Fund a Teachers Wish Amy Keglovits: Mini-PCR DNA Discovery System The complete biotech toolkit for your lab or classroom. minipcr DNA Discovery System contains: minipcr mini8 thermal cycler bluegel Electrophoresis System with Integrated Illuminator 2-20 µl micropipette 2 to 4 units wished for if possible Wish is $950 per unit, Total Wish: $3800 Laurie Scaggs: GoPro HERO6 Black w/ Head Strap, Carrying Case, Battery and Memory Card, Wish is $466 Laurie Scaggs Yearbook and Newspaper: Canon EOS Rebel T6 DSLR Camera Kit, EF-S 18-55mm IS II Lens, EF 75-300mm III Lens, Polaroid Wide Angle, Telephoto Lens, 64GB and Accessory Bundle, Wish is $549
Laurie Scaggs Yearbook and Newspaper: Sony Handycam HDR-CX405 1080p HD Video Camera Camcorder with 64GB Card + Hard Case + LED Light + Battery & Charger + Tripod + Kit, Wish is for $300 Julie Fitzgerald: The science department is requesting 3 spectrophotometers which will interface with the new LabQuest data collection and analysis equipment the science classes will be using. The spectrophotometers allow students to determine the concentration of a solution by measuring the absorbance of light by samples of different concentrations. The data collected by the spectrophotometers will allow the students to generate graphs for analysis using the LabQuest. Wish is for $399 per unit, Total Wish $1197 Diversity Inclusion Committee: Participation of 1 chaperone and 1--2 students in The Student Diversity Leadership Conference for the 2018 2019 academic year sponsored by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). SDLC will be held in Nashville, TN on 11/29/2018 12/1/2018 SDLC is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders (grades nine - 12) from across the U.S. SDLC focuses on self-reflecting, forming allies, and building community. Led by a diverse team of trained adult and peer facilitators, participants will develop effective cross-cultural communication skills, better understand the nature and development of effective strategies for social justice, practice expression through the arts, and learn networking principles and strategies. In addition to large group sessions, SDLC "family groups" and "home groups" allow for dialogue and sharing in smaller units. Total Wish: $3500
Joan Koob Rowing Club wishes for sculling pair of orars 1-4 pairs Wish is for $590 a set, Total Wish $2360 Jill Alexis: Water Distiller - The water distiller would be replacing our current distiller that is at least 15 years old. Replacement filters are no longer available for our current distiller. The water distiller is used by the biology and chemistry teachers to make solutions to use in class experiments and demonstrations. Wish is for $832 Jill Alexis: We currently have five electronic balances in the chemistry lab, all of which are at least 15 years old. Ideally we would have one balance per lab group, so lab exercises could run more smoothly, and allow for more efficient use of class time. Wish is $1180
Carol Sweeney: The Tech club wants to start working on Android apps using App Inventor. We wish for 3 Android tablets for testing our projects. We are also looking at App Inventor in the AP Computer Science WE service curriculum where we focus on a global issue of Equity in Education, especially for young women and those with disabilities. Wish is $129 per unit. Total Wish $387 Erick Magness: I would like to place 3 Oculus Rift headsets on the Wish List Virtual reality (VR) is being used today to train people in a wide variety of fields: fork lift operators, NFL quarterbacks, surgeons, and law enforcement. We would like to bring this growing new field into the classroom. In the Latin classroom we will use VR to transport our students to museums around the world: LA, London, and Paris. We will also transport the world, present and past, to our students: Pyramids, Colosseum, Forum of Rome, battlefields and battles throughout history. Augmented reality and virtual reality "leverage the ability for students to explore spatial relationships" expanding the scope of remote learning, virtual field trips and guided tours (The Journal 1/11/18) Wish is $400 each, Total Wish $1200 Jennifer Horan Wirelessly transfer data to Chromebooks, Computers and ios and Android Devices The science department recently purchased new technology for the lab. We have 12 wonderful labquest computers for the students use, but no ability to easily charge them. We are requesting three charging stations. They were not covered by state funding. Wish is for three at $125, Total Wish is $375
Robotics - Classroom and Competition Programming Kit The Classroom and Competition Programming Kit allows for a focus on computer science and autonomous programming by including advanced sensors. Use the VEX EDR Curriculum to start teaching with VEX Robotics, from the basics of engineering, robotics and design all the way up to a semester-ending classroom competition. If you're fielding a competitive robotics team outside the classroom, these kits include the most popular items used to design and build VEX competition robots. Wish is for $850 Robotics- Programming Hardware Kit The Programming Hardware Kit provides a connection between your PC and a VEX microcontroller. When used with the VEX ARM Cortex -based Microcontroller, the programming cable allows the user to monitor sensor values, perform live debugging of the code, and execute wireless downloads between the microcontroller & PC. This kit is required to program the VEX PIC Microcontroller. Wish is for $50.00 Pierina Antonello, School Nurse: The request is for blackout blinds for the Nurse s room. When are students come in to the Nurse s room not feeling well we would like for them to be comforted with a more soothing environment. The wish is for $1500