their written applications into the Central Office by October 16, 2023.

Last Spring alone, the JCPSF awarded over $31,700 to deserving projects in the Johnson City School System. “Teachers have presented some incredible projects for which we were able to provide funding over the years,” said Tembra Aldridge, president of the JCPSF. “Those projects then have amazing results for our students in the Johnson City School System.”

For the 2023-2024 school year, the decision was made to do the Grant Program in the Fall as school was beginning. This will give teachers the opportunity to implement their projects sooner rather than wait until the next school year. Watch our page as we visit past grant recipients to learn of the impact of their projects. It is an exciting time in the Johnson City School System!

We have got some big news coming soon. Here’s a hint: look at all those photos, all these grants given out last Spring. Watch our page in the next week for our news for the 2023-2024 school year!

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