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Troy Schools get boost from local business |
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November 24, 2017 |
By Mike Weland
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Superintendent Jacob Francom |
It is terrible when you write something nice
about a Boundary County business and then you
have to turn around, the very same day, and
write something nice all over again!
Superintendent Jacob Francom says Troy Public
Schools are grateful for an annual $500 grant
the district was recently awarded through the
Exxon Mobil’s Educational Alliance Program and
funded by the Three Mile Corner Store & Cafe.
“These funds that we will get each year from the
Three Mile Store in Bonners Ferry will be used
for science and math,” Francom said. “We will
purchase materials that we otherwise would not
be able to purchase.”
The grant is designed "to focus on improvements
in math and science from pre-school to higher
education.”
“We believe it is fundamentally important to
encourage the next generation to pursue studies
and careers involved in these fields," an Exxon
Mobil Educational Alliance press release says.
Three Mile Corner Store & Cafe is a major
Boundary County Exxon Mobil gas station.
Francom wrote that the schools will “be
purchasing materials for our lab and for field
trips to expose students to the excitement of
math and science and to increase student
engagement and interest.”
Troy Schools applied for the annual grant
earlier this year. |
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