BEF: New on the Site

		What's New on the Site? December 20, 2007 New story about an interdisciplinary program focused on inspiration undertaken by English 11 students at BHS. December 16, 2007 New story about a 1950s History Program for Council Rock students, crafted by the staff of the Strong National Museum of Play. June 10, 2007 New story about an in-residence at FRES with the Cello Divas. Includes a video report. June 5, 2007 New story about the 2007 winners of the D. Bradley Smith Art Purchase Award. April 2, 2007 Updated the lists of grants, recording the grants awarded during this grantmaking cycle. New story about a field trip to the Strong Museum and the butterfly garden Includes a photo album. January 13, 2007 Updated the donor list (semiannual update). December 15, 2006 Updated the lists of grants, recording the grants awarded during this grantmaking cycle. November 30, 2006 New story about the local history field trip taken by a second grade class at Council Rock. September 1, 2006 Updated the lists of grants, recording the grants awarded during this grantmaking cycle. June 1, 2006 New story about the graffiti art wall created as part of Springfest 2006. April 6, 2006 New story about the field trip to Bruegger's Bagel Bakery, in honor of her being named Teacher of the Week. March 16, 2006 New story about the new online edition of the Trapezoid, the student newspaper at BHS. January 20, 2006 Updated the donor list (semiannual update). November 5, 2005 Updated the lists of grants, recording the grants awarded during this grantmaking cycle. September 1, 2005 Updated the lists of grants, recording the grants awarded during this grantmaking cycle. May 4, 2005 New story detailing Karen Allen's follow-up work to share the learnings of her trip to Japan as part of the Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program. April 30, 2005 Updated the lists of grants, recording the grants awarded during this grantmaking cycle. January 10, 2005 New story about an amazing study of Impressionist Art, undertaken by Mrs. Waugh and her blended second-grade class. November 10, 2004 Updated the lists of grants, recording the grants awarded during this grantmaking cycle. August 13, 2004 Updated the listing of our Board of Trustees. July 31, 2004 New story about a Counseling Library at Council Rock that will provide children's literature that both focuses on family and mental health issues and supports the development of the 6+1 writing traits. June 24, 2004 New story about an after-school art program for ESOL students. June 17, 2004 New story about the 2004 winners of the D. Bradley Smith Art Purchase Award. June 2, 2004 Added a story on a recent field trip by four Council Rock classes to see a Geva performance. April 15, 2004 Updated the lists of grants, recording the grants awarded during this grantmaking cycle. January 20, 2004 Updated the donor list (quarterly update). November 15, 2003 Updated the lists of grants, recording the grants awarded during this grantmaking cycle. August 8, 2003 New page describing BEF's just-launched Cultural Life Endowment Drive. July 25, 2003 Updated the donor list (quarterly update). July 18, 2003 Updated the story about BEF's raffle for a pair of season tickets to the PGA Championship. We have a winner! June 27, 2003 New story about the 2003 winners of the D. Bradley Smith Art Purchase Award. New story about the polar bear created by BHS artists for the ESL Animal Scramble. May 26, 2003 Added a story and photos describing a BEF-funded field trip to the Geva Theatre Center by two second-grade classes. May 24, 2003 Updated the description of BEF's annual "Apple for the Teacher" campaign and the downloadable form. May 20, 2003 Added information about BEF's raffle for a pair of season tickets to the PGA Championship. April 22, 2003 Updated the list of grants to Twelve Corners Middle School with grants recently awarded. April 8, 2003 Updated the donor list (quarterly update). April 3, 2003 New story about the "Touch Tank" in use in the BHS biology program. March 4, 2003 New story about a digital camera used to enrich the art program at Twelve Corners Middle School. February 26, 2003 New story about author Robin Pulver's visit to Council Rock Primary School. February 7, 2003 New story about the digital microscope and training purchased for the BHS science department. January 29, 2003 Updated the donor list (quarterly update). Updated the listing of our Board of Trustees. December 9, 2002 New story about Gretchen Shafer, the third recipient of the Brighton Education Fund's Tribute Award. November 19, 2002 Added details on two new ways to make a contribution to the Brighton Education Fund: - Make a gift of appreciated stock - Donate your used car November 2, 2002 New story about the TCMS Magic Club and the excellent use to which they put a little BEF grant money. Updated the listings of grants to Council Rock, French Road, Twelve