October 14, 2026
2026 Zaxby's Urgency to Serve Grant Winners
Our District Partner in Education Zaxby’s shares their commitment to serving others through their annual Zaxby’s "Urgency to Serve" grants. Our teachers and staff are awarded these grants after an application process where they identify the classroom need or project. We appreciate how Zaxby's generously supports these initiatives!
For the 2026-2027 school year, 12 grants were approved and totaled over $4,579.The winning schools are Russell Middle, Bramlett Elementary, Austin Road Elementary, the Arts and Innovation Magnet Program, County Line Elementary, Statham Elementary, Apalachee High School, and Bethlehem Elementary.
| Name | School | Title of Project | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Nicholas | RMS | Building Stronger Students through Social-Emotional Learning | $89 |
| Genifer Keener | BRES | The Power of Places! | $380.25 |
| Genifer Keener | BRES | Hands-on Learning All Around | $149.99 |
| Theodore Thorp | ARES | Podcasting for Multimodal Texts | $413.44 |
| Jazmin Gosen | AIM | “Every Drop Counts” Rain Barrel Project | $500 |
| Rachel Baker | BRES | Building Brighter Futures: Using Digi-Blocks Manipulatives to Strengthen Learning for Students with Special Needs | $348 |
| Julianna Ward | CLES | Kindness in Action: Building a Culture of Service | $500 |
| Andrea Rowe | ARES | Art in Orbit | $500 |
| Amber Hagy | SES | Hear It. Read It. Roar! Bringing Books to Life for Every Wildcat | $500 |
| Alex English | AHS | Beyond the Classroom: Building an Industry-Ready Student Production Team | $485.79 |
| Kaya Rollo | BES | Rooted in Reading – BES Garden Club | $267.00 |
| Lee Griffeth | CLES | Art as Therapy for Students with Significant Emotional Disabilities | $445.84 |