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The 7 classrooms of 3rd graders are in process, happily working away on this project. The photos show how happy the students are and how proud they are of their work. The students were offered a choice between a Christmas candle design, a rose design, a Christmas Tree design, or to create their own design. Once the designs are finished, the students add the crinkled aluminum foil into the page protector. You can see one girl has done that step in the photos. The next step will be to create a silver frame out of HVAC silver tape, and put it on the page protectors, beautifully framing the artwork. The silver frame will really enhance the artwork and add to the silvery effect of the aluminum foil. Once all the artwork is framed with the silver tape, typed names will be cut out and glued onto the front of the artwork, and the artwork will be hung on the windows and walls of the school cafeteria for the Christmas concert. Parents can then see their own child's artwork after the concert. 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About this school
Hillsboro Elementary School is
a rural public school
in Hillsboro, Texas that is part of Hillsboro Independent School District.
It serves 619 students
in grades Pre-K - 3 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
Its teachers have had 23 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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72%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Hillsboro Elementary School
$14,146
raised using DonorsChoose
23
projects
funded
14
teachers
funded
84
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
5
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
4
projects
for
art supplies
Hillsboro Elementary School has received support from
56 individuals from Texas and
28 individuals out-of-state.
