February, 2017 - Volume 2, Issue 1 Danville Public School Foundation - 516 North Jackson Street - Danville, IL 61832 - [email protected]www.dpsf.org It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, No It Is A Drone! Drone Program Highlighted at 365 Club Breakfast Over 150 donors attended the 2017 365 Club Breakfast at Turtle Run on January 19. The breakfast is an oppor- tunity to thank those present for their continued support (see page 3 for a list of 365 Club members) and to ask new attendees to pledge at least $1.00 a day in support of the students attending Danville Public School. (If you would like to become a 365 Club member, please click here.) Most of the breakfast, though, is spent with teachers and students explaining the impact our donors have on their educa- tion. This year was no ex- ception. Along with a presentation about the Mo- bile Science Lab, highlighted in the October issue of the DPSF News, there was a presentation on Pre- Advanced Placement Cours- es (see page 2), a perfor- mance by the South View Upper Elementary School Choir, directed by Jennifer and David Woodrow, and a most impressive presentation of the North Ridge Middle School and South View Up- per Elementary School Drone Program. The Drone Program was pre- sented by North Ridge Mid- dle School teacher Josef Dicken and eighth-grade North Ridge Middle School student Joseph Irons. Donors from the Danville Public School Foundation provided one-half of the $14,000 cost to implement the drone program, and Danville School District 118 provided the other half. Both schools were provid- ed four Phantom 3 profes- sional drones equipped with a camera, iPad minis to control the drone, plus an accompanying curriculum. The Drone Program is not just about flying the drone. Students learn how to code the drone to control its flight. Students also re- ceived enhanced educa- tional opportunities in physi- cal science (force, speed, lift, and drag) . Students are provided a connection to automated technology, providing real world specific practices of how the drones could be used in search, rescue, ag- riculture, and military opera- tions. A video was shown of Jo- seph Irons flying the drone over North Ridge Middle School. It may be viewed by clicking on the drone shown below: Student Joe Irons (left) with a drone and Mr. Dicken .
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Danville Public School Foundation - 516 North Jackson Street - Danville, IL 61832 - [email protected]
www.dpsf.org
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, No It Is A Drone!
Drone Program Highlighted at 365 Club Breakfast
Over 150 donors attended
the 2017 365 Club Breakfast
at Turtle Run on January 19.
The breakfast is an oppor-
tunity to thank those present
for their continued support
(see page 3 for a list of 365
Club members) and to ask
new attendees to pledge at
least $1.00 a day in support
of the students attending
Danville Public School. (If
you would like to become a
365 Club member, please
click here.) Most of the
breakfast, though, is spent
with teachers and students
explaining the impact our
donors have on their educa-
tion. This year was no ex-
ception. Along with a
presentation about the Mo-
bile Science Lab, highlighted
in the October issue of the
DPSF News, there was a
presentation on Pre-
Advanced Placement Cours-
es (see page 2), a perfor-
mance by the South View
Upper Elementary School
Choir, directed by Jennifer
and David Woodrow, and a
most impressive presentation
of the North Ridge Middle
School and South View Up-
per Elementary School
Drone Program.
The Drone Program was pre-
sented by North Ridge Mid-
dle School teacher Josef
Dicken and eighth-grade
North Ridge Middle School
student Joseph Irons.
Donors from the Danville
Public School Foundation
provided one-half of the
$14,000 cost to implement
the drone program, and
Danville School District 118
provided the other half.
Both schools were provid-
ed four Phantom 3 profes-
sional drones equipped with
a camera, iPad minis to
control the drone, plus an
accompanying curriculum.
The Drone Program is not
just about flying the drone.
Students learn how to code
the drone to control its
flight. Students also re-
ceived enhanced educa-
tional opportunities in physi-
cal science (force, speed,
lift, and drag) .
Students are provided a
connection to automated
technology, providing real
world specific practices of
how the drones could be
used in search, rescue, ag-
riculture, and military opera-
tions.
A video was shown of Jo-
seph Irons flying the drone
over North Ridge Middle
School. It may be viewed
by clicking on the drone
shown below:
Student Joe Irons (left) with a drone and Mr. Dicken .