{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Horizon Science Academy - Youngstown","outOfStateSupporters":68.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8269063,"projectId":10247272,"letterContent":"Thank you for your remarkable gift to our classroom. Your support means everything to our students and directly enables the learning environment they deserve.\r\n\r\nIn my classroom, quality supplies are not luxuries—they are the foundation of student success. The four items you've provided are essential to our daily work and represent your belief in our young learners.\r\n\r\nPencils are more than writing tools; they are gateways to confidence and skill. When students have reliable pencils within reach, they can focus on learning rather than facing barriers to participation. Quality pencils support developing writers in building legible writing and the confidence that comes with functional, dependable tools.\r\n\r\nGlue transforms learning into creative collaboration. Whether students are constructing visual projects in science, building timelines in social studies, or designing illustrations for language arts, glue enables hands-on learning that engages kinesthetic learners and deepens understanding. These materials also support differentiation—every student can participate meaningfully, regardless of ability level.\r\n\r\nDry Erase Markers make thinking visible and learning interactive. I use them for anchor charts, modeling strategies, and displaying objectives. Students use them during problem-solving and brainstorming, where the ability to erase and revise encourages risk-taking and creative thinking. This simple tool keeps lessons dynamic, engaging, and focused.\r\n\r\nRewards recognize effort and reinforce positive behaviors. Small motivators celebrate reaching learning goals, demonstrating kindness, and meeting challenges. For struggling learners, these tangible rewards bridge extrinsic and intrinsic motivation while we build lasting academic confidence.\r\n\r\nTogether, these supplies create a classroom where every student has the tools to write, create, collaborate, and thrive. Your donation is not just a gift of materials—it is an investment in student engagement and academic success.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students. 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The foam ball is a safe way to allow for high repetition practice for throwing development. Thank you for your help in getting these items for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1784863826760,"projectUrl":"project/foam-dodgeballs/10320959/","projectTitle":"Foam Dodgeballs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7742758"},{"teacherId":7655863,"projectId":10389542,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping provide food and care for our students. Your kindness is making a real difference by ensuring that students have access to snacks and nourishment when they need it most.\r\n\r\nA hungry student cannot fully focus on learning, participating, or reaching their full potential. Because of your generosity, our students will feel supported, cared for, and ready to take on each day with confidence.\r\n\r\nYour donation is more than just food—it is a reminder to our students that their community believes in them. Thank you for helping us create a classroom where every child feels valued, supported, and ready to succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1784758611491,"projectUrl":"project/helping-hungry-students/10389542/","projectTitle":"Helping Hungry Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Russell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7655863_orig.jpg?crop=348,348,x359,y61&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722879053116","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7655863"},{"teacherId":7655863,"projectId":10256500,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping provide food and care for our students. Your kindness is making a real difference by ensuring that students have access to snacks and nourishment when they need it most.\r\n\r\nA hungry student cannot fully focus on learning, participating, or reaching their full potential. Because of your generosity, our students will feel supported, cared for, and ready to take on each day with confidence.\r\n\r\nYour donation is more than just food—it is a reminder to our students that their community believes in them. 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Your generosity has provided our students with LEGO sets that will inspire creativity, critical thinking, and hands-on learning every day.\r\n\r\nFor many of our students, the opportunity to build, design, and problem-solve with LEGO bricks is more than just fun—it helps them develop important STEM skills such as engineering, collaboration, perseverance, and creative thinking. Through your kindness, our classroom has become a place where students can explore new ideas, work together to solve challenges, and gain confidence in their abilities.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher in an inner-city school, I see firsthand how meaningful resources like these can spark curiosity and excitement for learning. Your support reminds our students that there are people who believe in their potential and want them to succeed.