Can Do Fund
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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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Can Do Fund
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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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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, or 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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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. |
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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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