{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Northwest Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":49.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3827729,"projectId":10202192,"letterContent":"These junk journals were the PERFECT way to end the school year! I had no idea how much my students love to craft. Other teachers were having behavior problems with their students, and my kids just came in eager to work on their journals every day. I didn't even have to resort to showing a movie during the last week of school because they loved this project so much. \r\n\r\nThe \"Huda F\" books were a huge hit, especially with my student from Afghanistan. It's so important for kids to see themselves represented in literature, and these books connect with quite a few of my students. \r\n\r\nThank you for making the end of the year so much better than it usually is! We appreciate you so much!!","fullyFundedDate":1777998343791,"projectUrl":"project/junk-journals-and-graphic-novels/10202192/","projectTitle":"Junk Journals and Graphic Novels","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bramscher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3827729_orig.jpg?crop=1547,1547,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731016580513","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/erin-bramscher"},{"teacherId":3827729,"projectId":10122018,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for these items to improve our school community! The posters are gorgeous. Some of my students stayed after school to put them up around our pod area, and they were delighted by their peers' reactions the next day. They especially love the ninja poster.\r\n\r\nMy advisory class came up with a plan to distribute the personal care items. We will implement that plan this year. It's so nice to know that I have a stash of items I can provide whenever a student needs something. It's so uncomfortable to go without lotion and Chapstick in the winter months!\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping my students!","fullyFundedDate":1776259952064,"projectUrl":"project/make-yellow-pod-a-brighter-place/10122018/","projectTitle":"Make Yellow Pod a Brighter Place","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bramscher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3827729_orig.jpg?crop=1547,1547,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731016580513","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/erin-bramscher"},{"teacherId":8115823,"projectId":10258073,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our new washer and dryer have made a huge difference in both PE and our sports programs. We use them regularly to wash pinnies, practice jerseys, team uniforms, and other gear that students share. Having reliable machines on-site means we can keep equipment clean and ready to go without having to rely on worn-out machines that were no longer getting the job done.\r\n\r\nWhen my students and athletes first saw the new machines, they were excited to see something so practical make such a big difference in our program. While a washer and dryer may not be the most exciting piece of equipment, they are something we depend on every day. Students now have access to clean gear and uniforms, which helps them feel more comfortable, confident, and prepared to participate.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, we'll continue using the machines throughout the school year to support our PE classes and sports teams. This project may be behind the scenes, but it plays an important role in keeping our students ready to learn, compete, and represent our school with pride. Thank you for helping us take better care of our students and our programs!","fullyFundedDate":1778069897355,"projectUrl":"project/clean-uniforms-confident-students/10258073/","projectTitle":"Clean Uniforms, Confident Students","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Drecksel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8115823"},{"teacherId":6916382,"projectId":10192978,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Clay Creations: Shape It, Scratch It, Style It.\" Your generosity is providing my art and ceramics students with the tools they need to explore the exciting world of clay through creativity, craftsmanship, and hands-on learning.\r\n\r\nWith your support, our classroom will have quality clay tools that allow students to shape, carve, scratch, texture, and refine their ceramic creations with confidence. These tools will help students develop important artistic techniques while encouraging patience, problem-solving, and attention to detail as they transform a simple piece of clay into a unique work of art.\r\nWe were even able to use quite a few of these new tools at the end of last semester during our Ceramic Wall Hanging Project! The students loved experimenting with the different textures and techniques. We will be using these tools even more throughout the coming semester as students continue to build their ceramic skills and create even more imaginative projects.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is giving students the opportunity to experiment, take creative risks, and build skills that they will carry with them long after they leave the art room. Every project they complete will be a reminder that caring people believe in their creativity and are willing to invest in their success.\r\n\r\nI cannot wait to share pictures of my students using these new tools and creating amazing ceramic artwork once school starts! I know they will be inspired by the opportunities your generosity has made possible, and I look forward to showing you the incredible pieces they create.\r\nFrom all of us at the Northwest Middle School Art Department, thank you for believing in our students and making this project possible. Your kindness is helping shape not only beautiful works of art but also confident, creative young artists.","fullyFundedDate":1777998343336,"projectUrl":"project/clay-creations-shape-it-scratch-it-st/10192978/","projectTitle":"Clay Creations: Shape It, Scratch It, Style It","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coyle (Melissa Coyle)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6916382_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753105565624","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissa-coyle"},{"teacherId":6916382,"projectId":10192979,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Let's Get to the Point—Pencil Point, That Is!