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Did You Know? LFHS Foundation Supports & Enhances The Forest Scout
Over the years the LFHS Foundation has provided support and enhancements to The Forest Scout to help our journalism students report on happenings within the LFHS community. In 2017 and 2018 grants provided funding to cover printing costs. A grant in 2019 supported a website conversion. Just last spring, a grant to supply journalists with video equipment to allow reporting on the go using smart phones. These grants have a positive and lasting impact on The Forest Scout and their ability to change with the times. Visit The Forest Scout at https://theforestscout.com to see what they do. You can join us in having a positive impact across the curriculum at LFHS by donating today. Donate at LFHSAnnualFund.givesmart.com Did You Know? The Forest Scout Making Great Use of Video Enhancements
In a previous post we shared that The Forest Scout was granted new video equipment this past spring, so today we are bringing you some insight into the student perspective on the impact of this grant as well as a link to a sample of the work they are doing with it. View The Slow Walker Problem at https://theforestscout.com/44715/carousel-stories/the-slow-walker-problem/#photo. Back in 2014, 2015 and 2016 the LFHS Foundation invested nearly $7,000 in digital cameras and new monitors for our budding journalists, as well as video/audio recording kits for use in a wide array of English classes. These tools allow students to learn and grow communicating effectively with one another, their teachers, the school community and beyond in new and creative ways. You can join us in having a positive impact across the curriculum at LFHS by donating today. Donate at LFHSAnnualFund.givesmart.com |
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The LFHS Foundation has provided High Speed Cameras (2017), Projectile Launchers (2019), AirTracks (2019) and LED Binocular Microscopes (2020) investing more than $54,000 in these tools that enhance learning in science classes. While the students in this video are now alumni, these tools are in use and still having a positive impact on learning today. These grants provide students with opportunities to engage with and experience life sciences and physics concepts. To learn more about the 72 powerful microscopes we granted, visit our Spotlight on Grants. You can have a positive impact on learning by donating. Donate at LFHSAnnualFund.givesmart.com |
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Did You Know? LFHS Foundation Supports & Enriches Wellness Offerings at LFHS
Since 2002, 15% of LFHS Foundation grants have been awarded toward wellness and student support. Grants to the wellness department ensure student access to specialized equipment that enhances the learning experiences in a wide array of course offerings. In 2020, we provided new lifeguard equipment and AED Trainers to support the popular lifeguarding course. In 1990-91, before the LFHS Foundation existed, the climbing wall was installed. In 2018, 2021, and 2023 grants to provide additional hand holds, harnesses, hardware, volumes, and a new landing mat were awarded to further enrich the skill development potential, access, and safety of this curricular resource. These four grants represent a $25,000 investment in educational excellence. Learn more about recent wellness grants in our February 2021 Spotlight, https://conta.cc/3pD2WTH. You can join us in having a positive impact across the curriculum at LFHS by donating today. Donate at LFHSAnnualFund.givesmart.com |
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Did You Know? LFHS Foundation Enhances Productions in the Theaters at LFHS
Over the last two decades the LFHS Foundation has supported numerous grants that have provided upgrades to our theater spaces. Two recent significant grants toward these spaces include sound system upgrades in both spaces in 2020 and the addition of two incredible intelligent lights for the RMA in 2022. The sound system upgrades were not only necessary but provided a new sound board that dramatically enhances the learning opportunities and capacity of the tech crew. The intelligent lights allow for lighting design that is next level for all productions as you can see in the video clip from last weekend’s production of A Wrinkle in Time. These two grants represent a $113,065 investment in educational excellence. Learn more about the impact we’ve had on the theaters in our November 2021 Spotlight, https://conta.cc/3jP7MfK. You can join us in having a positive impact across the curriculum at LFHS by donating today. Donate at LFHSAnnualFund.givesmart.com |
Did You Know? The LFHS Foundation Supports Learning Opportunities for Clubs
Way back in 2003 the LFHS Foundation funded a grant to provide calculators for the Math Club. More recently, in 2014, 2018, and 2023 we have awarded grants that support robotics both in the classroom and Robotics Club. These grants have provided kits for building robots that function on land and underwater, as well as other tools needed for designing, building, and operating robots in school and at competitions. In 2020 and 2023 we funded grants to provide equipment for the Bass Fishing Club offering students with little or no experience learning opportunities and supporting the group in competitions. To learn more about the club offerings at LFHS visit:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kWL2L5VmTSbP3M44J_jqin591hCoP7KupzSDt0s5uVw/edit?usp=sharing. You can join us in having a positive impact on learning across the curriculum and beyond at LFHS by donating today. Donate at LFHSAnnualFund.givesmart.com
