{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Croatan High School","outOfStateSupporters":70.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":15728,"projectId":10319286,"letterContent":"Thank you so much! Seastar dissection day was this week. The students were so excited and being actively engaged in the material is the best. \r\n\r\nMy students are juniors and seniors in high school and they want to always work in a group together. But for this particular dissection, I like for them to work alone. Because the Seastar dissection is relatively simple, it's easy for them to be able to locate the parts and do something independently. With the funding of this grant I can provide that.\r\n\r\nDo you know that starfish have eyes? The tips of their arms! Do you know that the starfish has no muscles? Starfish have a central water vascular system and we trace it from water entrance to exit. We learn all of this and about a hundred other things!\r\n\r\nThank you! We are honored you helped us!","fullyFundedDate":1787141244947,"projectUrl":"project/sea-star-dissection-day/10319286/","projectTitle":"Sea Star Dissection Day","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sheila Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp15728_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532220122646","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheila-moore"},{"teacherId":4834759,"projectId":10540846,"letterContent":"Thank you so much. You have no idea how much these little items are helpful to both our teams and our classes. \r\nThe stretch bands are awesome. Stretching and preparation for play is something that our athletes and students don't realize the immense importance of. The bands that the project provided are necessary. They allow an athlete to stretch those muscles before they are PULLED out of place or injured and cannot play at all. The packs of bands were intentionally ordered with different sizes and strengths and are ready to challenge even our most robust athlete! \r\nJumping rope seems mighty elementary to these high school scholars. Until they start doing it again. Then they realize what a wonderful tool the ropes can be for their fitness and especially cardiovascular health. \r\nOur school, students, and I appreciate your contributions to helping make our athletes healthier. A special shout-out to Dicks Sporting Goods, because, YES! SPORTSMATTER!","fullyFundedDate":1788724381132,"projectUrl":"project/bands-and-ropes/10540846/","projectTitle":"Bands and Ropes","teacherDisplayName":"Teacher Rigsby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4834759_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519061860823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/chs-rigsby"},{"teacherId":15728,"projectId":10540838,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding our project to provide hats for students to do their projects. In high school sometimes can be a challenge. I'm always looking for something a little different. The students really like decorating. Sometimes they decorate them to reflect the explorer, and sometimes they decorate to show the exploration. I'm always amazed at their wonderful imaginations.\r\nNone of this would be possible without the help and assistance from DonorsChoose. Enrichment activities like this are very important for students to maintain interest in the course or in school. Thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1787973319188,"projectUrl":"project/hats-off-to-explorers-and-scientists-2/10540838/","projectTitle":"Hats off to Explorers and Scientists - 2026","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sheila Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp15728_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532220122646","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheila-moore"},{"teacherId":5339148,"projectId":10228481,"letterContent":"Thanks to the generosity of our DonorsChoose supporters, our students now have high-quality art supplies that are already making a difference in both our classroom projects and theatrical productions. The Crayola large-tip and fine-tip markers, acrylic paints, and marker organizer have given our students the tools they need to bring their creativity and ideas to life.\r\n\r\nStudents have been especially excited to have such a wide variety of markers readily available and organized for them to use. The different tip sizes allow students to add both bold color and small details to their work, while the acrylic paints have been a wonderful resource for larger projects. In our drama program, students use these supplies to create and decorate scenic elements and sets for our productions. These experiences show students that theatre involves much more than what happens onstage. It also takes creativity, collaboration, and craftsmanship behind the scenes.\r\n\r\nOne of the greatest impacts of this project is simply having enough quality supplies available for students to create without being limited by a lack of materials. The acrylic marker holder has also helped us keep our supplies organized and accessible, allowing students to easily find what they need and take greater responsibility for our shared classroom resources.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, students will continue using these materials for classroom projects, theatrical set design, and other creative activities throughout the school year. As we prepare for upcoming performances and projects, these supplies will continue to give students opportunities to collaborate, problem-solve, and take pride in creating something they can share with our school and community.