\" Your generosity has provided our art and ceramics classroom with wooden pencils, mechanical pencils, and lead that will help our students create, design, sketch, and grow throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nPencils are one of the most important tools in any art classroom. Whether students are planning a ceramic sculpture, practicing observational drawing, creating detailed designs, or brainstorming new ideas in their sketchbooks, having reliable drawing supplies makes all the difference. Thanks to your kindness, every student will have access to the materials they need to build confidence and express their creativity.\r\n\r\nYour gift does more than provide supplies—it removes barriers and allows students to focus on learning, experimenting, and creating instead of worrying about whether they have the tools they need. Your generosity is helping foster imagination, perseverance, and artistic growth in every class that walks through our doors.\r\nI cannot wait to share pictures of my students using these new pencils and creating incredible works of art once school starts! I know they will put your generous donation to great use, and I look forward to showing you the amazing creativity your support has inspired.\r\n\r\nFrom all of us at the Northwest Middle School Art Department, thank you for believing in our students and investing in their future. Your generosity is making a lasting impact, one sketch, one design, and one masterpiece at a time.","fullyFundedDate":1777998344868,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-to-the-point-pencil-point-that/10192979/","projectTitle":"Let's Get to the Point-Pencil Point that is","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coyle (Melissa Coyle)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6916382_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753105565624","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissa-coyle"},{"teacherId":6916382,"projectId":10252560,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Sketch More, Spend Less: Creating Affordable Art Journals.\" Your generosity has given our students the opportunity to create high-quality, personalized sketchbooks that they will use throughout the year to explore their creativity, practice new techniques, and document their artistic growth.\r\n\r\nWith the binding machine and supplies you helped provide, our students can make their own durable art journals at a fraction of the cost of purchasing them. These journals will become a safe place for brainstorming, experimenting, sketching, reflecting, and developing their artistic voice. Because we can create them in our classroom, we are able to stretch our budget further and ensure that more students have access to the materials they need to succeed.\r\nYour kindness is investing in much more than art supplies—it is investing in confidence, creativity, problem-solving, and self-expression. Every page our students fill will be a reminder that people they have never met believe in their potential and are willing to support their education.\r\n\r\nI cannot wait to share pictures from my students' sketchbooks once school starts! I know they will be excited to put these new journals to use, and I look forward to showing you the incredible creativity your generosity has made possible.\r\nFrom all of us at the Northwest Middle School Art Department, thank you for making this project possible. Your generosity is helping our students create, imagine, and grow as artists every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1777998342381,"projectUrl":"project/sketch-more-spend-less-creating-afford/10252560/","projectTitle":"Sketch More, Spend Less: Creating Affordable Art Journals","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coyle (Melissa Coyle)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6916382_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753105565624","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissa-coyle"},{"teacherId":4490207,"projectId":9580870,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contributions to our math adventure logs project! My students are able to successfully record key concepts in their logs, and they use them to complete projects and other tasks in the classroom.\r\n\r\nThe students enjoyed choosing a color of their choice for their log, and they took real ownership of their logs—keeping them safe in their cubbies or binders.\r\n\r\nThe next steps for our logs is to expand them to include portfolio drafts and expand on the free-writing exercises we engaged in to be able to explain in writing as well as verbally each concept they learn.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1755471544276,"projectUrl":"project/math-adventure-logs/9580870/","projectTitle":"Math Adventure Logs","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Dunford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4490207_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1515806254379","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4490207"},{"teacherId":4490207,"projectId":9676222,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contributions to our stand and graph magnetic grids project! The students are able to use the grids to plot points and lines, and they also have to identify which quadrant each section of the grid is. It's great practice and highly engaging!\r\n\r\nWhen my students first saw the materials, they were excited to be able to graph at our vertical whiteboards. Before the grids, it was a struggle to complete graphing tasks at the whiteboards. \r\n\r\nThe next steps for us is to use the magnetic grids to build conceptual understanding of how equations of a line match up with lines on the grid. It's going to be an adventure! Thank you again for contributing to our project!","fullyFundedDate":1757545618584,"projectUrl":"project/stand-and-graph-on-magnetic-grids/9676222/","projectTitle":"Stand and Graph on Magnetic Grids!