Overview

**__ OVERVIEW __**

**We, the students in SILSA, have been working very hard. There are many tasks and achievements that we have accomplished. In the short amount of time that we have been working on the SMARTT Challenge, we have learned many skills that will certainly help us in the future. Below are some things that we students in SILSA have done in the time of working on the SMARTT Challenge.** 
 * __SKILLS__**__:__
 * 1) **Students are learning communication skills ~ acquired by continuous calling to people and businesses for a car, or calling companies for donations or being sponsors. **
 * 2) **Students are learning about money and how to spend it ~ this is taught by simple principals: how much money we have is how much is able to be spent on what and how much money is needed. **
 * 3) **Students are learning how to earn money for projects ~ learned by planning all the things that people like and will pay for ****. **
 * 4) **Students are learning computer skills ~ acquired by designing this very web page. **
 * 5) **Students are learning writing skills ~ many formal letters to organizations and representatives ****and even a few grant proposals ****have been written and sent out. **
 * 6) **Students are learning about electric **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(48,213,184); font-family: Arial;"> **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">vehicles. **
 * __EVENTS__**__:__
 * 1) **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students have called dealerships, junkyards, and users in IWANNA looking for a vehicle. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(201,132,251); font-family: Arial;">
 * 2) **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students have gone outside of school to look for possible vehicles. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(32,105,217); font-family: Arial;">
 * 3) **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students have planned and organized a school dance to raise money (raised over $700). **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(162,242,24); font-family: Arial;">
 * 4) **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students have written grant proposals. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(24,247,94); font-family: Arial;">
 * 5) <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(24,247,94); font-family: Arial;"> **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students are setting up a silent auction (click here to learn more or to participate). **
 * 6) <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(252,84,251); font-family: Arial;">** Students and teachers set up a Christmas Tree Sale for December 6, 2008 to help raise money. **
 * 7) **Students are making a Sponsorship Packet which recognizes sponsors****.**
 * 8) ** Students are doing a News Letter to keep parents and community aware of what is going on. **
 * 9) ** Students are making a website (wikispace) **
 * 10) ** Students went to a field trip to view an electric truck. **
 * 11) ** Students went to AB Tech during there class period to view their truck they will be using. **
 * 12) ** Students in SILSA joined up with Asheville Highs Metals Class to take the truck apart. **
 * 13) ** Students got the silent auction up and running, with many bids already made. **