APOLLO GIVING GRANTS: See the Impact
Every donated dollar is put back into the classrooms, students & community of Sunset High School. See below for the impressive list of community improvements made possible by our generous Apollo Giving donors & our Apollo Giving grant program.
2024-25 Projects
Baseball Arizona Trip ($3000): Requestor: Claudine Slater / Department: Athletics / Approved November 2024
Senior Signing Day ($1000): Requestor: Claudine Slater / Department: Athletics / Approved November 2024
IB Lit HL2 Twelfth Night Production ($930): Requestor: Erin Werner / Department: English Language / Approved November 2024
Health Manikin ($688): Requestor: Kyle Hebard / Department: Health & PE / Approved November 2024
Garba Event Supplies ($85): Requestor Sri S. (student) / Department: Sunset Indian Student Association & Hindu YUVA / Approved November 2024
Science Bowl Electronic Buzzer ($650): Requestor: Tamsen Profit / Department: Science / Approved October 2024
Japanese Calligraphy Event ($1000): Requestor: Saudamini Chinchalkar / Department: World Languages / Approved October 2024
Grad Mentors ($200): Requestor: Sydney Chuck / Department: Grad Mentor Office / Approved September 2024
Class set of TI-84 Calculators ($500): Requestor: Ellen Tevik / Department: Math / Approved September 2024
Counseling Family Support ($500): Requestor: Christopher Scott / Department: Counseling / Approved 2024
Advisory Community Building Game Sets ($1000): Requestor: Travis Rooke-Ley / Department: Leadership / Approved 2024
AVID Community Building ($500): Requestor: Stacey Freeman / Department: Counseling / Approved September 2024
Football Headset ($1345): Requestor: Damien Merrick / Department: Athletics / Approved September 2024
Love of Learning Club ($300): Requestor: A. Das (student) / Department: Clubs / Approved September 2024
Special Education Classroom Support ($150): Requestor: Lisa Leonardo / Department: Special Ed / Approved September 2024
Soccer Stadium Goals (up to $6250): Requestor: Conrad Buck / Department: Athletics / Approved September 2024
taken from Sunset Reinvestment Fund
2023-24 Projects
Sunset Multicultural Soccer Club ($660): Requestor: Tymon Emch / Department: Student Programs / Approved May 2024
Service Day Food/Beverage ($350): Requestor: McKenna N. (student) / Department: Leadership / Approved April 2024
Dia de las Madres Celebration ($1980): Requestor: Gina Roletto / Department: Admin / Approved April 2024
Student Athlete Signing Day Celebration ($1000): Requestor: Melanie Odom / Department: Athletics / Approved April 2024
National Japan Bowl Quiz ($600): Requestor: Saudamini Chinchalkar / Dept: World Languages / Approved April 2024
Asian American Youth Leadership Conference ($388): Requestor: Erin Werner / Dept: Language Arts / Approved March 2024
Oversize Instrument Freight ($1500): Requestor: Greg Hall / Department: Band / Approved March 2024
Toiletries & Transportation for Counseling Dept ($1500): Requestor: Stacey Freeman / Dept: Counseling / Apr. March 2024
ACT/PreACT Testing Snacks ($1000): Requestor: Elisa Schorr / Department: Administration / Approved March 2024
The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen cookbook ($21.46): Requestor: Karen Schaer-Arib / Dept: World Languages / Apr. March 2024
Sound of Music backdrops ($3808): Requestor: James Farmer / Department: Theater / Approved February 2024
*Cesar Chavez Leadership Conference ($1980): Requestor: Gina Sanchez Roletto / Department: Admin / Approved January 2024
unable to implement in 2023-24
Choir Scholarship For NYC Trip ($2500): Requestor: Christopher Rust / Department: Choir / Approved January 2024
High Powered Flashlights ($160): Requestor: Peyton K (student) / Department: Leadership / Approved January 2024
TI84 Graphing Calculators ($750): Requestor: Jill Boeschenstein / Department: IB Program / Approved January 2024
Microphone/Audio Equipment ($490.23): Requestor: Miles G (student) / Department: Leadership / Approved January 2024
3D Printer for Library Makerspace ($600): Requestor: Colette Cassinelli / Department: Library / Approved Nov 2023
Health & Human Performance Field Trip ($1000): Requestor: Emily Arellano / Department: Health / Approved Nov 2023
Thanksgiving Food Boxes ($200): Requestor: Alexa M (ASB co-President) / Department: Leadership / Approved Nov 2023
