Truckee HS

Academic Team Buzzers

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2008

Funding to purchase academic buzzers and quiz materials for the Academic Team and curriculum enhancement in the classroom.

Amount Funded: $1469.75
Grant Applicant: J. Cunningham
Grade: High School
Grant Category: Misc.

Marine Biology Dissection Enhancement

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2008

Funding to purchase organism dissection equipment and models to facilitate a greater understanding of anatomy, physiology and exploration.

Amount Funded: $2500
Grant Category: Mathematics & Science
Grant Applicant: T. Kirschner
Grade: High School

Fitness Equipment

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2008

Funding to purchase equipment for a Health/Fitness class. The equipment includes spinning bikes, yoga mats, fitness steps and jump ropes.

Amount Funded: $5000
Grant Applicant: A. Thrasher
Grade: High School
Grant Category: Physical Education

Micro Organic Chemistry Set

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2008

Funding to purchase micro organic chemistry glassware sets for each lab station in AP Chemistry

Amount Funded: $4192.58
Grant Category: Mathematics & Science
Grant Applicant: S. Lowder
Grade: High School

AP Spanish Study Materials

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2008

Funding to purchase materials to help students prepare for the Spanish AP exam.

Amount Funded: $1150.04
Grant Applicant: K. Hutchinson
Grade: High School
Grant Category: Misc.

Recorded books

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2008

Funding to purchase 25 Playaway recorded books to assist students increase their reading fluency. Playaways are MP3 players with books loaded on them.

Amount Funded: $1530.38
Grant Category: Literacy
Grant Applicant: J. Polochko
Grade: High School

Graphing calculators

Grant Cycle: Spring April 2008

Funding to purchase 90 graphing calculators for the high-level math courses.

Amount Funded: $9784.96
Grant Applicant: D. Laroche
Grant Category: Mathematics & Science
Grade: High School

Multicultural Faire

Grant Cycle: Fall November 2007
To fund a multicultural faire for the student body with the goal of increasing cultural awareness and celebrating diversity.
Amount Funded: $3900
Grant Applicant: Driscoll
Grade: High School
Grant Category: Misc.

Woodshop CNC Router

Grant Cycle: Fall November 2007
To purchase a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) router system for the woodshop program which would expose students to robotics, automation and the use of CAD and CAM software.
Amount Funded: $5723
Grant Category: Life Skills & Health
Grant Applicant: Driscoll
Grade: High School

Basic Skills Curriculum Enhancement

Grant Cycle: Fall November 2007
To purchase supplement materials for the curriculum used to teach basic reading and math to special education students.
Amount Funded: $813
Grant Category: Literacy
Grant Applicant: A Berry
Grade: High School
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