{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Desert Oasis High School","outOfStateSupporters":41.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8132070,"projectId":9465546,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to my classroom. As a new AVID elective teacher, it is extremely important to have as many resources I can use in my classroom as possible to help support my students. AVID students are working hard to develop strong academic and interpersonal skills so they can work towards successful completion of high school and, hopefully, future successes in college.\r\n\r\nThe donation of our 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens books was greatly appreciated as this text is relatable to students and can help students navigate the difficult time of being in the adolescent phase. The books are not a difficult read but have already struck up great conversations amongst students. These books are also able to help students take a bit of a break from their core academic studies so they can focus on positive ways to support their development.\r\n\r\nI, along with my students, thank our generous donors for their support in making sure our students, along with my other AVID elective teacher and her students, benefit from having these books available for our use.","fullyFundedDate":1756931817349,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-students-through-adolescent-d/9465546/","projectTitle":"Supporting Students through Adolescent Development","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Blumenreich","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8132070"},{"teacherId":10057634,"projectId":9609967,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping bring Long Way Down into our classroom. Your generosity has made an immediate and meaningful difference for my 10th grade students. Because of you, they now have access to a story that feels alive, relevant, and emotionally powerful—one that shows them that literature can reflect their own voices and experiences.\r\n\r\nThe impact has been especially visible among my visual learners, many of whom are gravitating toward the graphic novel edition of the book. The illustrations help them engage more deeply with the plot, the emotions, and the tension of each moment in the story. Students who often struggle to connect with traditional novels are now eagerly discussing scenes, analyzing artistic choices, and making thoughtful connections between text and image. It has been incredible to watch them light up with understanding and excitement.\r\n\r\nYour support has given my students more than a book—you've given them an entry point into reading that feels accessible, real, and meaningful. Thanks to you, we are having richer conversations about choices, consequences, identity, and hope for change. I am truly grateful for your kindness and commitment to their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1755764767320,"projectUrl":"project/a-book-that-speaks-their-language-empow/9609967/","projectTitle":"A Book That Speaks Their Language: Empowering Teens Through Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Papa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10057634_orig.jpg?crop=1200,1200,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750217227129","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10057634"},{"teacherId":8163359,"projectId":9771300,"letterContent":"This was a great addition to my classroom. Now, each morning that the custodians aren't able to vacuum and really deep clean my classroom, I can take 5 minutes to ensure that my students are walking into a clean, positive environment. This makes learning easier without the clutter, chaos, and dirtiness of a messy classroom. I also am able now to help out the custodians just a bit. They work so hard and only have so much time to clean and take care of our classrooms. They are so overworked and it is nice to be able to help them out a bit.","fullyFundedDate":1759164737898,"projectUrl":"project/learning-environment-upgrades/9771300/","projectTitle":"Learning Environment Upgrades","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Gage","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8163359"},{"teacherId":8163359,"projectId":9756448,"letterContent":"This paper is going to really help out my students. It will give them the ability to do their work on paper instead of electronics. This has helped my students concentrate and focus without the added distraction of the availability of the internet, games, and social media.\r\n\r\nStudents are able to complete their work with focus and clarity in a manner conducive to my teaching pedagogy. This is done by allowing students the resources to work on paper. Students spend so much time online and in front of screens and this help to lessen that time, even if it is just for a little bit.","fullyFundedDate":1758763932426,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-supplies/9756448/","projectTitle":"Classroom Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Gage","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8163359"},{"teacherId":283427,"projectId":9163722,"letterContent":"Our AP English Literature classroom received our novels, \"The Parable of the Sower\" by Octavia Butler, and we loved them. Thank you for them! We immediately read them before our AP exam last school year. Students were excited to see how the dystopian novel seemed to foreshadow elements of our current society.