Basic school supplies, many teachers often have to buy them themselv aces. Cording money magazine, the average teacher spends about 500 a year out of their own pocket to get supplies for their students. From car washes to bake sales, schools are always looking for ways to raise money for special classes and activities. And that brings us to our guest, alex demeo. Hes cofounder of School Bell Partners. Hi. Hi. Thanks for having me. Great having you. Why are schools having such budget problems . Been cut across the boards for over a decade now. Well, what happens when a school is short of money . How does that affect the students . It costs money to teach students the basic textbook things they need to know, but, on top of that, what about the arts . What about music . What about sports . What about thinking about their future . Those things cost money, too. When budgets are cut, thats where students suffer. So, how can School Bell Partners help . Money through their websites without the extra hassle involved in fundraising typically so that they can focus on teaching and not have to focus on fundraising. So, how exactly does it work . The webmaster of the school puts our sponsor window onto the schools website. In a matter of minutes and from that point forward, the schools raising money around the clock. Does this mean that youre simply putting ads on the not as much ads as sponsorships what you would see in the yearbook and the gymnasium and the playbill basically, businesses showing that they care to help the school, and theyre being good citizens in doing it. How much can schools actually make . In the first year, the averagesize schools website could bring in over 10,000. And then, from there, as more sponsors come on board or local grows exponentially. Wow but theres more benefits here thanust money, right . J yes, thats true. Think about what the internet does for us. Using our sponsor window, we could give parents access to advice that could help them with their children, with their homework and assignments. We can bring children exciting apps we call them edutainment where they could get involved and learn their basics but have fun doinga it and community where parents, teachers, and students can share ideas and create a much more exciting and engaging educational experience right through the schools website. Whats the advantage of this over traditional fundraising ideas like bake sales and raffles . We look at our fundraiser as being right alongside the fundraising that the schools are doing traditionally. But here, since theres no extra distracting them from teaching the children in the classroom. Wering the fundraising beyond b the classroom, right into the home computer of the students and the families who see the sponsors and can patronize them and bring money into the school instantly. Is this available to all schools . Every k12 School District and school in the United States can be part of this, and, looking to the future, were go universities in, too. So, if im a student and i have a club and im trying to raise money either for new uniforms or maybe to go on a trip, would this be a great idea to help me raise that money . Yes, as a matter of fact, this fundraiser has the ability to allocate funds from a specific department or even a function or an event asend rai the money d let the schoolan administrator know heres how and they can put the money back to those places whove put in the efrt to increase thefo fundraising for the school. Interesting. So, if students, families, or School Officials want to learn more, how can they . Its very easy. Just visit our website, schoolbellpartners. Com. We have all the answers there, and you can get started with a click. Thanks for the great information. Thank you. When it comes to education, weve all heard about the three arithmetic. But for too many schools these days, theres a fourth r for raising, as in fundraising. If your school needs some new ways to raise money, the internet may open a whole world of options. For teen kids news, im katie. Weve got lots more to tell you about on teen kids news, so dont go away. If youve ever wondered what its like to live aboard a dive in to this next story. Scott takes us to the intrepid sea, air space museum to check out their exhibit called submerged. Megan bednarz is a museum educator, and shell be our guide. How are you . Hello. Very good. How are you . Good. So, lets go look at submerged. Yeah, lets do it. All right so, this is it . Yeah, this is it. This is an overview of the history of submarines. It all started with the turtle during the revolutionary war. Up there. It was designed just to go deep enough to be below a wooden ship and just poke some holes in it, hopefully sinking the ship. The submarine that you can find at our museum is the grayback class. Nd that was a so, that could go about 300 feet, and since then they have just gotten bigger and faster. All right, so now we have here we have berthing, which is the living area, the sleeping area. As you can see, theres not a lot of space. So, this box here would be where you had to fit all of your prized possessions. Everything . Everything. Had to be very careful, huh . Yeah, you had to be very, very choosy. [ chuckles ] and oftentimes, you might be sleeping over torpedoes. So, there were bunks in the torpedo rooms for anyone on that watch. And these worked . Yes, they all work. So, thatthe ultimate alarms clock if you dont wake up. Absolutely, yeah. If that goes off you have to wake up. So, what do we have over here . Over here this is these are the controls. So, we have three yokes here for steering the sub. It took three people to operate. You have one yoke for going up and down and then the others for going right and left. So, why