Big Spring ISD accepts donations for UIL calculators, junior-high athletics

Dec 15, 2025

The board approved donations including $1,000 from John 11:35 Benevolence Foundation for scientific calculators for the UIL Academic Team and $2,500 from The Baird Companies for the junior-high athletics fund; a "Ben Carson Reading Rooms" donation is listed with no amount specified in the minutes.

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The Big Spring Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved donations presented at the Dec. 15 meeting. The minutes record a $1,000 donation from John 11:35 Benevolence Foundation to purchase a new set of scientific calculators for the UIL Academic Team and a $2,500 donation from The Baird Companies to the Junior High Athletics Activity Fund. A donation entry for "Ben Carson Reading Rooms" appears in the minutes but the amount is not specified.

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