Shelby Whippets Alumni

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 9^th & 10^th 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.