\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of our hearts, thank you for investing in our students' futures and helping make learning engaging, interactive, and unforgettable. Your generosity will have a lasting impact on our classroom for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1784651415834,"projectUrl":"project/care-closet/10372995/","projectTitle":"Care Closet","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sekol","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9530463"},{"teacherId":8111639,"projectId":10379160,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping provide food and care for our students. Your kindness is making a real difference by ensuring that students have access to snacks and nourishment when they need it most.\r\n\r\nA hungry student cannot fully focus on learning, participating, or reaching their full potential. Because of your generosity, our students will feel supported, cared for, and ready to take on each day with confidence.\r\n\r\nYour donation is more than just food—it is a reminder to our students that their community believes in them. Thank you for helping us create a classroom where every child feels valued, supported, and ready to succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1784651418223,"projectUrl":"project/helping-hungry-students/10379160/","projectTitle":"Helping Hungry Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Peck","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8111639"},{"teacherId":3672253,"projectId":10189712,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your generous donation to our STEM club. Your contribution—filament kits and nutritious snacks for 40+ students throughout the school year—has transformed what was possible in our after-school program.\r\n\r\nOur STEM club is where curiosity comes alive. Students arrive after a full school day, eager to design, build, and problem-solve together. They gather around 3D printers, collaborate on robotics challenges, and tackle real-world engineering problems. But before your donation, we were asking them to do this on empty—limited resources and depleted energy made it difficult for them to engage at their fullest potential.\r\n\r\nYour donation addresses something educators sometimes overlook: the direct connection between nutrition and learning. After a full day of classes, hungry brains don't learn effectively. When students arrive at STEM club and grab a healthy snack, their glucose replenishes, their concentration sharpens, and their capacity for complex problem-solving returns. Nutrition isn't a luxury—it's foundational to learning outcomes.\r\n\r\nThe 3D printing filament kits are equally transformative. Students now design prototypes, troubleshoot failures, and iterate toward solutions with the materials they need. They're learning engineering and design thinking in real time. Every successful print builds confidence; every failed attempt teaches resilience and the value of persistence. These kits teach our students something crucial: you can innovate. Your ideas matter.\r\n\r\nTogether, the filament and the snacks create the ideal learning environment. Students arrive energized, fuel up, and dive into meaningful STEM challenges. They collaborate, celebrate breakthroughs, and discover their potential. These after-school hours have become the highlight of their week.\r\n\r\nMany of our STEM club members have limited access to advanced technology and healthy nutrition at home. Your donation levels the playing field. It sends a powerful message: STEM careers are within reach, and you belong here.\r\n\r\nYou're investing in curiosity, confidence, and futures where our students see themselves as innovators and problem-solvers. Thank you for believing in them and in the power of hands-on learning.","fullyFundedDate":1784651435873,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-stem-learning-through-hands-on-k/10189712/","projectTitle":"Fueling STEM Learning Through Hands-On Kits and Nourishment","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Minnie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3672253_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1523915027512","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/minnie"},{"teacherId":5347292,"projectId":10380534,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my classroom. These items will benefit so many of our students. Your assistance gives us the opportunity we needed to enhance their health and physical knowledge. I am certain these supplies will also help to boost our students' engagement and ability to complete hands-on tasks as well as increase students' achievement. Again, thank you for your generosity and support. We are looking forward to using our new pants on days when accidents may happen. We are so grateful for your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1784674502485,"projectUrl":"project/fresh-clothing/10380534/","projectTitle":"Fresh Clothing","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Heinonen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5347292_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524567864501","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5347292"},{"teacherId":7742758,"projectId":10321281,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation of the PaddlePro Elite Portable Net System to our physical education program. Your contribution has fundamentally changed how we teach and how our students experience sports and wellness.