In the Fall 2007 grant cycle, BMS submitted proposals to the SISD Education Foundation for four grants, and ALL FOUR were awarded! Funded projects that will begin in Spring or Fall 2008 are:
Journalism Club – The journalism club will motivate student interest in writing, editing, and publishing a student newsletter throughout the school year. The club will provide a forum for students interested in pursuing a journalism career as well as providing additional communication tools for informing students, parents, and staff of current events.
Sponsored by Barbara Still and Tiesha Lamb, $825.
Project Rap Star – Project Rap Star will motivate 7th grade Language Arts students to improve their writing performance by allowing them to create original rap lyrics and complete research papers on artists who have influenced them. This project will also involve students from 6th-8th grades in using technology to complete a student-produced CD of original rap music, culminating in a campus talent show featuring those works.
Sponsored by: Roy Fletcher, Ronette Kerr, Gary Juarez, Neil Russell, Tauna Fink, and Melissa Cox, $3,250.
Time Traveler: Visiting Colonial America – The Electronic Field Trip program will provide 8th grade students an interactive online field trip experience to enrich and enliven their study of U.S. history.
Sponsored by: Mary Jones, Evangeline Welch, Carol Wyatt, and librarian, Patsy McLaughlin, $500.
Geocache Campus Quest (Geoquest) – Science, math, social studies and technical skills will be utilized in a take-off of a popular online game, geocaching. Students will develop and/or improve their skills in charting geographical coordinates, graphing of trails and creation of maps.
Sponsored by: Marnie Bucklew and librarian, Rita Kneisley, $1,850.
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