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Calvert County accepts $95,000 donation to modernize Arthur Stohr Planetarium; board approves $94,074 purchase
Summary
A $95,000 gift from retired planetarian Jack Bell will fund a Lambda 2 projection system from Digitalis Education Solutions to modernize the Arthur Stohr Planetarium; the board approved use of the donation and the purchase 5‑0.
The Calvert County Board of Education approved using a $95,000 donation from retired planetarian Jack Bell to purchase a Lambda 2 projection system for the Arthur Stohr Planetarium, a project district staff and the donor said will modernize the facility and expand STEM learning.
"My wife was a lifelong educator," Bell said, describing the gift as a way to continue his wife's teaching legacy. Bell said he selected hardware and software from Digitalis Education Solutions to bring the planetarium to 21st‑century technology and…
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