{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Glacier Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":51.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5787695,"projectId":10331520,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us maintain our tradition again this year by giving out 3 national award plaques. Three eighth graders will receive these student award plaques for their dedication to the band and orchestra program over their three year middle school career. We are so grateful to keep honoring 8th graders this way, we couldnt do it without your help!\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our vision to honor our hard workers and musicians. We love this tradition and hope to continue it each year.\r\n\r\nThank you again for the support.","fullyFundedDate":1786541636227,"projectUrl":"project/national-music-award-plaques/10331520/","projectTitle":"National Music Award Plaques","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5787695_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716747606018","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ksmusic"},{"teacherId":5787695,"projectId":10269915,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us obtain new reeds for a new school year! Reeds are really expensive and can be a hurdle for some of our families. Middle schoolers are tough on their things, reeds have to be replaced every week or two and it is helpful to have reeds on hand so students dont miss instruction.\r\n\r\nI appreciate you helping us bridge equity gaps in band, reeds are an expensive material that not all instruments require. Thank you for helping us support our families and our community.\r\n\r\nThank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1786541643802,"projectUrl":"project/all-reeds-for-woodwinds/10269915/","projectTitle":"All Reeds for Woodwinds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5787695_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716747606018","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ksmusic"},{"teacherId":5787695,"projectId":10517584,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our vision to accomodate students in rehearsals by having fidgets on hand. Band and orchestra can be very overstimulating for some students and having regulation tools on hand can be very helpful.\r\n\r\nWe appreciate also having some incentive prizes for students who show high levels of musicianship and leadership. Having prizes to acknowledge good behavior and good progress makes for a fun and motivating program.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our program and our classroom, we appreciate the help <3","fullyFundedDate":1787320569452,"projectUrl":"project/fidget-toys-and-incentives/10517584/","projectTitle":"Fidget Toys and Incentives","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5787695_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716747606018","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ksmusic"},{"teacherId":5787695,"projectId":10517716,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us get new mallets for our percussion mallet instruments! We were in deep need of some new mallets for percussion, as many of our mallets were old and yarn was coming off.\r\n\r\nThese mallets allow our percussionists to be successful in class, they also need to learn the difference between the mallets and which ones to use on which instruments. Thank you for providing these materials so we can teach into these. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your support and help, we appreciate it!","fullyFundedDate":1787320575679,"projectUrl":"project/new-mallets-for-mallet-percussion/10517716/","projectTitle":"New Mallets for Mallet Percussion","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5787695_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716747606018","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ksmusic"},{"teacherId":5787695,"projectId":10331517,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us obtain new valve oil for our brass instrument care! We also were able to get new percussion books on this project which was so helpful as we had only 2 left after the last 8 years of doing band. Books have grown legs and walked off or they have just fallen apart from too much use.\r\n\r\nWe appreciate you helping us getting these new supplies so that we have a smooth start to the year. Blue juice valve oil is the best and we are so happy to have it to encourage instrument care each week.","fullyFundedDate":1786541599257,"projectUrl":"project/valve-oil-books/10331517/","projectTitle":"Valve Oil + Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5787695_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716747606018","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ksmusic"},{"teacherId":5787695,"projectId":10517828,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us stock our snack closet for the start of the year. Students are so grateful to have access to snacks during the day for their growing brains. I explain to students that if they are hungry they cant make good choices or absorb content. Thank you for helping us teach students to meet their needs during their busy days. It is so important to us as teachers that they are fed so they can be the best they can be during their school days.\r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1787320533889,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-snack-bin/10517828/","projectTitle":"Snacks For Snack Bin","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5787695_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716747606018","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ksmusic"},{"teacherId":5787695,"projectId":10180134,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us get new name tags and rags. The name tags are for instrument cases so they are labelled with each students name. When cases dont have name tags, It makes for an inventory mess, so thank you for allowing us to get new ones.