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping provide the materials they need to create, perform, and grow as young artists!","fullyFundedDate":1777977211599,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-basics-part-5/10228481/","projectTitle":"Back to Basics Part 5","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Humphrey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5339148_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1670085733134","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/croatanchoirs"},{"teacherId":5339148,"projectId":10228504,"letterContent":"Thanks to the generosity of our DonorsChoose supporters, we recognized our outstanding student musicians and theatre artists in a meaningful and memorable way. The Tri-M Music Honor Society graduation cords and certificate holders purchased through this project allowed us to celebrate students for their dedication, musicianship, leadership, service, and commitment to the arts.\r\n\r\nOur students were recognized during our annual Choir and Drama Awards Ceremony, where Tri-M members received their certificates in the new certificate holders. Our graduating seniors also proudly wore their Tri-M honor cords at graduation, allowing their accomplishments in music to be recognized alongside their other academic achievements. Seeing our students receive these materials and proudly display them was a special moment for both the students and their families. The cords and professional certificate holders helped make their recognition feel important and gave students something tangible to commemorate their years of hard work.\r\n\r\nThis project also helps us continue building a culture that celebrates and values achievement in the arts. Our younger choir and drama students can see upperclassmen being recognized for their accomplishments, giving them something to work toward as they continue developing as performers, leaders, and members of our school arts community.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, our students will continue performing, serving our school and community, developing their artistic skills, and working toward future membership and recognition through Tri-M Music Honor Society. Thank you for helping us honor these deserving students and for showing them that their dedication to music and the arts matters!","fullyFundedDate":1777977300164,"projectUrl":"project/graduation-recognition-time/10228504/","projectTitle":"Graduation Recognition Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Humphrey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5339148_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1670085733134","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/croatanchoirs"},{"teacherId":15728,"projectId":10432436,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding these digital platforms for my students.\r\n\r\nReviewing for a test or reviewing any reason can be very cut and dry. Students are looking shell-shocked and they look like deer in headlights as they're looking at their material, scrambling for answers, and I am waiting for their response duringthe review. But that's not how it is in my class with these digital platforms. They are stylized to make learning fun. We play games with it. I circulate around the room and help students. It just makes reviewing so much more enjoyable students also beg me to post the games that I've created online that they could access them at home to study. Yes, you read that right - students want to study with the games and information.\r\nWith all the budget cuts, these platforms would not be available to our students. Thanks to DonorsChoose, my students get the benefit of them. Thank you. Brittany.","fullyFundedDate":1787584985713,"projectUrl":"project/2026-digital-platforms/10432436/","projectTitle":"2026 Digital Platforms","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sheila Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp15728_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532220122646","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheila-moore"},{"teacherId":15728,"projectId":10298026,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our project to get thermometers and timers. \r\n\r\nWe had our lab with thermometers on Friday. This is for a class of Physical Science students. Students had 5 thermometers per group and had to test water of different temperatures. Students ran through a series of stations to see how accurate their thermometers were and how precise they were in their measurements. Students did not know what range was on the different thermometers, nor did they understand the word resolution as it applies to their device. By far, most students thought our new digital ones were most accurate and precise and easiest to read.\r\n\r\nTimers in a lab activity keep students on task. Despite what the news might have you believe, they love to talk to one another. LOL. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your support. My students gained a valuable lesson; I had an easier time putting the lab together, and YOU get our appreciation.","fullyFundedDate":1784121098457,"projectUrl":"project/timers-and-thermometers/10298026/","projectTitle":"Timers and Thermometers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sheila Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp15728_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532220122646","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheila-moore"},{"teacherId":8153990,"projectId":10283134,"letterContent":"We are putting our creativity to the test by using the poster board and game pieces to design original board games based on key historical events! Working in small groups, students research major moments in history and turn historical causes, effects, and turning points into game mechanics, rules, and board spaces. Crafting these games requires them to deeply analyze history from a strategic perspective, while playing each other's creations gives the entire class an engaging, hands-on way to review historical concepts and bring history to life.