136 Schools to Receive Grants Through HP's 1996 Calculator Donation Program.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 1996-- Hewlett-Packard See HP. Hewlett-Packard - (HP) Hewlett-Packard designs, manufactures and services electronic products and systems for measurement, computation and communications. The company's products and services are used in industry, business, engineering, science, medicine and Company today announced that 136 middle and high schools in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of will receive HP calculators HP Calculators refer to various calculators manufactured by the Hewlett-Packard company over the years. History In the 1960s, Hewlett-Packard was becoming a diversified electronics company with product lines in electronic test equipment, scientific instrumentation, and , teaching materials and training as part of the company's 1996 HP38G Calculator calculator or calculating machine, device for performing numerical computations; it may be mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic. The electronic computer is also a calculator but performs other functions as well. Donation Program. (A list of recipient schools is included at the end of this announcement.) The hardware value of each grant is more than $4,000 (U.S.). More than one-third of this year's grants were awarded to schools with high minority populations. Since 1990, HP has awarded calculator and training packages to more than 630 schools in the United States and Canada. "This year we broadened the program's focus to general math instruction by featuring the new HP38G calculator, HP's first calculator designed specifically for educational use," said Roy Roy, city (1990 pop. 24,603), Weber co., N Utah, near Great Salt Lake; settled by Mormons 1877, inc. 1937. Computer equipment is manufactured, and many residents work at nearby Hill Air Force Base. E. Verley, director of HP's Corporate Philanthropy philanthropy, the spirit of active goodwill toward others as demonstrated in efforts to promote their welfare. The term is often used interchangeably with charity. department. "The program's previous five years offered an HP calculator ideally suited to advanced-placement calculus calculus, branch of mathematics that studies continuously changing quantities. The calculus is characterized by the use of infinite processes, involving passage to a limit—the notion of tending toward, or approaching, an ultimate value. . This program is one element in a broad range of philanthropy, employee-volunteer and public-policy initiatives by HP designed to improve the quality of K-12 education." As part of the grant package, at least one teacher from each recipient school will attend a free five-day workshop conducted by the Math Learning Center during summer 1996. The workshop will help schools implement National Council of Teachers of Mathematics The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) was founded in 1920. It has grown to be the world's largest organization concerned with mathematics education, having close to 100,000 members across the USA and Canada, and internationally. (NCTM NCTM National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NCTM Nationally Certified Teacher of Music NCTM North Carolina Transportation Museum NCTM National Capital Trolley Museum NCTM Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage ) standards for mathematics instruction. Workshops will take place in Armonk, N.Y.; Burlington Burlington, town, Canada Burlington, town (1991 pop. 129,575), SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. First settled (1798) by Mohawk Loyalist Joseph Brandt, Burlington's economy was built on the shipment of wheat, lumber, and quarried rock by waterway. , Mass.; Colorado Colorado, state, United States Colorado (kŏlərăd`ə, –răd`ō, –rä`dō), state, W central United States, one of the Rocky Mt. states. Spring, Colo.; Dallas Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S. ; Memphis, Tenn.; Orlando Orlando, city, United States Orlando (ôrlăn`dō), city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most visited vacation spots. , Fla.; Palo Alto, Calif.; Rockville Rockville, city (1990 pop. 44,835), seat of Montgomery co., W central Md., a NW suburb of Washington, D.C.; settled c.1760s, inc. as a city 1860. It has several scientific research and technology laboratories that focus on the aerospace, electronics, nuclear energy, , Md.; Rolling Meadows Rolling Meadows, city (1990 pop. 22,591), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1955. There is research and development and the manufacture of office supplies and electronic components. , Ill.; San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. ; and Vancouver Vancouver, city, Canada Vancouver, city (1991 pop. 471,844), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard Inlet of the Strait of Georgia, opposite Vancouver Island and just N of the Wash. border. , Wash. Each recipient school will receive the following: -- 30 HP38G algebraic-entry graphing calculators Graphing Calculator may refer to:
-- an overhead screen display unit for demonstrations; -- an infrared An invisible band of radiation at the lower end of the visible light spectrum. With wavelengths from 750 nm to 1 mm, infrared starts at the end of the microwave spectrum and ends at the beginning of visible light. printer; -- connectivity kits for exchanging data between the calculators and personal computers; -- a disk drive for storing information to floppy disks floppy disk or diskette Magnetic storage medium used with computers. Floppy disks are made of flexible plastic coated with a magnetic material, and are enclosed in a hard plastic case. They are typically 3.5 in. (9 cm) in diameter. ; -- documentation and teacher training. The Math Learning Center is a Portland Portland, town, England Portland, town (1991 pop. 12,945), Dorset, S England. It is on the Isle of Portland, a small rocky peninsula. Portland stone has been used in St. Paul's Cathedral and other important London buildings. Lobsters and crabs are harvested. , Ore.-based nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to the service of mathematics education. In 1994, the Taft Group, a national philanthropy-tracking organization, recognized HP as the fourth-largest corporate giver in the United States. HP's 1995 philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: grants totaled $70 million, with about 75 percent ($53 million) going to elementary, secondary and higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global manufacturer of computing computing - computer , communications and measurement products and services recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 105,200 employees and had revenue of $31.5 billion in its 1995 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. -0-
