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RHS receives $10,000 grant from Monsanto
Math, science and agriculture go hand in hand, so as part of efforts to educate and invest in the next generation, Rochester High
School partnered with the Stonington Monsanto Site to apply for a $10,000 grant to honor their dedication to the educational
advancement of youth in rural America.
Rochester High School was presented a $10,000 check from the Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto
Company, at a presentation at Rochester High School held November 18. The organization has been monitoring the Rochester
Community Park Pond for the past seven years, as requested by the Village of Rochester, in response to a fish kill that occurred in
2003. The grant will be used to purchase up-to-date technology, which will improve the monitoring of the pond.
“The pond project has been very successful in the collection of environmental and water quality data for the Rochester Park
Pond,” said Molly Godar, RHS science teacher. “We want to use the data collected for educational purposes, which will be more
useful to the Village of Rochester. Using up-to-date tools, such as these iPads, will improve science and math students’ ability to
analyze data, and create reports and share them with the community.”
Joan Burns, Monsanto site lead, was also excited to play a part in the donation. “Our daughter, Jennifer, graduated from
Rochester High School in 2005, so our family knows first-hand the quality of the math and science curricula at RHS and the
dedication of their teachers,” Burns said. “It is an honor to have played a role in giving back to such an outstanding school and to
support teachers that are passionate about the role they play in developing students that will someday have science related
careers.”
This grant is part of a broad commitment by the Monsanto Fund, which is focused on strengthening farming communities, as
well as the communities where Monsanto’s employees live and work.
Math, science and agriculture go hand in hand, so as part of efforts to educate and invest in the next generation, Rochester High
School partnered with the Stonington Monsanto Site to apply for a $10,000 grant to honor their dedication to the educational
advancement of youth in rural America.
Rochester High School was presented a $10,000 check from the Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto
Company, at a presentation at Rochester High School held November 18. The organization has been monitoring the Rochester
Community Park Pond for the past seven years, as requested by the Village of Rochester, in response to a fish kill that occurred in
2003. The grant will be used to purchase up-to-date technology, which will improve the monitoring of the pond.
“The pond project has been very successful in the collection of environmental and water quality data for the Rochester Park
Pond,” said Molly Godar, RHS science teacher. “We want to use the data collected for educational purposes, which will be more
useful to the Village of Rochester. Using up-to-date tools, such as these iPads, will improve science and math students’ ability to
analyze data, and create reports and share them with the community.”
Joan Burns, Monsanto site lead, was also excited to play a part in the donation. “Our daughter, Jennifer, graduated from
Rochester High School in 2005, so our family knows first-hand the quality of the math and science curricula at RHS and the
dedication of their teachers,” Burns said. “It is an honor to have played a role in giving back to such an outstanding school and to
support teachers that are passionate about the role they play in developing students that will someday have science related
careers.”
This grant is part of a broad commitment by the Monsanto Fund, which is focused on strengthening farming communities, as
well as the communities where Monsanto’s employees live and work.
Issue Date: Dec. 1, 2011
