Through the generosity of our alumni,
the association has donated
$280,590.71
to 51 worthy school projects to date.
2003
- $10,000 – SHS Theater sound system upgrade
2004
- $10,000 – Purchase of portable projection systems
- $214 – Science conference for teachers
2006
- $5,000 – Purchase of Science Department supplies
- $200 – Etched brick for Field House
2007
- $1,000 –Purchase of seats for David Jones Little Theater
- $335.50 – To Mar Knapp Crawfis for architectural drawings
- $459.95 – Purchase of math teaching software
2008
- $3,000 – Help fund upgrade of sound system for Skiles Field
- $3,000 – Support for Shelby Middle School
2010
- $500 – Purchase of paper cutter for SHS Art Department
- $500 – Contribution to new high school levy campaign
- $165,000 – Harryet Snyder Memorial Science Center
2012
- $2,850 – Purchase of e-reader covers, graphic calculators, models and charts for science studies, camera for yearbook staff
2013
- $1,700 – Purchase of resource materials for science and family consumer science classes
2014
- $250 – Donations to Academic Boosters
- $200 – Donations to Athletic Boosters
- $1,050 – Purchase of 10 calculators for math classes
- $3,800 – Funding of design for SHS Veterans Roll Call memorial
- $4,800 – Funding of updated SHS Veterans Roll Call memorial
- $998 – Purchase of two iPads for SHS Whippet Theater
- $1,000 – Purchase of young adult literature books for 9th & 10th grade English students
2015
- $750 – Purchase of texts for use in Advance Placement English class
- $1,000 – Donation to Whippet Band uniform fund
- $1,465 – Purchase of dissection microscopes and Somso human respiratory system model
- $300 – Help fund travel costs for student attendance at FCCLA National competition
2016
- $2,590 – Purchase electrophoresis equipment and molecular weight markers for study of DNA for biology classes
- $700 – Purchase of copies of Romeo & Juliet for English classes
- $1,900 – Donation toward purchase of new brass sousaphone for band
- $600 –Help fund travel costs for student attendance at FCCLA National competition in San Diego, CA.
2017
- $600 – Help fund travel costs for student attendance at FCCLA National competition in Nashville, TN.
- $2,036 – Science class supplies.
- $1,099 – 10 mathematics calculators.
- $750 – Purchase of Pyware 3D software to help Whippet Band create new programs.
- $1,000 – Interactive Student Community Service club.
2018
- $900 – Purchase of drums for Drum Circle.
- $1,000 – Purchase of biology/anatomy equipment.
- $1,400 – Purchase of: novels featuring both female and male protagonists, graphic novels for struggling readers and six iPod Shuffles for auditory learners – all going toward fostering a sustained relationship with the written word.
- $500 – Purchase of more rigorous and complex books for sophomore literature students.
2019
- $1,000 – Support Hall of Distinction induction ceremonies.
- $1,000 – Bill Wilkins Memorial Student Achievement Fund
- $300 – Help fund travel costs for student attendance at FCCLA National competition in Anaheim, CA.
- $1,650 – Fund purchase of math-related equipment and teacher training that will benefit all entering freshmen.
- $33,000 – Funded purchase of 17 advanced technology microscopes.
2021
- $700 – For chemistry courses funded purchase of high voltage power source for spectroscopes and gas-filled spectral tubes.
- $1,560 – For redesigned AP English curriculum funded purchase of set of books.
- $800 – For a 3-layered large Rand McNally wall map of the world for social studies classes.
- $1,000 – For young adult books to be used for “literature circles” in classes.
2022
- $605.60 – For scientific calculators for Algebra 1 and geometry classes.
- $1,400 – Nikon D7500 camera with zoom lens and two camera bags for use by Scarlet S yearbook staffs.
- $3,127.66 – 20 graphing calculators for use by students in math classes.