Fayetteville Public Education Foundation

Courtney Smith's Innovative Imaging for Future Veterinarians grant is putting a real ultrasound in the hands of students, giving them the kind of practical, skills-based experience that goes far beyond the textbook. Future vets, meet your new classroom!

Meet our Founder, Jack Butt, who saw an opportunity and with that vision, transformed public education in Fayetteville.

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The Fayetteville Public Education Foundation is more than a nonprofit—it’s a community-driven movement ensuring every student has the tools to dream, create, and achieve.

One school, one book, one shared love of reading. Amanda Bunch's Soaring Through Stories grant, funded by the Fred J. Brunner Foundation, brings students together through a common read, followed by crafts and family events that bring the story to life in their own unique way — building reading comprehension and a lasting love for reading across the whole community.

Liz Bland and Magan Randall's Service Through Creativity grant is turning service hours into something special — FHS students assemble hands-on craft kits that go home with elementary school kids, sparking creativity, learning, and family bonding beyond the school day while ensuring FHS students have on-campus service opportunities!

Jazz has always been about more than the music. Jason Marshall's Jazz Connects Us grant is putting that belief on full display with custom band stand fronts that celebrate the values that define Fayetteville Public Schools. FHS Jazz will get to take these stand fronts to local and travelling performances, ensuring the power of FHS Jazz leaves its mark wherever it goes.

New books, new words, new love for reading. Rebecca Mays' Read Aloud, Grow Together grant provided by the Fred J. Brunner Foundation puts a cart full of fresh titles in the hands of K-4 teachers, bringing monthly themed read-alouds to classrooms across the school. Each book is one students have never seen before, sparking curiosity and building vocabulary one story at a time. Because the joy of reading starts with that first great story.

Learning is better with a little fresh air! Thanks to Nicole Monterroza's Grab Your Pack: Observing the Great Outdoors grant, students are hitting the campus trails with tool kits in hand -- observing and studying the plants, animals, and insects around them in real time.

Style, sustainability, and student leadership all in one place! Lori Mizanin's SWAP and SHOP Thrift Boutique grant allows FHS students tp run their very own thrift boutique where classmates can swap or purchase items through the Eco-Fashion Club. Fashion forward and planet forward -- we love to see it!

From the classroom to the wild. Thanks to Andrew Chance's Wonders of Wildlife grant, students explored genetics, anatomy, and environmental impact through hands-on dissections, an aquarium tour, and a visit to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, all guided by real biologists. Learning really comes alive when you take it off the page...