The Dover Education Foundation made its official presentation of a grant to pay for 60 Chromebooks for Dover seventh to 12 ^th grade students Wednesday at the Dover High School.

On hand for the presentation were students Emri Victor, Madison Goodwin, Joi Caldwell, Pedro Valles, Katelyn Harviston, Cooper Cranford and Fatima Aboite and Dover Education Foundation members and school officials, Rondi Andrews, student services director – DHS, Nina Collums, vice-president of Dover Education Foundation, Cathy Howard, grant coordinator, Mark Andrews, member of Dover Ed. Foundation and Dover High School Principal Kyle Karns.

The grant came from the Dover Education Foundation raised from classroom can projects, a matching grant from the Hennessey Coronado Masonic Lodge and other fund drives.

The Chromebooks will stay with the students originally receiving them until they graduate from high school.

The Chromebooks, a lightweight computer similar to a laptop, provide students the capability to do research for lessons as well as other productivity tasks.

They can also be used for virtual school situations if a classroom closure should become necessary.

“They allow Dover to become a one to one school and create the best learning environment possible to prepare students for the future,” Karns said.

The grant totaled $16,586.97, including $15,870 for 60 Chromebooks ($235 each) and $716 for three charging carts.

Lori Burns submitted the request for the multi class-technology grant.

Howard, now retired, was a teacher in Dover schools for 33 years.

“At Dover, our goal is to create the best learning environment with the best instruction and tools,” Karns said. “Becoming a one-to one-school has been my goal from the beginning and I want to thank the educational foundation for helping us to achieve that.

“We’ve made so many strides at Dover and it’s the assistance of the foundation and other wonderful support groups that is helping us succeed.”