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Foundation Grant History

2019-20 School Year:

Date Grant Amount Description
November 2019 mBIT Tournament $500 Tropies, medals, and supplies for the Blair Informatics Tournament
November 2019Mu Alpha Theta$300 STEM night supplies (@blairmathrocks)
November 2019MathWorks$1,000 Registration for High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling 
December 2019Alumni Association $1,000 Blair 80/20 Celebration: blairalumni.org
December 2019Robotics Team $940 Building use for Bunnybots 2019

2018-19 School Year:

Date Grant Amount Description
November 2018 Chemistry of Art $500 Materials for a new Chemistry of Art elective
November 2018 Chemistry Equipment $1,700 Purchase of centrifuges, electronic balances, and thermometers
December 2018 Blair Hacks  $1,000  Supporting a Hackathon at Blair 
February 2019 Passion 4 Learning  $2,000  Supporting the Tech Squad at Eastern Middle School 
February 2019 History Bowl  $250  Buying buzzers for the History Bowl team 
February 2019 Zebrafish $350  BioEYES Zebrafish for Genetics.
March 2019 Math Team $3,200  Supporting a Middle School Math Competition 
March 2019 SIGCSCE  $900  Ms. Wright and Mr. Gonzalez attended the SIGSCE 2019 Conference
April 2019 Spectrophotometer  $14,000 Purchase of a new spectrophotometer to replace a broken instrument (Facebook) 
May 2019 FIST Conference $1,800 Buy T-shirts for FIST participants and volunteers 
May 2019 Youth Climate Summit  $750 Rent civic building for Youth Climate Summit
May 2019 History Bowl  $1,800 Register three teams for National History Bowl 
May 2019 DECA Conference  $900  Chaperone costs for International Career Development Conference 
May 2019 ACSL $1,000 ACSL All-Star expenses
August 2019 Robotics Team  $1,000  3-D printer for Robotics Team 
October 2019 Solar Car Project $1,000  Equipment to build a car for the Solar Car Challenge
October 2019Robotics Team $820 Building use for BunnyBots 2018 

2017-18 School Year:

Date Grant Amount Description
September 2017 NCSSS Conference $1,600 The Puzzle Lords registered to attend the 2017 NCSSS Professional Conference.
April 2018 Zebrafish $375 BioEYES Zebrafish for Genetics.
June 2018 ACSL $400 ACSL All-Star Registration 
June 2018 Silver Quest $2,500 Printing costs for Silver Quest
June 2018 FIST Conference $2,600 T-Shirts for the 2018 Females in Science & Technology (#FIST2018) Conference
June 2018 ITSS Laptop $3,400 Purchase of a laptop for Mr. Hammond's use for Instruction Technology Support
June 2018 Chemical Storage Cabinet $4,000 Purchase of Thermo Scientific Explosion-Proof Refrigerator
June 2018 Cybersecurity Club $360 Expenses for running the ångstromCTF cybersecurity competition
June 2018 Envirothon $330  Registration and expenses for the County Envirothon (@MrPham_at_MBHS) 
June 2018 ARML $2,400 Registration fees for Montgomery County's six ARML teams 
July 2018 CNC Router $2,500 Reimbursed the purchase of the Robotics Team's new CNC router (YouTube).
July 2018 Solar Car $1,000 Support for the Engineering Team's Solar Car (gofundme)

2016-17 School Year:

