Clarkson receives Grant thanks to Monsanto and area farmers!
Clarkson Public School is thrilled to receive a $10,000 grant from Monsanto this fall! The America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education grant has been awarded to the school for its Distance Learning Technology proposal. The grant’s use is to purchase state of the art technology for the Distance Learning room. The technology will provide students with the opportunity to take classes offered from other high schools and colleges. We have students taking College English Composition, Calculus, Business Law, Business Math, Accounting and College Algebra. Additional classes will be added second semester. The majority of these classes would not be available to Clarkson students without the distance learning technology and although DL has been around for many years, the technology continues to need to be updated. This grant will provide the funding for a Lifesize ICON 600 Series Video Conferencing System, the Bridge that allows connectivity to other locations, an AVTEQ 800 Dual Monitor Cart – displayed on 52” television screens. Special thanks to over 50 area farmers who nominated the district for this grant and Monsanto for their generosity in supporting rural education.
A check presentation ceremony will take place on Wednesday, October 9th at 1pm in the high school gym. Nominating farmers will be personally invited to attend the brief ceremony that afternoon. Watch the Colfax County Press and school website for updates.