Grant recipients include the following:
STATE AND SCHOOL CITY
Alabama
Murphy High School Mobile
Alaska
Bartlett High School Anchorage
Arizona
Ironwood High School Glendale
Dobson High School Mesa
Arkansas
White Hall High School White Hall
California
Will C. Wood Middle School Alameda
De Anza Junior High Calexico
San Juan High School Citrus Heights
Thomas R. Pollicita Middle School Daly City
Will Rogers Jr. High Fair Oaks
San Lorenzo Valley High School Felton
Los Amigos High School Fountain Valley
Edison Computech 7-8 Fresno
Tennyson High School Hayward
Healdsburg High School Healdsburg
San Diego Jewish Academy La Jolla
La Jolla High La Jolla
Oakland High School Oakland
Nordhoff High School Ojai
Joe Walker Middle School Quartz Hill
George A. Buljan Intermediate Sch. Roseville
Samuel Jackman Middle School Sacramento
Point Loma High San Diego
St. Charles Borromeo Academy San Diego
San Diego High School San Diego
Colorado
Antonio Junior/Senior High School Antonio
Manual High School Denver
Lakewood High School Lakewood
Goddard Middle School Littleton
Connecticut
Kramer Middle/Windom HS Willimantic
District of Columbia
Holy Trinity School Washington
Delaware
Springer Middle School Wilmington
Florida
DeSoto County High School Arcadia
Discovery Middle School Orlando
Georgia
Cross Keys High School Atlanta
Dunwoody High School Dunwoody
Troup Count Comprehensive HS LaGrange
Lilburn Middle School Lilburn
Redan High School Stone Mountain
Hawaii
Honoka'a High Honoka'a
Iolani School Honolulu
Idaho
Kuna High School Kuna
Illinois
Archbishop Weber High School Chicago
Collins High School Chicago
St. Elizabeth Chicago
Palm Grove Junior High Rolling Meadows
Iowa
Pleasant Valley High School Pleasant Valley
Kansas
Salina High School Salina
Kentucky
Taylor County High School Campbellsville
Louisiana
Pope John Paul II High School Slidell
Live Oak High School Watson
Maine
Edward Little High School Auburn
Loranger Middle School Old Orchard Beach
Maryland
Harlem Park Community School Baltimore
Massachusetts
Saint Augustine School of Andover Andover
Tantasqua Regional High School Fiskdale
Harvard Public School(1) Harvard
Hyde Park High School Hyde Park
Central Catholic High School Lawrence
Lynn English High School Lynn
Collins Middle School Salem
Winchester High School Winchester
Michigan
Foch Middle School Detroit
Minnesota
Blooming Prairie High School Blooming Prairie
Parkview Center School Roseville
Mississippi
Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg
Houlka Attendance Center Houlka
Missouri
Cameron R-I High School Cameron
Clark County R-1 High School Kahoka
Montana
Havre High School Havre
Nevada
Galena High School Reno
New Hampshire
John Stark Regional High School Weare
New Jersey
Asbury Park High School Asbury Park
Glen Rock High School Glen Rock
Hawthorne High School Hawthorne
Southern Regional High School Manhawkin
New Mexico
Gadsden High School Anthony
Gadsden Middle School Anthony
Cimarron High School Cimarron
Lynn Middle School Las Cruces
Mesa Middle School Roswell
Ruidoso High School Ruidoso
New York
Dover Junior/Senior High School Dover Plains
John W. Dodd Junior High School Freeport
Altmar-Parish-Williamstown HS Parish
Schoharie Central School Schoharie
North Carolina
South Caldwell High School Hudson
Jones Middle School Trenton
North Dakota
Watford City High School Watford City
Ohio
Tower Heights Middle School Centerville
South Point High School South Point
Oklahoma
McLain Career Academy Tulsa
Oregon
Smile Program(1) Corvallis
Forest Grove High School Forest Grove
Grants Pass High School Grants Pass
Klamath Union High School Klamath Falls
South Medford High School Medford
Pennsylvania
Bradford Central Christian HS Bradford
John Harris Campus Harrisburg
Norwin Middle School East North Huntingdon
Shaw Middle School Philadelphia
Strawberry Mansion Philadelphia
Puerto Rico
Benito Cerezo High School Aguadilla
Rhode Island
La Salle Academy Providence
South Carolina
Eau Claire High School Columbia
Rock Hill High School Rock Hill
South Dakota
Lincoln High School Sioux Falls
Tennessee
Booker T. Washington High School Memphis
Sevier County High School Sevierville
Texas
Montwood High School El Paso
Fredericksburg High School Fredericksburg
Highpoint Middle/High School Houston
Vermont
South Burlington High School South Burlington
Virginia
Norview High School Norfolk
Washington
Camas High School Camas
Riverside High School Chattaroy
Columbia School District(1) Hunters
Inchelium High School Inchelium
Alderwood Middle School Lynwood
View Ridge Middle School Ridgefield
Cataldo Catholic School Spokane
Shadle Park High School Spokane
Discovery Middle School Vancouver
Fort Vancouver High School Vancouver
Wellpinit School District(1) Wellpinit
West Virginia
Fairmont Senior High School Fairmont
Wisconsin
Hustisford Junior/Senior HS Hustisford
Oneida Nation High Oneida
Wyoming
Riverton Middle School Riverton
(1) These districts/programs are in addition to the 131 individual schools receiving grants.
CANADA
Alberta
Lethbridge Collegiate Institute South Lethbridge
British Columbia
Aldergrove Community Secondary Aldergrove
Burnaby North Secondary School Burnaby
Georges P. Vanier Secondary Courtenay
Ladysmith Secondary School Ladysmith
Nisga'a Elementary New Aiyansh
Manitoba
Sisler High School Winnipeg
Newfoundland
William Mercer Academy Dover
Ontario
Dr. F.J. Donevan Collegiate Inst. Oshawa
Quebec
Royal West Academy Montreal West
Eastern Quebec Learning Centre Sainte-Foy-0-
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