Date Grant Amount Description
July 2016 Chemistry Conference $270 Ms. Hart attended the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education in Colorado.
August 2016 Chemical Storage Cabinets $2,500 Purchase of new chemical storage cabinets for Blair.
October 2016 Computer Science Day $440 Arduino starter kits for Computer Science Day.
October 2016 Band Saw $1,200 A new band saw for R&E.
October 2016 Science Olympiad $300 Additional $300 in funding to cover expenses for the Science Olympiad team.
November 2016 Materials Science Conference $550 Mr. Kaluta attended a materials science conference at Georgia Tech.
December 2016 Zebrafish $350 BioEYES Zebrafish for Genetics.
January 2017 MakerSpace $785 Ms. Lamphier attended the Making for Educators conference in Baltimore, where she received a starter maker kit for the MakerSpace in the Blair Media Center
February 2017 Chesapeake Bay Bowl $900 Registration fees and expenses for the chaperones to take students to the Chesapeake Bay Bowl at the University of Delaware, where Blair's team won first place.
March 2017 Middle School Math Tournament $2,600 The Blair Math team ran a Middle School Math Tournament (@davidstein65)
March 2017 FIST $2,500 Support for the Females in Science and Technology (FIST) Conference for middle school girls (@blairmagnet)
May 2017 Quiz Bowl $1,500  Mr. Lodal and the Quiz Bowl team traveled to Atlanta for the NAQT National Championship Tournament
June 2017 ARML $2,400 Registration fees for Montgomery County's six ARML teams 
July 2017 CSTA $525 Registration of three teachers to attend the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Conference
August 2017 AP Physics $800 Mr. Davis attended an an AP Physics C Workshop

2015-16 School Year:

Date Grant Amount Description
July 2015 Mu Alpha Theta Convention $625 The Foundation paid the expenses for Mr. Stein to attend the Mu Alpha Theta National Convention as a chaperone. The Moody's Foundation paid for the team's registration based on Blair's performance in the Mega Math Challenge.
August 2015 Magnet Picnic/Reunion $885 The Foundation paid the rental fees for the Magnet Picnic/Reunion, which were offset by certain registration fees.
November 2015 NCSSS Conference  $1,300 The Foundation paid the travel and registration fees for Ms. Bosse and Ms. Duval to present at the 2015 NCSSS Professional Conference in New York City.
December 2015 VoiceBase $140 The Foundation paid for the transcription of classroom videos for deaf and hard of hearing Magnet students.
December 2015 Minitab  $960 Licenses to Minitab statistical software
December 2015 Science Olympiad  $450 Registration fee for the Maryland Science Olympiad
January 2016 Video Recording  $650  The Foundation purchased $650 of video equipment for Magnet computer science.
January 2016 TASS $1,000  The Foundation covered certain expenses for a trip to Fermilab in Chicago with students from Finland.  
January 2016 MagPi $430 The Foundation covered costs for chaperones for the annual MagPi bowling event.
April 2016 Cybersecurity Competition $130 The Foundation covered expenses for the angstromCTF competition organized by the Cybersecurity Club.
May 2016 ACSL All-Star Team $2,500 The Foundation paid for two chaperones to take ten students to the American Computer Science League All-Star Contest in North Carolina.
June 2016 ARML Team $2,000 The Foundation paid the registration fees for Montgomery County's five teams in the American Regions Mathematics League Competition in State College, PA, where they finished in 6th place nationally (Art of Problem Solving).

2014-15 School Year:

Date Grant Amount Description
August 2014 Pencil Boxes $2,800  The Foundation purchased pencil box digital logic trainers and wire kits for 9th grade computer science.
October 2014 Video Camera  $340 The Foundation approved the purchase of a digital video camera to allow teachers to record their lectures.
October 2014 Camtasia  $180  The Foundation purchased an academic license to Camtasia Studio Software to allow teachers to post their lectures online.
February 2015 Ocean Science Bowl $450 The Foundation paid the registration fee for two teams to participate in the Chesapeake Bay Bowl.
March 2015 3-D Printer $800 The Foundation covered the cost of an upgrade for the FormOne 3-D printer used in the R&E lab.
March 2015 LabQuest  $4,200  The Foundation purchased Vernier LabQuest devices and software used for the Chemistry R&E project.
March 2015 MagPi $380 The Foundation covered costs for chaperones for the annual MagPi bowling event.
April 2015 Robotics Team $2,000  MCPS charged the Robotics Team for use of the Blair facilities after hours. 
April 2015 Zebrafish $320 The Foundation purchased BioEYES Zebrafish from Johns Hopkins for a genetics lab 
April 2015 Algorithms Books $400  The Foundation purchased a set of "Beginning Algorithms" books for Computer Science
May 2015 Math Team $500 The Foundation funded the Math Team's Middle School Math Tournament held at Blair
May 2015 After-Prom $500 The Foundation supported the PTSA's fundraising efforts for After-Prom 
May 2015 ACSL All-Star Team $2,200 The Foundation paid for two chaperones to take ten students to the American Computer Science League All-Star Contest in Orlando, FL.
June 2015 ARML Team $2,000 The Foundation paid the registration fees for Montgomery County's five teams in the American Regions Mathematics League Competition in State College, PA.
June 2015 R&E Equipment  $2,300  The Foundation purchased a belt sander, disc sander, and band saw for the R&E lab.

