147528
Brodhead
Independent• Register 608•897•2193
www.randrautosales.net
608-934-5400
SHOPPING NEWS
922 W. EXCHANGE STREET, BRODHEAD, WI 53520
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
W2620 State Rd. 11/81 •Juda, WI. Auto Detailing Available
COURTESY PHOTOS Brodhead Independent-Register
Juda School staff members are appreciative of the local community, comprised of farmers who nominated the school for this award.
Juda School awarded with $10,000 grant Late last month, the Juda School District received a $10,000 grant from America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. This is the second-straight year that Juda has received this grant. The money will be used to upgrade the school’s robotic kits,
ROCK-SOLID QUALITY.
purchased in 2015. Specifically, the grant will be used to purchase Arduino controls for their robotics and LEGO Mind-Storm kits to increase the school’s robot capacity and expand into the district’s new Learning Commons/MakerSpace area. Juda has facilitated an “all stu-
IRON-CLAD WARRANTY.
INTRODUCING THE BEST-IN-CLASS
dent” STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) project every year during their homeroom block since 2014. “The district’s STEM initiative helps students develop 21st-century skills such as persistence, problem solving, flexible thinking, and teamwork – traits that truly make a student ready for the outside world. All students in grades six through twelve work on their STEM projects during the dedicated weekly homeroom block, which ensures that all students will have the opportunity to unleash their creativity in a learning environment that promotes success by persevering through design challenges,” said Scott Anderson, math teacher. The school’s new robotics accessories will help expand STEM. Since 2011, Grow Rural Education has partnered with farm-
ers to award over $10 million to more than 650 school districts to enhance opportunities in rural America. School districts across the country have used their grants to better serve their students, from constructing aquaponics-outfitted greenhouses, to establishing robotics programs, to creating curriculum focused on solving environmental sustainability challenges. “The variety of ways in which rural school districts use these grants to improve math and science education for their students is incredible,” said Michelle Insco, the Monsanto Fund’s program officer. Through this program, farmers nominate public school districts to compete for math and science grants of $10,000 or $25,000. The schools are then responsible for writing grant applications, which
POWERTRAIN WARRANTY 6-YEAR ON COmpaCT UTIlITy TRaCTORs *
are reviewed by a panel of teachers. Farmers submitted their nominations between Jan. 1 and Apr. 1 this year. Districts were notified of finalist standings in June, and winners were announced in late July. “We are very grateful for all the local farmers who nominated us,” said Mary Larson, Curriculum Director and lead grant writer. “Only schools that receive a nomination may apply for the grant, and we had 17 farmers who nominated Juda. This is a testament of the strong support that the Juda School District continues to receive from its community.” “We are very appreciative of the efforts of the community and the opportunity from Monsanto that this grant affords our students,” said Traci Davis, Juda School District Administrator. “The staff has worked hard to provide a quality program for all of our middle and high school students.”
You can search from one end of this glorious country of ours to the other. From border to border, and from sea to shining sea – and you will not – we repeat – you will NOT find a 6-Year Powertrain Warranty on a compact utility tractor that equals the one that comes standard with every John Deere Compact Utility Tractor. Why? That’s simple. Nothing Runs Like A Deere. JohnDeere.com/Ag
GOING ON AT ALL 20 WISCONSIN & ILLINOIS LOCATIONS www.sloans.com
SERVICE ON ALL MAJOR BRANDS
*Beginning 1/1/2016 all Compact Utility Tractors purchased new from an authorized John Deere Dealer come standard with a 6 year/2000 hour (whichever comes first) Powertrain Warranty. See the Limited Warranty for New John Deere Turf & Utility Equipment at dealer for details. A0B030ECU2F66157-00022722
245870
New and used sales. 33 W. Main St., Evansville, WI 53536 Evansville 608-882-4156 • Janesville 608-756-3900 Mon-Fri 8:00-5:30, Sat 9:00-12:00 256396
A representative of the Monsanto Fund addresses a crowd before awarding the district a grant in the amount of $10,000.