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Stewartville board accepts donations to buy second "solar suitcase"; teacher recognized for STEAM work
Summary
The Stewartville Public School District board adopted a resolution accepting donations to buy a second solar suitcase built by students for use in Kenya or Uganda. Teacher Riley Bucheit raised nearly $3,000 through local fundraising and secured additional grants; the motion carried 7-0.
The Stewartville Public School District board on Monday accepted donations to support a student-led project to build a second "solar suitcase" for distribution to communities in Kenya or Uganda and recognized the teacher who led the effort.
Riley Bucheit, a high school science teacher, told the board the group raised just under $3,000 through candle sales and secured a $1,000 Operation Roundup grant from People’s Energy Co‑op and a $250 donation from the Olmsted County Farm Bureau. Bucheit said the…
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