2013-14 School Year:

Date Grant Amount Description
October 2013 "Cycles of Life" $750 The Foundation purchased new copies of the DVD series "Cycles of Life: Exploring Biology," which are used in Magnet Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology and Cell Physiology, as well as other classes in the Blair Science Department.
October 2013 MagPi Bowling $500 The Foundation helped to subsidize the costs for a MagPi bowling event with Magnet freshmen and upperclass mentors.  See photos on Flickr!
October 2013 Physics Olympiad $100  The Foundation paid the registration fees for the American Association of Physics Teachers exam to qualify for the U.S. Physics Team.  Alexander Bourzutschky '14 and Michael Winer '15 were named as members of the 2014 U.S. Physics Team, and they traveled to Kazahstan where they won silver medals at the International Physics Olympiad.
November 2013 NABT Conference  $175  The Foundation paid the registration fee for Ms. Duval to attend the annual National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
January 2014 Matlab $1,400 The Foundation bought licenses to Matlab Software used in Magnet math and computer science classes.
January 2014 TASS  $2,600  The Foundation paid for chaperone costs and housing for an exchange program that took Mr. Schafer and four Magnet students to CERN in Switzerland for a week.  The students created a blog documenting their trip.
April 2014 X-STEM $400 The Foundation paid for bus transportation for a group of students to attend the X-STEM Conference in Washington, DC, with science teachers Megan Hart, Eric Prange and John Haigh III.
April 2014 Orchestra $500  The Foundation supported a commissioned work for the Blair Orchestra
May 2014 ACSL All-Stars $1,900 The Foundation covered chaperone expenses and other costs for the Computer Team to travel and compete in the ACSL All-Star Competition in Cherry Creek, CO.
May 2014 ARML $2,000  The Foundation paid the registration fees for Montgomery County's five teams in the American Regions Mathematics League Competition in State College, PA.
May 2014 After-Prom $500  The Foundation contributed to the Blair PTSA's 2014 After-Prom budget.
July 2014 XSEDE $3,000  The Foundation covered travel expenses for parent chaperones to accompany students to the 2014 XSEDE Conference in Atlanta, GA.  The students competed against college-level teams and won the Student Modeling and Simulation Challenge

2012-13 School Year:

Date Grant Amount Description
August 2012 Magnet Picnic $300 The Foundation paid to rent a pavilion at for the Magnet Picnic at the beginning of the school year.
January 2013 Organic Chemistry Books $400 The Foundation purchased a set of additional books for Ms. Hart's Organic Chemistry course, Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
April 2013 Magnet Magnet  $20  The Foundation provided an Amazon Gift Certificate for Annie Dunn, who designed a new Magnet logo.
April 2013 Quiz Bowl  $1,000  The Foundation covered travel and lodging expenses for Mr. Schafer and to subsidize costs for the Blair Academic Team to compete at the National Academic Quiz Tournament (NAQT) High School National Championship Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia, where Blair's team finished in fifth place.
May 2013 ARML  $2,000  The Foundation paid the registration fees for Montgomery County's 5 ARML teams; the A team finished in 7th place in the nation in Mr. Walstein's last year coaching the team.
May 2013 ACSL All-Stars  $2,000  The Foundation provided $2,000 to cover a rental van, lodging, and chaperone expenses for two teams of students to attend the ACSL All-Star Competition in Raleigh, North Carolina, where the Senior Division Team won first place.
May 2013 After-Prom  $500  The Foundation contributed to the Blair PTSA's After-Prom budget.
June 2013 NCSSSMST Conference $2,000  The Foundation paid for registration, lodging and chaperone expenses for the NCSSSMST Student Research Conference in Grinnell, Iowa.

