{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey","outOfStateSupporters":23.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9818186,"projectId":10226515,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our school's Cooking Club! Your support has made a wonderful difference in the experiences we can provide for our students. With these new cooking supplies, our students have been able to participate in more hands-on activities, explore new recipes, and develop valuable skills that they can use both in and out of the kitchen.\r\n\r\nCooking Club gives our middle school students a chance to be creative, work together, and build confidence while learning important life skills. Having the right supplies makes our activities more organized, enjoyable, and accessible, allowing students to focus on experimenting with ingredients, trying new foods, and enjoying the results of their hard work.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your kindness and generosity. Your donation has helped us create a fun and welcoming environment where students can learn through experience, develop independence, and make lasting memories with their classmates. Thank you again for helping our Cooking Club continue to grow and thrive!","fullyFundedDate":1777989075141,"projectUrl":"project/cooking-club-supplies/10226515/","projectTitle":"Cooking Club Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Roth","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9818186"},{"teacherId":9818186,"projectId":10572243,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom! Your support has made a meaningful difference in the learning experiences we can provide for our students. With these new technology supplies, we are better equipped to create engaging lessons, improve classroom communication, and provide students with more interactive and accessible learning opportunities.\r\n\r\nTechnology plays an important role in today's classrooms, and having reliable equipment allows us to spend more time focusing on what matters most: helping our students learn and grow. These resources have helped make our daily activities run more smoothly and have given us greater flexibility in how we teach and connect with students.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your kindness and commitment to supporting public education. Your generosity has a lasting impact on our classroom, and we truly appreciate your investment in our students' success. Thank you again for helping us create a better learning environment!","fullyFundedDate":1788482271488,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-technology-supplies/10572243/","projectTitle":"Classroom Technology Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Roth","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9818186"},{"teacherId":9567166,"projectId":10464684,"letterContent":"Integrating Bose noise-canceling headphones into our classroom establishes a dedicated, high-fidelity quality testing environment essential for student success in digital media, audio engineering, and technical design. In a bustling, collaborative classroom, ambient noise often prevents students from isolating subtle sound details, catching audio distortion, or evaluating fine edits in their work. With precise sound reproduction and active noise cancellation, these headphones allow students to conduct critical listening checks and evaluate their digital creations in a quiet, controlled setting. This dedicated environment empowers students to practice true quality assurance and take immense pride in the polish of their final projects.\r\n\r\nBeyond immediate noise isolation, this quality testing setup instills industry-standard habits in evaluation, self-correction, and technical precision. By testing their work on high-caliber equipment, students learn to approach projects with an engineer's mindset—iteratively testing, debugging, and refining media content to meet professional standards. Your generous support directly provides our young innovators with the professional-grade tools they need to elevate their technical skills, build creative confidence, and experience the real-world value of thorough quality testing.","fullyFundedDate":1786804118828,"projectUrl":"project/peace-and-quiet-during-testing/10464684/","projectTitle":"Peace and Quiet During Testing","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lober","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9567166_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y76&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731006231911","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lober"},{"teacherId":9567166,"projectId":10274037,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for bringing the ice cream maker to our classroom! The impact of your donation goes far beyond a sweet treat. For our middle schoolers, this machine has transformed abstract science concepts into a hands-on, edible experiment.\r\nWe are using the ice cream maker to actively study thermodynamics, phase changes, and the chemistry of mixtures and emulsions. Watching a liquid base freeze into a solid state gives them a real-world understanding of heat transfer and freezing point depression that a textbook simply cannot provide. They are asking better questions, engaging deeply with the scientific method, and eager to come to class.\r\nThank you for making science both delicious and unforgettable for our young learners.\r\nWith deep appreciation,\r\nMr. Lober\r\nSTEM & Tech Coordinator","fullyFundedDate":1787151096094,"projectUrl":"project/ice-cream-maker-cooking-club/10274037/","projectTitle":"Ice Cream Maker Cooking Club","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lober","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9567166_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y76&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731006231911","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lober"},{"teacherId":4308504,"projectId":10448534,"letterContent":"This project was essential to my classroom. When I had originally put up this project, my classroom had changed and my students and I moved all of my things from my old classroom to my new one. However, a few days before school started, I was informed that my classroom would be moving again! And this time, with even less storage. \r\n\r\nThanks to your donation, my students have bookshelves where they can pull their independent reading books from. They are so excited to get started! \r\n\r\nThese bookshelves house every genre you could think of and even books in other languages. You have helped make my new classroom a home and for that I am forever grateful! Thank you for your generous donation to my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1786836253106,"projectUrl":"project/reading-is-more-fun-with-support/10448534/","projectTitle":"Reading is More Fun With Support","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Goldstein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4308504"},{"teacherId":4308504,"projectId":10347820,"letterContent":"Although we are not using this equipment until February, my former English Language Learners are so excited! I have had many students come up to me and telling me about all of the pictures they took over the summer and asking about when the club will start. I was beyond excited to surprise them the new cameras and equipment we received! \r\n\r\nThis year, our photography club will be focusing on using different perspectives and techniques around the school. We even plan on going on a walking tour around the neighborhood to notice things we normally overlook. \r\n\r\nThe word is already spreading amongst our English Language Learners, and hopefully this will be our biggest year yet! I cannot wait to share their work from their new cameras and equipment with you!","fullyFundedDate":1782345651030,"projectUrl":"project/donate-a-lens-change-a-perspective/10347820/","projectTitle":"Donate a lens, change a perspective","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Goldstein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4308504"},{"teacherId":9567166,"projectId":10215587,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support of our STEM lab at Halsey Middle School. Thanks to your contribution, my students now have access to [mention specific equipment/materials, e.g., new robotics kits, additional micro-controllers, or high-quality camera gear], which has fundamentally transformed how they approach problem-solving. This hands-on equipment is more than just classroom supplies; it is a vital tool that allows my students to move beyond theoretical concepts and engage directly with the creative potential of engineering and digital design.