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Ms. Pogue from Thomaston AL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Prize Winning Students

Help me give my students medals and certificate paper to use for beautiful awards so they will know how special they are!

  • $251 goal

This project expired on July 15, 2020.

This project expired on July 15, 2020.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Our school is a very small, rural school. We are eligible for Title I, and nearly all our students qualify for Free or Reduced School Lunches. Our population is 100% African-American, and many of our students have never been out of the county. A majority of students in our student body are from single parent households or are being raised by a relative, rather than by their parents. Our school is very isolated and the poverty level is extremely high. Most of our students have not had the sort of interesting life experiences upon which to build prior knowledge.

My Project

Positive reinforcement is a proven strategy to encourage the best performance from students. Each year we have an awards day ceremony to reward students whose academic performance sets them apart. Because our school is in such a high poverty area, we do not have much money to spend on extra items.

We need to have certificates and medals to give students to reward them for outstanding academic performance.

Our students have so many obstacles to overcome due to poverty and family situations. Students that rise above the problems and inequity that can hinder so many deserve to be recognized for their effort and intelligence.

Ms. Pogue
Never Before Funded Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
10 Pack of Gold Book and Lamp Scholastic Star Medals Trophy Award with Neck Ribbons • Amazon Business $24.98 5 $124.90
50 Sheet Certificate Paper, Gold Foiled Metallic Border, Ivory Letter Size Blank Paper for Diploma Award, Laser & Inkjet Printer Friendly, 8.5 x 11 Inches • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Great Papers! Metallic Blue Border Certificate, 8.5"x 11", 100 Count (934400) • Amazon Business $12.33 1 $12.33

Materials cost

$167.21

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.63

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$213.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.65

Total project goal

$251.00

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