Raising funds to enrich the Walton High School Community
A Science teacher was able to purchase a miniPCR Thermal Cycler with 2020-21 teacher grant funds from Publix and Kroger donations for Walton’s Science courses to allow them to study DNA. The PCR software downloads to any smart device. The fully intuitive program allows the student to monitor and analyze the process in real time. Students can easily connect with this hands-on device as a tool to understanding DNA amplification.
Dr Tina Link was able to purchase 18 Dynamic DNA Kits from 3D Molecular Designs with 2021-21 teacher grant funds from Publix and Kroger donations for Walton’s Science courses to allow them to study DNA by twisting, untwisting, replicating, and transcribing DNA.
Band teacher, Chris Johns, was able to purchase 6 chromatic tuners and 6 tuner pickup devices with 2021-21 teacher grant funds from Publix and Kroger donations for Walton’s Band courses to allow the Band Dept to provide differentiated intonation feedback and instruction.
The Korg CA-50 Chromatic Tuner features an output jack, large LCD screen, adjustable calibration range, built-in reference tones, microphone, speaker, and a folding stand. It has a detection range of A0 (27.50 Hz) to C8 (4186.01 Hz). For wind instruments from piccolo to tuba, or string instruments from violin to contrabass, you can tune band or orchestral instruments of any pitch range.
The Peterson Strobe Pitchgrabber Active Clip-on Pickup device easily and safely clamps on to virtually any musical instrument and captures the vibrations of the instrument rather than its acoustic sound and determines the pitch using its piezo pickup, sending it directly to your tuning device or your smartphone. It uses the headphone/mic input of your mobile device to completely isolate the sound of your instrument and provide a direct input path to your tuning device or application on your smart phone. Perfect for tuning in noisy environments.
Science teacher, Jamie Bell, was able to purchase 8 Organic Chemistry Model Kits with 2020-21 teacher grant funds from Publix and Kroger donations for Walton’s Science courses. Educational Molecule modeling kit is designed for Easy Chemistry learning for organic, inorganic and functional groups. The Model Kit caters for beginner through to advanced science and chemistry learning and comes with an 8 Page Instructional Guide to easily identify all Atoms and Connectors. It’s a complete toolkit to help learn Organic Chemistry.
Mrs. Boyle has been teaching for 6 years and currently teaches Spanish 1 & Spanish 2. In the past she has taught ISA Spanish 5th-8th at Wood Acres and Spanish 1-4 in high school. She attended Walton and grew up in East Cobb! She was inspired to start teaching by her fourth grade teacher Mrs. Mandell at Sope Creek. In her free time she enjoys coaching cross country at Walton, traveling, reading, spending time outside, watching sports (her favorite teams are the Gamecocks, Atlanta United, and the Patriots), and she also enjoys spending time with her family. The thing she enjoys most about teaching is the students!
– By Kate W.
