{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Mojave High School","outOfStateSupporters":52.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4878912,"projectId":10576277,"letterContent":"**Dear Donors,**\r\n\r\nThank you for making our classroom project possible! Your generosity has provided my students with engaging, hands-on materials that support academic learning, positive social interaction, communication, and pre-vocational development.\r\n\r\nAs you can see in the attached photos, my students are excited to use the new games and materials together. While they are playing, they are also practicing important skills such as taking turns, following directions, communicating appropriately, solving problems, cooperating with classmates, and handling winning or losing. The structured task materials and organizational boxes are also helping students understand where to begin, complete each step from left to right, and recognize when their work is finished. These supports are increasing their confidence, attention, and independence while reducing their need for adult prompting.\r\n\r\nYour support has created meaningful learning opportunities for students with a wide range of abilities. Every successful interaction, completed task, and independent choice represents important growth. These resources will continue to benefit my students throughout the school year as they strengthen the academic, social, and workplace skills they need for school, community life, and future employment.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of my students and our entire classroom, thank you for believing in their abilities and investing in their future. We are truly grateful for the difference you have made!","fullyFundedDate":1788640551589,"projectUrl":"project/building-independence-through-structured/10576277/","projectTitle":"Building Independence Through Structured Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. G.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4878912_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723741736866","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/p-gal1"},{"teacherId":5399651,"projectId":10573185,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity.\r\n\r\nWith your funding I was able to purchase mental health posters and various stress toys for my students.\r\n\r\nI was also able to purchase notebooks and pens for my students to journal their feelings and how to deal with their feelings.\r\n\r\nMy students were able to jot down when and why they were frustrated, anxious, scared, joyful, or happy.\r\n\r\nWhen my special needs students would feel angry or frustrated they would squeeze their stress toys and look at the posters to breath or visualize positive thoughts.","fullyFundedDate":1788539844821,"projectUrl":"project/special-education-needs/10573185/","projectTitle":"Special Education Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5399651_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1526186175332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5399651"},{"teacherId":9353841,"projectId":10023534,"letterContent":"These resources gave my students simple tools to help them in their academic and post secondary goals. Students were able to use their goal-setting journals in academic and post-secondary settings. The college pennants helped to create an HBCU and Ivy League Wall in the counseling office, making those post secondary options more visible, and motivational wristbands helped to serve as a reminder of the goals that the students set.\r\n\r\nFor many of my Title I students, especially those who will be the first in their families to attend college, these resources will help make the path after high school feel more clear and attainable. My goal is for students to leave counseling meetings not only knowing what they need to do, but believing they can do it.","fullyFundedDate":1768755380404,"projectUrl":"project/from-goals-to-graduation-tools-for-coll/10023534/","projectTitle":"From Goals to Graduation: Tools for College & Career Readiness","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Mulitalo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9353841_orig.jpg?crop=436,436,x0,y2&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699381673870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9353841"},{"teacherId":8157793,"projectId":10037484,"letterContent":"1. Resilience — \"Next ball.\"\r\nIn volleyball, a mistake doesn't end the game. You have to reset immediately and prepare for the next point. That teaches young athletes that failure is an event—not an identity. Volleyball organizations specifically highlight perseverance and bouncing back from mistakes as transferable life skills.\r\n\r\n2. Communication — \"Mine!\"\r\nPlayers learn that silence can cost a point. They must communicate, listen, trust one another, and make decisions quickly. Those same abilities matter in classrooms, friendships, families, and future workplaces.\r\n\r\n3. Teamwork — \"We, not me.\"\r\nA great volleyball player understands that individual talent isn't enough. Every player has a role, and success depends on people doing their jobs for the benefit of the entire team.\r\n\r\n4. Discipline — \"Do it right when nobody is watching.\"\r\nServing hundreds of balls, repeating footwork, arriving prepared, and continuing to practice when improvement is slow teaches consistency. Those habits can transfer directly to academics, careers, and personal goals.\r\n\r\n5. Confidence — \"I can figure this out.\"\r\nPlayers gradually discover that skills they once couldn't perform become possible through effort and persistence. That creates confidence based on earned ability, rather than simply being told to believe in yourself.","fullyFundedDate":1768753764633,"projectUrl":"project/volleyball-skills-for-life/10037484/","projectTitle":"Volleyball Skills for Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Engel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8157793"},{"teacherId":10413241,"projectId":10046611,"letterContent":"These new resources have brought excitement and creativity into our classroom. Students are using the markers and tagboard to create posters, props, and visuals for our Romeo and Juliet scene- and dialogue-recreation project. They were excited when they first saw the materials and immediately began sharing creative ideas with their groups.