\r\n\r\nSeveral students from our AP English Lit class used \"The Parable of the Sower\" on the exam, and so the addition of the novel to our classroom was essential and positively impacted the students' experience in the class.\r\n\r\nThe novels will be used again this year with a new class, and so they will continue to have a positive impact on student learning.","fullyFundedDate":1742918337251,"projectUrl":"project/a-dystopian-novel-for-a-utopian-class/9163722/","projectTitle":"A Dystopian Novel for a Utopian Class","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. H.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/283427"},{"teacherId":10057634,"projectId":9421080,"letterContent":"On behalf of my 10th grade English students, I want to sincerely thank you for your generous gift, one that made it possible for us to bring a full classroom set of books into our learning space. Because of you, our shelves are no longer just filled with \"required reading\"—they are filled with choices, voices, and stories that truly matter to my students.\r\n\r\nOne of the most powerful moments since receiving the books has been watching students browse through the titles, pausing when a cover, a theme, or even just a sentence on the back seems to speak directly to them—enticing them to read further. They've been excited to find characters who look like them, who share their struggles, and who are navigating challenges they too are experiencing in their own lives. In short, you've helped them feel seen.\r\n\r\nStudents have told me things like, \"This book feels like it was written for me,\" or, \"I didn't know I'd like reading until I found this one.\" For some, this is the first time they've had that kind of connection to a book. For others, it's a reminder that literature can be both a mirror and a window—showing us who we are and helping us imagine what we might become.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has gone far beyond supplying books—it has created moments of self-discovery, empathy, and joy in reading that will stay with these young people for years to come. Thank you for investing not just in our classroom, but in the stories that will shape their futures.","fullyFundedDate":1750887539249,"projectUrl":"project/turning-pages-turning-lives-part-2/9421080/","projectTitle":"Turning Pages, Turning Lives, Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Papa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10057634_orig.jpg?crop=1200,1200,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750217227129","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10057634"},{"teacherId":10057634,"projectId":9417357,"letterContent":"On behalf of my 10th grade English students, I want to sincerely thank you for your generous gift, one that made it possible for us to bring a full classroom library of books into our learning space. Because of you, our shelves are no longer just filled with \"required reading\"—they are filled with choices, voices, and stories that truly matter to my students.\r\n\r\nOne of the most powerful moments since receiving the books has been watching students browse through the titles, pausing when a cover, a theme, or even just a sentence on the back seems to speak directly to them—sparking that interest to read further. They've been excited to find characters who look like them, who share their struggles, and who are navigating challenges they too are experiencing in their own lives. In short, you've helped them feel seen.\r\n\r\nStudents have told me things like, \"This book feels like it was written for me,\" or, \"I didn't know I'd like reading until I found this one.\" For some, this is the first time they've had that kind of connection to a book. For others, it's a reminder that literature can be both a mirror and a window—showing us who we are and helping us imagine what we might become.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has gone far beyond supplying books—it has created moments of self-discovery, empathy, and joy in reading that will stay with these young people for years to come. Thank you for investing not just in our classroom, but in the stories that will shape their futures.","fullyFundedDate":1750197910383,"projectUrl":"project/turning-pages-turning-lives/9417357/","projectTitle":"Turning Pages, Turning Lives","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Papa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10057634_orig.jpg?crop=1200,1200,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750217227129","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10057634"},{"teacherId":4504597,"projectId":9102351,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping bring new texts into our classroom. These books have made a remarkable difference, especially for my Emergent Bilingual (EB) students. Through these texts, we've introduced essential skills such as making inferences, identifying theme and tone, and building academic vocabulary in context. Many of the books offer culturally relevant content or dual-language support, which helps students feel seen and celebrated. They're not just reading—they're making personal connections, asking deeper questions, and growing more confident as readers and thinkers.\r\n\r\nIn our classroom, reading has become more collaborative and joyful. Students engage in partner reading, book circles, and creative response activities that give them space to express their ideas in English and their home languages. One of my EB students, who was once hesitant to read aloud, now volunteers to lead discussions about character choices and story structure. Another group of students has started recommending books to each other, proudly sharing which stories made them laugh or reflect on their own lives. Your contribution has created a ripple effect—not just of literacy growth, but of belonging, curiosity, and pride.