{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Highland Junior High School","outOfStateSupporters":30.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10098966,"projectId":10167169,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our Toothpick Bridge Engineering Challenge! The toothpicks, wood glue, and cutting tools you provided allow my students to explore structural engineering through designing, building, and testing bridges.\r\n\r\nThese materials help me connect lessons on tension, compression, and load distribution with a physical challenge. Students must consider how individual pieces and connections work together to support weight while staying within material limits.\r\n\r\nBridge testing gives students evidence to evaluate their decisions. They can examine where a structure bends or breaks, discuss possible causes, and identify improvements. This creates opportunities to practice careful construction, teamwork, and explaining ideas using test results.\r\n\r\nYour generosity makes it possible to teach engineering through a complete design experience. Thank you for providing the supplies students need to explore how structures work.","fullyFundedDate":1786732699747,"projectUrl":"project/building-strong-minds-toothpick-bridge/10167169/","projectTitle":"Building Strong Minds: Toothpick Bridge Engineering Challenge","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10098966_orig.jpg?crop=1962,1962,x117,y492&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776698334970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10098966"},{"teacherId":10098966,"projectId":10201051,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting \"Turning Ideas Into Reality with 3D Printing!\" Your generosity provided filament that allows my students to take their work beyond the computer screen.\r\n\r\nIn 3D Design, this material supports creating original objects and printing them as finished products. In Engineering, it provides opportunities to build prototypes, test solutions, and revise designs. Holding a printed model gives students a way to examine dimensions, fit, and function that can be difficult to judge on a screen.\r\n\r\nHaving filament available allows me to include more hands-on applications of digital modeling and make room for repeated attempts. Students can use what they learn from one print to make informed changes to the next.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping provide the materials students need to explore ideas and practice the full design process.","fullyFundedDate":1786732653343,"projectUrl":"project/turning-ideas-into-reality-with-3d-print/10201051/","projectTitle":"Turning Ideas Into Reality with 3D Printing","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10098966_orig.jpg?crop=1962,1962,x117,y492&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776698334970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10098966"},{"teacherId":10098966,"projectId":10201844,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting \"Lighting Up Learning: Soldering Night Lights!\" The soldering irons, solder, cleaning supplies, and glue guns you funded make it possible to connect classroom lessons about circuits with building a functional product.\r\n\r\nThese tools allow me to teach component identification, circuit assembly, soldering technique, and equipment care through a hands-on project. Students can practice making connections, test whether their circuits work, and troubleshoot problems as they build their night lights.\r\n\r\nThis work gives students a practical reason to develop precision and patience. Each connection matters, and testing provides feedback they can use to improve their work. Your support creates opportunities to explore electronics while developing skills used in engineering and technical careers.\r\n\r\nThank you for making this learning experience possible.","fullyFundedDate":1785182057290,"projectUrl":"project/lighting-up-learning-soldering-night-li/10201844/","projectTitle":"Lighting Up Learning: Soldering Night Lights","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10098966_orig.jpg?crop=1962,1962,x117,y492&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776698334970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10098966"},{"teacherId":10098966,"projectId":10495862,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping my students bring their maze designs to life! Your support provided cardboard, basswood sheets, and glue guns that make it possible to connect two-dimensional planning with three-dimensional construction.\r\n\r\nThese materials give students opportunities to plan pathways, measure and cut pieces, and assemble maze walls and obstacles. Building a physical model helps make accuracy and spatial reasoning meaningful: students must consider how the dimensions and placement of each piece affect the finished maze.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, having these supplies allows me to extend lessons on measurement and design into hands-on building and testing. Students can compare their construction with their original plans, identify problems, and decide what needs to change. This process provides practice in using evidence to improve a design.\r\n\r\nYour generosity helps create opportunities for students to take ownership of a project from the first sketch through testing and revision. Thank you for investing in their learning and making these classroom experiences possible.","fullyFundedDate":1789159747717,"projectUrl":"project/from-2d-plans-to-3d-mazes/10495862/","projectTitle":"From 2D Plans to 3D Mazes!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10098966_orig.jpg?crop=1962,1962,x117,y492&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776698334970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10098966"},{"teacherId":10098966,"projectId":10583418,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting \"Design It, Print It, Bring It to Life!\" Your generosity gives my students more opportunities to develop an idea, explain their thinking, and turn a digital design into something they can hold and test.