{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Croatan High School","outOfStateSupporters":70.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"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"},{"teacherId":15728,"projectId":10173619,"letterContent":"THANK YOU! As you can see by the pictures, these supplies arrived just in time. We used Alka-Seltzer to test reaction times. We tested surface area by comparing the size of the tablets - whole, half, in pieces, and crushed. Then we tested how quickly the tablet dissolved in different temperatures - tap, cold, and warm. Next, we tested how it dissolved in still water vs stirred. We then graphed our data t as well as made inferences about how the data applied to mechanical and chemical weathering.\r\n\r\nWE certainly appreciate your generosity to our classroom, my students, and me. Science class needs to have hands-on activities. Without DonorsChoose, my class would be lacking, as funds always run short. You are the best.","fullyFundedDate":1776084856168,"projectUrl":"project/studying-reaction-times-with-glass-therm/10173619/","projectTitle":"Studying Reaction Times With Glass Thermometers and Alka-Seltzer","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":10233639,"letterContent":"In a modern classroom, students are often working at different paces on tailored assignments. Without headphones, the room becomes loud with different audio playing. This can be incredibly overstimulating for many students. These headphones allow for individualized instruction. When a student puts headphones on, they enter a \"private classroom.\" It provides privacy for struggling learners; they can listen to a lower-level reading passage or repeat a lesson multiple times without feeling self-conscious in front of their peers.\r\n\r\nIt might seem simple, but the new dry erase markers are also a huge hit because of the newness and the 'erase' factor. With a fresh marker and a whiteboard, students can take risks, brainstorm boldly, and quickly wipe away an error to try again.\r\n\r\nThank you for your incredible donation to our Social Studies Department at Croatan High School!","fullyFundedDate":1778114233124,"projectUrl":"project/class-set-headphones-and-dry-erase-marke/10233639/","projectTitle":"Class Set Headphones and Dry Erase Markers","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":10171190,"letterContent":"The Gimkit Pro subscription has turned our standard review sessions into high-stakes, collaborative \"missions.\" Recently, we used the \"Wayberry Farm\" mode to review our unit on insurance.\r\n\r\nInstead of just memorizing definitions, students had to answer questions correctly to earn \"seeds\" and grow their digital farms. It turned a potentially dry review lesson into a strategic, high-energy team event where students were helping each other understand the application behind the questions just so their team could climb the leaderboard.\r\n\r\nThe reaction to the snacks was just as loud as the reaction to the online learning game! Your support hasn't just given us \"stuff\"—it's given us a new way to interact with our curriculum. Thank you for being a part of our learning journey!","fullyFundedDate":1776378301680,"projectUrl":"project/gimkit-pro-and-snacks/10171190/","projectTitle":"Gimkit Pro and Snacks!","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":10094578,"letterContent":"Big cheers to you, donors to this project. It is super important to have great digital platforms for teenagers. They are so savvy! \r\n\r\nThese two platforms, Gimkit and Kahoot are very important for my students to use as a review tool. It takes our information and gamifies it. They think they're having a lot of fun and playing a game, but they are also learning the material. Sometimes I even use these for assessment items or for bonus points.\r\n\r\nDigital games and platforms like these are expensive and I so appreciate you helping my students have this opportunity. Because I can save information from year to year it is especially helpful to me as well. Thank you for supporting my school students and myself. We appreciate you.","fullyFundedDate":1771802335858,"projectUrl":"project/kahoot-and-gimkit/10094578/","projectTitle":"Kahoot and Gimkit!","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":9994420,"letterContent":"THANK YOU SO MUCH. Our termites from Caolina Biological arrived yesterday, live and ready to be a part of our class and laboratory lesson. The students were absolutely intrigued by the termites. There were lots of \"ew's\", giggles, and yelps, but when the termites began to follow the ink trails the students had drawn, the ew's turned into awe. We learned a lot about pheromones. \r\n\r\nI followed up the lab with an opportunity to draw their specimens, label them, and find out that while they are helpful in the forest, removing all the deadwood and fallen trees, they are massively destructive in our homes and buildings. As reported by Orkin.com, did you know that termites cause over $5 billion in property damage annually in the United States, affecting approximately 600,000 homes each year. These pests often cause structural damage that is not covered by standard homeowner insurance policies, with average repair and treatment costs exceeding $3,000 per, and sometimes reaching over $8,000 per incident.\r\n\r\nAll made possible by our classroom partnership with you, DonorsChoose! Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1768875424120,"projectUrl":"project/termite-trails-and-treats/9994420/","projectTitle":"Termite Trails and Treats","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":9896142,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our project Camo Cookies. This is always a fun activity right before our winter break. Students bring in samples of Christmas paper and then we try to match a decorated cookie to it so that the cookie is camouflaged. Thankfully DonorsChoose bought all the supplies such as the frosting, the toothpicks, the plates and knives and spoons, the food coloring and our school purchased the cookies. I cannot find inexpensive cookies online so I purchased cookies from Walmart. I have 75 teenagers and give each student four cookies,\r\n\r\nThe kids are so engaged as they try to decorate their cookie and match the cookie to the colors of the Christmas paper. Some students give up quite easily, but are satisfied in eating cookies and frosting, while others are meticulous in their decoration. The Science lesson is that marine animals often camouflage and do so within a matter of seconds. We also learn about all the other camouflaging techniques in the ocean, such as transparency, mimicry, counter shading, foolery, etc. \r\n\r\n Check out our pictures. Thank you for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1763559136943,"projectUrl":"project/camo-cookies/9896142/","projectTitle":"Camo Cookies","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":9854902,"letterContent":"Today we used these specimens from this absolutely awesome DonorsChoose project! As you know from my essay, I was lucky enough to have three classes of marine science. However, that put a strain on my resources and I had to write a new project to procure extra specimens. The project quickly funded, and the specimens also arrived in an extremely fast manner. \r\n\r\nMy students were intrigued by the starfish. Not only does the specimen help with dissection, but it also helps with information about that basic phylum- the echinoderms. We learned that starfish specifically has an oral and an aboral side. Exhibiting radio symmetry, there is an Exhibiting radio symmetry, there is an eye spot at the end of each ray. They could not believe that most of the starfish consisted of digestive gland. They enjoyed tracing the water vascular system from the mad repo rite to the tube feet! Overall, it was an awesome experience.\r\n\r\nThe dog fish was obviously more complex, but extremely important because it also mirrored some of the very anatomy that we have! The largest organ in the dogfish is the liver, the same as us. We were able to discern males from females, looking for claspers on the male. Students cut into the stomach and removed the contents of it. They also removed the contents of the intestines. They were pretty grossed out by thinking they were playing in dogfish poop. \r\n\r\nThese are just a few examples of some of the things that we learned today all because of you.\r\n\r\nAll in all these two activities are quite educational as well as fun. I do appreciate DC for being so special to my classroom. We can't thank you enough; please enjoy our pictures.","fullyFundedDate":1761936037648,"projectUrl":"project/sea-stars-and-dogfish/9854902/","projectTitle":"Sea Stars and Dogfish","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":9285917,"letterContent":"The new iMac has completely transformed what my drama students are able to create! We use it to run projection and music software for our musical productions, and it has made everything smoother, faster, and more professional. My students love learning how to design projections, edit sound cues, and manage the technical side of a show. It's given them real-world production experience they're so proud of.\r\n\r\nOne student who's always been interested in film and design has really taken ownership of running projections and now helps train others. Having this reliable technology has not only elevated the quality of our performances but also inspired my students to explore new creative and technical skills that bring our shows to life.","fullyFundedDate":1746444782853,"projectUrl":"project/mac-ximize-our-productions/9285917/","projectTitle":"Mac-ximize Our Productions","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":9037010,"letterContent":"The new music activities from TeachersPayTeachers have brought so much excitement and creativity to our classroom! My students love using these interactive lessons to practice rhythm, pitch, and note reading in ways that feel like games instead of work. It's been amazing to see how much more confident they are when applying what they've learned to our singing and performance.\r\n\r\nOne student who used to struggle with reading music now lights up when we use these activities—he's even become a leader in his section. These new resources have truly made learning music fun, engaging, and accessible for everyone, and I'm so grateful for the difference they've made in my students' growth and confidence.","fullyFundedDate":1739550732583,"projectUrl":"project/digital-resources-from-teachers-pay-teac/9037010/","projectTitle":"Digital Resources from Teachers Pay Teachers","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"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_2407","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1010,"numTeachers":56,"percentFrplEligible":48,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":84,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":8,"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":false,"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"}