Giving Back to the Community
2025 Teacher/School Grants
OUPSF Awards Over $50,000 in Teacher/School Grants
The Orange Unified Public Schools Foundation proudly awarded its annual Teacher/School Grants on December 11, 2025. This year, OUPSF granted $50,000 to support various classroom projects and learning materials across OUSD.
Each year, OUPSF board members travel to school sites to surprise our grant recipients and present them with checks to help with their teaching goals. It is their favorite tradition—and a meaningful way to celebrate the creativity and dedication of our educators.
2025 School/Teacher Grant Recipients:
Anaheim Hills Elementary – Clarissa Covarrubias
Anaheim Hills Elementary – Jenny Win’E
California iInspire Academy – Jocelyn Diaz
California iInspire Academy – Kimberly Johnson
California iInspire Academy – Juliana Ramirez
California iInspire Academy – Nicole Sanchez
Canyon High School – Eric Bies
Canyon High School – Nira Chandrasekar
Canyon High School – Matthew Derham
Canyon High School – Alex Graham
Canyon High School – Karen Uyematsu
Canyon Rim Elementary – Rochelle Chanin/Jillian Hendrickson
Canyon Rim Elementary – Kathy Kim
Canyon Rim Elementary – Heather Nevin
Cerro Villa Middle School – Stacy Baird
Cerro Villa Middle School – Liisa Buchness
Cerro Villa Middle School – Crystel Gore
Chapman Hills Elementary – Jamie Davis
Crescent Elementary – Sharon Cecchi
Crescent Elementary – Joy Hernandez
Crescent Elementary – Janis Mauldin
El Modena High School – Jessica Anderson
El Modena High School – Stephanie Quihuiz
El Modena High School – Enedina Spanner
Fairhaven Elementary – Rebecca Smith
Fletcher Academy – Courtney Chidley
Fletcher Academy – Jennifer Greenwalt
Fletcher Academy – Ling Zhao
Handy Elementary – Izabela Lewis
Handy Elementary – Tracy McMillen
Imperial Elementary – Traci Labellarte
Lampson Elementary – Jordyn Adair
Lampson Elementary – Kristen Aihara
Lampson Elementary – Andrea Gudino
Linda Vista Elementary – Kim Papac
McPherson Magnet – Seddigheh Keiser
Nohl Canyon Elementary – Shannon Granieri
Olive Elementary – Shannon Catozza
Orange High School – Brooke Soto
Palmyra GATE Magnet – Paula Beckman
Palmyra GATE Magnet – Adilene Delgado
Panorama Elementary – Aubree Bova
Running Springs Academy – Brandi Gower
Running Springs Academy – Lynn Okamura
Running Springs Academy – Lucia Perales
Serrano Elementary – Linda Walker
Taft Elementary – Jessica Anguiano
Taft Elementary – Samantha Mueller
Taft Elementary – Patty Ruiz
Villa Park Elementary – Mandy Ballesteros
Villa Park Elementary – Aekta Patel
Villa Park Elementary – Amanda Victer
Villa Park Elementary – Coria Yessenia
Villa Park Elementary – Jean Krever
Villa Park High School – Jeremy Bulrice
Villa Park High School – Jessica Kim
West Orange Elementary – Tami Lewis
Yorba Middle School – Hartley Klement
Building on our tradition of supporting educational excellence, OUPSF recognizes that our educators are true changemakers. We are honored to partner with them as they inspire and empower the students of OUSD. These grants continue to positively impact thousands of students by enriching their learning experiences.
Highlighting a Past Grant Awards
Mental Health & Wellness – Fletcher Elementary
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Strings For Students Grants
Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)
El Modena High School
Cerro Villa Middle School
OUPSF contributed $3,565 to Cerro Villa Middle School, enabling them to acquire 6 new violins for their music program. These instruments replace decades-old ones, ensuring our students enjoy enhanced musical experiences for years to come.
Champions for OUSD Sports Programs
Each year, OUPSF partners with OUSD athletic directors to identify athletic programs in need of financial support.
As part of the grant agreement, the OUPSF Sports Program Chair collaborates with program coaches to sponsor a clinic in their sport for K-8 students from their feeder schools. These clinics provide students exposure to new sports while giving high school athletes the opportunity to mentor younger students and earn community volunteer hours.
OUPSF proudly invests in athletic growth as another meaningful way to prepare students for lifelong success.
Orange High School
Our inaugural OUPSF high school sports camp was a success! Partnering with OUSD High Sports Programs, we were excited to donate $4,000 to the Orange High Boys and Girls Wrestling team. Coach Hawkins and the wrestling program orchestrated a camp that introduced the sport to our local elementary and middle school students. This generous donation will aid the wrestling program in acquiring new mats.
El Modena High School
OUPSF proudly supported the El Modena High School Boys & Girls Soccer Camp, held at Fred Kelly Stadium on November 17th, 2023. The camp attracted 38 middle school participants from McPherson and Santiago, both feeder schools to El Modena. The camp served as an excellent introduction for future El Modena student-athletes as it was run by coaches and athletes from both girls’ and boys’ teams. In addition, OUPSF proudly presented a check to El Modena High School Soccer for $4,000!
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