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| Dual college credit for a newly transferred student struggling to meet graduation requirements. “This student desperately needs a speech class offered through CSI,” wrote Linda Blackburn, WRHS counselor. “It will enable him to graduate on time after transferring into the school district.” |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $65
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School: Wood River High School and Silver Creek Alternative School
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| Test fee for Advanced Placement Government class. “If a student scores 3 or higher, their college will typically award credit to incoming freshman, it’s a huge bonus for the students,” said WRHS counselor Kimberly Hochendoner. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $86
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School: Wood River High School
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| Test fee for Advanced Placement Calculus. “Thank you for believing in me,” wrote the recipient. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $86
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School: Wood River High School
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| Test fee for Advanced Biology. “This student is in more than one AP class,” wrote the teacher, “and his family can’t afford to pay for more than one test.” |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $86
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School: Wood River High School
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| Instrument rental for student who has played the last three years. “Her dad is laid off from work,” explained WRHS counselor Julie Carney. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $120
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School: Wood River high School
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Mini Grants
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| Flexible life size skeleton for biology class, “Fred, our skeleton, is worn out and missing pieces,” wrote Wood River High School biology teacher Adam Porth. “Hands-on learning is essential,” he continued. |
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Number of children served: 270 annually, 2,700 over lifetime of skeleton
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Amount: $500
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School: Wood River High School
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Mini Grants
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| Van De Graaff Generator for physics class. “This makes your hand stand up and teaches the physics of electrostatic fields,” wrote Matt Phillips, Wood River High School physics teacher. |
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Number of children served: 250 annually
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Amount: $500
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School: Wood River High School
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Can Do Fund
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| Instrument rental for student who has played the last three years. “Her dad is laid off from work,” explained WRHS counselor Julie Carney. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $120
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School: Wood River High School
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Mini Grants
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| 4 Netbooks for the Social Studies Department. “Embedded learning provides opportunities for students to combine internet based learning with instruction the classroom, it’s a hallmark of 21st century learing,” says Wood River High School Vice Principal Keith Nelson. |
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Number of children served: 132 students annually, 364 over the lifetime of grant
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Amount: $1,500
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School: Wood River High School
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College Bound
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| Laptop and signage for WRHS College Counseling office and new College/Career Counselor. College readiness is one of the most significant goals of the BCEF, particularly increasing high school graduation rates among first generation students and encouraging completion of college or job training. A fund has been designated for the support of the College Counseling program at WRHS. |
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Number of children served: 830 annually
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Amount: $5,000
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School: Wood River High School
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21st Century Learning
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| Travel for the WRHS Robotics team. Four WRHS students spent their Christmas break designing and building a robot for a regional competition. Their robot earned them a place at a national competition, competing for the first time with international students. Project funded by Power Engineers and Hailey Rotary through BCEF. |
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Number of children served: 4
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Amount: $1,500
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School: Wood River High School
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Can Do Fund
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| Registration fees for a student who “was kicked out of his home and is living on his own,” wrote the school secretary. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $65
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School: Wood River High School
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Can Do Fund
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| Health insurance to play sports. “We are seeing more and more low income students try out for sports, which encourages them to interact with students outside their normal peer group. It’s changing the dynamic of our school,” said WRHS Athletic Director John Rade. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $80
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School: Wood River High School
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Can Do Fund
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| Health insurance to play sports. “We are seeing more and more low income students try out for sports, which encourages them to interact with students outside their normal peer group. It’s changing the dynamic of our school,” said WRHS Athletic Director John Rade. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $80
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School: Wood River High School
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Can Do Fund
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| Health insurance to play sports. “We are seeing more and more low income students try out for sports, which encourages them to interact with students outside their normal peer group. It’s changing the dynamic of our school,” said WRHS Athletic Director John Rade. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $80
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School: Wood River High Shool
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Can Do Fund
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| Health insurance to play sports. “We are seeing more and more low income students try out for sports, which encourages them to interact with students outside their normal peer group. It’s changing the dynamic of our school,” said WRHS Athletic Director John Rade. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $80
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School: Wood River High School
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Can Do Fund
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| Health insurance to play sports. “We are seeing more and more low income students try out for sports, which encourages them to interact with students outside their normal peer group. It’s changing the dynamic of our school,” said WRHS Athletic Director John Rade. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $80
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School: Wood River High School
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Can Do Fund
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| Health insurance to play sports. “We are seeing more and more low income students try out for sports, which encourages them to interact with students outside their normal peer group. It’s changing the dynamic of our school,” said WRHS Athletic Director John Rade. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $80
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School: Wood River High School
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Can Do Fund
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| Health insurance to play sports. “We are seeing more and more low income students try out for sports, which encourages them to interact with students outside their normal peer group. It’s changing the dynamic of our school,” said WRHS Athletic Director John Rade. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $80
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School: Wood River High School
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Can Do Fund
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| Health insurance to play sports. “We are seeing more and more low income students try out for sports, which encourages them to interact with students outside their normal peer group. It’s changing the dynamic of our school,” said WRHS Athletic Director John Rade. |
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Number of children served: 1
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Amount: $80
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School: Wood River High School
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Fine and Performing Arts
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| Upgrades and expansion of equipment for the WRHS vocal music program. “The BCSD allocates $5,000 annually for this program, but it isn’t enough to keep up with the increased student interest in vocal music,” said Max Stimac. “This gift allows me to focus on the creative aspects of teaching music and not worry so much about finding black shoes for the student who can’t afford it, or where to put students who won’t fit on the risers.” |
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Number of children served: 200 annually
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Amount: $5,871
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School: Wood River High School
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Fine and Performing Arts
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| Attendance at the Rocky Mountain Theater Association conference, where WRHS drama students were able to workshop plays with college students and learn technical theater skills as well. “We have been fundraising for this all year with bake sales, this gift means the students will have to do one less bake sale,” said WRHS Drama teacher Karl Nordstrom. |
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Number of children served: 15
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Amount: $190
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School: Wood River High School
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