My students need trophies to celebrate their accomplishments in middle school.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Kotung's classroom raised $259
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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
Many challenges exist for children from high poverty middle schools, but that hasn't stopped ours from being successful runners. Our running team is a family that is rich in passion, drive, and sheer determination! Traditional teams have tryouts, but our team family is open to everyone. That's why we have a very diverse group - 6th graders, 7th graders, 8th graders, returning high school alum, males, females, chubby, thin, outgoing, reserved, plays other sports, doesn't play other sports, excels in school, struggles in school.
Our runners graduate from our team learning that winning is simply a bonus - the key is to improve and use your mental strength and character skills to achieve the best possible version of yourself.
Although we have won numerous team and individual awards, we pride ourselves in each runner improving significantly as time passes on and them gaining confidence in their abilities to achieve a tough goal. We train our runners to run starting at the mile distance all the way up to 13.1 miles as an 8th grader.
My Project
These trophies will represent all the hard work that our graduating 8th graders have put into running. Some of our runners have been with the team since the first practice in 6th grade. When I look back at the trophies that I received a long time ago, it brings me back to those good times. These will do the same for our 8th graders. When they look at their trophy in high school, they will remember all their hard work and continue working hard in all aspects of their life. Running is a sport like no other because it's a sport for everyone, regardless of age, gender, size, and shape. As you can imagine, our runners are very diverse in those areas. Most of our runners don't excel in other sports but found a home in running.
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
11.5 Inch Tall Track Star Column Trophy - Engraved Plates by Request - Perfect Track and Field Award – Full Color Design - for Recognition - Decade Awards
• Amazon Business
$10.99
17
$186.83
Materials cost
$186.83
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.80
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$219.63
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$38.76
Total project goal
$258.39
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$258.39
2 Donors
-$258.39
Donations toward project cost
-$219.63
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.
As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mr. Kotung and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
