Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
School earns funding for second year, money to benefit math, science programs
HURLEY ELEMENTARY School receives a check for $500 from Exxon Mobil, Tuesday as part of the company's Education Alliance. Posing for a photo are sixth grader Taylor Kloehn, third grader Ella DeRosso, elementary principal Kevin Genisot, Ray Kallas of Ray's Mobil Station in Hurley, fifth grader Morgan Nasi and fourth grader Jack Manzer
HURLEY - The Hurley School District received grant funding from Exxon Mobil, Tuesday.
According to Ray Kallas, of Ray's Mobil in Hurley, each Mobil station across the country is given an application from Exxon's Education Alliance to nominate its local school for the grant funding.
Each selected school receives funding towards math and science programs.
Hurley Elementary School was selected to receive $500.This is the second year the school has received funding from Exxon Mobil.
"It's a really good opportunity to help these students further their studies in math and science,"
Kallas said.It has not been decided how the money will be spent, but Kallas hopes this isn't the last time he'll be able to help the school district.
"Hopefully we can do this again next year," Kallas said.
