{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Amundsen High School","outOfStateSupporters":25.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2122038,"projectId":9585500,"letterContent":"Providing students with laptops has created more equitable access to learning. Students can engage with interactive lessons, complete research efficiently, and receive immediate feedback through digital platforms. The technology supports diverse learning styles—visual, auditory, and hands-on—while also giving students the ability to work at their own pace. For students who need accommodations, features like speech-to-text, translation tools, and extended-time digital environments make academic tasks more manageable and help close learning gaps.\r\n\r\nStudents are especially excited about the increased independence that the laptops give them. They appreciate being able to organize their work digitally, collaborate with classmates in real time, and access creative tools for presentations, videos, and projects. Many enjoy the sense of ownership and responsibility that comes with having their own device, and they're motivated by the freedom to explore resources and software that enrich what they learn in class.\r\nStudents who previously struggled with organization or staying on task have adapted especially well—they rely on digital reminders, calendars, and structured platforms that break assignments into manageable steps. English language learners have also shown notable improvement, using translation extensions and reading supports to increase comprehension and confidence. Additionally, students with IEPs or 504 plans often report that accessibility features—such as text-to-speech, enlarged text, or quiet independent digital work—help them keep pace with their peers and feel more successful academically.","fullyFundedDate":1755697729833,"projectUrl":"project/diverse-learners-post-secondary-opportun/9585500/","projectTitle":"Diverse Learners Post-Secondary Opportunities (Part I)","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2122038_orig.jpg?crop=1125,1125,x0,y153&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1626981975111","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-lane-ahs"},{"teacherId":9685678,"projectId":9604909,"letterContent":"Thank you all so much for your set, costume, and prop contributions to our show! We had the highest number of new VTC members join of any show in our company's history, we had an amazing audience turnout, including a daytime performance for a local elementary school, and most importantly, the students had a wonderful experience. With this having been my first time as the director of a production, I couldn't have asked for a better cast, crew, and group of supporters like yourselves. I am truly grateful, and I hope you'll continue to support Viking Theatre Company as we continue to grow and create. See you in the spring for Little Shop of Horrors!","fullyFundedDate":1755699438464,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-make-some-midsummer-magic/9604909/","projectTitle":"Help Us Make Some Midsummer Magic","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Meverden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9685678"},{"teacherId":6627238,"projectId":9406807,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to our class sets of scripts. We started using them right away with Antigone. Students found it so much easier to read physical copies, instead of having to look at a digital PDF. They have also been using them in other hands on exercises and assignments to refer back to the text, create Ancient Greek masks, and devise performances. Next semester, we will move on to the next script in the batch and I can't wait to see just what a difference it makes for the students.","fullyFundedDate":1759507214474,"projectUrl":"project/scripts-for-our-advanced-acting-students/9406807/","projectTitle":"Scripts for Our Advanced Acting Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bean","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6627238_orig.jpg?crop=1607,1607,x17,y112&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1583888771478","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vikingtheatercompany"},{"teacherId":6627238,"projectId":9350391,"letterContent":"The resources from this project have made such a difference in our theater space. For our fall play, the students had a dedicated space to sit and program (then run) the lights. In the advanced class, students have been working on final performances for the semester and using the supplies to program their lights. The ability to have our lighting boards out all of the time has made the resources so much more valuable. It is so exciting to see how the students continue to use and grow their abilities with our lighting system.","fullyFundedDate":1755784182953,"projectUrl":"project/lighting-up-the-theater/9350391/","projectTitle":"Lighting Up the Theater","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bean","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6627238_orig.jpg?crop=1607,1607,x17,y112&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1583888771478","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vikingtheatercompany"},{"teacherId":3045431,"projectId":9511868,"letterContent":"Acetate is expensive, but so fun and useful to have in the classroom! First my students used it to find imagery, trace contours, photocopy, and then build collaged sketchbook covers. We have also used acetate to create stencils and silk screen designs. I plan to use them to teach a contour line search in a drawing unit next semester. Last week a student used acetate to create \"stained glass\" in a mock up architecture design. I am sure it will be used in ten different ways this year, so I thank you so much for supporting my classroom with this donation. \r\nThe miniwax acrylic sealer was so great for our wood scrap project in which students worked on top of found pieces of plywood with charcoal, chalk, colored pencil, etc and then sealed it with the sealer. Was so great to have! They also use the sealer to seal their sketchbook cover designs, which the sharpies were essential to have. \r\n\r\nI could go on and on, but will close with a big Thank you for supporting my classroom and student artists.","fullyFundedDate":1754427300422,"projectUrl":"project/learn-to-play-trace-design-share/9511868/","projectTitle":"Learn to Play: Trace, Design, Share!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. MacBeth","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3045431_orig.jpg?crop=772,772,x807,y893&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593300979907","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3045431"},{"teacherId":3045431,"projectId":9512281,"letterContent":"This project is a little hard to show or share specific \"project\" application because it\r\n consisted of basics to fill in some gaps in the studio cabinets. We used the waxed string to create sketchbooks and the colored pencils to work on prepped, found wood, and sketchbook pages. In the photos you can see a student working on toned paper with the white colored pencils, which are very hard to find usually. \r\nI am especially thankful for Donors Choose donors like you this year. Our budget was cut drastically and these few projects through Donors Choose is allowing most of our new material purchases.","fullyFundedDate":1754342617784,"projectUrl":"project/fill-the-gapsbuild-the-studio/9512281/","projectTitle":"Fill the Gaps/Build the Studio","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. MacBeth","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3045431_orig.jpg?crop=772,772,x807,y893&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593300979907","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3045431"},{"teacherId":2987105,"projectId":9282036,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation! My seniors in Anatomy class are really enjoying this fun project. They