$8,700 of grant money to fund education efforts in Holmen

Holmen Area Foundation provides the grants

HOLMEN, Wis. (WKBT) – The Holmen Area Foundation presented Holmen School District staffers grants totaling a little more than $8,700 for programs throughout the district

The grants included money for special table space for students at Prairie View Elementary, which will help the learning process going smoothly.

“It saves a lot of classroom and instructional time,” said Melissa Ganz, a second-grade teacher at Prairie View. “We also have wiggle seats as well, which really help the children focus,”

Grants were presented at schools throughout the district.

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