\r\n\r\nWith heartfelt thanks,\r\nMrs. Meier\r\nFocused Language Study Teacher\r\nDesert Oasis High School","fullyFundedDate":1740146902066,"projectUrl":"project/voices-in-two-languages-empowering-youn/9102351/","projectTitle":"Voices in Two Languages: Empowering Young Authors & Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Meier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4504597"},{"teacherId":283427,"projectId":8901462,"letterContent":"We would like to extend an extra big thank you for our amazing new textbooks for our AP English Literature class. We have already begun using them to help us improve our essays and practice our analysis skills.\r\n\r\nIn fact, before our last poetry analysis essay (an essay where students analyze a poem and write about an interpretation of its meaning), we read and took notes on a chapter that discusses all the tips and tricks for writing this type of essay on the AP English Literature exam. After completing the essay, students excitedly came to me to report that they felt they had done so much better on their essays after applying what they learned from our textbook. Upon grading the essays, I could see that they were right. Specifics such as how to introduce evidence, how to write a topic sentence that reflects a thesis, and even how to write commentary was much better than in previous essays. \r\n\r\nWe will continue to use our new books through the rest of this school year. Next up, we will be using the multiple choice section to practice for the exam, combined with a fun game, \"Mario Kart Multiple Choice,\" to continue preparing for the big day. Thank you again for helping us get to the finish line.","fullyFundedDate":1735589855197,"projectUrl":"project/only-going-up-in-ap-english-literature/8901462/","projectTitle":"Only Going Up in Ap English Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. H.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/283427"},{"teacherId":9187361,"projectId":8553634,"letterContent":"The introduction of a color printer in a business class greatly enhanced creativity and professionalism. Students used it to design eye-catching marketing materials, such as flyers, menus, and branding elements. For a food truck project, they printed vibrant truck wraps, detailed menus, and promotional materials, making their concepts more realistic. This hands-on experience helped them understand branding, advertising, and presentation, essential skills for business success and professionalism.","fullyFundedDate":1730397247185,"projectUrl":"project/color-printer-for-projects/8553634/","projectTitle":"Color Printer for Projects!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Seal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9187361"},{"teacherId":8163359,"projectId":8955384,"letterContent":"This set of new novels for my students are invaluable. These will benefit all of my future students as they learn the valuable lessons, themes, and stories from this timeless novel. My students who read the novel this year describe it as life changing. They vocalized many important lessons they took from the novel, including: treating others with kindness, understanding that everybody has struggles, helping others in time of need, not judging people at first sight. I was blown away at the insights that they took from the novel, which made me think that this novel should be taught to future students. Again, thank you, thank you, thank you.\r\n\r\nMr. Gage","fullyFundedDate":1733332481658,"projectUrl":"project/of-mice-and-men-novels/8955384/","projectTitle":"Of Mice and Men Novels","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Gage","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8163359"},{"teacherId":4979320,"projectId":8412887,"letterContent":"It is a pleasure to inform you that, through this project, my students were able to obtain original language magazines to help them improve their Spanish. The magazines helped me provide students with activities that contain current information relevant to them. The great thing is that I had several levels of this magazine, so I was able to scaffold my lessons and activities to meet all my students at their level and see them improve as they progressed to higher-level articles.\r\n\r\nThanks again for your support. My students and I are grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1716146848067,"projectUrl":"project/spanish-literacy-in-the-spanish-classroo/8412887/","projectTitle":"Spanish Literacy in The Spanish Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Moreno","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4979320_orig.jpg?crop=374,374,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753111983350","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/profe-moreno"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_96320","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":3289,"numTeachers":113,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":16,"percentBlack":13,"percentWhite":24,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":29,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"29.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":59.0,"schoolId":96320,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Desert Oasis High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Desert Oasis High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/clark-county-school-district/desert-oasis-high-school/96320"}