MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - June 11, 1996 - Continuing its commitment to helpschools connect to the Internet, Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced 150recipients of the 1996 Virtual Schoolhouse Grants. The awards, announcedat the National Education Computing Conference (NECC), recognize eachschool's efforts and vision to use the Internet in innovative ways toimprove curriculum in its classrooms.
Cisco awarded grants to 150 schools from 49 states. The grants will enableschools to enjoy Internet benefits such as access to libraries throughoutthe world, aid in research projects and cross-cultural studies, and theability to exchange ideas and studies with their peers.
Fifty Cisco employee evaluators selected the winning schools from more than1,000 applications that included plans and demonstrated ability to supportand deploy a networking site. Each grant recipient will receive cash,equipment and services valued at approximately $10,000, for a combinedtotal of $1.5 million - or three times the amount originally allocated whenthe Virtual Schoolhouse Grant Program was announced last fall. A personaldonation from Cisco Chairman John Morgridge allowed Cisco to give 150grants versus the 50 originally announced.
"We increased the money allocated to the program based on the overwhelmingneed to bring networked communications to the classroom," Morgridge said."We were impressed by the desire and commitment demonstrated by each of theapplicant schools to give students access to the new world of learning onthe Internet. By expanding the reach of the Virtual Schoolhouse Grantinitiative, Cisco will provide educators with more opportunity to leveragethe benefits of an online medium in their curriculum."
Grant recipients will receive $1,000 in cash, an access router, CiscoIOS(tm) software, Cisco IPeXchange(tm)software, service and customer support, and product training. In order toeducate those who are justlearning about internetworking, Cisco has emphasized ease-of-use andmanageability in its networking products for the grant program. All awardpackages will be distributed this week.
The Virtual Schoolhouse Grant winners will receive:
- Cash Award -$1,000 toward staff development
- Network hardware and software- A Cisco 1000 or2500 router; Cisco IOSsoftware, a suite of sophisticated networking software that ensuresrobust,reliable networks by supporting standard protocols and optimizing servicesand internetwork access; and CiscoInternet Junction software, whichprovides direct access for Novell clients to resources of the Internet (upto a $5,000 value)
- Service, training and maintenance - Two Cisco training coupons forfreeadmittance to Cisco courses, Introduction to Cisco Router Configuration(ICRC) and Configuring Cisco Access Servers (CCAS); and SMARTNetmaintenance support for one year (up to a $4,000 value)
All other participants will receive:
- Internet Enabler Kit - Cisco IPeXchange(tm)software, whichprovides direct access for Novell clients to resources of the Internet; and aPoint-and-Click Internetworking Education and Design CD, Cisco'sinteractive educational tool on internetworking ($1,095 value)
The Virtual Schoolhouse Grant Program complements Cisco's corporate-wideinitiative to provide the benefits of Internet access and internationalcommunication in today's classrooms. Cisco Systems sponsors severaleducational projects such as the International CyberFair for Schools, ademonstration of educational and community-related information published bystudents and teachers on the World Wide Web. Cisco also provides financialsupport to the Global Schoolhouse Project, an internationally recognizedprogram for demonstrating the use of the Internet in K-12 classrooms acrossthe U.S. and overseas.
Grant applications and guidelines
Applications and guidelines for the 1997 Virtual Schoolhouse Grant Programwill be available in October 1996. For additional guidance in articulatinga technology plan for a school's network, visit the Cisco EducationalArchive and Resources Catalog home page (CEARCH) at
Cisco supports and participates in numerous educational networking andInternet organizations, including CAUSE, the Consortium for SchoolNetworking (COSN), EDUCOM, the International Society for Technology inEducation (ISTE), the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and theInternet Society.
The following list includes the 150 1996 Virtual Schoolhouse Grantwinners:
| Alaska | |
| Government Hill Elementary School | Anchorage |
| Houston Junior/Senior High School | Big Lake |
| Joy Elementary School | Fairbanks |
| Homer Junior High School | Homer |
| Palmer High School | Palmer |
| Alabama | |
| Crestline Elementary School | Birmingham |
| Arkansas | |
| Hampton Public Schools | Hampton |
| Arizona | |
| Oak Creek School | Cottonwood |
| Ironwood School | Phoenix |
| California | |
| School of the Madeleine | Berkeley |
| Palomar High School | Chula Vista |
| South Pointe Middle School | Diamond Bar |
| Glenoaks Elementary School | Glendale |
| Patrick Henry Middle School | Grenada Hills |
| Sycamore Middle School | Gridley |
| Miles Avenue Elementary School | Huntington Park |
| Saint Simon School | Los Altos |
| Alexander Hamilton High Schools Complex | Los Angeles |
| Manual Arts High School | Los Angeles |
| Pilgrim School | Los Angeles |
| Susan M. Dorsey High School | Los Angeles |
| Theodore Roosevelt High School | Los Angeles |
| Los Arboles Middle School | Marina |
| St. Joseph Elementary School | Mountain View |
| Gledhill Street School | North Hills |
| Frank Junior High School | Oxnard |
| Harrington School | Oxnard |
| Lemonwood School | Oxnard |
| Rose Avenue School | Oxnard |
| Mayfield Senior School | Pasadena |