were super excited to see all the aprons and fabric markers! The students really love doing something creative and being able to put their knowledge to good use. \r\n\r\nStudents drew the digestive or respiratory systems on the aprons with great detail using the dual tipped fabric markers you provided! They had a calm and fun class period working on being creative. \r\n\r\nStudents who wanted to teach others earned extra credit by wearing their apron for the school day in all of their classes! There were a lot of laughs and (I think) fond memories. Thank you for giving them an enriching experience where they could combine learning, teaching others, and art. We appreciate your gift!","fullyFundedDate":1746459506168,"projectUrl":"project/lungs-and-guts-students-create-artist/9282036/","projectTitle":"Lungs and Guts -- Students create artistic illustrations on Aprons","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Englund","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2987105_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x685,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651151731882","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kate-englund-kenealy"},{"teacherId":3045431,"projectId":9391931,"letterContent":"These expandible folders are so great. They are acting as mini-portfolios for students in the art studio to hold all the moving parts of our class: Reference handouts for keeping up with the written requirements and vocab for the IB exams AND collage pieces, collected images, fabric scraps, drawing tools, needle and thread...or anything else that comes our way. \r\n\r\nTraditional school folders just won't work in this setting. I am so glad we discovered these and YOU supported us in getting them. This will be a yearly request for my Art Studio students going forward! The variety of colors is not only cheerful, but keeps track of them in the busy studio!","fullyFundedDate":1753177554845,"projectUrl":"project/personal-space-file-folder/9391931/","projectTitle":"Personal space = File Folder","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. MacBeth","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3045431_orig.jpg?crop=772,772,x807,y893&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593300979907","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3045431"},{"teacherId":9702070,"projectId":9627684,"letterContent":"I was completely taken aback when I saw that my donor was a graduate of our high school!! I want to thank you personally for your kind donation and will pay this forward by donating to a project from my alma mater.\r\nI am so pleased at my students reactions when we first used our own individual white boards. All students participated and the room lit up with excitement. I had some questions projected on the board. I was standing in front of the questions and would turn and ask one at a time. As students became more comfortable with the white boards, they began reading the next question before I could get to it. So at one point when I turned towards the board to ask the question and then turned back, every student already had their boards raised up with the answers. It was so funny and exciting to turn around and see all the students proudly displaying their answers, knowing they were surprising me!\r\nThe whiteboards are doing their job of allowing students to freely write their answers and be able to quickly erase wrong answers and try again! Students really tried as I would quickly point out mistakes and they had to figure out how to correct them. Every student tried and that is the main point, they enjoyed putting in the effort and smiled when they finally wrote the correct answer, they did not seem as frustrated as usual.\r\nI cannot use the whiteboards all the time because I know the excitement will wane, but using them every so often will remind them that mistakes are common and correcting them for understanding is what learning it all about. \r\nThank you, this is just what the doctor ordered !!","fullyFundedDate":1755733853844,"projectUrl":"project/make-more-mistakes-in-math/9627684/","projectTitle":"Make More Mistakes in Math!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Skintges","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9702070"},{"teacherId":2987105,"projectId":9321810,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your generous donation! The students were so excited for this first project of the school year!\r\n\r\nWe were learning about the scientific method and how to follow the International Baccalaurate program of \"Inquiring and Designing\" and \"Processing and Evaluating\". With your generous donation, the students were able to have choice about how to demonstrate what they had learned, and create their own testable scientific investigation about bacteria in school. \r\n\r\nThey loved being in charge, learning how to use the agar plates, swabs, and our school's incubator to collect, plate, and grow bacteria. It was a wonderful and motivating learning experience for them!\r\n\r\nWe'd appreciate you checking back in the future to support more of our classroom experiences. Thank you again so very much!","fullyFundedDate":1746578730639,"projectUrl":"project/inner-city-freshman-get-hands-on-experie/9321810/","projectTitle":"Inner City Freshman Get Hands-on Experiences Being Microbiologists","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Englund","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2987105_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x685,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651151731882","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kate-englund-kenealy"},{"teacherId":3045431,"projectId":8663138,"letterContent":"I apologize for the delay in this final thank you! Apparently taking a picture of someone taking a photo was a daunting task for me during studio time. :-) \r\nI want you to know that having access to cameras in the classroom to document process and student artwork has been a way to keep cell phones in the backpacks and focus attention on only the process of artmaking. This has helped students with their attention spans and ability to be present with the creative work in the studio.\r\nI also want to share with you that we have been able to share the cameras with other groups, like yearbook, and they have been incredibly thankful for your generosity and excited to capture activities around the school for all to enjoy for years to come.\r\n\r\nKnow, even if you don't hear from us immediately, that your donations keep us rolling in the art studio and around our school community. We couldn't do our good work quite as well without you!","fullyFundedDate":1726674621980,"projectUrl":"project/nurturing-creativity-tools-for-artistic/8663138/","projectTitle":"Nurturing Creativity: Tools for Artistic and Emotional Well-being","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. MacBeth","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3045431_orig.jpg?crop=772,772,x807,y893&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593300979907","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3045431"},{"teacherId":2234210,"projectId":9570026,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible generosity, my graphic arts students now have brand-new iPads to design, draw, and explore digital creativity in ways that simply weren't possible before. These tools are already transforming our classroom—students are learning real-world design skills, experimenting fearlessly, and discovering new ways to express their voices through art and storytelling. Your support doesn't just fund technology; it inspires confidence, curiosity, and collaboration every single day. Thank you for believing in their creativity and future!","fullyFundedDate":1757603701907,"projectUrl":"project/sketches-to-screens-ipads-for-graphic-a/9570026/","projectTitle":"Sketches to Screens: iPads for Graphic Art Dreams! 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