2022 Youth Empowerment and Action Grants

Total Allocation

$15,700 for 7 Grants

All Schools

Celebrating Corvallis School District’s BIPOC Students | Charlotte Patel

$1,500

An event for students of color to gather in order to encourage a sense of community and build an increased sense of belonging. Also includes graduation cords for seniors who are finishing high school.

Middle Schools

Fishing Club—Cheldelin Middle School | Jordan Moss

$2,500

A club using fishing skills to encourage outdoor activity, to teach about conservation, and to help students enjoy and care for the environment.

Taking Pride in Dual Immersion—Linus Pauling Middle School | Asher Beatty, Belen Hernandez & Joanna Alvarado

$2,500

T-shirts and sweatshirts for Dual Immersion students and instructors at LPMS to celebrate their program and to promote the goal of positive cross-cultural attitudes and behavior.

High Schools

School Land-Acknowledgement Mural—Crescent Valley High School | Natalia Morales, Theo Abadilla & Simone Moulton

$2,500

A mural and plaque to recognize the Native American peoples who lived on land now occupied by CVHS.

Metal shop Tool Upgrade and Management— Corvallis High School | Z Woody

$1,700

Specialized tools for the metal shop to improve efficiency and to increase capacity for hands-on, real-world learning.

Painted Intersection Project —Corvallis High School | Taylor Young & Mahya Shakibnia-Shirazi

$2,500

Street art at the entrance to a CHS parking lot to highlight diversity and to promote racial equity.

Yearbooks—College Hill High School | Marylu Perez, Dustin Pointer & Jesse Martin

$2,500

Publication of the first-ever yearbook for CHHS students to celebrate their school community and to increase comradery.