Specifically, the gift will be used as follows:

$60,000 will be used to equip every classroom with a projector at the high school. Currently 30+ rooms already have projectors. This will equip the remaining 55 rooms.

$10,000 will be used to enhance a course management system. The Moodle course management system was demonstrated at the meeting, but the final decision on which system they will used has not been finalized.

$75,000 will be used to implement a "computers for teachers" program. This program is designed to "put technology in the hand of people who will hit homeruns." For qualifying teachers, a laptop will be made available with the understanding that these teachers will then act as mentors for other educators who wish to enhance learning with the aid of technology.

$30,000 will be used for professional (staff) development.

The UAEF has established a Technology Fund for any other member of the community who wishes to make a gift toward future technology in the K-12 program. If someone should ask you about making a donation, you may refer them to this web site for a donation form.
  

Team Delta Max is a drug and alcohol-free student-led group at Upper Arlington High School. Team Delta Max was developed in November, 2006 in response to a call for a student movement needed to combat the underage drinking problem facing our community, in which nearly 50% of all 11th and 12th graders drink alcohol at least once a month (according to the 2006 PPAUS Survey).

The UA Parent TEAM and The Upper Arlington Task Force are working together with Team Delta Max to create positive change.

Since November, Team Delta Max has earnestly sought proactive solutions that encourage students to make positive life choices regarding drug and alcohol-use. To begin, the group created and implemented a series of teen dance parties, called The Max, to promote having fun in a safe and substance-free environment.

In an effort to spread the word about their mission and increase awareness not only of the drinking issues in UA, but also the desire of this group to change the culture of the high school, Team Delta Max decided to set up a Web site.

The Class of 1943 David Auld Fund of the Upper Arlington Education Foundation provided the startup funds for the creation of the Web site, and Huffman's Market, located at Tremont Center, has agreed to sponsor the hosting and ongoing updating costs of the group's Web site, TeamDeltaMax.com.

To learn more about Team Delta Max, its members and leadership, please visit TeamDeltaMax.com.
  

Charles Wade Moulton, Class of '77, was fatally injured in an automobile accident in November, 2003. As a tribute to this outstanding man, his family has created a memorial fund within the Foundation.

At the time of his death, Chuck was an orthopedic surgeon in Santa Rosa, California. He was known as "Midnight Moulton" because of his habit of visiting patients whenever they needed him, even if it was very late at night.

While a student at UAHS, Chuck was a member of the National Honor Society and the varsity swim team. He was an All-American Swimmer in four high school events. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Princeton University, Chuck was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was a varsity swimmer for four years. Chuck completed medical school and his residency at the University of California at San Francisco before entering private practice in Santa Rosa.

After attending the UAHS Cum Laude Society banquet last spring, Chuck's family designated the Cum Laude Society at the High School as the recipient of his fund's earnings. Very few public schools have Cum Laude Societies which recognize the highest academic achievements of high school students on a national level. High school juniors must be in the upper 10% of their class and seniors in the upper 20%. It is modeled after the college level Phi Beta Kappa and was founded in 1906.

Establishing Chuck's fund was suggested by his sister, Jennifer Look, Class of 1973, of Reston, Virginia. Also surviving Chuck are another sister, Alison Papanikos, Class of 1978 of Chicago, Illinois; brother Rick, Class of 1977, of Johnson City, Tennessee, and his parents, Dr. Edward and Joy Wade Moulton of Upper Arlington.

At times families and friends wish to give in memory of an individual but do not want to establish a true endowment fund with its $10,000 base gift. The Board of Trustees of the Foundation have recently created a new category named "Permanent Memorial" to answer this need.

If a gift of $1,000 or more is given to the General Fund of the Foundation in an individual's memory, that person's name will always be listed within the UAEF Permanent Memorials. As of the end of 2004 the following people are remembered in this way:

Harry Postle

Elizabeth Catalano

Upon her retirement, Ellen Erlanger, former dedicated UA teacher and Director of Student Development Programs, was honored by the establishment of an endowment fund in her name within the UAEF.

Ellen has gathered an advisory group to help her form the Upper Arlington High School Student Foundation. The purpose of this foundation is to not only teach students how foundations work and to fund various projects, but also to foster a lifelong habit of giving back to their community and school.

Ellen's vision is that students will develop and support student-initiated Service-Learning projects and review for funding projects brought to them by other school groups. Her goal is to offer new decision-making and leadership opportunities for UA students.