Harrison County School District

HARRISON COUNTY, MS  (October 19, 2021) – Three educators in the Harrison County School District received a wonderful surprise on Tuesday morning! Several visitors dropped by their schools to share some exciting news! Their first stop was at Bel-Aire Elementary School.

• Congratulations to Mrs. Heather Nittianandan, a 4^th grade teacher at Bel-Aire Elementary! Mrs. Nittianandan received quite a surprise when the Gulfport Chamber director and a representative from Trustmark Bank showed up to announce that she had just won a $430.00 Teacher Grant for her project “Feeding the Future“.
  
  
  
  
  

• Congratulations to Ms. Bethany Seal, a dual credit teacher at West Harrison High School! She is the recipient of the Gulfport Chamber’s $500.00 Teacher Grant for her project “Tiny Houses for Story Characters”! Chamber representatives showed up at West Harrison High to make the surprise announcement.
  
  
  
  
  

• Congratulations to Mrs. Georgene Danjanic, the librarian at West Harrison Middle School! She was very surprised when she found out that she is the recipient of the Gulfport Chamber’s $460.00 Teacher Grant for her project “Book Club is the Place to Be”! The Gulfport Chamber director and a representative from Keesler Federal Credit Union showed up at the school today to announce the great news.
  
  
  

Gulfport Chamber of Commerce Teacher Grants are awarded to educators with innovative or imaginative programs that directly benefit students, as well as foster cooperation between the community and school district. Harrison County School District is very proud of all our award recipients and thank them for their hard work, creativity, and caring hearts.

Watch the WXXV story here: Harrison County School District teachers earn grants from Gulfport Chamber of Commerce - WXXV News 25 (wxxv25.com)