\r\n\r\nThank you for giving my students the tools to make learning fun!","fullyFundedDate":1787584923199,"projectUrl":"project/poster-board-and-game-pieces/10283134/","projectTitle":"Poster Board and Game Pieces","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kaylee Bradshaw","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8153990_orig.jpg?crop=594,594,x0,y51&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736785283318","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kayleebradshaw"},{"teacherId":8153990,"projectId":10436460,"letterContent":"We will be putting our new calculators to work in our Personal Finance unit, where students are tackling real-world math by calculating simple and compound interest. Students will be using the calculators to quickly model how money grows over time in savings accounts, investments, and loans. This tool allows them to focus on understanding the bigger concepts—like how starting early can exponentially increase their savings—and gives them the exact technology they need to build both financial literacy and real-world math confidence.\r\n\r\nThank you for giving my students the tools to calculate accurately and the opportunity to make learning genuinely fun!","fullyFundedDate":1787141381677,"projectUrl":"project/calculators-and-review-games/10436460/","projectTitle":"Calculators and Review Games","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kaylee Bradshaw","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8153990_orig.jpg?crop=594,594,x0,y51&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736785283318","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kayleebradshaw"},{"teacherId":15728,"projectId":10261549,"letterContent":"THANK YOU! My class and I were happy to welcome a new vacuum into our classroom. Wet, sandy shoes that have awaited a bus early in the morning and are now dry and dropping sand under a Science lab table are no match for this appliance. Look at the pictures and check out our cornstarch lab. Dusty, flour-like corn starch was everywhere. Clean up was so easy. Thank you so much. \r\n\r\nThe snacks, as usual, were a big hit. Food is a great motivator and incentive for teenagers. It was nice to offer a \"sweet or salty\" choice to them.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your continued support of my students. You are the best.","fullyFundedDate":1777980600442,"projectUrl":"project/making-a-mess-cleaning-it-up/10261549/","projectTitle":"Making a Mess, Cleaning It Up","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sheila Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp15728_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532220122646","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheila-moore"},{"teacherId":15728,"projectId":10202328,"letterContent":"OH, how I love new lab equipment. It is wonderful to have new beakers that are not stained! I now have enough mortars and pestles for each of my groups. I have restocked our disposable cup stash. All of this is possible because of your kind donation and support of this DonorsChoose project. \r\n\r\nMy classroom of students appreciates the materials. We use beakers and disposable cups often. We do not use the mortars and pestles as often, but it is important to have them for each group of future scientists. \r\n\r\nI can not imagine teaching a hands-on Science class without adequate materials. But thanks to DonorsChoose, I dont have to. I rely on them to provide these wonderful experiences for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1777980369774,"projectUrl":"project/beakers-mortars-pestles-and-cups/10202328/","projectTitle":"Beakers, Mortars & Pestles, and Cups","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sheila Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp15728_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532220122646","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheila-moore"},{"teacherId":15728,"projectId":10282792,"letterContent":"How exciting it is to have a new slinky in our science class!The slinky is a perfect tool to show seismic waves. The P wave or primary wave of an earthquake is a push pull, compression type of wave. Two students use a slinky and get about 6 to 8 feet apart. They gather the coils and push them towards their partner. They can see the movement like a domino effect if you will. For the S wave the students move the slinky side to side; the S wave moves perpendicular to each other. What a perfect way to see seismic waves. \r\n\r\nYou can imagine though students get real exuberant with this activity. That is why I decided to order plastic, more tangle-proof coils. We've tried off brand coils but nothing works the same as a slinky. Thank you for making this activity possible.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, I ordered some magnets. Every time a student drops a magnet I kind of cringe. That means the magnet is losing some of its power. Thank you for helping to restore some magnetism to my class.","fullyFundedDate":1778535519945,"projectUrl":"project/slinkys-and-magnets/10282792/","projectTitle":"Slinkys and Magnets","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sheila Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp15728_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532220122646","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sheila-moore"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_2407","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1010,"numTeachers":56,"percentFrplEligible":78,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":83,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":9,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":4,"gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"18.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":29.7,"schoolId":2407,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Croatan High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Croatan High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/north-carolina/carteret-county-schools/croatan-high-school/2407"}