{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Forest Grove High School","outOfStateSupporters":18.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9748160,"projectId":9236267,"letterContent":"Thank you again for contributing to the graphing calculators for my math classroom! Every student in my classroom now has access to using a graphing calculator during class :) The calculators help create a equitable classroom since not all families can afford to purchase an expensive graphing calculator. \r\n\r\nAll students are now able to access the Algebra curriculum even if they are below grade level, because they can use the graphing calculators to help them with calculations. The calculators also allow students to verify their answers and make connections between multiple representations of functions (equation, table, and graph), which helps them understand the material conceptually. \r\n\r\nWith graphing calculators in the classroom, all of my students feel confident in completing and verifying their work and are willing to try challenging problems that they may have not been able to do without access to a graphing calculator.","fullyFundedDate":1743963571556,"projectUrl":"project/graphing-claculators-for-9th-grade-algeb/9236267/","projectTitle":"Graphing Claculators for 9th Grade Algebra","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Graff","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9748160"},{"teacherId":2183108,"projectId":9403493,"letterContent":"Hello kind donors,\r\n\r\nI would like to take a few moments to express my sincere gratitude for supporting the \r\nstudents here at Forest Grove High School. Thanks to your generosity, every student enrolled in our honors Biology classes (about 145 students this year) can experience hands-on demonstrations of how the interactions among organisms shape the health of their microcosms and ecosystems in the real world. Next year we will purchase additional materials and make these kits available to our regular Biology classes as well. These kits were perfect, allowing them to really see how these interactions influence our environment and every living species.\r\n\r\nWe started this unit with a search for how the species included in the kits interact in nature. Of course, this is a simplified system, but it still allows us to witness on a microlevel the types of interactions and how this impacts water quality and the overall health of our ecosystems. From that search, we then constructed ecological microcosm on how these species had already studied the basics of photosynthesis and cellular respiration with a basic understanding of those processes. This allowed students to make predictions about what they expected to happen with the conditions in the labs and test of their understanding of the relationships between food webs and trophic levels in the functioning of an aquatic ecosystem.\r\n\r\nWhile the students were carrying out the experiments, it became clear that the competition is on among the student groups. The first thing students do when they come to class is not the warm-up as we usually do, they all rush to the back of the room to check on their mini ecosystems. My primary focus is, and always has been the hands-on aspect of working with systems and models when possible. With this material I witnessed a level of collaboration among students that I did not expect. Working together in their lab groups, they were learning from each other and the experiencing the interactions firsthand. It was truly refreshing and encouraging to see these students engaged in cooperative learning from one another. \r\n\r\nOf course, there have been bumps along the way, but that has value as well. Occasionally, it was human error that resulted in unexpected loss of an organism, but sometimes there were issues with the health of the animals, the plants, or the design of their individual systems. I used this as an opportunity for error analysis and to demonstrate that science and experiments are not always \"clean\" and certainly not all systems behave the way we would predict. This is probably the most important of lessons learned when things do not work the way we think they should work.\r\n\r\nYour generous support goes way beyond the classroom and provides lessons for our youth and soon to be adults in our community. I know your support was for the classroom activities, but the long-term effects may even be more important. Most of these students are college bound and they represent our future leaders in the community. The more they know, understand and experience, the better. Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1751408696676,"projectUrl":"project/engineering-ecosystems-and-study-of-dive/9403493/","projectTitle":"Engineering Ecosystems and Study of Diverse Ecosystems of the Earth","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Crabtree","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2183108"},{"teacherId":2183108,"projectId":9149624,"letterContent":"I would like to take a few moments to express my sincere gratitude for your support of our \r\nstudents here at Forest Grove High School. Thanks to your generosity, every student enrolled in our Biology and Honors Biology classes (about 380 students) had (and will have in years to come) the opportunity to experience hands-on manipulations of models of the processes of DNA replication, mRNA synthesis and Protein synthesis. This is an extraordinarily complex process, and one that is at the foundation of the physical characteristics of organisms.\r\n\r\nWe have already done the basic instruction of these concepts; however, this was an amazing opportunity to review these processes in preparation for the final exam. Next year we will use them during the initial instruction along with the paper and internet resources we currently use. The more learning resources and modalities we can use, the more students we will reach. With our diverse population of students at different levels and abilities, the models provide another means of \"seeing\" these processes going on in our bodies at the molecular level.\r\n\r\nOf course, it does not always work perfectly, but that has value as well. Students, by trial and error, would build the DNA until they had the initial double-stranded molecule. This provided an opportunity to check for understanding and correct any mistakes as they moved forward. This worked better than expected because at each step, the group of students could review their work for accuracy, and I could help them correct any mistakes so they could move to the next step. It was truly refreshing and encouraging to see these students engaged in cooperative learning from one another.\r\n\r\nYour generous support goes way beyond the classroom and provides lessons for our youth and soon to be adults in our community. I know your support was for the classroom activities, but the long-term effects and confidence that you provide to the students may even be more important. Thank you.