Sarah Carson, public information specialist with TSET, has announced that six schools in Altus received grants totaling $44,000, and L. Mendel Rivers Elementary School on Altus Air Force Base received a $10,000 grant. Altus Early Childhood Center received $10,000 to be used to create two outdoor classrooms for students, in order to provide benefits for mental health and academic performance.

Altus Primary School was awarded $7,500 to buy physical education equipment for use by all students, to increase their opportunities for physical activity, and Altus Elementary School was awarded $4,000 to increase opportunities for students to be physically active by creating two outdoor sensory facilities.

Altus Intermediate School and Altus Junior High School each received a $10,000 TSET grant, and Altus High School received a $12,500 grant. All three will use their funds to buy tools, resources, and curriculum in an effort to decrease vape use. The focus will be “use of evidence-based cessation and prevention strategies.”

L. Mendel Rivers Elementary School received a $10,000 TSET grant to purchase physical education equipment for its students, to increase their opportunities for physical activity.