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Danville Public School Foundation - 516 North Jackson Street - Danville, IL 61832 - schoolfoundation@danville118.org

www.dpsf.org

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, No It Is A Drone!

Drone Program Highlighted at 365 Club Breakfast

Over 150 donors attended

the 2017 365 Club Breakfast

at Turtle Run on January 19.

The breakfast is an oppor-

tunity to thank those present

for their continued support

(see page 3 for a list of 365

Club members) and to ask

new attendees to pledge at

least $1.00 a day in support

of the students attending

Danville Public School. (If

you would like to become a

365 Club member, please

click here.) Most of the

breakfast, though, is spent

with teachers and students

explaining the impact our

donors have on their educa-

tion. This year was no ex-

ception. Along with a

presentation about the Mo-

bile Science Lab, highlighted

in the October issue of the

DPSF News, there was a

presentation on Pre-

Advanced Placement Cours-

es (see page 2), a perfor-

mance by the South View

Upper Elementary School

Choir, directed by Jennifer

and David Woodrow, and a

most impressive presentation

of the North Ridge Middle

School and South View Up-

per Elementary School

Drone Program.

The Drone Program was pre-

sented by North Ridge Mid-

dle School teacher Josef

Dicken and eighth-grade

North Ridge Middle School

student Joseph Irons.

Donors from the Danville

Public School Foundation

provided one-half of the

$14,000 cost to implement

the drone program, and

Danville School District 118

provided the other half.

Both schools were provid-

ed four Phantom 3 profes-

sional drones equipped with

a camera, iPad minis to

control the drone, plus an

accompanying curriculum.

The Drone Program is not

just about flying the drone.

Students learn how to code

the drone to control its

flight. Students also re-

ceived enhanced educa-

tional opportunities in physi-

cal science (force, speed,

lift, and drag) .

Students are provided a

connection to automated

technology, providing real

world specific practices of

how the drones could be

used in search, rescue, ag-

riculture, and military opera-

tions.

A video was shown of Jo-

seph Irons flying the drone

over North Ridge Middle

School. It may be viewed

by clicking on the drone

shown below:

Student Joe Irons (left) with a drone and Mr. Dicken .

Danville Public School Foundation News Page 2

President Charles Hall Appointed Circuit Judge

Appointment requires Hall to relinquish his position on Danville Public School Foundation Board

tions of the Foundation.

In 2009, Mr. Hall became president of

the Foundation, and during his leader-

ship, the Foundation has increased its

visibility in the community, established

a solid financial footing for the future

and has awarded over $350,000 in

programming to the Danville Public

Schools. In 2016, the Foundation re-

ceived the Award of Excellence from

the Illinois State Board of Education.

The Foundation Board wishes Judge

Hall all the best and thanks him for his

service to the children attending

Danville Public Schools.

Charles Hall, a ten-year member of

the Danville Public School Founda-

tion Board, has been appointed Cir-

cuit Judge for the Fifth Judicial Cir-

cuit, which includes Danville. His ap-

pointment was announced by Illinois

Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman

and becomes effective March 1.

As a result of this appointment, Mr.

Hall will be required to resign from the

Foundation’s Board.

Mr. Hall, a 1965 Danville High School

graduate, first joined the Foundation

Board in 2006 and was involved in

the decision to hire the first Executive

Director to lead the day-to-day opera-Charles Hall

Pre-Advanced Placement Courses to Begin

Funded in part from a grant from Iroquois Federal Foundation

At the 365 Club Breakfast, Curricu-

lum Director, MaryEllen Bunton,

explained to those in attendance

about the new Pre-Advanced

Placement (Pre-AP) curriculum that

will be offered for those students in

grades 6-8.

Advanced Placement (AP) courses

currently in place at Danville High

School afford students the oppor-

tunity to experience the rigor of col-

lege course work, and depending

upon final testing results, provides

college credit for those courses.

Currently, Danville High School

offers 13 different AP courses.

In an effort to prepare upper ele-

mentary and middle school stu-

dents for AP course work, the Dan-

ville Public School Foundation, with

the assistance of a grant from Iro-

quois Federal Foundation, is help-

ing Danville District 118 to fund the

new Pre-AP program at South View

Upper Elementary and North Ridge

Middle School.

These courses will be offered to

many students who have not quali-

fied for gifted programing and will

allow them to participate in rigorous

curriculum in both English Lan-

guage Arts and Mathematics.

