The Pendleton County Solid Waste Management 109 Board awarded $10,000 to the Pendleton County School system.
As in the past, a representative from Northern Elementary, Southern Elementary, Sharp Middle School, and Pendleton County Memorial High School made a presentation at the last 109 Board meeting explaining how grant funds were utilized from the previous year. These interactive presentations are much appreciated by the 109 Board enable them to see the direct results of how the grant funds are being utilized in educating our students.
Pendleton County High School used their grant to purchase virtual reality headsets (vive.com/us, victoryxr.com). This enables students to virtually take a field trip, mix chemicals creating reactions, or even dissect a frog virtually in the lab while saving the travel cost of a trip, chemicals, and equipment.
Southern Elementary and Northern Elementary School purchased Lenovo laptops. These devices are similar to an i-pad and create a paperless learning environment and save valuable resources. They also accommodate different learning styles, allowing teachers to see students during virtual learning, all while teaching a 21st century skill.
Sharp Middle School used their grant funding to purchase Gizmos. An online science and math simulations, inquiry- based, explore and complete labs in weathering, erosion, waves, and physics.
After the presentations, the 109 Board moved to award each school a $2,500 grant for 2021. The 109 Board is funded by proceeds generated from a “Host Agreement” between Pendleton County and the Rumpke landfill and funding is expended educating youth and promoting the mission of the 109 Board.
The mission of the Pendleton County Solid Waste Management 109 Board is to establish, maintain, and administer a system to assist citizens, businesses, and other organizations of Pendleton County, and the incorporated cities therein, to reduce, reuse, recycle, and dispose of solid waste in a safe, economical, and lawful manner. All to protect public health, prevent nuisances, conserve natural resources, preserve the beauty and quality of the environment, and enhance economic development.
The 109 Board would like to thank the presenters and congratulate each school and their efforts in environmental stewardship, recycling, and educating the youth of Pendleton County.