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RIO AMERICANO SCIENCE BOOSTERS~ The purpose of Rio Americano Science Boosters is to support the needs of our school’s Science department. All membership fees directly support students.

• New Scholarship Opportunity- click here for the FORM
• Upcoming speaker~ Dr. Bennett Omalu Fri May 17th @ 7:00 pm in the PAC

• Who are we? Rio Americano Science Boosters is a nonprofit organization of parents, families, friends, and teachers who support science education at Rio Americano High School. We encourage all families with students enrolled in science courses to join at the family membership level. Our fundraising efforts put supplies and equipment in classrooms for immediate student use all year long. Teachers submit requests and receipts for items to support their curriculum or department wide needs. All requests must be approved by the RASB board prior to purchase. (See below for current board members)
• How are donations used? Establishing and maintaining excellent science curriculum requires substantial and ongoing support. Your donation will provide dissection materials, chemicals, batteries and bulbs, and other consumables used in student labs. It will also help provide the glassware, hardware such as microscopes, software, and other durables necessary in today’s science laboratories. RASB also provides support for Rio’s Science Bowl and Science Olympiad programs.
• Why are donations needed? Site funding support consists primarily of classroom needs such as paper and projectors/TVs rather than expenses for labs and durable equipment. In addition, the newly adopted Next Generation Science Standards adds engineering components to our science courses. Most engineering projects require both permanent and consumable apparatus and materials. We hope for new state and district support to fulfill these needs, but such funding is not yet in place. in previous years, we have typically been able to provide Rio’s science teachers with $10,000 of support annually.
• What donation amount is requested? For your family to become Science Booster supporters, make a minimum $30 donation to the Rio Americano Science Boosters. Larger donations are, of course, welcome and greatly appreciated. Donations can be made throug Square via the Donate button, below, or make checks payable to Rio Americano Science Boosters and submit to department chair Phillip Montbriand in room D13. In addition to Membership, parents can donate funds to support a specific science program, such as Science Bowl or Science Olympiad
• Suggested donation amounts:
• $30 Family membership
• $50 Supplies Superhero
• $75 Activity Activator
• $100 Laboratory Luminary
• The tax ID for Rio Americano Science Boosters is: 68-0346226.
• CLICK HERE TO DONATE: New link is pending
• How can I become more involved with Science Boosters? We welcome parent and student participation in monthly meetings. Please contact Mr. Montbriand for information re: upcoming dates and times. In addition, our outreach goal is to provide information to students about careers in science. if you would like to help put on speaker events, or become a speaker, we would love to hear from you.
• Please address any questions to pmontbriand@sanjuan.edu
• Science Boosters meeting dates:
• Science Boosters meeting time: 5-6 pm Every or 4th Monday. Please contact Mr. Montbriand for monthly schedules.
• Science Boosters meeting location: D-13 (Phillip Montbriand's room)
• President
• Laura Osecheck, parent
• Vice President
• Eric Osecheck, student
• Secretary
• Ella Bracchi, student
• Treasurer
• Arne Bracchi, parent
• Science Department Liaison
• Mr. Montbriand

Last Modified on April 2019