\r\n\r\nThe Manga Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet is helping make the story and Shakespeare's language more accessible through illustrations, while The Hunger Games books will support our upcoming Survival unit and expand our classroom library.\r\n\r\nNext, students will complete their scene designs, rehearse their dialogue, and present their creative interpretations to the class. Thank you for helping my students build confidence, creativity, teamwork, and a deeper love of reading!","fullyFundedDate":1776953956975,"projectUrl":"project/love-labels-and-marker-mayhem/10046611/","projectTitle":"Love, Labels and Marker Mayhem","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Esteban","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10413241"},{"teacherId":8131786,"projectId":8035884,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support for my students. These projects that have been funded always mean so much to students across the country, in Nevada, here in CCSD in Las Vegas, and my school and classroom. My students were able to utilize the tools and things we received to better help them feel comfortable, welcome, and supported in doing their best no matter what. Your support has ensured students had materials and were able to call my classroom home a little bit more. Without this continued support for our classrooms who knows what we would struggle to provide. I and so many teachers are eternally grateful for the support from Donors Choose donors and I hope to continue using these donations to support not just my current classes but classes to come. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your consideration and support. Words can only do so much to express how thankful we are.","fullyFundedDate":1700337293309,"projectUrl":"project/getting-recharged-organized-and-comfor/8035884/","projectTitle":"Getting Recharged, Organized, and Comfortable in Social Studies!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Way","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8131786"},{"teacherId":8107687,"projectId":10010325,"letterContent":"The donated Chromebooks and chargers have made a noticeable difference in our classroom environment. Students now have more opportunities to engage with digital learning tools and complete assignments without waiting for shared devices to become available. Having access to technology when they need it has encouraged more independence and participation in class activities.\r\n\r\nThese materials have also made it easier to incorporate a variety of learning methods into our daily routine. With reliable access to devices, students can explore resources, practice skills, and collaborate on projects more efficiently. Overall, the contributions have created a smoother, more flexible learning experience for everyone in the class.","fullyFundedDate":1768275724620,"projectUrl":"project/increasing-access-and-engagement/10010325/","projectTitle":"Increasing Access and Engagement","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Meister","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8107687_orig.png?crop=702,702,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634926858984","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8107687"},{"teacherId":8132019,"projectId":10244375,"letterContent":"Dear Donor,\r\nThank you so much for your incredible generosity in funding our DonorsChoose project! Because of your support, our classroom has been stocked with snacks that do so much more than just fill hungry stomachs—they are actively helping our students grow, learn, and succeed every single day.\r\nIn our Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) environment, meeting basic needs is the first step toward emotional regulation and academic focus. Many of our students arrive needing a little extra support to curb their hunger, and having these healthy, reliable options readily available has made a remarkable difference in their daily energy and readiness to learn.\r\nWhat makes these snacks even more special is how our students are earning them! We have integrated our snack station into a positive reinforcement system where students earn points by tracking their personal growth, making great behavioral choices, and actively working on self-improvement. One of the areas we are focusing on most is mindful communication and watching our language.\r\nSeeing the pride on a student's face when they cash in their hard-earned points for a snack because they chose kind words, used self-control during a frustrating moment, or turned their day around is truly rewarding. Your gift has turned a simple snack into a powerful tool for accountability, positive behavior, and celebrating small victories.\r\nThank you for believing in our students and investing in their well-being and character development. You are making a lasting impact in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1785364740344,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-our-stars-for-success/10244375/","projectTitle":"Fueling Our STARs For Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alburquerque","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/malburquerque1"},{"teacherId":9349006,"projectId":10246040,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us get our books for this school year. I am so excited to share them with my students. A huge fan of psychological thrillers I've already been hyping up my students about reading from the Edgar Allen Poe graphic novel during second quarters Inside the nightmare unit, which is perfectly time with Halloween. Sophomore students will be able to choose to read either \"The Cask of the Amintillado\" or \"The Pit and the Pendulum\" as a whole class, so that have some input on what they read. We will finish off the unit with reading \"The Raven\" and writing our own poem about fear. It will also allow students to transition into our third quarter unit which is outsiders and outcasts where they will read Frankenstein's quick text graphic novel, but that's a new project.