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Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School received a $9,514 grant in the summer of 2015 to buy new classroom technology for science and engineering lessons.
The money came from the Monsanto Fund’s 2015 site grant program. Employees at Monsanto’s Clarion soybean production site picked the school as the recipient, and representatives held a check presentation on July 1.
The school planned to spend it on a 3-D printer, Lego Mindstorms EV3 robotics kits and video software. Trish Rosauer-Hamski, who taught chemistry and physics, said the goal was to get more students interested in technology careers by showing them the tools used in the field. The equipment was also meant for students competing in the IT-Olympics, the statewide technology competition held at Iowa State each April.
It was not the first time the Clarion plant and the high school had teamed up. Staff and students had worked with the site before on funding for classroom technology.
Jill Ostrander writes for Clarion News Online.