{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"North Central High School","outOfStateSupporters":39.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6487341,"projectId":9500364,"letterContent":"My students and I are so thankful for your support! It has been a wonderful semester so far thanks to your generosity. My students us the pencils, sharpener, and chromebook chargers daily. I use the supply bags daily to ensure students have access to highlighters, calculators, and hands on activities. \r\n\r\nI'm so thankful to be able to provide a safe and comfortable space for my students. They know if they need feminine hygiene products, hand sanitizer, or lotion they can get in my classroom. \r\n\r\nMy students love the classroom posters I'm able to make with anchor chart paper and they also love the markers you provided for activities and projects. They really got into using the dry erase pocket sleeves to work on proofs (they love being able to erase easily). \r\n\r\nThanks you for providing quality materials for my students. I cannot say thank you enough, I'm so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1753728136689,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-school-essentials/9500364/","projectTitle":"Back-to-School Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Denning","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6487341_orig.png?crop=314,314,x61,y260&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1564102207261","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6487341"},{"teacherId":9200358,"projectId":9545831,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting Donors Choose and teachers everywhere. This has been such a wonderful resource to get much needed materials in my classroom for better instruction. \r\n\r\n My classroom now has a much more welcoming vibe for all students in addition to supplemental materials for my units. There were several amazing materials that were able to be used with the sophomore creative writing unit surrounding Edgar Allan Poe (Books, stuffed Poe, coloring book, poster, etc). For my freshmen students there were lots of fun things to use with our Odyssey unit (posters, costumes, games, books, greek mythology). It is wonderful to be able to bring these texts to life by adding decorations to the classroom. \r\n\r\nAll of these materials will make a huge impact on my students learning. Thank you for investing in them! From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1761953061357,"projectUrl":"project/feeling-at-home-in-the-classroom/9545831/","projectTitle":"Feeling at Home in the Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. King","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9200358"},{"teacherId":536009,"projectId":9651229,"letterContent":"Our Adaptive Art Club — made possible through your generous DonorsChoose support — has been an incredible success! We held our first meeting on October 21st, and it has already become a highlight for our students in the club. Thanks to the supplies you funded, our students are getting to explore different forms of art using a wide range of new mediums and adaptive tools.\r\n\r\nThey were thrilled when they first saw everything we received. Their excitement grew as we talked through all the creative possibilities, and they eagerly shared what they were most excited to try and what they hoped to make. So far, they've loved creating jellyfish artwork and experimenting with collage — and the new materials have been absolutely invaluable in helping them express themselves.\r\n\r\nWe've planned a full calendar of projects for the rest of the year and into 2026. Our students will be block printing with styrofoam they carve, rolling ink with brayers, designing their own stamps, creating rubbings, and even sculpting with paper mâché. And truly, with the supplies you provided, the creative options feel endless!","fullyFundedDate":1756519250382,"projectUrl":"project/art-without-limits-where-creativity-mee/9651229/","projectTitle":"Art Without Limits: Where Creativity Meets Ability!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Becky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp536009_orig.png?crop=474,474,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757602121480","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/536009"},{"teacherId":7941565,"projectId":9719539,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible generosity, our classroom has been buzzing with excitement and creativity! The new supplies you helped fund have already become a big part of our daily lessons.\r\nMost recently, we've been using the post-it notes to substitute expressions to solve systems of equations. The students love to \"flip it\" to show the variable's value. It has made an abstract concept more concrete for all of the learners.\r\nHaving all of the supplies that my students need makes the class run so smoothly. Students know where the chromebook chargers are and the process to \"check them out\" and they don't have to disrupt the flow of the lessons. This will continue to build their confidence, teamwork, and love of learning.