\r\n\r\nThe 3D printing filament will allow students to create physical prototypes, evaluate how well their designs work, and make improvements. Having materials available for another attempt is especially valuable. It helps students understand that revising a design is an expected part of engineering and gives them opportunities to learn from each version.\r\n\r\nThe dry-erase boards will provide a reusable space for students to sketch solutions, work through measurements, and share ideas with classmates. They will also help me quickly check everyone's understanding and identify where students need additional support.\r\n\r\nTogether, these supplies support both the planning and building stages of our STEM projects. Thank you for helping make hands-on learning possible and investing in my students' creativity, problem-solving, and technical skills.","fullyFundedDate":1789159609239,"projectUrl":"project/design-it-print-it-bring-it-to-life/10583418/","projectTitle":"Design It, Print It, Bring It to Life!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10098966_orig.jpg?crop=1962,1962,x117,y492&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776698334970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10098966"},{"teacherId":10098966,"projectId":10634076,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting my students and helping us care for the materials we use in our 3D design and printing projects. Your generosity funded two filament dryers that will help us prepare our filament for more consistent printing.\r\n\r\nStudents turn their ideas into digital models, print prototypes, and revise their designs. When moisture affects the filament, printing problems can interrupt that process and make it difficult to identify what went wrong. These dryers will help reduce material-related problems so students can spend more time evaluating their designs and making meaningful improvements.\r\n\r\nYour support also helps us stretch our classroom budget by reducing wasted filament and making better use of the supplies we already have. Students will have more opportunities to practice problem-solving, learn about additive manufacturing, and see their ideas become physical objects.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in hands-on STEM learning and giving my students access to equipment that supports their creativity and growing technical skills.","fullyFundedDate":1789401841570,"projectUrl":"project/usbe-ai-for-k12-education/10634076/","projectTitle":"USBE AI for K–12 Education","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10098966_orig.jpg?crop=1962,1962,x117,y492&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776698334970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10098966"},{"teacherId":9522640,"projectId":10474021,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in supporting our project, \"Sparking Science: Building Our Foundation for a Year of Science.\" When the boxes arrived and my junior high students saw the fresh notebooks, oversized easel pads, magnifying glasses, and STEM challenge cards, the energy in our classroom was electric. They immediately gathered around to inspect the supplies, thrilled to have high-quality, hands-on tools dedicated entirely to their scientific investigations this year.\r\n\r\nWe hit the ground running right away! Using the magnifying glasses and STEM science learning cards, students jumped into small-group stations to observe micro-structures and tackle interactive problem-solving challenges. They recorded their observations directly into their new science notebooks, while each team used the easel pads to map out their collaborative group findings and present their thinking to the rest of the class. Having these visual pads allowed them to build on each other's ideas seamlessly during our group discussions.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we are using these exact foundational tools to launch our next major unit on experimental design and physical forces. Students will continue utilizing their notebooks to track variables and analyze data, while using the STEM cards as launchpads for engineering challenges. Your support has given my students the confidence and resources to truly think, act, and collaborate like real scientists every day.","fullyFundedDate":1787142852692,"projectUrl":"project/sparking-science-building-our-foundatio/10474021/","projectTitle":"Sparking Science: Building Our Foundation for a Year of Science","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Mojica","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9522640_orig.jpg?crop=918,918,x151,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1735757297554","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-mojicadecena"},{"teacherId":9285764,"projectId":10135149,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting the arts and my classroom! Last year, my ninth grade students created clay sculptures, inspired by William Shakespeare. They used supplies you sponsored to sculpt and paint them. \r\nMy seventh grade students used supplies to create shoebox dioramas based on Shakespeare plays. Students first researched their play in groups before working together to construct and paint their scene. Many students were inspired and understood the visual mood of their plays. \r\nBoth projects were highly engaging and fun—the kids loved this! \r\nI plan to teach these projects again, and expect that it will be even better, as we now have incredible examples to share this year. Thank you so much, again!","fullyFundedDate":1776092446272,"projectUrl":"project/much-ado-about-dioramas/10135149/","projectTitle":"Much Ado About Dioramas","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Chilcott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9285764_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y509&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1737566350804","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9285764"},{"teacherId":9522640,"projectId":10165489,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting and believing in my project \"Micro-Mysteries and Macro-Models: A Deep Dive into Biology.