are all the lights red in this room . Okay, so in the control room, we have these red lights because there isnt really any night or day inside the sub, but when youre looking through your periscope out at night, you have to have your night vision ready. Eyes adjust to view the horizon as it is at night. Wow. So, this must be the periscope. And this is the periscope. So, you would have to get behind the periscope. You control it by rotating it with these handles, and this gives you a view of the horizon above you because you cant see it from inside the sub. So, it looks like im looking straight out. How does this really work . Lets check it out. Okay. So, we have here a diagram inside of a periscope work, cause you were able tsee theo horizon, but youre underwater. So, this is where your eye was. You can see the way light bounces off of these mirrors to bring that image to your eye. The mirrors are set at 45 degrees. So, whatevers on the horizon is gonna enter in, bounce down, and then bounce again right to your eye. Oh. Yeah. Pretty nifty. So, it reflects the whole thing out from up top to down low. Exactly, yeah. And thats they didnt have any windows on the submarines. T yes, that was your eye into the outside world no windshield, no nothing. Is that how they would know how to steer . Its a little bit different. That helps them decide where theyre going, but theres more to it than just the periscope. We use sonar to detect objects. [ sonar pinging ] so, theres two ways to use sonar. One way would be active use of sonar. So thats what being shown here. The submarine sends out a ping, to the sub. So the pings that you hear are used to find objects that might be approaching. So if you hear a lot of pings close together, you know that theres something approaching you. If you hear pings far apart, somethings leaving. But most subs like to stay very, very quiet because theyre designed to be very, very stealthy. Ah. So, thats where passive sonar comes in. Thats just listening. Youre just listening for other sounds. Youre not sending out any sounds. So, sonar is the same thing that a bat would use to find out oh, yeah, absolutely. A lot of wildlife uses this to map out the space theyre in. Sound is great because it bounces off of everything and comes right back. Okay. Here is our mess area. So this is where youre gonna find the enlisted men doing all of their eating, doing all of their lounging and relaxing. Storage was very, very scarce on the sub, so if you look below you. Are those cans . Yes, these are the tops of actually filled up all the walkways with canned food. So it made everybody a couple inches shorter, huh . Yeah, exactly the more you ate, the shorter youd get. [ laughs ] got it. Okay. And here you can see table settings. So, board games were extremely important aboard a submarine, and also movies were always shown in the mess area. So, this was the time of the day where enlisted men could actually finally relax and let their guard down a bit and enjoy some games. And this is where they ate, as well, on these tables . Multipurpose was also a big deal because theres no space. So, its called a mess cause they dont eat very cleanly . Messy eaters . Very messy, yeah. [ laughs ] so, what do we have over here . All right, the last space here is the engine room. Okay. So, a diesel engine, a dieselpowered sub is going to have to surface to get power. So, while its on the surface, its set to diesel. It charges up its batteries that will later power the engines when its below the surface. Oh. Yeah, todays subs are nuclearpowered. They work a little differently. But the sub in our collection is an electricdiesel sub. Okay, so its like the hybrid of the old days. Yes, absolutely. Very good, yeah. So, when men wanted to be on a submarine, were they just drafted on, or did they have a choicef some sort . O well, the men that were already enlisted in the navy had the chance to volunteer to work on a submarine. Yeah, conditions are considered very, very extreme. Its homesickness. Its not knowing day or night. Youre underwater for months at a time. Its a small environment. So those stresses were so extreme that they wanted men there that would be up for that particular challenge. So you were volunteering at that point. So they werent being forced into anything . Exactly. All right, i have one last question. Yeah. How does something that small power something that big . Yeah, well, so, submarines are underwater. Its easier to move once youre under the water. So you dont need that giant of a propeller. Wouldve been as tall as this sub, and there would have been four of them. And as you can see here, its a much smaller propeller for a submarine. Okay, well, thank you so much. You covered everything. Ve i really appreciate it. Yeah, great to be here. You too. A submarines greatest asset is being able to travel undetected. Thats why the unofficial motto of the u. S. Submarine fleet is silent service. For teen kids news, im scott. Coming up, the dos and donts of community service. Next on teen kids news. Christins back with another make the grade report. I want to talk to you for a moment about College Applications and community service. St youve probably heard ories of teens who travel to exotic places for their Service Projects you know, helping to build a school in africa or teaching english for a week in latin america. You dont need to go to such impressed by expensive service adventures, especially those that sound great but only take a minimal amount of time. What colleges are really looking for is a steady commitment, service from the heart. Im christin, and thats this weeks advice on how to make the grade. 