On Tuesday, Orr Elementary received a special visit, along with other campuses, during the annual Tyler ISD Foundation Grant Patrol event that gave out 29 grants to 17 Tyler ISD campuses totaling $86,000.
Tyler Legacy High School drumline and cheerleaders along with district leadership members, community partners and Tyler ISD Foundation board members made their way to a special classroom to deliver a big $4,500 check.
Orr Elementary Media Technology Specialist and Grants for Great Ideas recipient, Ashten Ormandy, opened her classroom door to a check that will impact the whole student body. With excitement, Ormandy said the grant was requested with a goal to expose students to STEAM, which is something important to do.
“This is something students really…