3rd grade students at Tahoe Lake have traditionally tie dyed shirts at the end of the year. This has become somewhat of a right of passage. The students then wear these vibrant shirts for all of our end of the year activities. We would like to continue this tradition and

We are seeking funds to purchase drum equipment for the Truckee High School marching band. The marching drumline's snare drums (the highest in the drum line) and the tenor drums (carried in sets of 4 as a "quad") that the THS band uses have taken a beating for decades. They

Kiwi Co. Crates are hands-on kits that arrive monthly with a focus on science, art, and engineering for children ages 5-8. These crates come with all the necessary materials needed to give students a project based experience that fosters creativity and collaboration in order to build a science and art

As a science centered elementary school, Tahoe Lake Elementary would like to augment our science program with a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) “Makers Cart”. This movable Makers Cart will include various materials for students to engage in creative design, engineering, construction, and experimentation in the classroom and on

This program's objective is to give our students a chance to experience 8 different activities that closely simulate activities common in the life of a pioneer of the mid 1800s. The students make candles and rope, cook bread on a stick, do tin smithing, make corn husk dolls, do charcoal

This grant would fund 4 handheld microphones with the required cords and microphone stands, 2 handheld wireless microphones, 5 lapel ipad microphones and 1 bag for storage. The lapel ipad microphones could be shared by all the teachers in a school on a check out system to allow their students

Class and grade level performances are an integral part of the learning experience for all students at Tahoe Lake. All grade levels do a yearly performance, and several classes do individual performances on top of the grade level performances. Additionally, there are fall and spring schoolwide musical performances and the

Truckee High's Music Room is a rehearsal space used throughout the performing arts — daily by Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and by dance and theater groups in rehearsals for stage productions — and is equipped with several large, fixed instruments shared by many students and accompanists. Central among

"Eggs are a perfect method to paint on when you are learning about things that can break. When you know that something is really fragile, you take care of it. When you see that the whole Earth and everything in it can be fragile. - well, you can imagine how

Music performance programs are, by their nature, deeply rooted in the process of learning through audio-centered engagement, and the experience of demonstrating and evaluating that learning through public performance. Over the past few years, the band director at Truckee High graciously has loaned the use of his personal PA hardware