\" My students were excited with pure curiosity. For many, biology can feel like an abstract concept hidden in a textbook with limited opportunities to explore, but having these tactile resources in their hands changed the energy of the classroom instantly. One standout moment was that students were able to catch that the lungs are not the same size, and it is because of the placement of the heart. That was possible because they saw the models.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, the students can now move forward to understanding genetics and inheritance. Your generosity ensures that my students won't just be reading about DNA—they'll be modeling it and investigating its mysteries firsthand. These resources have provided a foundation for inquiry-based learning that will benefit my classes for years to come. Thank you for investing in our classroom and for helping my students see themselves as real scientists.","fullyFundedDate":1776091596231,"projectUrl":"project/micro-mysteries-and-macro-models-a-deep/10165489/","projectTitle":"Micro-Mysteries and Macro-Models: A Deep Dive into Biology","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Mojica","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9522640_orig.jpg?crop=918,918,x151,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1735757297554","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-mojicadecena"},{"teacherId":10098966,"projectId":9911108,"letterContent":"Your generous support is helping our students bring their ideas to life in the wood shop. With these orbital sanders, students can safely refine and finish their projects with professional-quality results. They're not just building wood projects—they're building confidence, problem-solving skills, and pride in their craftsmanship. These tools give them hands-on experience with real-world equipment, preparing them for future careers in skilled trades, engineering, and design. Thank you for investing in their creativity and growth.","fullyFundedDate":1771426879804,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-engineering-tools-for-interacti/9911108/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Engineering Tools for Interactive STEM Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Christensen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10098966_orig.jpg?crop=1962,1962,x117,y492&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776698334970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10098966"},{"teacherId":10406039,"projectId":10027942,"letterContent":"The introduction of donated organizational supplies has brought a newfound sense of structure and calm to our classroom, fundamentally shifting how students approach their daily work. Before these materials arrived, lost assignments and cluttered workspaces often led to unnecessary frustration and lost instructional time. Now, with dedicated bins, color-coded folders, and personal desktop organizers, students are learning the essential life skill of self-management. This organized environment has significantly reduced transition times between activities, allowing us to reclaim valuable minutes for learning and ensuring that every student can find the tools they need to succeed at a moment's notice.\r\nThe impact of these organizational tools paired with our art materials has been a \"secret weapon\" for fostering emotional intelligence and focus. When students have a predictable, tidy space to create, their anxiety levels drop, and their creative confidence flourishes. I have watched as students who previously struggled with task initiation now dive into art projects with purpose, knowing exactly where their supplies are kept and how to clean up responsibly. These donations have done more than just \"tidy up\" a room; they have empowered my students to take ownership of their environment, teaching them that a clear space leads to a clear and imaginative mind.","fullyFundedDate":1769020574846,"projectUrl":"project/steam-and-life-skills-activities-for-spe/10027942/","projectTitle":"STEAM and Life Skills Activities for Special Education","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Aase","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10406039_orig.jpg?crop=716,716,x0,y4&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768423685994","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10406039"},{"teacherId":7606165,"projectId":9205219,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our \"Frying Pans for Food & Nutrition Students\" project. Your generous gift puts reliable cookware into students' hands so they can practice safe cooking techniques, learn fundamental culinary skills, and build confidence in the kitchen. Your support also helps students explore career pathways in the culinary arts and develop life skills they'll use for years to come. We're deeply grateful and can't wait to share photos and student reflections from our next lab so you can see the impact of your kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1746786485387,"projectUrl":"project/frying-pans-for-food-nutrition-student/9205219/","projectTitle":"Frying Pans for Food & Nutrition Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7606165_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y107&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627873371349","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7606165"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_33395","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":639,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":74,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":29,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":62,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":3,"gradesServed":"7 - 9","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":69.8,"schoolId":33395,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Highland Junior High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Highland Junior High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/utah/ogden-school-district/highland-middle-school/33395"}