{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pres William McKinley High School","outOfStateSupporters":32.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6159887,"projectId":10106474,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom! Because of your donation, students were able to have access to age-appropriate texts in a variety of formats: prose novels, novels in verse and graphic novels. I had several students who made it through their graphic novel and/or novel in verse in half of the time that they were given to read it, and they wanted to read another book after!\r\n\r\nThese accessible texts helped to build a culture of reading in my classroom this year. Some of my students said that they had not read a full book since elementary school. They were very proud of themselves after finishing. Mahalo nui!","fullyFundedDate":1771620530607,"projectUrl":"project/high-interest-texts-in-a-variety-of-form/10106474/","projectTitle":"High Interest Texts in a Variety of Formats","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carmichael","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6159887"},{"teacherId":7940937,"projectId":10104334,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to fund student comfort in the classroom. The students were very happy to see the brand new desks that were a great contrast from the previous old ones. I saw students wanting to switch out their current seats for the new desks, since they liked the extra space it provided and allowed them to sit however they chose. When putting the new desks side by side to the old ones, the students were able to notice a large difference and wanted more.\r\n\r\nMy next goal now is to try and gather more of the same desks to replace the old ones. This is just first step starting with 3 desks, and hopefully with more contributions throughout the years I will be able to have a whole class set of new desks. I understand that it takes time with the limited funding, but I wholly appreciate everyone helping me towards that first step towards comfort.","fullyFundedDate":1771518016824,"projectUrl":"project/student-comfort-in-the-classroom/10104334/","projectTitle":"Student Comfort in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Le","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7940937"},{"teacherId":7781145,"projectId":10004933,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation towards our learning community this time around. My students are now able to relate to characters and texts that are of similar backgrounds to them, and are more engaged with reading and willing to try discussion (socratic seminar!) now. We have talked about mood, tone, and theme, and have begun to understand how to find parts of the text to support opinions, which is a big leap from just recall!\r\nMy lower-level readers like to use the whiteboard for their discussion to draw what they're trying to communicate. It's also a good place for us all to review and remember key concepts (because the whiteboards in the room are already covered with information for class and daily tasks/due dates). \r\nMy students of Polynesian descent especially like \"Whale Rider\" and \"Blue Skin of the Sea\". This looks like the beginning of a class text in the future.\r\nThank you all for your support this year!","fullyFundedDate":1776574539046,"projectUrl":"project/the-most-beautiful-moment-in-life-unive/10004933/","projectTitle":"The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Universal Design for Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tanaka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7781145_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y256&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644435760278","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/irene-tanaka"},{"teacherId":9967529,"projectId":10107411,"letterContent":"Working with mosaic tiles was a fun and hands on project where students immediately saw the fruits of their labor when they got to arrange their materials on the adhesive grout. We used tile nippers and cutters safely, wearing safety googles and proper coverings for our work spaces. Students assisted one another with cutting specific shapes and tiles and shared the most fancy tiles, which were not high in number, like the mirror tiles or color squares. Everybody designed a simple composition using symbolism and personal imagery, like their name initial or cultural idea. We worked on paper first and did a demonstration for each step of the process. Students were so excited to work with tile mosaic art, a refreshing change from our painting and drawing concentration. \r\n In the near future, I'd like to embark on a larger mosaic tile public art project for our school to enjoy in a shared space on campus. The amount of material would be huge for such an endeavor, but this in class project, creating 12 x 12\" personal mosaics, was a great training and experience for my kids. Thank you donors!","fullyFundedDate":1771641201822,"projectUrl":"project/mosaic-masters-high-school-art-project/10107411/","projectTitle":"Mosaic Masters High School Art Project","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Star","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9967529_orig.jpg?crop=240,240,x0,y40&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741807377683","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9967529"},{"teacherId":6893088,"projectId":10104897,"letterContent":"A huge thank you for providing supplies! My students definitely made use of the chart paper while working on collaborative posters. Thanks to these materials, I was able to extend social collaboration and learning by facilitating inquiry in Psychological concepts taking theory and turning it into practice. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, the snacks made such a huge impact on attendance and participation. Thanks to your generosity, I was able to implement some cards to encourage attendance. Upon completing a stamp card after a 10 classes, students had the opportunity to reward themselves with a snack pack filled of goodies that was provided by you. Or they were able to utilize her attendance card for an assignment pass, giving them ease of mind and the opportunity to take a break for a class.","fullyFundedDate":1771605630259,"projectUrl":"project/create-collaborate/10104897/","projectTitle":"Create & Collaborate","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sakaguchi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6893088_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630467816802","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6893088"},{"teacherId":7927772,"projectId":10108480,"letterContent":"My journalism students were so excited to open the box with our heat press. We used the heat press in our school's graphic design classroom for a fundraising project earlier in the year and wanted our own machine to do the work in our own space and on our own time. \r\n\r\nWe tested it right away with a student-created logo on a canvas tote bag. The results were even better than we expected. We also pressed a motivational message on a canvas pencil case. It was easy and looks good.\r\n\r\nWe will use this heat press to create swag for our journalism department to be given away or sold if we need to raise funds. We haven't tried t-shirts yet but making t-shirts for our staff has been a struggle because outside companies require a larger minimum purchase than works for us, so making our own will be great.\r\n\r\nThis heat press gives us the power to to do more in-house and I am sure the ideas will keep coming.","fullyFundedDate":1771710316625,"projectUrl":"project/putting-our-mark-on-the-world/10108480/","projectTitle":"Putting Our Mark on the World","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Reves","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7927772_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627874102523","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cindy-reves"},{"teacherId":9987180,"projectId":10110590,"letterContent":"I am writing to share the incredible impact your donation of Expo markers has had on our classroom. It may seem like a simple supply, but for my students, these markers have become the key to \"unlocking\" complex concepts that were previously hard to visualize.\r\n\r\nWe recently put your gift to use during our unit on Graphing Quadratic Functions. In the past, trying to teach the students to visualize the different transformation with a single black marker was confusing for many students; the \"before\" and \"after\" shapes would often blend together on the board.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, we were able to use a color-coded system:\r\n\r\nOriginal Shapes: Sketched in bold blue.\r\n\r\nNew Function: Sketched in a different color\r\n\r\nWith the two different colored parabola on the grid, students were able to decribe the transformations.\r\n\r\nOne of my students, who usually struggles with spatial reasoning, looked up at the board and said, \"Oh! I get it now. That \"aha\" moment was made possible because we finally had the right tools to make the math pop.\r\n\r\n\"By providing these markers, you haven't just filled a supply bin; you've provided the clarity my students need to master new challenges.\"\r\n\r\nThank you for being a part of our classroom community and for helping my students see their own progress in full color.","fullyFundedDate":1771769774641,"projectUrl":"project/magic-with-expo-pens/10110590/","projectTitle":"Magic with Expo Pens","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Takao","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9987180"},{"teacherId":7781145,"projectId":10104248,"letterContent":"The new texts of \"The Mythology Lesson\", \"Blue Skin of the Sea\", and \"The Whale Rider\" helps to round out the Pacific Islander and Filipino experience/culture of our learning community. Reading in our classroom is currently individual, which makes it difficult for students to connect; with multiple texts, I am able to not only give students a choice of work to read with a partner and choose projects to show their learning, I am also able to give students greater autonomy for their education. I have noticed many of them do enjoy the graphic novels I have in the classroom library, and slowly \"graduate\" to traditional texts once they are comfortable with the English language. This is something that is distinctly powerful in cultures that are primarily based in the oral tradition, as opposed to the text-based Western education system. I hope that this momentum continues for my students, and it would not have been possible without you.","fullyFundedDate":1771518935500,"projectUrl":"project/expanding-the-world-aapi-library-additi/10104248/","projectTitle":"Expanding the World: AAPI Library Additions","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tanaka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7781145_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y256&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644435760278","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/irene-tanaka"},{"teacherId":7940902,"projectId":10103604,"letterContent":"We recently had the most wonderful opportunity for our students to meet with both the author and the illustrator of the novel that was donated to our classroom. Each student got to meet with both of the women, ask questions, and get them to sign the copy of the book that they are using in class. What an experience!