\r\n\r\nSincerely,\r\n\r\nBen Crabtree","fullyFundedDate":1746466737606,"projectUrl":"project/ways-to-understand-the-central-dogma-of/9149624/","projectTitle":"Ways to Understand the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Crabtree","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2183108"},{"teacherId":5827249,"projectId":8754749,"letterContent":"I had 5 blocks of beginning art classes this past fall term. That is a lot of kids painting for the first time and it was AWESOME!!! \r\n\r\nThe canvases and paint that you all donated allowed each of my nearly 200 students to learn about color theory, which involves mixing colors, and knowing which colors combined make additional colors. Students learned also about what tints, tones, and shades were so they could mix them for their highlights, mid-tones, and shadows. \r\n\r\nI spoke at length with my students about how much social media puts pressures on them to portray themselves in ways that are not just realistic. I also described how they, like most, may have lost the silly and fun spirit of being a kid in photos. Most children don't care what they look like in photos. Most kids love to make silly faces for photos, but somewhere along they way, while growing up, kids start caring so much about how they portray themselves. The social pressures begin to weight heavily on many in their quest to survive middle school and high school. \r\n\r\nThe final products from my students' paintings are incredible. A collection of colorful portraits that show fun and silly expressions linking them to their young and joyful selves without concern for how the viewer might perceive them. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your support in the arts and in my classroom. Hope you enjoy the photos of the paintings!","fullyFundedDate":1727994350153,"projectUrl":"project/honest-acrylic-selfies-how-teens-portr/8754749/","projectTitle":"Honest Acrylic Selfies: How Teens Portray Themselves in Social Media","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hullinger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5827249_orig.jpg?crop=751,751,x0,y127&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597268962093","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/forestgroveartclasses"},{"teacherId":9871816,"projectId":9002470,"letterContent":"Anyone who has used a 3D printer understands that these platforms require a LOT of hands-on troubleshooting. Bed alignment goes out, extruders stop extruding, motors and heaters fail...of course this is precisely why we use them in our Mechatronics program at Forest Grove High School to teach hands-on troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical systems!\r\n\r\nThe tools purchased by our donors are extremely useful in supporting the hands-on learning we focus on in Mechatronics classes. We've been using the putty knives for removing prints from print beds, the set of small files for post-processing parts, and the assortment of wire brushes for cleaning hot ends and extruders. The nozzle cleaning tools with varying sizes are incredibly helpful; my students had to unclog one nozzle 3 or 4 times before we realized it was reclogging each time it did a nozzle wipe, and we previously had just a single 0.4 mm needle (you can image the state of that poor nozzle cleaner after >20 high school students used it to unclog hot ends!). We have a lot of different printers with different nozzle diameters, so it was also great to have both 0.4 mm and 0.5 mm cleaning needles to fit our most commonly used hot ends. We bought some smaller 0.2 and 0.3 mm hot ends to try in the future, and now we also have cleaning needles for those sizes too.\r\n\r\nOne very important addition to our lab is the filament dryer. A previous teacher built a wall rack for PLA filament, but unfortunately they unpackaged everything and left about 30 PLA spools on the wall for multiple years exposed to the humid Oregon air. It has been invaluable to be able to dry out the spools and eliminate humidity as a possible cause of print failures, and the tool we received makes this straightforward for my students.\r\n\r\nAn amazing project my colleague does in her Mechatronics Processes class has students complete a soldering kit to make a buzzer circuit, then the students use SOLIDWORKS CAD to design and model an enclosure that they 3D print in PLA and install the the buzzer circuit and battery to create a real product. Students are using all of their Mechatronics learning, and during the 3D printing of enclosures they used many of the new tools and equipment provided by our generous donors. It really does mean a lot to our students to know that there are people out in the world willing to support their technical learning in this way. We are so grateful for all of your support at FG Mech!","fullyFundedDate":1735003793698,"projectUrl":"project/3d-printer-tools-for-maintenance-hands/9002470/","projectTitle":"3D Printer Tools for Maintenance & Hands-on Troubleshooting","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. McNeil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9871816"},{"teacherId":2183108,"projectId":8656352,"letterContent":"Hello kind donors,\r\n\r\nI would like to take a few moments to express my sincere gratitude for your support of our \r\nstudents here at Forest Grove High School. Thanks to your generosity, every student enrolled in our Biology and Honors Biology classes (about 380 students) had the opportunity to experience hands-on demonstrations of the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. This in turn allowed us to demonstrate more \"global\" concepts of the carbon cycle in ecosystems and how the photosynthetic organisms and heterotrophic organisms, such as humans, are inter-related in an inseparable manner. These kits were perfect, allowing them to really see how the by-products influence our environment.\r\n\r\nWe had already studied the basics of photosynthesis and cellular respiration with a basic understanding of those processes. This allowed students to make predictions about what they expected to happen with the conditions in the labs and test of their understanding of the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration.\r\n\r\nWhile the students were carrying out the experiments, I noticed something that I had not previously considered. My primary focus has always been the hands-on aspect of working with the lab equipment, however something that I witnessed was a level of collaboration among students that I did not expect. Working together in their lab groups, they were learning from each other and the experiencing these processes firsthand. It was truly refreshing and encouraging to see these students engaged in cooperative learning from one another. \r\n\r\nOf course, it does not always work perfectly, but that has value as well. Occasionally, it was human error that resulted in unexpected outcomes, but sometimes there were issues with the plants, the yeast or timing. I used this as an opportunity for error analysis and to demonstrate that science and experiments are not always \"clean\".