Hico Education Foundation

12/04/2025

12/04/2025

What an AMAZING day for the Hico Education Foundation! 🎉✨
We are thrilled to award over $21,000 in grants to our incredible Hico ISD teachers! These funds will bring innovative ideas to life and create even more powerful learning experiences for our students. 💡📚
We are so proud of our teachers and so excited for the impact these projects will have in the classroom. The future of Hico ISD is bright! 💛🐅

06/27/2025

03/20/2025

01/14/2025

GRANT AWARD SPOTLIGHT: Engineering Camp for Hico ISD students!

The Hico Education Foundation was pleased to award Hico Independent School District with funds to have their very own Engineering Camp this year.

The camp will be filled with innovative and challenging activities to get students excited about engineering, creating, designing and implementation.

Here’s what grant recipient & Hico ISD teacher, Mrs. Lisa Weatherly, had to say about receiving this year’s award: “Mrs. Ge**er, Mr. Gentner and I are honored to have been selected to receive the Hico Education Foundation grant for Hico's First Hosted Engineering Summer Camp. In the past, Hico has been able to take a school bus full of students to attend Engineering Camp off campus. Unfortunately, the one we have attended in the past is currently not available, so we have decided to put on our own camp. With the grant, we will be able to complete our Lego robot kits. The students will learn about coding and building as well as 3D design and print rockets.”

12/20/2024

Hico Education Foundation Grant Award Day!!

The HEF grant stampede came through and presented awards to our Hico Independent School District staff & students today. We’ll be featuring each recipient individually in the coming days. ❤️❤️

Congratulations to all who were awarded! Our HEF committee appreciates your commitment to enhance the learning experience for our Hico students.

11/21/2024

We love to see hands-on learning with our Hico ISD students! ❤️🐯

11/15/2024

When our Hico Independent School District students are exposed to engaging and interactive learning experiences, they are more likely to develop a curiosity and passion for acquiring knowledge.

Through grants awarded by Hico Education Foundation, we hope to do our part in cultivating a “love of learning” experience for our Hico kids!

10/28/2024

We’d like to say THANK YOU to the Hico Independent School District staff & teachers who submitted grant applications for this year!

We’re excited about some of the innovative ideas received, and look forward to handing out awards on Friday, December 20th.

10/06/2024

1. Don't be intimidated. Simply explain your need, then how and why the Hico Education Foundation grant will help fill it.

2. Be creative and think outside the box! Grant evaluators spend hours reading grants, so make YOURS unique.

3. Not all grant readers/evaluators will have a strong background in education so avoid using education terminology without first explaining what it is (examples: ARD, ESL, SPED, GT).

4. Talk to other teachers who have received grants. Most are more than willing to help you with ideas and concepts.

5. Show your passion for bringing learning to life for our Hico Independent School District students!

10/04/2024

ONE WEEK AWAY!

Hico Independent School District Teachers & Staff: If you have an innovative way to engage your students and enhance their learning but lack the funding to implement it, please apply for this year’s grant through the Hico Education Foundation.

Applications are due October 11th. Funds will be awarded & presented in December.

10/02/2024

The Hico Education Foundation is off to the pig races!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table at Hico National Night Out this evening.❤️