Corners Middle School, and Brighton High School, with grants recently awarded. October 4, 2002 Added Ed Klorman's own description of his artist-in-residence experience, as published in the Juilliard Journal. October 2, 2002 Updated the BEF donor list (quarterly update). July 28, 2002 Updated the BEF donor list (quarterly update). July 1, 2002 New story about the 2002 winners of the D. Bradley Smith Art Purchase Award. Added a slide presentation summarizing a year-long investigation into the water quality in Buckland Creek to the story about BEF's grant to purchase chest waders and a kick net for the BHS biology program. June 10, 2002 Added a story detailing Ed Klorman's artist-in-residence visits to every school in the district. June 7, 2002 Updated the description of BEF's annual "Apple for the Teacher" campaign and the downloadable form. May 15, 2002 Updated the BEF donor list (quarterly update). Added the description of a grant to purchase a set of multicultural posters for a three-subject project to integrate math concepts into the Social Studies and English curriculum at BHS. Added the description of a grant to purchase a spray etcher for fabricating printed circuit boards, as part of the Electronics/Robotics and Principles of Engineering Courses at BHS. Added the description of a grant to purchase a groundwater simulation system for use in the Earth Science and Environmental Science classes at BHS. February 12, 2002 Updated the donor list (quarterly update). Updated the listing of our Board of Trustees. January 10, 2002 Added a memory of Al Lewis, contributed by Bruce Prince. November 17, 2001 Added a photo of the fish farm to the page describing the purchase of an aquaculture unit and hydroponics set-up for use in the study of environmental science and biology at BHS. Added a page showing the Environmental Club using new chest waders during a clean-up session on Buckland Creek. October 31, 2001 Added a memory of Al Lewis, contributed by Pete French. Added a memory of Al Lewis, contributed by Gretchen Shafer. October 28, 2001 Added a page describing the Alan L. Lewis Fund. Added a page to collect and share memories of our dear friend Al Lewis. Added a downloadable form for making a donation to the Alan L. Lewis Fund. October 27, 2001 Added the description of a grant to purchase "The Mozart Effect" CDs for three classrooms at CRPS. Added the description of a grant to purchase additional books for the FRES library in support of creative work. Added the description of a grant to purchase equipment for capturing and counting plankton in the BHS science program. Added the description of a grant for matching funds to purchase tents for the Mountain Bound program at BHS. Added a page describing the purchase of an aquaculture unit and hydroponics set-up for use in the study of environmental science and biology at BHS. October 26, 2001 Added a page describing a generous gift from Stephen Monk to benefit the visual arts program in the Brighton schools. October 9, 2001 Updated the listing of our board of trustees. Added a description of a grant to BHS to fund the purchase of video capture and editing hardware to be used for the Morning Show. October 8, 2001 Updated the donor list (quarterly update). Added a description of a grant to FRES to implement the "Spontaneous Seconds" program. Added a description of a grant to BHS to fund the purchase of a library of DVDs to be used in conjunction with a new film studies course. Added a description of a grant to BHS to fund the purchase of a drug test kits for demonstration use during the urinalysis lab in Regents biology. September 1, 2001 Updated the descriptions of the David DeHaven Memorial Fellowship and the David DeHaven Alpine Ski Scholarship to include a photograph of David. July 13, 2001 Updated the donor list (quarterly update). June 26, 2001 Updated the story about BEF support for the BHS Library/Media Center with additional photos and details. June 17, 2001 New story about the 2001 winners of the D. Bradley Smith Art Purchase Award. June 10, 2001 New story about the computer and digital camera for use by the Trapezoid staff. June 4, 2001 A description of BEF's annual "Apple for the Teacher" campaign and a downloadable form. June 1, 2001 New story detailing the digital photography hardware for the Art Department. May 31, 2001 New story detailing the large-screen TV and video converter for the Library/Media Center instruction room. May 28, 2001 New story about the Van de Graaf generator in use in the science program at Twelve Corners Middle School. New story about the Ascending Arc Induction Coil in use in the science program at Twelve Corners Middle School. May 18, 2001 New story detailing Thom Ward's poet-in-residence visits to French Road Middle School. December, 2007 Brighton Education Fund c/o Brighton Schools, 2035 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, New York 14618 (585) 461-0434