October 29, 2026

11 HCSD Educators Receive Darrell Saucier Innovative Classroom Grants

CSD leaders proudly recognized 11 outstanding educators who have been awarded the 2026-27 Darrell Saucier Innovative Classroom Grant. The grant funds teachers and teacher assistants dedicated to enhancing student learning through innovative classroom proj

(October 26, 2026) – Tonight, HCSD leaders proudly recognized 11 outstanding educators who have been awarded the 2026-27 Darrell Saucier Innovative Classroom Grant. The grant funds teachers and teacher assistants dedicated to enhancing student learning through innovative classroom projects and activities.

The awards are made possible through the extraordinary generosity of Mr. Darrell Saucier, who named the Harrison County School District as a beneficiary of his estate in 2019. Mr. Saucier, along with his parents and siblings, held a deep reverence for education and a strong commitment to community service.

Congratulations to this year’s grant recipients:

• Jennifer Moran - Lyman Elementary: Active for Life: Building Fitness, Skills, and Healthy Habits Through PE ($1,000)

• Howard Prince - D’Iberville High: Gel Electrophoresis System for Advanced Science Instruction ($1,000)

• Lisa Klann - D’Iberville High: Visualizing Motion: Enhancing Physics, Learning Through Two-Dimensional Kinematics Analysis ($1,000)

• Crystal Leshore - West Harrison Middle: Engineering Math Lab: Designing the Future Through Mathematics ($1,000)

• Johnette Garcia - West Worthan Elementary & Middle: Divine Density: Exploring Boat Density through the Engineering Design Process ($1,000)

• Kristina Lamey - Creekbend Elementary & Middle: Second Grade Story Studio ($500)

• Lisa Landry - Creekbend Elementary & Middle: One Creekbend, Many Stories: A Student Art Garden ($1,000)

• Heather Marr - Creekbend Elementary & Middle: Media Production in the Gifted Classroom ($250)

• Debra Dunn - Saucier Elementary: Farm to Table Veggies and Flowers ($500)

• J. Bryan Vonder Bruegge - Harrison Central High: A New Stage: Expanding the Black Box Project ($1,000)

• Holly Davis - Three Rivers Elementary: Communication for All ($1,000)

A special thank you to the Saucier family for helping us carry on this wonderful legacy of supporting education and making a positive impact on the lives of our educators and students!