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It created so much energy and excitement throughout the event. Students were especially thrilled about the laptops, iPads, headphones, and speakers because these are tools they can actually use as they begin college or workforce training programs. For many students, receiving one of these items felt both rewarding and motivating as they prepare for this next chapter.\r\nIt was wonderful to see students cheering each other on and celebrating one another's accomplishments. The excitement and positive energy during Senior Decision Day made the event feel even more special, and students left feeling recognized, encouraged, and excited for what comes next after graduation.","fullyFundedDate":1773627681817,"projectUrl":"project/a-pixar-perfect-senior-decision-day/10133094/","projectTitle":"A Pixar Perfect Senior Decision Day","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shearer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10457567"},{"teacherId":162938,"projectId":9999711,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting the hands-on materials to study waves and periodic motion. My students enjoyed using the laser and lens kits to investigate optical refraction and reflection. This experience helped them make connections to the inversion of projected images from a magnifying glass. 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The students have had fun posing the skeletons into steps of the gait cycle and other athletic motions. The skeletons are also colored to show points of muscle attachment and insertion, and I will be able to use these models when we cover the muscle unit as well.\r\n\r\nAccess to the skeletons is increasing student engagement and interest in anatomical parts, connectivity relationships, and motion. 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The laptops and tablet have helped them stay organized, complete assignments, the headphones and ear pods help them relax and focus during study sessions and online coursework.\r\n\r\nYour generosity not only celebrated their accomplishments but also equipped them with tools that set them up for success in this next chapter. Thank you for helping our students step into college with confidence and the resources they need to thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1746331666175,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-our-future-leaders/9218192/","projectTitle":"Tools For Our Future Leaders!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. N Ortega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9508882"},{"teacherId":9508882,"projectId":9099459,"letterContent":"The donated iPad has made a significant difference in the way I support students across our campus. 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This has made our time together more efficient, more meaningful, and more personalized.\r\n\r\nThanks to this donation, I'm able to stay mobile, organized, and responsive to students' needs, ultimately helping create smoother, more effective support for every student I work with.","fullyFundedDate":1743128336023,"projectUrl":"project/an-ipad-to-engage-students/9099459/","projectTitle":"An iPad to Engage Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. N Ortega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9508882"},{"teacherId":2687605,"projectId":9481443,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our Donors Choose Project: \"Spin It, Press It, & Profit!\"\r\n\r\nMy students were thrilled to learn they'll be designing and selling their own buttons! That we have already started dreaming up branding ideas! \r\n\r\nThanks to you, they'll experience the full process of creating, budgeting, pricing, and marketing, and will face real-world business challenges as determined by our Wheel of Mis(Fortune)!\r\n\r\nYour generosity is turning economic concepts into hands-on entrepreneurship and giving students skills they'll carry far beyond the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1755522438988,"projectUrl":"project/spin-it-press-it-profit/9481443/","projectTitle":"Spin It, Press It, & Profit!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Quintero","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2687605_orig.jpg?crop=528,528,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649346899230","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-quintero23"},{"teacherId":2687605,"projectId":9206110,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our Empowering Students Through Democracy: Building a Classroom of Civic Engagement Donors Choose project!\r\n\r\nWith your generosity, students are not only learning about democracy—they're practicing it every day. 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The folders and file boxes give them the tools to stay organized, set goals, and hold themselves accountable.\r\n\r\nThanks to you, principles of democracy (e.g., accountability, transparency, civic engagement, etc.) are more than lessons—they're now daily habits that will hopefully shape the next generation of active, community-minded leaders.\r\n\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1749647290378,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-students-through-democracy-b/9206110/","projectTitle":"Empowering Students Through Democracy: Building a Classroom of Civic Engagement","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Quintero","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2687605_orig.jpg?crop=528,528,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649346899230","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-quintero23"},{"teacherId":9508882,"projectId":9076558,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of hygiene items which included deodorants, toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, brushes, mirrors, and more. These items allowed us to create hygiene kits that supported our students during dressing for success and mock interview lessons. Each student who participated in a mock interview received a kit. In addition, kits were also available to students in need. These kits helped students feel confident and prepared and small enough to keep in their bags at all times. \r\nWe truly appreciate your support in helping our students grow personally and professionally. Sometimes it takes a village to help a person and I am glad to have a village to help support our students grown.","fullyFundedDate":1741374357372,"projectUrl":"project/essential-pre-interview-hygiene-and-groo/9076558/","projectTitle":"Essential Pre-interview Hygiene and Grooming Kits","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. N Ortega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9508882"},{"teacherId":9508882,"projectId":9115432,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of snacks for our students. Your support made it possible to keep our kids energized during field trips and focused during class. Our seniors were working hard completing college applications, financial aid applications, searching for jobs, and touring post-secondary training centers. Thinking about life after high school can be very stressful and time consuming and your donation provided a small incentive for their hard work and effort. \r\n A bag of cheese itz or fruit snacks, a granola bar or a rice Krispy treat seem small and insignificant but our students get so excited and are so grateful when they receive that small gesture. You would think they won a grand prize but it's the small things that make their day. \r\nWe are back again with another school year and ready to support and help our students once again.","fullyFundedDate":1739798888821,"projectUrl":"project/food-for-the-brain/9115432/","projectTitle":"Food for the Brain","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. N Ortega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9508882"},{"teacherId":9935763,"projectId":9143044,"letterContent":"Your donations will be used in a meaningful way to celebrate and support our graduating seniors as they take their next steps beyond high school. With your help, we were able to provide them with essential technology—laptops, iPads, headphones, and speakers—that will serve as both a reward for their hard work and a tool to help them succeed in their post-secondary plans, whether they are heading into college, trade school, the workforce, or the military. \r\n\r\nWhile many people are familiar with using technology at home, for some of our students, this is their very first time having personal access to devices that are essential for today's learning and professional environments. One student who was especially impacted did not have a personal laptop. They were completely overwhelmed with gratitude when received one of the raffled laptops. \r\n\r\nYour donation didn't just provide a gift—it sent a message of encouragement and belief in our students' potential. 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