Rockbridge County Public School Foundation

Rockbridge County High School – 2010-2011 – Purchase of a generator, steel framing, welding materials, and other items make it possible for junior and senior drafting students to build and install the most efficient wind turbine after studying multiple wind turbine designs, developing small scale models, analyzing power production under different wind conditions and gear ratios, and creating a presentation about the design and building process.

Rockbridge County High School – 2007-2008 – Ten calculator-based motion sensors allow Algebra I, Parts I and II; Algebra I CP; Algebra II; Algebra III/Trig; and physics students to see how their own movement or that of a ball can be graphed over time.  Students can explore rate of change (slope) and intercepts and create equations representing that motion. Physics students can investigate the relationship between time and distance.  Abstract math concepts come alive with this technology for all levels of math expertise.

Rockbridge County High School – 2006-2007 – A  network version of a comprehensive software program was purchased to complement Algebra I CP instruction.  It is designed to amplify and facilitate intellectual inquiry – to make math come alive, to help students think as mathematicians.

Rockbridge County High School – 2005-2006 – This cutting edge, industry-standard software was purchased for the Web Design class and for the high school staff to facilitate design and creativity.