Kuta Math Software Subscriptions ($1016): Requestor: Stacey Roeder / Department: Math / Approved October 2023
Counseling Department Support ($300): David Frankle / Department: Counseling / Approved October 2023
Multilingual Program Support/Incentives ($200): Alexandra Nahill / Department: Multilingual / October 2023
Laser Printer & Mini Projector ($489.78): Requester: Kaylee N (ASB Co-President) / Leadership / Approved September 2023
Healthy Eating Unit Supplies ($1000): Requestor: Courtney Gaffney / Department: Health / Approved September 2023
Grad Mentor Program ($600): Requestor: Sydney Chuck / Department: Grad Mentor Program / Approved September 2023
2022-23 Projects
Hallway Audio Visual Equipment ($1066): Requestor: Alexa M (ASB Co-President) / Leadership / Approved June 2023
Display Case ($3000): Requestor: Macie Mackey / Speech & Debate / Approved June 2023
Service Day Food/Beverage ($500): Requestor: Addie G (student) / Department: Leadership / Approved May 2023
New Piano for Auditorium ($5000): Requestor: Taylor W (student) / Department: Music / Approved May 2023
Prom Ticket Scholarships ($1200): Requestor: Travis Rooke-Ley / Department: Leadership / Approved May 2023
Career Field Trips ($1500): Requestor: Nicole Taylor / Department: Business / Approved March 2023
College Signing Day Supplies / Branded Backdrop ($2700): Requestor: Leslie Hmura / Approved March 2023
ESL Support ($200): Requestor: Deborah Wells / English / Approved March 2023
*Attendance Incentives ($500): Requestor: Elisa Schorr / Department: SHS Administration / Approved March 2023
unable to implement in 2022-23
Classroom Set of Scientific Calculators ($216): Requester: Kristine Berti / Department: Math / Approved March 2023
Healthy Eating Unit Supplies ($800): Requestor: Courtney Gaffney / Department: Health / Approved February 2023
Mural Supplies for T Building Exterior ($2400): Requestor: Mary Tassone / Department: Art / Approved January 2023
JDI Gimbal Stabilizers ($520): Requestor: Henry A (student) / Department: IB HL I and II Film / Approved January 2023
Classroom Set of Laser Pointers ($310): Requestor: Kathrine Kraft / Department : IB Physics / Approved December 2022
Yoga Mats ($500): Requestor: Tricia Buell / Department: PE/Health / Approved October 2022
Grad Mentor Program ($500): Requestor: Sydney Chuck / Department: Grad Mentor Program / Approved October 2022
*Library Furniture upgrade ($11,558): Requestor: Colette Cassinelli / Department: Library / Approved September 2022
*to be taken from the Major Projects line item
2021-22 Projects
Drying Racks ($834): Requestor: Mary Tassone / Department: Art / Approved May 2022
Special Education Classroom Supplies ($30): Requestor: Heather Meyers / Department: Special Education / Approved April 2022
Double Bass Repair ($1000): Requestor: Greg Hall / Department: Music / Approved April 2022
CHEM/STEM Classroom Supplies ($518): Requestor: Shannon Adams / Department: Science / Approved March 2022
Classroom supplies, including two mobile whiteboards & 20 scientific calculators
Counseling Office Lobby Makeover ($500): Requestor: Kainoa Sandberg / Department: Counseling / Approved March 2022
Sunset Recess Supplies ($35): Requestor: Sammeeha C. (student) / Department: Student Groups / Approved March 2022
Flight Simulation Software ($320): Requestor: Cady Geer / Department: Computer Science & Engineering / Approved March 2022
IB Spanish Toolkit ($199): Requestor: Giselle Pardo de Rincon / Department: World Languages - IB Spanish / Approved Feb. 2022
9th Grade Book Club ($600): Requestor: Christina Burns / Department: Lit / Comp 9 - entire Freshman Class / Approved Feb. 2022
80 Copies of American Born Chinese
Clothes Closet Remodel ($500): Requestor: Prabhuli Kapadia / Department: Student Leadership / Approved Feb. 2022
Padlet Licenses ($1500): Requestor: Multiple teachers / Approved Feb. 2022
ASB Leadership Program ($500): Requestor: Riley O. (student) / Department: ASB Leadership / Approved November 2021
Ten $50 gift cards to put in care baskets
10th Grade Book Clubs ($1500): Requestor: Rebecca Larson / Department: Language Arts 10th Grade Team / Approved October 2021
Grad Mentor Program ($500): Requestor: Kelly Elkins / Department: Grad Mentor Program / Approved October 2021