2011-12 School Year:

Date Grant Amount Description
September 2011 Organic Chemistry $2,000 Ms. Dieckman began teaching a new Organic Chemistry course in fall 2011. This was one of three new Magnet electives offered in 2011-12 (described in the Magnet Foundation Newsletter), but MCPS funds were not sufficient to purchase all of the necessary equipment. The Foundation and the PTSA provided funding to cover the cost of new textbooks and supplies.
October 2011 Statistics Software $440 The Magnet Foundation purchased software for Mr. Stein's Applied Statistics and Sports Statistics classes.
October 2011 Power Supplies  $425  The Magnet Foundation provided funding for the Blair sysops to purchase uninterruptable power supplies (UPS) units for Blair's servers.  The PTSA also helped to fund these UPS units.
February 2012 Entomology Cabinets  $500  Ms. Duval began teaching a new Entomology class in fall 2011, and the Magnet Foundation purchased cabinets for storage.
March 2012 Quiz Bowl  $1,000  The Magnet Foundation provided funding for the Quiz Bowl team to attend the PACE Scholastic Championship in St. Louis, MO, where the team won 8 of their 13 matches and finished fourth in their group.
May 2012 ARML $2,000 The Magnet Foundation paid the registration fees for Montgomery County's 5 ARML teams; the A team finished in 9th place in the nation, and Mr. Walstein was awarded the Samuel L. Greitzer Distinguished Coach Award.
May 2012 ACSL All-Stars  $2,200 The Magnet Foundation provided funding to help 2 teachers bring 15 students to the ACSL All-Star Competition in West Chester, PA, where Blair's three teams each finished in the top ten in their divisions.
June 2012 NCSSSMST Conference  $2,000  The Magnet Foundation provided funding to help 2 teachers bring 5 students to the NCSSSMST Student Research Conference at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

2010-11 School Year:

Date Grant Amount Description
March 2011 MagPi $1,000 The Foundation covered about half the cost of a MagPi bowling event.
May 2011 ACSL All-Star Team $3,000 The Foundation paid for the rental of two vans, hotel rooms, and expenses for two chaperones to take tend students to the American Computer Science League All-Star Contest in North Haven, CT. 
June 2011 ARML Team $3,000 The Foundation paid the registration fees and covered other costs for Montgomery County's five teams in the American Regions Mathematics League Competition in State College, PA.

2009-10 School Year:

Date Grant Amount Description
November 2009 SC09 Conference $2,000 The Foundation covered the expenses of one chaperone and helped to cover certain expenses for six students to attend the SC09 Conference in Portland, Oregon, where the students tied for first place in the Student Programming Competition.
May 2010 ACSL All-Star Team $1,500 The Foundation funded the rental of two vans, hotel rooms, and expenses for ten students and two chaperones to participate in the American Computer Science League All-Star Contest in Reading, PA.
June 2010  ARML Team $2,000 The Foundation paid the registration fees for Montgomery County's five teams for the American Regions Mathematics League Competition in State College, PA.
2008-09 School Year:

Date Grant Amount Description
January 2009 Physics Olympiad Exam $220  32 Blair students took the exam to qualify for the United States Physics Team.  The Foundation paid their registration fees.
May 2009 Envirothon $600 The Foundation paid the registration fees for twelve teams to compete in the Montgomery County Envirothon.
May 2009 ACSL All-Star Team $2,000 The Foundation paid the hotel expenses for the ten students at the American Computer Science League All-Star Competition in Madison, Alabama, and the full travel expenses for chaperones Mary Ann Dvorsky and Tran Pham. The senior team won first place, and the freshman team won third place.
June 2009 ARML Team $1,000 The Foundation provided $1,000 in funding to help pay for room and board and bus transportation for the American Regions Mathematics League Competition in State College, PA, where the A team finished in fifth place nationally.  Alumnus Wei-Hwa Huang '93 also made a separate private donation to support the ARML team