Fort Riley Middle School staff members Shannon Molt, Sara Elliott, Stephanie Heady, Amanda Tackett, and Mandy White have received a check for $3,000 from the Federally Impacted Schools Foundatiuon Grant. USD 475 Superintendent of Schools Dr. Corbin Witt accepted the check of the school district while attendingthe National Association of Federally Impacted Schools Conference.

The grant will fund The OutDoor Classroom project, which will give students the opportunity to experience nature and science across multiple disciplines at Rock Springs Ranch in Geary County. The knowledge and data collected will be applied and analyzed throughout the student’s core classes.

The project will be photographed and video recorded as a way to evaluate how the activities were conducted. The video will also be shown at the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools’ 2017 Spring Conference.