Professional development for

teachers will begin in the spring,

and courses will be offered for stu-

dents in the 2017-18 school year.

Mrs. Bunton at 365 Club Breakfast

Danville Public School Foundation

516 North Jackson Street Danville, IL 61832 217-444-1044

schoolfoundation@danville118.org website: www.dpsf.org Like us on Facebook

Danville Public School Foundation News Page 3

2017 365 Club Members

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Village Mall

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Frank Young

Curt Ellis Elected Foundation Board President

Mark Lindvahl elected Vice-President

February brought new leadership to

the Danville Public School Foundation

as Curt Ellis was elected president.

Curt has served as vice-president

since 2009. Curt and his wife, Rhon-

da, have four children all who have

attended or are attending Danville

Public Schools. He is a local State

Farm Insurance agent and has

served on the Foundation Board

since 2008.

The Board also elected Mark

Lindvahl as vice-president. Mark

is a retired principal from Danville

Public Schools. His wife, Marty, is

also a retired educator from Dan-

ville Public Schools. Mark is cur-

rently the Choral Director for St.

James United Methodist Church,

and he is a member of the musical

group, Doc Ashton and the Root

Canals. Mark has been a member of

the Foundation Board since 2011.

We wish them both well in their new

positions.

Curt Ellis Mark Lindvahl

Polar Express Continues to Delight Children

The kindergarten and first-grade students, in what is becoming a holi-

day tradition for the Danville Public School Foundation, traveled to the

Presence United Samaritan's Festival of Trees at the Palmer Arena to

hear the reading of the Polar Express. Conductors and chefs went to

each school aboard the Polar Express (school buses) and greeted the

children as they prepared for their journey to the North Pole (Palmer

Arena). Once at the North Pole, they were greeted by elves who es-

corted the boys and girls to their seats where Mayor Scott Eisenhauer

read the magical story.

After the reading, the children toured the North Pole to see all the

beautiful Christmas trees and wreaths on display and received a sam-

ple of gingerbread cookies.

Transportation for this event was once again provided courtesy of the

Julius W. Hegeler II Foundation.

Boys and girls arrive at the North Pole.

Danville Public School Foundation News Page 4

Interest in Mobile Science Lab Continues

You can help by becoming a member of the Mad About Science Society!

The plans for the Mobile

Science Lab are moving

forward. The Danville Pub-

lic School Foundation has

received significant support

for this $350,000 project. The

Mobile Science Lab will be ready

for use in November of 2017.

There is still plenty of time for you

to help. We continue our fund-

raising efforts with the Mad About

Science Society. For a gift of at least

$1,000, you can become a member

of the Mad About Science Society.

As a member, your name will appear

on the exterior back panel of the

Mobile Science Lab.

For more information or to

join, contact the Founda-

tion Office at 217-444-

1044, or at schoolfounda-

tion@danville118.org. You

may also join online by

clicking on the Mobile Science

Lab.

General donations for the

Mobile Science Lab may be

made online by clicking here.

Artist rendition of the Mobile Science Lab

New Members since October 1, 2016

AMEREN IP

Norma & Richard Burch

John P. Cadle Foundation

Beth & Tom Chamberlain

Christie Clinic

Classic Homes Realty

Mark Denman

Faulstich Printing Company

The Halloran Family Foundation

KOHL’S

Dr. John Mason

Ronald McDonald House Charities

of Central Illinois

Meijer

Donna Carlton-Vish

Additional Gifts toward the Mobile Science Lab

Richard Brazda

Dave and Carol Garver

Board Officers: President Curt Ellis, Vice President Mark Lindvahl, Treasurer Todd Davis, Secretary Betty Holmes.

Board of Directors: Jane Campbell, Lisa Campbell, Jim Christison, Gary Dyar, Dr. David Fields, William Fulton, Esther Hopper,

Judy Myers, Alice Payne and Deanna Witzel.

Ex-Officio Members: Superintendent Dr. Alicia Geddis, School Board Representative: Lon Henderson

DEA Representative Julie Legg.

Staff: Executive Director Bob Richard, Coordinator Mary Shutt

Danville Public School Foundation

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Walk of Honor—Building Education Brick by Brick

Robert Grossman - Memorial

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Thank you for your support!

516 North Jackson Street

Danville, IL 61832

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