Photojournalism students give back through Giving Gallery
The Mansfield Education Foundation awards innovative teaching grants to teachers in MISD. When a teacher wins they have a prize patrol that comes to the teachers classroom with a big check for the amount of the grant and balloons. The grant patrol consists of school board members, the superintendent, members of the foundation and the media. It's all very exciting for the teachers and students. One of the recipients, a photojournalism teacher from Summit High School, decided to reverse the process and presented a check from her grant: The Giving Gallery. Her students hosted a galley show and sold their photos in a silent auction. The teacher and photo students thought it would be appropriate to donate the proceeds to the Foundation.
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