\r\n\r\nWe also really needed new microfiber cloths for our string instruments. These cloths are used to wipe down instruments after use so that rosin doesnt sit on the wood and make it sticky. \r\n\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us care for our instrument inventory!","fullyFundedDate":1784823557735,"projectUrl":"project/name-tags-and-rags/10180134/","projectTitle":"Name Tags and Rags","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5787695_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716747606018","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ksmusic"},{"teacherId":9216152,"projectId":9816916,"letterContent":"Our new guitarrón has already become an essential part of our middle school mariachi ensemble. While our students were already familiar with the instrument and its role in mariachi music, we were in need of an additional guitarrón so that more students could participate and so the ensemble could function more effectively during rehearsals and performances. Because the guitarrón provides the bass line and rhythmic foundation of the group, having enough instruments available directly impacts students' ability to rehearse authentically and develop ensemble skills.\r\n\r\nThe guitarrón is also an especially important instrument culturally and historically within mariachi music. It is the only instrument in the traditional mariachi ensemble that originated in Mexico, and it plays a central role in preserving the sound and tradition of mariachi performance. Being able to place this instrument directly into students' hands allows them to engage more deeply with the musical traditions they are studying and performing.\r\n\r\nStudents are already using the new guitarrón daily in class rehearsals and performance preparation. Having an additional instrument has allowed more students to rotate through the part, build technique, and participate in the rhythm section without long wait times or sharing limitations. As we continue preparing for concerts, and community performances, this instrument will continue to support both the musical growth of our ensemble and students' understanding of mariachi tradition. Thank you for helping make that possible.","fullyFundedDate":1767710066252,"projectUrl":"project/guitarron-for-middle-school-mariachi-stu/9816916/","projectTitle":"Guitarron for Middle School Mariachi Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kunin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9216152_orig.jpg?crop=1843,1843,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1702668109727","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/glaciermariachi"},{"teacherId":5787695,"projectId":10015205,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us get new cello bows for our cellos that are going on 8 years old. These bows have been through it in the last 7 years and a couple of them are close to needing replacement. \r\n\r\nThese materials are so expensive, we appreciate you supporting our vision and helping us ensure that students dont miss a beat of instruction due to a missing or broken part of their instrument. Bows take a lot of wear and tear and having these on stand by when the time comes puts me at ease knowing students wont miss any bow time! \r\n\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1777249418563,"projectUrl":"project/cello-bow-replacements/10015205/","projectTitle":"Cello Bow Replacements","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5787695_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716747606018","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ksmusic"},{"teacherId":5787695,"projectId":10018596,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our first ever out of state trip! We are so excited to have sunscreen, hand sanitizer and reusable water bottles for students and chaperones. \r\n\r\nIt is going to seriously help bridge equity gaps on this trip. We already got the whole trip fundraised, but having these extras will make our kids feel seen and cared for. \r\n\r\nWe so appreciate the support and we hope that this sets the bar high for future travels! \r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our band and orchestra program!","fullyFundedDate":1773444268494,"projectUrl":"project/travel-essentials/10018596/","projectTitle":"Travel Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5787695_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716747606018","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ksmusic"},{"teacherId":5787695,"projectId":10015239,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our vision to help bridge equity gaps for our students who need essentials during their school day such as hair ties and deodorants. We are so grateful to be able to provide for our students who need these items to be comfortable and successful.\r\n\r\nI appreciate your generosity and kindness, we are a title 1 school and over 80% of our students qualify for free and reduced meals so having these extra supplies help students feel safe and respected and set up for success.","fullyFundedDate":1770818438990,"projectUrl":"project/toiletries-and-hairties/10015239/","projectTitle":"Toiletries and Hairties","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5787695_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716747606018","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ksmusic"},{"teacherId":5787695,"projectId":9984323,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to this project. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get the ink we needed so we instead got some alto sax neck straps to replace ours that have been used daily for the last 7 years.\r\n\r\nWe are super grateful to have folks believe in our vision to support our music room and help us obtain the materials we need to be successful. We super needed the neck straps, so even though we had to pivot on this project, we are grateful for these items that are now on the way because of your support!","fullyFundedDate":1768006019238,"projectUrl":"project/new-ink-for-music-printer/9984323/","projectTitle":"New Ink for Music Printer","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. K.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5787695_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1716747606018","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ksmusic"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_124388","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":785,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":83,"percentAsian":15,"percentBlack":7,"percentWhite":6,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":59,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":3,"percentMultiracialImputed":6,"gradesServed":"6 - 9","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":48.5,"schoolId":124388,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Glacier Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Glacier Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/highline-public-schools/glacier-middle-school/124388"}