\r\n\r\nThank you for the generous donations of snacks as well. The students have loved having their 'snack box\" where they can grab a sweet treat, or savory granola bar to munch on as they transition between periods. They have already demolished most of them! You have to love 9th grade metabolisms.","fullyFundedDate":1771447444406,"projectUrl":"project/fuel-for-brains-and-hearts/10103604/","projectTitle":"Fuel for Brains and Hearts","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Serrao","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7940902_orig.png?crop=271,271,x33,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1677792242757","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7940902"},{"teacherId":7940902,"projectId":9958006,"letterContent":"Our freshmen had so much fun learning to make ribbon lei and then turning around and teaching their friends. Suns of the seniors came in and saw the production and have already expressed gratitude for the gesture from the freshmen. They learned the same skill when they were freshmen so this is now a full circle moment from them where they are receiving the lei. \r\n\r\nThanks for helping our students learn to give back to those around them! It was really cool to see students in a different learning environment","fullyFundedDate":1767807993201,"projectUrl":"project/lei-making/9958006/","projectTitle":"Lei Making","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Serrao","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7940902_orig.png?crop=271,271,x33,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1677792242757","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7940902"},{"teacherId":8827995,"projectId":10103278,"letterContent":"I wanted to send a huge thank you for helping fund this project. I've already seen a difference in how my students are working together. Before the new tables arrived, everyone was pretty much stuck at their own individual desks all day. Now, they have the freedom to actually move around and pick a spot that works for what we are doing. It's been so great to see them take charge of their own learning just by deciding which \"new area\" helps them focus the best. You didn't just give us furniture; you gave us a space that actually feels flexible.\r\n\r\nThe kids were so excited when we finally set the new tables up! They couldn't wait to try out the different seating arrangements. But honestly, the real game-changer has been the whiteboards and Expo pens. It's taken our group work to a whole new level. We've been using the big group boards for brainstorming and the small personal ones for quick practice, and it makes everything so much more hands-on. Whether they're scribbling ideas together at the new tables or using their personal boards to show me what they've learned, they are constantly talking to each other and sharing ideas.\r\n\r\nSeeing them this engaged and happy to work as a team has definitely been the highlight of my month. Thank you so much for investing in our kids and giving us the tools to make this kind of collaborative learning happen!","fullyFundedDate":1771470168153,"projectUrl":"project/student-engagement/10103278/","projectTitle":"Student Engagement","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Nakashima","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8827995"},{"teacherId":7927772,"projectId":9777580,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping The Pinion student journalists build a brand. We sold custom pouches this fall that we made ourselves. These pouches were popular, but the pouches we purchased from your contribution are even better and I am sure will be even more popular.\r\nThese student journalists are working on building their skills in business side of journalism and selling custom products is a way to explore marketing. It is also a way to raise money. Any successful business member has to be aware of finances and how money goes in and out.\r\nWe used the pouches from our fall sale to fund transportation to a journalism convention this spring. The pouches purchased with your donation will be part of our next fall fundraising compaign and the students will be responsible for deciding what they want that fundraiser to support.\r\nThank you again for helping McKinley's journalism students explore the business side of journalism.","fullyFundedDate":1765413637032,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-journalism-brand/9777580/","projectTitle":"Building a Journalism Brand","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Reves","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7927772_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627874102523","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cindy-reves"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_50862","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1245,"numTeachers":94,"percentFrplEligible":51,"percentAsian":48,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":9,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":25,"percentMultiracialImputed":12,"gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"13.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":67.1,"schoolId":50862,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Pres William McKinley High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Pres William McKinley High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/honolulu-school-district/mckinley-high-school/50862"}