Teachers Impacted: Jim Foreman, Evan Williams, Mark Crenshaw
Grade Levels Impacted: 9th,10th,11th,12th
Students Impacted: 60
Description: This grant will fund the purchase of a Canon Rebel T7 DSLR camera and accessories to support the Business Team of the FISD Robotics program. This team is responsible for marketing, outreach, storytelling, branding, fundraising, social media, and sponsor relations. High-quality, professional photography is essential to documenting student work, showcasing engineering accomplishments, and strengthening community and industry partnerships.

The Robotics Business Team is just as critical to the success of the program as the programmers and builders. These students tell the stories behind the tools, projects, competition days, and the people who make this program thrive. Their ability to produce compelling images directly impacts our fundraising strength, sponsor acquisition, alumni engagement, and media presence. Currently, we rely on student phones which cannot consistently produce the professional-quality images needed for grant reports, press releases, website features, and social media. A Canon Rebel T7 with lenses, spare batteries, SD cards, and case will give students the equipment needed to capture professional images in the lab, at competitions, in community events, and during student project builds.