Academic Foundation

Captain Shreve High School

Academic Foundation

 

Donations are being collected for this year from August 17 – December 11, 2009.

The Captain Shreve High School Academic Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) organization designed to generate funds for major academic school improvements for all students including teaching materials and equipment needs too costly to be absorbed by the PTSA. Schools are not provided operating budgets; they must generate most of the funding for themselves. Over the past six years, the Foundation has raised over $60,000.00 dedicated to your student’s education at Captain Shreve High School. The Foundation is pleased to report that every department in the school has been served in some capacity.

 

The CS Academic Foundation is seeking donations by December 11, 2009.  Your dollars will be spent on school needs during the 2009-2010 school year.  As a donor you will submit suggestions, the Board will research ideas and every donor will get a vote to determine how the money will be spent. You may donate with cash or a check payable to Captain Shreve High School Academic Foundation. The contribution levels remain at $150.00, $250.00 and $500.00; however, each contributor is an equal member of the Foundation and participates in selecting the educational needs and purchases for the school.  

  

Donations may be mailed to Captain Shreve or left in the office.  Checks should be made payable to the Captain Shreve Academic Foundation.

 

 

2008-2009 Progress Report

 

During the 2008-2009 school year, the following items were purchased for the educational program:  4 Elmo document cameras used to project any document or artifact through a projection system; vocabulary workshop system for eleventh and twelfth grades (purchased for ninth and tenth graders last year), 40  TI-84 graphing calculators, and production needs for KGTR. Our school and the students are grateful for your support.

 

We hope you will consider joining the Captain Shreve Academic Foundation! Please address concerns or questions to any of the board members.

 

Jane Watts            Bertel Fite               Kim FitzGerald

Paula Frierson      Amy Huddleston     Peggy Murphy

Sharon Parker        Kendra Wagnon      Sharon Waddell

Margaret John            Mary Beth Wilhite

 

 

The Captain Shreve High School Academic Foundation would like to thank the following donors for their commitment to the Foundation, Captain Shreve High School and excellence in education.

 

                          Science Department                      Football       

                          Key Club                                      Becky and Randy Mason

                          Amy and Jerry Huddleston            Gwet Folsom

                          Becky and David Billingsley           KGTR

                          Sandra McCalla                            Terri and Tim Brando

                          Peggy and David Murphy              PE Department

                          Becky and Steve Evans                  Sharon and Gary Parker

                          Math Department                           Renee’ and Mike Petree

                          Kim and Chris FitzGerald               Bertel and David Fite

                         Christy and John Frierson                Mary Beth and Keith Wilhite                         

                          Paula and Chris Frierson                 Student Council

                          Joanette Underhill                           English Department

                          Sharon and David Waddell             CSHS Library

                         

 

 

In summary, the Foundation has provided school wide improvements that have impacted the entire school’s educational program. The following is a complete list of the items purchased over four years with this year’s items already stated. 

 

9 new Dell computers

provided a PSAT/ACT longitudinal review course

3 sets of graphing calculators for the math department

3 overhead projectors for classroom use to replace outdated equipment

1 mini DV digital camera for broadcasting

100 calculators for testing and classroom use

1 Dell GX280 with CD ROM Burner

2 mobile projectors and carts to be housed in the library for teachers and students to

                 check-out for classroom presentations.

            Enterprise school newspaper/digital camera and software for publications

            Band sheet music

            1 laptop to complement those acquired from Science grant

            Teacher web grading system annual fee for 45 teachers

            Site license for Turnitin.com for 1200 students

            Audio needs for KGTR broadcasting

           Sony mini cassette players and head sets to aid in testing and in the curriculum

           Renewal of Teacherweb computer based grading program so parents and students

                  may view homework assignments and grades (50 teachers’ annual fee)

           Wireless laptop lab with wireless access point (cart) for the Annex building

                  to hold wireless laptops

           Accelerated Reader books and tests- high interest biographies and nonfiction books

            20 high-density scooters and scooter stacks

            Vocabulary workshop for ninth and tenth graders

            TI Smart View emulator software – software complements the TI-83 and TI84 Plus    

                 families for graphing calculators, projects interactive representation of calculator’s    

                display to the class

             EBooks and Print Materials for American History through Literature 6 volume set.

 

Thank you for continued support!

We ask you to consider the following:

  • Captain Shreve High School Academic Foundation is classified as a tax-exempt corporation as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  All contributions are tax deductible.
  • Your donation of at least $150.00 will allow you to become a 2009-2010 member in this organization.
  • Contributions received prior to December 1, 2009, will be credited to the current school year.
  • Donors will be invited to a planning meeting where ideas regarding how to spend the funds will be credited to the current school year.
  • At the planning meeting, members will determine the top choices to be researched.
  • A ballot listing the top parent choices and explanation of research will be mailed to each member to determine how funds will be spent.
  • Each member of the Foundation will have one vote in how the funds will be spent.

Please consider becoming a member of the Foundation at an appropriate level which will have a lasting impact on all of the students at Captain Shreve.

You may join the Foundation at one of these levels:

Platinum - $500.00   Gold - $ 250.00  Silver - $150.00

Send a check made payable to Captain Shreve High School

Academic Foundation, 6115 East Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71105

 

If you join by December 11, 2009, we look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at the future planning meeting.  Come give us your thoughts and ideas!