\r\nBecause of your kindness, our classroom is buzzing with a renewed sense of curiosity and ambition. Students who were once intimidated by complex technical tasks are now eagerly experimenting with block-based programming, prototyping their own inventions, and building the confidence necessary to pursue future careers in technology. Your support does more than fund a project—it tells these students that their education and their future in the STEM fields are worth investing in, and for that, we are incredibly thankful.","fullyFundedDate":1777897311010,"projectUrl":"project/walkie-talkies-for-robotics-competition/10215587/","projectTitle":"Walkie Talkies for Robotics Competition","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lober","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9567166_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y76&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731006231911","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lober"},{"teacherId":9567166,"projectId":10215649,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support of our STEM lab at Halsey Middle School. Thanks to your contribution, my students now have access to [mention specific equipment/materials, e.g., new robotics kits, additional micro-controllers, or high-quality camera gear], which has fundamentally transformed how they approach problem-solving. This hands-on equipment is more than just classroom supplies; it is a vital tool that allows my students to move beyond theoretical concepts and engage directly with the creative potential of engineering and digital design.\r\nBecause of your kindness, our classroom is buzzing with a renewed sense of curiosity and ambition. Students who were once intimidated by complex technical tasks are now eagerly experimenting with block-based programming, prototyping their own inventions, and building the confidence necessary to pursue future careers in technology. 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Thanks to your contribution, my students now have access to [mention specific equipment/materials, e.g., new robotics kits, additional micro-controllers, or high-quality camera gear], which has fundamentally transformed how they approach problem-solving. This hands-on equipment is more than just classroom supplies; it is a vital tool that allows my students to move beyond theoretical concepts and engage directly with the creative potential of engineering and digital design.\r\nBecause of your kindness, our classroom is buzzing with a renewed sense of curiosity and ambition. Students who were once intimidated by complex technical tasks are now eagerly experimenting with block-based programming, prototyping their own inventions, and building the confidence necessary to pursue future careers in technology. Your support does more than fund a project—it tells these students that their education and their future in the STEM fields are worth investing in, and for that, we are incredibly thankful.","fullyFundedDate":1778110362940,"projectUrl":"project/manufacture-new-furniture-in-our-classro/10247677/","projectTitle":"Manufacture New Furniture in Our Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lober","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9567166_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y76&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731006231911","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lober"},{"teacherId":9567166,"projectId":10020753,"letterContent":"Because of your support, our students were able to grow their own cilantro using our hydroponics system—and the impact was incredible.\r\n\r\nStudents didn't just learn about plant growth, they experienced it firsthand. They monitored water levels, observed root development, and saw how nutrients—not soil—can sustain healthy plants. Watching the cilantro grow in a controlled system helped them understand how food can be produced efficiently and sustainably, especially in urban environments like ours.\r\n\r\nThe most powerful moment came when students realized they had grown something real from start to finish. There was a strong sense of ownership, curiosity, and pride as they harvested what they had taken care of. It turned an abstract concept into something tangible and meaningful.\r\n\r\nThis experience showed students that science isn't just something you read about—it's something you can build, manage, and be a part of.\r\n\r\nThank you for making this hands-on learning possible.","fullyFundedDate":1777403489838,"projectUrl":"project/sustaining-our-hydroponics-systems-with/10020753/","projectTitle":"Sustaining our Hydroponics Systems (With a Twist!)","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lober","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9567166_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y76&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731006231911","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lober"},{"teacherId":9567166,"projectId":10166326,"letterContent":"Because of your support, our students were able to grow their own cilantro using our hydroponics system—and the impact was incredible.\r\n\r\nStudents didn't just learn about plant growth, they experienced it firsthand. They monitored water levels, observed root development, and saw how nutrients—not soil—can sustain healthy plants. Watching the cilantro grow in a controlled system helped them understand how food can be produced efficiently and sustainably, especially in urban environments like ours.\r\n\r\nThe most powerful moment came when students realized they had grown something real from start to finish. There was a strong sense of ownership, curiosity, and pride as they harvested what they had taken care of. It turned an abstract concept into something tangible and meaningful.\r\n\r\nThis experience showed students that science isn't just something you read about—it's something you can build, manage, and be a part of.\r\n\r\nThank you for making this hands-on learning possible.","fullyFundedDate":1776439917111,"projectUrl":"project/rockwool-cubes-to-plant-new-seeds-in-our/10166326/","projectTitle":"Rockwool Cubes to Plant New Seeds in Our Hydroponics System!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lober","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9567166_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y76&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731006231911","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lober"},{"teacherId":9567166,"projectId":10090212,"letterContent":"Thanks to your support of \"PLA for Pla-y! 3D Printing in Our STEM Lab,\" our students now have the materials they need to turn their ideas into real, tangible creations. With a steady supply of PLA filament, students are designing and printing prototypes, models, and solutions to real-world problems. This has transformed our STEM lab into a space where creativity meets engineering, and where students can immediately see the results of their thinking.\r\n\r\nStudents are now engaging more deeply in the design process—brainstorming, testing, revising, and improving their work through multiple iterations. Whether they are creating parts for hydroponic systems, building models to demonstrate scientific concepts, or designing original inventions, they are developing critical skills in problem-solving, spatial reasoning, and technology use. The hands-on nature of 3D printing has significantly increased engagement and ownership over their learning.\r\n\r\nBeyond the classroom, these experiences are preparing students for future careers in engineering, design, and technology. 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