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Ms. Cusolito from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Student Journalists Need Notebooks

My students need 48 reporter's notebooks, enough for each student to have one per semester. These narrow books are what real journalists use to facilitate notetaking.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cusolito's classroom raised $261

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My Students

My students are the best. They take a full load of academic classes and still find time to work on the school newspaper as an elective. They are working-class students in a city full of rich people. My challenge is to convince them they do have a voice. Through the newspaper they see possibilities.

My students are children of laborers who support those with lavish lifestyles.

They have big dreams, but they also appreciate what they have been given. By making students feel like real reporters, they will take themselves and their work more seriously. I currently have two students at state college majoring in journalism. I would like to see many more. This year, a few of my students took part in writing competitions, or "write-offs." One of them won a first place award for editorial writing. He will be attending USC School of Architecture in the fall. Once they see themselves as capable and talented, they begin to reach for higher goals.

My Project

Sometimes it's the little things that matter most. Every time my students leave the classroom, I ask, "Do you have your notebook?" Otherwise, they would write on a single sheet of notepaper, which is not very professional. Still, I have had to provide them with standard English composition books, which is not what real journalists use. They are too wide to hold easily in one hand while interviewing someone. The narrow reporter's notebooks will help them take notes on the fly, as a lot of interviews take place in hallways and such. That way they can focus on the questions they are asking and the answers they receive, rather than on balancing a notebook in the air.

By not having to sell advertising or do some sort of fundraising in order to buy notebooks, we can concentrate on putting out the newspaper each month.

We must sell $600 in advertising each month to pay for printing 1,500 copies of the paper, as the school does not support us financially. I can concentrate on my role as advisor: reading stories, making suggestions, supervising students, rather than running to the office supply store and spending my own funds on supplies.

Ms. Cusolito Hollywood High School Grades 9-12

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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

24 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
NOTEBOOK REPORTER 4X8 WHITE SPRG48 PACK OF 12 • School Specialty $39.62 4 $158.48

Materials cost

$158.48

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.85

Sales tax

 $14.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$221.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.04

Total project goal

$260.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $260.25

2 Donors

-$260.25

Donations toward project cost

-$221.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.04

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