\r\n\r\nFreshman will have the opportunity to read Ray Bradberry's Fahrenheit 451 as a graphic novel this year as part of our things we make fourth-quarter unit, thanks to your contribution. As this is a new unit for myself as well as the students, we look forward to exploring the author's point of view. This too will be a good transition piece as students will read Ray Bradberry's \"Harrison Bergeron\" in our extending freedoms reach unit their first quarter of sophomore year next year.\r\n\r\nFor both units it will be able to use vocab to support their deficits in phonics and vocabulary. Student volunteers or the teachers will read aloud to support students in reading. We will use class discourse to discuss what is happening in the story before completing the selection test.","fullyFundedDate":1778070457066,"projectUrl":"project/readings-should-not-be-so-black-and-whit/10246040/","projectTitle":"Readings Should Not Be So Black And White","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Soldate","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9349006_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784663704225","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9349006"},{"teacherId":8139721,"projectId":9995551,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in funding our project! When the boxes arrived filled with everything from DNA models and specialized cancer cell microscope slides to fruit fly kits, my students were so excited. For many of them, getting to look at actual tissue slides and build tangible DNA structures bridges the gap between textbook concepts and real-world science. They were incredibly eager to dive in, and having quality tools like the paper shredder, zipper pouches, and colored pencils has made organizing our daily labs and activities seamless.\r\n​Beyond the amazing scientific exploration, the snack boxes, Oreos, and sour candies have completely transformed our classroom dynamic. I have been using these treats as high-motivation rewards for participation, hard work, and academic milestones. It has been amazing to see how a simple bag of Takis or Sour Patch Kids can instantly energize the room and get students excited to tackle tough science challenges. Even the hand sanitizer and essential supplies have kept our workspace clean and ready for hands-on learning every single day.\r\n​Our next steps are to integrate the fruit fly kits into our upcoming genetics unit, allowing students to track traits in real-time just like true lab scientists. Your support has not only provided our classroom with critical STEM resources, but it has also created an incredibly engaging, positive environment where students feel supported and rewarded for their efforts. We are so grateful for your investment in our education!","fullyFundedDate":1769621592611,"projectUrl":"project/decoding-dna-science-snacks-and-suppl/9995551/","projectTitle":"Decoding DNA: Science, Snacks, and Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Perez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8139721"},{"teacherId":10400534,"projectId":10002008,"letterContent":"We love the supplies! Thank you! My students were excited to use the markers to create posters. Using the donated giant sticky notes and markers we made Janus figures of the president of their choice from the 1980 and 1990s. They worked with their table mates to research the president then drew them on a poster with a provided two sided face. One side faced a list of good things the president had done in the students minds and the other side faced a list of bad actions or choices. There was so much class discussion and an exciting buzz in the air as they worked on their Janus posters. \r\nThank you for the love and support!","fullyFundedDate":1768177618611,"projectUrl":"project/materials-for-collaboration-and-creativi/10002008/","projectTitle":"Materials for Collaboration and Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Meagher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10400534"},{"teacherId":8139721,"projectId":9307601,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in funding our project, \"Smashing Stress with Pickleball.\" When the boxes arrived and the students first saw the paddles, balls, and nets, they were so excited! Many of them had never played pickleball before, and they couldn't wait to get their hands on the equipment and learn how to play. \r\nWe have been using these resources to give the students a much-needed physical outlet during the day. It has been incredible to watch them channel their energy into learning the game, improving their hand eye coordination, and practicing team work. One of the best moments has been seeing students who shy away from traditional sports eagerly jump onto the court, smiling and cheering each other on. it has truly become a highlight of their week.\r\nMoving forward, we plan to turn this into a regular part of our routine. Your support has given my students a fun, active way to relieve stress, build confidence, and stay healthy. We are so incredibly grateful for your investment in our classroom and well being!","fullyFundedDate":1750256168353,"projectUrl":"project/smashing-stress-with-pickleball/9307601/","projectTitle":"Smashing Stress with Pickleball","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Perez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8139721"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_63708","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":2409,"numTeachers":106,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":28,"percentWhite":6,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":55,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":1,"percentMultiracialImputed":4,"gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"22.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":48.0,"schoolId":63708,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Mojave High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Mojave High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/clark-county-school-district/mojave-high-school/63708"}