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Below are listed the Helping Hand grants awarded for Spring 2013 by the Barrington 220 Educational Foundation.  Congratulations to all the applicants!
 
Project    Applicant School Grade   Amount  Description    
Amazon Kindle eReaders Joshua Wagner   Grove   5 $534 6 eReaders for 5th grade classroom (share withother 5th grade classrooms…11 requested total.)
Understanding Complex text Through Listening and Reading Becky Banach Grove 3,4,5 $500 4 iPod Docks, 4 Clip Zip MP3 Players
From Archie to Zeus Graphic Novels Mary Marks Hough K-5 $500 Graphic novels for library   
Math Manipulatives LaDonna Bosch Grove 5 $226 Math Manipulatives for new math program
eReadersNancy WadinSunny Hill3,4,5$5546 eReaders and 2 adapters
eReaders in ClassroomPrabha LockwoodN. Barrington3,4,5$5546 eReaders and 2 adapters
iPod Listening Center in LibraryKelly StoudtCountryside2$3833 iPod docks for 6 students
SAL-Spanish Auditory LibraryRuth RodriguezRoslyn Rd./Grove1,2,3$4304 Live Scribe Pens and 2 Sound Stickers
Rock Reading LabyrinthSherri DresslerSunny HillK-5$500To complete a rock garden started by BarringtonChildren's charity Grant last year
Using Audio/Listening Centers to meet reader'sneedsStacy LangRoslyn Rd.3,4$4506 iPod docks
Literacy through PhotographyNirda DeRose                                Sunny Hill5$200Batteries, Printing Paper, Photo Developing
Reading is FundamentalSherri DresslerSunny HillK-5$500250 Scholastic Books
Audio Books Listening StationsAmy PolainLinesK-5$497iPod listening stations for 7
Dual Language Spanish booksAnna RuizGrove2$500Books in Spanish for two 2nd grade Dual Languageclassrooms, whichever school houses program.
Audio Book SupportMary StecBMS-Prairie6,7,8$500iPod docking station and 24 headsets
Height Data ProjectKara StengrenBMS-Station6,7,8$500Studiometers, metric tape measures, physicianscale for school-wide science project. Students learn to handle data in excel spreadsheets for many year longmeasuring project.
BHS Math Calculator ProjectKelly SpringerBHS9,10,11,12$500Math Calculators for math dept. to loan tostudents
Scholastic BowlRob Baker, Sean ParasBHS9,10,11,12$300New buzzer for Scholastic Bowl Team
Classroom Library for Special ServicesDavid UdchickBHS9,10,11,12$500Books for Special Services Room
Unique Learning SystemsLisa MatikBHS9,10,11,12$433Funding for Program for 18-21 year old specialstudents
Team Building for Math Dept.Maria VlahosBHS9,10,11,12$500Deposit for team building program for mathstudents
GRAND TOTAL$9,561