ARLINGTON — Students at Arlington High School could be producing live remote broadcasts of football games, school board meetings and City Council sessions in the next two years, thanks to a pledge from a nonprofit organization that supports schools.
The Arlington Education Foundation, which helped build the Linda Byrnes Performing Arts Center, has set its sights on getting schools equipment for three programs this year, including raising money to outfit a video truck.
The foundation has pledged to raise $10,000 in cash and in-kind donations toward helping the high school air remote broadcasts in the community.
Broadcasting is in its third year as a high school class and a video truck, similar to what is in place at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, will allow greater versatility, said Erik Heinz, who teaches two video production classes as well as English.
“This is a relatively new program and, for as young as it is, it has been very well embraced by the school and the community,” he said. “I was very happy” with the foundation support.
The foundation also has pledged to raise money for technology at Post Middle School and music at the district’s elementary schools.
At Post, the foundation plans to raise $47,000 in cash and in-kind donations to buy 28 technology teacher stations in classrooms. The stations will allow teachers to connect their computers to projectors and document cameras to share pictures, writing and “anything a teacher wants to project on a whiteboard for a whole class of students to see,” Post Principal Brian Beckley said.
The proposal also calls for installing interactive whiteboards in all math and science classrooms at the school.
“I am excited for our teachers,” Beckley said. “I have seen the teachers energized at the idea of getting these tools. It’s a great opportunity.”
Also on tap is an effort to raise $12,000 to establish a choral music library for the district’s five elementary schools.
Cindy Huleatt, president of the Arlington Education Foundation, said board members spent hours reviewing the 14 funding proposals from Arlington schools.
“The board was very pleased with the variety and quality of all proposals submitted,” she said.
For more information about the organization, project proposals and how to donate, call 360-435-1337 or go to www.arlingtonedfoundation.org.
Reporter Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446 or stevick@heraldnet.com.
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