50 u. S. States, 50 state flags, each one with its own unique history heres ericac with flag f [ uptempo march plays ] virginia is often called the mother of president s. Four of our first five president s were born there. Since then, four more president s have been proud virginians. Virginias state flag is a reference to overthrowing king george. You see the roman goddess virtus standing atop a tyrant, and shes holding a sword in one ground with his crown knocked eas d. Hard to see, but toff his i hthe tyrant holds a broken chain and a broken whip. Sic Semper Tyrannis means thus always to tyrants. With flag facts, im eric. Its time for another Important Message brought to you by the National Road safety foundation. [ suspenseful music plays ] [ thuds ] [ cellphone vibrates ]r mom or d what if you texted while driving and got hurt or worse . Imagine how you would feel. Is everything all right . I dont know. Thats why they dont want you to text and drive. Coming up, how teens are teaching their parents to well, youll just have to wait until we return to find out. Teen kids news will be right have you ever been at a party and your parents start to dance . Pretty funny and maybe a little bit embarrassing, right . Well, this video from the folks at hooplaha shows that youre not alone. I think my first memory would probably be in the 70s, dancing in my basement. [ electronic music plays ] [ laughs ] k we did calypso dancing, its basically just moving your waist. [ laughs ] back in india, five, six years old, i used to dance. [ grunts ] you. Thank when she was two years old, she tried to copy me to dance. And it was. [ laughs ]. Happy because we dancing. Im not a good dancer, but i not for anybody else, and imn. The livi my mom does not really haver. Do i look like i dont have rhythm . Yes. . Rhythm, rhythm . Mom, singing rhythm doesnt mean you have rhythm. Does. Yes, it this is how my dad dances. No, i dont. [ chuckles ] [ laughs ] [ laughing ] i dont know. Hell get no dinner tonight. Ohh [ r b music plays ] im going to teach you something that everybodys doing now because, you know, when we dot together, i need you go ou to be on. Point. You put one of your hands up. And you kind of shake it as you step back. [ chuckles ] thats bad. Thats really bad. Just shake the leg. He leg. Just shake t shake a leg. Break it. Break your legs d. Ohh. [ laughs ] wait. I have it all backwards. Okay, now im gettin it. [ laughs ] oh, there you go. [ laughs ] whoa this one up here like you have a lasso in the air, and turn around. [ laughs ] so. [ laughter ] what kind of dance is this . So, watch me first. Calizing ] [ vo no, no. Get it, get it, get it m i gett . Get it a now that i taught you some moves. Mmhmm. Were its callegod nnja usplt ayda okay. Were gonna go ahead and go to the app, just dance, and thats gonna make this the controller for the game. Are you ready . Okay, im rlets do this. Ead. All right, . Wont be no stickfigure silicone barbie doll . . Shoowopwop . . Shadoo. . Yeah, exactly . So if tha yourets what into. . Twirl. Twirl. H yes i won [ laughs ] . Wait did i win . [ gasps ] thats what im talking about she did good today. Yeah, you did good. Thank you. The family that dances together stays together. Yeah. Job well done . Yeah high five. Really bad highfive. [ upbeat music plays ] if snappy putdowns were an olympic sport, then this guy would be a gold medalist. Nicole continues her special series on the places and people of the united kingdom. [ rule, britannia plays ] arliament square is a park p that pays silent tribute to some of the worlds greatest leaders. Winston churchill. His indomitable spirit and ringing oratory helped the british keep their upper lips stiff during the dark days of world war ii. Not all those hoithnored here w a statue are from the united kingdom. Theres nelson mandela, south africas first black president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. As well as abraham lincoln, the american president who fought the civil war to preserve the union and to abolish slavery. But there was one particular persons likeness i wanted to see. They say the statue of Prime Minister disraeli is here in parliament square. Lets see if we can find it. Disraeli actually served twice as britains Prime Minister under queen victoria. Nope. Thats not him. In the age of imperialism, disraeli is credited with influence around the world. A popular saying in his day was that, the sun never sets on the british empire. Neither is this. Even though i was assured his statue was in the square, i couldnt find it. Do you think they take statues away for cleaning . Exasperated, i googled him and discovered that his statue is he, after all. Re in fact, it was one of the except that the name on the base isnt disraeli, but his official title of earl of beaconsfield. So he was here, after all. The reason why i wanted to find him was because hes famous for making one of the most devasting insults of all time. At disraeli was once asked, whats the difference between misfortune and disaster . Disraeli replied that if his political opponent gladstone fell into the river thames, that would be misfortune. Out of the river, that would be disaster. For teen kids news, im nicole. Thats our show for this week, but be sure to tune in again next week for more teen kids news. Bye. . . Thiss my bg en i was thewhen my pa d usinh i smd wheny oking n the on i s my m ab my da d was ev male announcer rock the park is sponsored by subaru. [upbeat rock music] whoa whoa today on rock the park. Oh, man. You guys got to see this. Whoo yeah were in the galapagos of north america. Its absolutely stunning. You cant see it anywhere else. Where the wind and the waves and the wildlife tangle. Here goes nothing. Ohh. And we get caught in the middle. Whoa. Whoa. Hey, hey. 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