{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Mount Vernon Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":24.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10476436,"projectId":10186158,"letterContent":"Field Day is an annual tradition at Mount Vernon Middle School that provides students and staff with an opportunity to celebrate the school year through collaboration, recreation, school spirit, and community. More importantly, it serves as one of our final opportunities to come together as the Mount Vernon family before the school year concludes. This year, approximately 60 students participated, and the event was characterized by enthusiasm, laughter, and a tremendous sense of community.\r\n\r\nOne of the most meaningful additions to this year's Field Day was the use of the banners created with the white paper your organization generously donated. Students were given the opportunity to develop team names and demonstrate their creativity and school spirit. Team names ranged from \"Da Goats\"—a name selected by two different teams—to the Greasers and \"Lakers in Five.\" The students' investment in creating their identities contributed significantly to their engagement and sense of ownership throughout the event. The banners were not simply materials; they became a vehicle through which students expressed creativity, collaboration, and school pride.\r\n\r\nThe donated materials also supported several of our Field Day activities. Students particularly enjoyed the tic-tac-toe relay, which encouraged teamwork, strategic thinking, and active participation as teams worked to achieve three in a row. The versatility of this resource will allow us to extend its impact well beyond Field Day. \r\n\r\nThroughout the upcoming school year, we anticipate incorporating the tic-tac-toe equipment into student clubs, schoolwide behavioral celebrations, team-building activities, and both team-sport and low-impact recreational opportunities.\r\nThe five-gallon water jugs will likewise provide continued value throughout the school year. Given the warm temperatures that often accompany both the beginning and conclusion of our school year, access to reliable water containers is particularly important during outdoor activities. These resources will allow us to better support student hydration and comfort during Field Day, athletic activities, clubs, and other outdoor events.\r\n\r\nStudents were visibly excited to see the new supplies and equipment available for Field Day. Although they were not initially informed of the community contributions that made these resources possible, their excitement reinforced for us the importance of recognizing the individuals and organizations who invest in our students. Moving forward, I intend to place greater emphasis on communicating these contributions to our students so they can better understand the role that community partners play in creating meaningful educational and extracurricular experiences. Your generosity represents one part of a broader network of community support that positively influences the lives of our students.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of the students and staff of Mount Vernon Middle School, thank you for your generosity and commitment to our school community. Your contributions directly enhanced the quality of our Field Day experience and provided resources that will continue to benefit students throughout the upcoming school year. Without the support of community partners such as you, providing an event that meets the high standards we strive to uphold at Mount Vernon would be significantly more challenging.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students, supporting our school, and helping us create experiences that foster connection, belonging, and school pride. Your generosity made a meaningful difference, and we are sincerely grateful for your partnership with Mount Vernon Middle School.","fullyFundedDate":1777768268220,"projectUrl":"project/field-day/10186158/","projectTitle":"Field Day","teacherDisplayName":"Coach DeCotis _ Staff - MtVernonMS","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10476436"},{"teacherId":9007402,"projectId":9909829,"letterContent":"Our True Book Fairs of 2025-2026 school year were a huge success and we gave away almost 100 books to our students and their families. Thanks to your generosity, our students took home new manga, horror, realistic fiction, historical fiction, and graphic novels to keep forever! Many of our students struggle to see themselves and their interests in literature. With your help, our school is able to provide books that reflect our demographics that our students WANT to read. Contributions, like yours, make the Mount Vernon True Book Fair possible and put representative, high interest materials directly in student's hands. On behalf of students and staff at Mount Vernon Middle School, thank you for your donation to this project.","fullyFundedDate":1769269528968,"projectUrl":"project/student-book-fair-requests/9909829/","projectTitle":"Student Book Fair Requests","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Katie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9007402_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y355&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1681253622303","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mountvernonlibrary"},{"teacherId":9007402,"projectId":9595437,"letterContent":"Our students are loving the newest volumes of their favorite Manga series. Many of our Mount Vernon readers keep up with series like Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, and Assassination Classroom online. By having the latest issue here in our Library, students understand that we have up-to-date, relevant resources for learning and pleasure! Across grade levels, students are assigned Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) time during the school day and our manga collection is popular among all of our students. Even those students who read manga online will pick up the latest physical volume from the Library to re-read at school.\r\nHaving updated resources is paramount to making the Library an integral part of the school curriculum and a place where students want to spend time. Thank you for your contribution to our Library collection. Your donations help keep our school Library a student-centered space and exciting place to be.","fullyFundedDate":1763639916006,"projectUrl":"project/filling-in-the-gaps/9595437/","projectTitle":"Filling in the Gaps","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Katie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9007402_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y355&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1681253622303","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mountvernonlibrary"},{"teacherId":9007402,"projectId":9077783,"letterContent":"Thanks to your donations, the Reading Enrichment classes, taught by myself, in the Library have had a great school year! My 8th graders have read Long Way Down and The Hunger Games and the 7th graders have read several comic books about Miles Morales. Thanks to the plethora of options this grant provided, we are able to choose titles that everyone found interesting. When we finish a book, I assess our students understanding by giving opportunities to express their thoughts, opinions, and experiences of the book through interpretive character drawings, curated music playlists, and written alternate endings. The group reading and discussions also lead to social-emotional learning opportunities where students are able to make connections between the characters and their own experiences. \r\nThank you for helping to provide representative reading options for the students in our Reading Enrichment Elective class and in our school! Your donation has made the Mount Vernon Library a more welcoming, enriching space for our amazing students.","fullyFundedDate":1746573635716,"projectUrl":"project/new-group-reading-sets/9077783/","projectTitle":"New Group Reading Sets","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Katie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9007402_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y355&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1681253622303","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mountvernonlibrary"},{"teacherId":9007402,"projectId":8898025,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to a project that recognizes the school Library as a place that supplies a variety of resources for our students. You are directly contributing to the growth, joy, welfare, and success of our students. Our students at Mount Vernon are often those with the greatest need for additional resources and they GREATLY benefit from your generosity and thoughtfulness. With your help, our school library can continue to be a place centered on student wellness, engagement, and enjoyment. On behalf of our school, thank you!\"","fullyFundedDate":1734897741168,"projectUrl":"project/library-supplies/8898025/","projectTitle":"Library Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Katie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9007402_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y355&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1681253622303","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mountvernonlibrary"},{"teacherId":9007402,"projectId":9003909,"letterContent":"Students at Mount Vernon are loving the plethora of art supplies now at their fingertips! The elective teachers and I partnered together to do over 18 art lessons in the Library last year alone. Thanks to your contributions, we will continue to offer art lessons in the library every two weeks! Topics for this year include using oil pastels to draw flowers, self portraits on canvas, creature modeling with play-dough, and still life drawings with charcoal. With each new year, students come to Mount Vernon ready to express themselves through art and creativity. We are so thankful for your contributions that allow us to continue this program. Thank you for helping make our Mount Vernon Library a place of discovery, literacy, creativity, and growth.","fullyFundedDate":1744137578148,"projectUrl":"project/art-lessons-in-the-library/9003909/","projectTitle":"Art Lessons in the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Katie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9007402_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y355&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1681253622303","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mountvernonlibrary"},{"teacherId":9007402,"projectId":8939572,"letterContent":"Our students are loving the newest volumes of their favorite Manga series. Many of our Mount Vernon readers keep up with series like Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, and Assassination Classroom online. By having the latest issue here in our Library, students understand that we have up-to-date, relevant resources for learning and pleasure! 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