Thank You Farmers!
"Thank you" to the more than 70 farmers who made an effort to nominate Illini West High School for a grant opportunity!
Our Science teachers have submitted the Monsanto grant application, asking for $10,000 to enhance the science curriculum.
America's Farmers Grow Rural Education is sponsored by the Monsanto Fund to help farmers positively impact their communities by supporting local school districts. The program gives farmers the opportunity to nominate a rural public school district in their community to compete for a merit-based grant of either $10,000 or $25,000 to enhance education in the areas of math and/or science. In 2012, the program was available in 1,245 counties in 39 states, and 176 grants totaling $2.3 million were given to rural school districts. America's Farmers Grow Rural Education is preceded by a successful pilot program in Illinois and Minnesota, where we gave more than $266,000 to local schools in 16 USDA Crop Reporting Districts (CRD). Click Here for a 3-minute video.
Thank you for your help in supporting our students and school.