\r\n\r\nYour generous support goes way beyond the classroom and provides lessons for our youth and soon to be adults in our community. I know your support was for the classroom activities, but the long-term effects may even be more important. Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1731531574382,"projectUrl":"project/plant-structures-and-measuring-rates-of/8656352/","projectTitle":"Plant Structures and Measuring Rates of Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Crabtree","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2183108"},{"teacherId":9708907,"projectId":8707228,"letterContent":"My students and I need to wish you all a great debt of thanks for helping us achieve the task of getting new tables and chairs for my classroom! The impact has been incredible in so many ways, including and most importantly the ability to collaborate in such a meaningful environment. We strive to allow creativity in most of the work we do and having these tables helps in so many ways. From spreading out to create posters to doing group assignments like building structures using the large space and stable structure to build on. However, for me, the ability to change my classroom environment is the biggest boon to my world. In order to do socratic seminars you need a specific configuration that i can now create. In order to do my courtroom simulation, I can now adjust the tables to look like a courtroom, and on and on. It really has revolutionized my world. Finally I need to thank you on behalf of my students who needed a different set up for accessibility. The day I set up my Donors Choose project, a student who had just broken her leg in 3 places, hobbled in needing not only a way to put her leg up during class but also another chair for support and a free space under her for her other leg. The old desk/chair did not would work for her and we had to coe up with a whole new way for her to be in class. I knew that once my tables and chairs showed up, i would no longer have to figure out these problems. For all these reasons and many more, i say thank you, again, from the bottom of my heart.","fullyFundedDate":1725671455527,"projectUrl":"project/tables-and-chairs-for-a-more-equitable-a/8707228/","projectTitle":"Tables and Chairs for a More Equitable and Inclusive Environment","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Giansante","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9708907"},{"teacherId":6342838,"projectId":8648296,"letterContent":"I want to extend my deepest gratitude for your generous donation in support of our AP African American Studies class. Your contribution has made an incredible impact on our students' learning experiences, and I am thrilled to share the positive outcomes.\r\n\r\nOur African Civilization project has been a true highlight this semester. The students have been deeply engaged, exploring and analyzing the rich histories and cultures of Africa through the books and primary sources you helped provide. They have embraced the opportunity to dive into complex, sometimes challenging topics with a new level of curiosity and critical thinking.\r\n\r\nThe resources you gifted to the class have not only broadened their knowledge but have also inspired thoughtful discussions that will stay with them long after this project concludes. Your support is directly shaping their academic growth and deepening their understanding of African American history and its connections to the wider world.\r\n\r\nWith heartfelt thanks,","fullyFundedDate":1726393152287,"projectUrl":"project/african-american-stories-for-ap-african/8648296/","projectTitle":"African American Stories for AP African American Studies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zehr","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6342838"},{"teacherId":9736646,"projectId":8749779,"letterContent":"We are extremely grateful for your generosity with our wellness rooms. Your support has truly made a difference in our counseling environment.\r\n\r\nAs soon as our items arrived, we started decorating and assembling as a team. We had students help decorate as well! The amount of compliments for the rooms have been overwhelming. The following are student feedback:\r\n\r\n\"I like the wellness rooms, they are comfortable!\"\r\n\"It is calm in there. It is a comfortable atmosphere\" \r\n\"It is a break from the school..like a place to get away from loud noises\"\r\n\"The lighting is helpful when I am feeling overwhelmed\"\r\n\r\nOur wellness rooms are very popular, we average about 25 students a day needed a place to take a break. We have also used some of the supplies to start a Stress and Anxiety Skills (SAAS) group. \r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you for being a part of our counseling team and for investing in the growth and success of our students!","fullyFundedDate":1727994350188,"projectUrl":"project/make-our-wellness-rooms-feel-welcoming/8749779/","projectTitle":"Make Our Wellness Rooms Feel Welcoming!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Perez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9736646"},{"teacherId":8131980,"projectId":8477977,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping my students charge their Chromebooks for class. Students have been able to access the curriculum needed through their devices. In the years past, students have come to class without their devices charged and they would not be able to do much in class. They would tell me that they would do the work when they would get home, but then they would forget. \r\n\r\nAs much as I would hope that students would come to class with their Chromebooks charger, they just are not able to remember to charge their devices.","fullyFundedDate":1723655732778,"projectUrl":"project/chromebook-charger-data-science-course/8477977/","projectTitle":"Chromebook Charger - Data Science Course","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lumpkin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8131980_orig.jpg?crop=1999,1999,x316,y633&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659903395123","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8131980"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_88429","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1849,"numTeachers":89,"percentFrplEligible":61,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":35,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":56,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"20.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":81.1,"schoolId":88429,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Forest Grove High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Forest Grove High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/oregon/forest-grove-school-district-15/forest-grove-high-school/88429"}