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The microphones provided an opportunity for students to add a touch of their personalities into their presentations. I can honestly say this little piece of technology helped create motivation and engagement for my students. They were assigned an informative piece where they had to gather interviews and create a news broadcast. With the microphones, they were all able to create a clean and interactive presentation. We had a high turn in rate which i can also attribute to the availability of microphones.","fullyFundedDate":1746139538733,"projectUrl":"project/roc-the-mic/9298777/","projectTitle":"ROC the Mic","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Yanez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9802078"},{"teacherId":10039749,"projectId":9835827,"letterContent":"I want to express my sincere gratitude for funding my project, it means a lot to me, this is the first time it has been funded. 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About this school
McLane High School is
an urban public school
in Fresno, California that is part of Fresno Unified School District.
It serves 2,045 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 26.9:1.
Its teachers have had 49 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 9 - 12
2,045 Students
76 Teachers
2727 N Cedar AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated May 21, 2026
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McLane High School
$30,351
raised using DonorsChoose
49
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
135
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
9
projects for
technology
2
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
McLane High School has received support from
102 individuals from California and
33 individuals out-of-state.