\r\nThank you again for giving my students these opportunities. Your support has made our classroom a place where creativity and discovery happen every day. We're so grateful for your kindness and belief in our learners!","fullyFundedDate":1759179202179,"projectUrl":"project/simple-supplies/9719539/","projectTitle":"Simple Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Castillo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7941565"},{"teacherId":3802882,"projectId":9519742,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the wonderful donation of clipboards for my classroom! They are in constant use as we explore historical resources and navigate our world. \r\n\r\nBeing able to learn on the go has helped my students become more confident in their abilities, because it encourages conversation and fosters a deeper understanding of the material. Each time the clipboards come out, I watch and listen as students begin to discuss, write, and get excited by the content. They love to move around the room, they love to share their learning, and it makes me so happy to see their hard work!","fullyFundedDate":1754238184943,"projectUrl":"project/historical-detectives-need-clipboards/9519742/","projectTitle":"Historical Detectives Need Clipboards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Holmes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3802882_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472168163602","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3802882"},{"teacherId":6778894,"projectId":9517381,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation! My kiddos are devouring these books. They have formed their own book clubs--even discussing the books at the end of class AND looking into other works by the authors--especially Vonnegut!\r\n\r\nThese books have ignited a curiosity within each of my kiddos about their city and state. Learning--more than ever--is key to vanquishing the dim light of ignorance and fear. To learn is to rebel, and my students are now more effectively equipped to engage in thoughtful conversations about the history they see and breathe each day in their fair city. They now make Han Solo look like a chump. \r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1755800899300,"projectUrl":"project/hoosier-stories-for-hoosier-kiddos/9517381/","projectTitle":"Hoosier Stories for Hoosier Kiddos","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Gawdzik","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6778894_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679944151936","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6778894"},{"teacherId":10058833,"projectId":9615089,"letterContent":"The Credit Recovery Classroom Culture project has been, by all counts, a success. In particular, the printer, white boards, and the expanded monitor have all contributed meaningfully.\r\n\r\nThe idea was to create a space that would encourage greater success on on-line credit recovery. However, what we have learned is that success in the on-line credit recovery world, for the students I am working with, is less about providing skill and content support and more about building trusting relationships. The technology additions to the space have encouraged relationship building.\r\n\r\nThe flexible whiteboards have permitted me to write encouraging notes and make goals public. The printer has permitted me to print out work for other classes that have to be maintained even as we're recovering credits. And the enlarged computer screen has permitted us to more clearly visually represent progress in a way that we can share the growth.\r\n\r\nIt has been a success. I was assigned two students to pilot this work. One student is a graduating senior who was missing 3 English credits. She recovered all 3 credits in 9 weeks and is now back on track to graduate on time. The other student is an 11th grader without any English credits. He recovered his first credit by the end of the first 9 weeks, and he earned a \"C\" in his current English class. He gained a credit without losing ground. When we got to the end of the 9 weeks, we celebrated. The principal and one of our assistant principals visited us for photos, I bought the students special lunches, and I contacted the families. \r\n\r\nThe Donors Choose gifts tangibly supported this work and these students, and we are thankful.","fullyFundedDate":1755435954191,"projectUrl":"project/credit-recovery-classroom-culture/9615089/","projectTitle":"Credit Recovery Classroom Culture","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lineweaver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10058833"},{"teacherId":2406578,"projectId":9052968,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my classroom. Students greatly appreciate your kindness and support to their learning. The classroom supplies have allowed students to be prepared without having to awkwardly ask for the necessities. I am able to keep the \"student center\" stocked with pencils, markers, etc. The candy has been wonderful to reward students for doing well and going above and beyond for their learning. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to utilize the whiteboard stickers on desk because of classroom remodeling, but I know students will like the ability to solve math problem and doodle on their desks without getting in trouble. \r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping students flourish in ways they didn't know was possible. Students know they are not able to \"opt out\" in class because I am able to provide them all that is needed to succeed and that is based off your donations. Thank you for making learning possible!","fullyFundedDate":1739374003966,"projectUrl":"project/writing-on-your-desk-is-cool/9052968/","projectTitle":"Writing on Your Desk Is Cool!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gosch","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2406578_orig.jpg?crop=489,489,x590,y39&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1737598397027","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/k-gosch"},{"teacherId":10042686,"projectId":9376380,"letterContent":"I wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped and supported the most recent \"School-Wide Rock-Paper-Scissors Contest.\" This event got AMAZING feedback from students, teachers, office staff, administrators, and even parents.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe purpose of the project was to kick off various SEL (Social Emotional Learning) lessons at North Central. The theme of this semester is meeting new people. This project absolutely met this purpose!