Hagerman & Company donation equips schools with latest technology  

Students in the Okaw Valley School District are enjoying upgraded computer equipment, thanks to a donation from Hagerman & Company. Earlier this year, the company supplied the district with 25 PCs and monitors. The Okaw Valley School district comprises schools in Bethany and Findlay, Ill., just east of Hagerman and Company headquarters in Mt. Zion, Ill.

Peyton Hagerman, 8, a third-grader at Bethany Elementary School, tries out one of his school's new PCs, donated by Hagerman & Company. Jean Rezinas, the school's librarian/tech aide, looks on.

Doug McCausland, Okaw Valley School District technology director said the donation of the newer, faster PCs and monitors will allow the schools to have more machines available for student's use.

"In the grade schools, the computers will be used in the libraries and for classroom labs, where individual students can practice their reading or math skills," he said. "The high school computer lab will be used for classes including Web design and keyboarding."

The equipment is already being used in several locations throughout the district. All the machines are scheduled to be in place for the start of the 2006-07 school year.

 

This page last edited on Friday, December 19, 2008