Way back in 2003 the LFHS Foundation funded a grant to provide calculators for the Math Club. More recently, in 2014, 2018, and 2023 we have awarded grants that support robotics both in the classroom and Robotics Club. These grants have provided kits for building robots that function on land and underwater, as well as other tools needed for designing, building, and operating robots in school and at competitions. In 2020 and 2023 we funded grants to provide equipment for the Bass Fishing Club offering students with little or no experience learning opportunities and supporting the group in competitions. To learn more about the club offerings at LFHS visit:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kWL2L5VmTSbP3M44J_jqin591hCoP7KupzSDt0s5uVw/edit?usp=sharing. You can join us in having a positive impact on learning across the curriculum and beyond at LFHS by donating today. Donate at LFHSAnnualFund.givesmart.com
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LFHS Foundation Supports Special Education D115 knows that “every student has an incredible capacity to learn. Our responsibility is to create an environment that maximizes the possibility for each student’s growth” (D115 Core Values). ~ From One LFHS Vision Statement. LFHS Foundation is proud to partner with the high school’s special education department to support efforts to make engaging and meaningful learning accessible to all students. We have had a history of partnering with the LF/LB Learning Disabilities Association and District 115 in these efforts. Since 2020 alone, we’ve awarded just over $26K in grants toward special education including a wheel chair lift, emotional support resources, an iPad lending library, a promethean board, start up funding for a snack cart business at LFHS, kitchen equipment, and a cash register. These resources support students and teachers by providing independent life skills experiences as well as allowing for modifications and accommodations that make the curriculum more accessible to students. Learn more about the impact of some of these grants in our recent Spotlight on Grants at https://conta.cc/3Sl3nmW You can join us in having a positive impact on learning across the curriculum and beyond at LFHS by donating today. Donate at LFHSAnnualFund.givesmart.com |
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Did You Know? LFHS Foundation Enhances Teaching & Learning in Math
Effective math teaching is enhanced when teachers are provided with tools and training that allow them to provide students with a variety of ways to engage in learning. Over the years we have granted calculators, tools for teaching statistics, software to support instruction, K’nex Ferris Wheels for Trigonometry classes, SMARTBoards, technology for the flipped classroom, NCTM Conference fees, and professional learning experiences. The most recent grants to the math department have been calculators for use in class and for check out to ensure all students have the learning tools they need in the moment. We also funded the fees for 7 math teachers to attend Dr. Jo Boaler’s Mathematical Mindset Workshop in 2020 and for the Instructional Director to attend a Math Leadership Summit while there. The staff came back from California inspired to consider changes to their instructional practice as well as the possibility of introducing new courses. Learn more about our grants http://www.lfhsfoundation.org/grants.html. You can join us in having a positive impact on learning across the curriculum and beyond at LFHS by donating today. Donate at LFHSAnnualFund.givesmart.com |
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Did You Know? LFHS Foundation grants support and enhance learning opportunities in the World Language department courses in a variety of ways. We have provided a 21st Century Learning Space for the entire department to share, technology tools to support learning, libraries of supplemental books, professional development opportunities for teachers and more. If you'd like to learn more about some of our major grants to this department please visit our Spotlight shared in February of 2020.
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Did You Know? This week, students in this year's Business Incubator class will be doing MVP pitches and requesting start-up funds from the Foundation's standing MVP Grant. In fact, the LFHS Foundation funded the original purchase of the Business Incubator curriculum and provided the furnishings for the custom classroom that promotes a collaborative learning process in this course. The Foundation also annually recruits and organizes over 50 volunteers from our local community to serve as coaches, mentors and judges. Finally, we host Pitch Night and raise the prize money that is awarded at the event each year. Want to learn more visit http://www.lfhsfoundation.org/business-incubator.html.
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Did You Know? LFHS Foundation grants greatly enhanced the offerings of the Art department at LFHS. One major example of this is the multiple grants that created the current Digital Arts Lab. Over the past decade, the Foundation has granted a class set of digital cameras, MacBooks, iPad Pros and Apple Pencils, software, and even new display panels and stands. These and other grants have transformed not only the graphic design, animation and photography courses but have also expanded the techniques explored in more traditional classes like painting and drawing. Drawing & Painting Students are currently using the iPad Pros for creating Digital Doodles to enter for the 2024 Doodle4Google Contest! The theme this year is "My wish for the next 25 years" and some students are even adding animations to their theme ideas.
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The LFHS Foundation has invested more than $122,000 since 2007 toward innovations for applied tech, art and beyond by granting technology that includes the NEW plasma cutter, a CNC router, a laser engraver, a universal laser cutter, and multiple generations of 3D printers. LFHS is the first school in the area to have an enclosed plasma cutter on site. These tools have enhanced many courses giving students hands on experiences creating custom art, furniture and so much more. You can invest with us by donating. Donate at LFHSAnnualFund.givesmart.com |