\r\n\r\nBefore this donation, our PE program faced a real constraint: limited court access meant many students spent class time sitting on the sidelines, waiting their turn rather than actively participating. This wasn't just frustrating for them—it was a missed opportunity to build confidence, develop athletic skills, and foster a genuine love of movement. Now, with the portable net system, everything has shifted.\r\n\r\nWe can set up multiple practice stations simultaneously, ensuring every student gets hands-on experience with racquet sports like pickleball, tennis, and badminton. The difference in student engagement is immediate and visible. Students who were hesitant are now stepping up to the net. Participation rates have soared, and we're seeing confidence bloom in young athletes who might have otherwise avoided sports altogether.\r\n\r\nWhat makes racquet sports so powerful is their accessibility and versatility. They develop essential skills—hand-eye coordination, strategic thinking, agility, and teamwork—while welcoming students of all athletic abilities and fitness levels. Pickleball, especially, has become a gateway sport for students who struggle with traditional team sports. Here, they find success, community, and the joy of movement.\r\n\r\nBeyond the immediate impact on our PE classes, your donation addresses a pressing public health challenge: childhood obesity and sedentary habits. By making racquet sports engaging, fun, and available to every student, we're building lifelong healthy habits and showing our young people that active living is something they can enjoy and sustain throughout their lives.\r\n\r\nYour investment in equitable access to sports means every child in our program—regardless of athletic ability, background, or confidence level—has the chance to participate fully, build skills, and discover their potential.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students' wellness and for helping us create a more inclusive, dynamic physical education experience.","fullyFundedDate":1784564066929,"projectUrl":"project/pickleball-net/10321281/","projectTitle":"Pickleball Net","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7742758"},{"teacherId":7742758,"projectId":10221073,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your generous donation of fidgets to our middle school classroom. Your contribution is making a real, tangible difference in the lives of our students.\r\n\r\nWhen middle schoolers come to school, many are fighting their own biology. Their brains are developing rapidly, and movement isn't a sign of laziness—it's a neurological need. Before your donation, I watched students struggle to sit still, their restless energy pulling their focus away from lessons. Now, with fidgets in hand, these same students are concentrating on math problems, diving into reading assignments, and engaging with history in ways they couldn't before.\r\n\r\nBeyond focus, fidgets are providing something equally vital: a tool for managing the very real stress of adolescence. Social anxiety, test pressure, and the fear of not fitting in weigh heavily on our middle schoolers. Fidgets give them a quiet, discreet way to calm their nervous systems and feel grounded during the school day.\r\n\r\nWhat strikes me most is how these simple tools communicate an important message to every student: your brain works differently, and that's okay. For students with autism and ADHD, fidgets aren't extras—they're necessary accommodations that level the playing field and allow them to access their education fairly. For all our students, they're evidence-based tools that research shows actually improve concentration and learning.\r\n\r\nYour investment in affordable, research-backed resources tells our students that we see them, we believe in them, and we're committed to helping them succeed.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students and for making learning more accessible and equitable for every brain in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1784381955368,"projectUrl":"project/how-fidgets-help-middle-schoolers-learn/10221073/","projectTitle":"How Fidgets Help Middle Schoolers Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7742758"},{"teacherId":9018263,"projectId":10289897,"letterContent":"I want to start by saying thank you for your kindness and generosity by donating to this project! These items are going to be used each month to give my students recognition for the hard work they put in each day. Perfect attendance is the foundation for academic success and these rewards will allow me to celebrate my student's consistency in a way they genuinely value. I cannot wait to see the excitement on their faces when they walk into the room and see all of the rewards they can earn!\r\nThis was the first step of many to help making our classroom environment more positive and focused on growth. I couldn't have done this without your support!","fullyFundedDate":1784053992677,"projectUrl":"project/never-been-absent-nba/10289897/","projectTitle":"Never Been Absent (NBA)","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cicchinelli","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9018263_orig.png?crop=272,272,x16,y29&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682647670347","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misscicchinelli"},{"teacherId":9018263,"projectId":10289905,"letterContent":"I want to start by saying thank you for your kindness and generosity by donation to this project! These items are going to be used each month to give my students recognition for the hard work they put in each day. 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