| Imperial Beach Elementary School | San Diego |
| Park Village Elementary School | San Diego |
| Edenvale Elementary School | San Jose |
| Paloma Elementary School | San Marcos |
| Sanger High School | Sanger |
| Miller Elementary School | Santa Maria |
| William Laird Adam School | Santa Maria |
| Southgate High School | Southgate |
| Herrick Avenue School | Sylmar |
| C.J. Morris School | Walnut |
| Starlight Elementary School | Watsonville |
| Willits High School | Willits |
| Colorado | |
| Summit Elementary School | Divide |
| Lesher Junior High School | Fort Collins |
| Connecticut | |
| Killingly High School | Danielson |
| Washington, District of Columbia | |
| Archbishop Carroll High School | |
| Georgetown Day School | |
| Sheridan School | |
| Florida | |
| Westwood Middle School | Gainesville |
| Westside Skills Center | Jacksonville |
| Key Largo School | Key Largo |
| Hobbs Middle School | Milton |
| Palm Harbor University High School | Palm Harbor |
| Pinellas Technical Education Centers | Saint Petersburg |
| Tarpon Springs High School | Tarpon Springs |
| Georgia | |
| Westside Elementary School | Cedartown |
| Dade Elementary School | Trenton |
| Hawaii | |
| Ele'ele Elementary School | Ele'ele, Kauai |
| Idaho | |
| New Plymouth Middle School | New Plymouth |
| Madison Middle School | Rexburg |
| Illinois | |
| Buffalo Grove High School | Buffalo Grove |
| Kenwood Academy | Chicago |
| Channing Elementary School | Elgin |
| Glenbrook Elementary School | Elgin |
| La Salle Public Elementary School | La Salle |
| Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School | Mahomet |
| Waukegan High School | Waukegan |
| Wheeling High School | Wheeling |
| Indiana | |
| Kendallville Central Middle School | Kendallville |
| Munster High School | Munster |
| Wilbur Wright Middle School | Munster |
| Peru High School | Peru |
| Plainfield School | Plainfield |
| Iowa | |
| Denison Community Schools | Denison |
| Maharishi School | Fairfield |
| Spirit Lake High School | Spirit Lake |
| Kansas | |
| Overbrook Elementary School | Overbrook |
| Kentucky | |
| Henry Clay High School | Lexington |
| Louisiana | |
| Metairie Park Country Day School | Metairie |
| Maine | |
| Polland Community School | Poland |
| Maryland | |
| Bryn Mawr School | Baltimore |
| Fort Garrison Elementary School | Baltimore |
| Hereford High School | Parkton |
| Archbishop Spalding High School | Severn |
| Massachusetts | |
| Lexington High School | Lexington |
| Tisbury School | Vinyard Haven |
| Michigan | |
| Holy Family Regional School | Rochester Hills |
| Minnesota | |
| Wadena-Deer Creek High School | Wadena |
| Missouri | |
| Chillicothe High School | Chillicothe |
| Mississippi | |
| Vardaman High School | Vardaman |
| Montana | |
| Radley Elementary School | East Helena |
| Nebraska | |
| Scribner-Snyder Community School | Scribner |
| Nevada | |
| Advanced Technologies Academy | Las Vegas |
| Silverado High School | Las Vegas |
| New Hampshire | |
| John Stark Regional High School | Weare |
| New Jersey | |
| Hunterdon Central Regional High School | Flemington |
| Indian Mills Memorial School | Shamong |
| Lincoln/Roosevelt School | Succasunna |
| New Mexico | |
| La Cueva High School | Albuquerque |
| Zia Elementary School | Albuquerque |
| Zia Intermediate School | Artesia |
| Lindsey Middle School | Portales |
| New York | |
| Canajoharie High School | Canajoharie |
| Joseph Pulitzer Intermediate School 145 | JacksonHeights |
| Public School 2 | Jackson Heights |
| Public School 76 | Long Island City |
| Public School 84 Queens | Long Island City |
| Hunter College High School | New York |
| Inwood Intermediate School | New York |
| Plainedge Schools | North Massapequa |
| Oswego City Schools | Oswego |
| Edgemont Junior/Senior High School | Scarsdale |
| Tully Elementary School | Tully |
| North Carolina | |
| Phillips School for Science Mathematics &Technology | Battleboro |
| Elizabeth City Middle School | Elizabeth City |
| Leesville Road High School | Raleigh |
| Saluda School | Saluda |
| North Edgecombe High School of Math & Science | Tarboro |
| North Dakota | |
| Killdeer Public School | Killdeer |
| Ohio | |
| Danville Elementary School | Danville |
| Georgetown Junior/Senior High School | Georgetown |
| Lebanon High School | Lebanon |
| St. Francis De Sales High School | Toledo |
| Oklahoma | |
| East Elementary School | Jenks |
| Oregon | |
| Crook County School District | Prineville |
| Pennsylvania | |
| Lower Merion School District | Ardmore |
| Manheim Township High School | Lancaster |
| Neshaminy High School | Langhorne |
| Heritage Elementary School | Murrysville |
| Trinity Middle School | Washington |
| Rhode Island | |
| South Kingstown Junior High School | Peace Dale |
| South Carolina | |
| James F. Byrnes High School | Duncan |
| South Dakota | |
| Groton Elementary School | Groton |
| Tennessee | |
| Hutchison School | Memphis |
| White Station High School | Memphis |
| Whitwell Middle School | Whitwell |
| Texas | |
| Grape Creek School | San Angelo |
| Utah | |
| Park City High School | Park City |
| Vermont | |
| Highgate Elementary School | Highgate Center |
| Virginia | |
| Brooke Point High School | Stafford |
| North Stafford High School | Stafford |
| Washington | |
| Oak Harbor High School | Oak Harbor |
| Pioneer Elementary School | Quincy |
| West Virginia | |
| Parkersburg Catholic High School | Parkersburg |
| Wisconsin | |
| St. Eugene School | Foxpoint |
| Holmen High School | Holmen |
| Charles Lindbergh Elementary School | Madison |
| University School of Milwaukee | Milwaukee |
| Sparta Middle School | Sparta |
| Wyoming | |
| Yellowstone Elementary School | Rock Springs |
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