\r\n\r\nIt was awesome to see students organically and spontaneously engaging on a new level. Students were challenging each other. They were challenging teachers. They were challenging Food Service Staff. They were even giving necklaces to security officers so they could challenge them.\r\n\r\nI personally had many interactions where I was walking in one direction down the hallway, and there was a student walking in the other direction. We would make eye contact, immediately nod, knowing that we both wanted to challenge without even talking. We would then introduce ourselves and make a lasting connection.\r\n\r\nThis event also helped kick off the new House System that has been started at North Central. The school has been divided into 4 different houses (like Harry Potter) that compete against each other. The houses are Ruby, Diamond, Obsidian, and Quartz.\r\n\r\nI regret to inform you that my house, Obsidian, failed to beat its rival, Quartz house! We will get you next time! Lol!\r\n\r\nOn a more serious note, I want to thank you for having faith in me. I have never managed something with this many moving parts or was executed this quickly. There were 10,000 necklaces, 200 Staff, 60 support staff, 4000 students – all of which had to have the materials delivered and explained. We had to make support videos, lessons, etc.\r\n\r\nThis was a massive lift.\r\n\r\nI learned more about large group leadership in 1 week than I learned in my entire Master's in Leadership Program.\r\n\r\nThank you.","fullyFundedDate":1748835432536,"projectUrl":"project/school-wide-paper-rock-scissors-tourname/9376380/","projectTitle":"School-Wide Paper Rock Scissors Tournament","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sprague","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10042686"},{"teacherId":7941565,"projectId":9376310,"letterContent":"Thank you again for supporting my students and their math education journey. My students love using the Algebra Tiles to model equations and the steps to take to solve the equation. One student even said, \"Oh, these make it so much easier to see what we have to do first when we solve the equation!\" That just shows that even high schoolers enjoy using manipulatives to support their thinking.\r\n\r\nI am excited to use the Algebra Tiles throughout the year when new opportunities arise. I look forward to seeing the students' faces when they learn we can use them to add, subtract and even multiply polynomials. That will make an abstract concept more tangible for them and it will deepen their understanding of why the \"rules\" work. Having the Algebra Tiles as a resource when students learn how to factor quadratic equations will help to make the difficult concept a little more user friendly.\r\n\r\nI really appreciate your generosity in helping to make math a little smoother for my students. This support will go a long way in their success in math.","fullyFundedDate":1750867132322,"projectUrl":"project/tangible-tiles/9376310/","projectTitle":"Tangible Tiles","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Castillo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7941565"},{"teacherId":248615,"projectId":9152780,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for this gift! The students really enjoyed being able to go outside to do their work and not have to sit on the ground! The Coleman camping chairs were a hit because none of the students have ever seen something like this and they loved being able to rock back and forth! The stools were fun to put together! When the lesson was over, the students did not want to go back into the building!!! :). The lesson was more effective because we were outside getting some fresh air!\r\n\r\nThank you again for the support!","fullyFundedDate":1745606346256,"projectUrl":"project/enjoy-some-outside-time/9152780/","projectTitle":"Enjoy Some Outside Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kern","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp248615_orig.png?crop=515,516,x0,y30&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741715596386","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/248615"},{"teacherId":6778894,"projectId":9260305,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity. With the heat already scorching, the hygiene supplies have made a welcome impact on my kiddos' happiness. Even for my students who may not need any of the supplies, they still thank me (and you) for seeing a daily reminder that there are people out there who care about them. Furthermore, word has spread that students whom I don't even teach will swing by and pick up a stick of deodorant. \r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you for helping me help my kiddos. Together, we can support the future of our country towards a kind and empathetic generation. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1745606346225,"projectUrl":"project/high-five-for-hygiene/9260305/","projectTitle":"High-Five for Hygiene!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Gawdzik","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6778894_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1679944151936","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6778894"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_19046","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":3682,"numTeachers":182,"percentFrplEligible":54,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":36,"percentWhite":30,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":22,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"20.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":60.6,"schoolId":19046,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about North Central High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"North Central High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/indiana/washington-township-school-district/north-central-high-school/19046"}