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Ms. Striska from Berwyn, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Striska's classroom raised $313

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

My students need 20 mirrors to apply stage makeup.

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Ms. Striska Lincoln Middle School
Berwyn, IL Grades 6-8

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Look into your mirror And tell me what you see Is it really you? Or someone you wish to be?

We are a middle school drama / speech department serving grades 6 - 8.

Our Title I school district is in a high-risk community where most students are minority and low-income. Though our students struggle at times to succeed, they are passionate, imaginative kids who deserve the chance to experience a creative learning environment. We have an after school drama club program where students can participate in 2 full length plays, improv team, speech team and Thespian society for free (no activity fees). This program allows students of all ability levels and learning types to play a role in the creative process. We try to find a place for any child interested in the performing arts. Not only do we put students on stage, but backstage as well. Students are responsible for just about every aspect of the creative process: sound, set, props, costumes, makeup, and lights are all made / executed by the theater students.

My Project

My students need 20 mirrors to apply stage makeup. Because our theater has no mirrors to use for applying stage makeup, none of the actors are able to apply makeup to their own faces. The end result of this is that just a handful of students end up applying all of the makeup. Not only does this process take several times longer than it should, it limits our student actors' opportunity to learn to apply makeup to themselves.

Your donation will make it possible for all of our actors to learn complex theatrical makeup techniques, and will shorten the makeup application process before each of our performances.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

60 students impacted 9 donors
Ms. Striska Lincoln Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Berwyn, IL View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

60 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
SELF PORTRAIT MIRROR/8.5X11 DOUBLE SIDED • Blick Art Materials $11.38 20 $227.60

Materials cost

$227.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$266.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.94

Total project goal

$312.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $312.95

8 Donors

-$312.95

Donations toward project cost

-$266.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.94

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