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Dunford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4490207_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1515806254379","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4490207"},{"teacherId":2553031,"projectId":10205602,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for allowing our track team members to receive medals for their hard work, persistence, determination and dedication. The smiles on their faces when they received these medals is priceless. I can't come up with the words/adjectives to describe the pride and happiness on their faces.\r\n\r\nNext track season I look forward to handing out medals again to our students for their hard work. If it were up to me, I would give a medal to all students who worked hard and showed their dedication. Thank you for making this happen!","fullyFundedDate":1778171124937,"projectUrl":"project/finishing-strong-medals-for-our-studen/10205602/","projectTitle":"“Finishing Strong: Medals for Our Student Athletes”","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Littlefield","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2553031_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y217&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760041415166","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2553031"},{"teacherId":3827729,"projectId":10087651,"letterContent":"We just finished our junk journals, and it really was the perfect end of year project! The kids have been writing paragraphs about their lives for the last few months. Last week, they compiled all of those paragraphs into books. It was so fun to see their creativity! It took longer than I expected because they put so much effort into it. One student even made her own stickers to go in it! Another student asked me to print out pictures of Drake. :-) They love to craft, and I think it's good for their imaginations. They took their books home, and I heard some students talking about how they were going to keep writing in them this summer. \r\n\r\nWhen other teachers were struggling with wild student behavior, my students were calm, focused, and engaged. Thank you for making the end of the year easier and more fun!","fullyFundedDate":1771001311102,"projectUrl":"project/blank-books-and-craft-supplies/10087651/","projectTitle":"Blank Books and Craft Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bramscher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3827729_orig.jpg?crop=1547,1547,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731016580513","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/erin-bramscher"},{"teacherId":8115823,"projectId":10176072,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, the \"Every Finish Line Matters\" project has had a meaningful impact on my track athletes. The medals have given students something tangible to work toward and celebrate, recognizing the effort, dedication, and perseverance they put into practices and meets throughout the season. For many students, earning a medal represented more than just placement, it symbolized personal growth, commitment, and the confidence that comes from achieving a goal.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the medals, they were incredibly excited. It instantly brought more energy and motivation to practices and competitions. Students pushed themselves harder, encouraged teammates more often, and took pride in representing our school. One of the best moments was watching athletes who may not always receive recognition light up when they realized their hard work could be celebrated too.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, we'll continue building a positive track culture centered around effort, improvement, and teamwork. These medals have helped reinforce the idea that every athlete's journey matters and that success comes from dedication and persistence. Thank you for helping create lasting memories and meaningful motivation for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1775143151859,"projectUrl":"project/every-finish-line-matters-/10176072/","projectTitle":"Every Finish Line Matters 👍","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Drecksel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8115823"},{"teacherId":5682091,"projectId":10191604,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of my classroom. Standardized testing takes weeks and can be so overwhelming for our students. Science goes in the middle of the line up and by the time they start the science test they have already done two separate language arts test. The snacks in this project helped give my students a bit of a pick me up and some food in their stomachs to keep their brain power going. I am happy to report we had excellent test results this year and that is due in part to the snacks you provided. Thank you for helping to ensure my students success.","fullyFundedDate":1776454584806,"projectUrl":"project/snacking-success/10191604/","projectTitle":"Snacking Success","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Neugebauer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5682091_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535809224532","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5682091"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_33239","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":514,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":87,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":4,"percentWhite":8,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":72,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":6,"percentMultiracialImputed":2,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":50.6,"schoolId":33239,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Northwest Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Northwest Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/utah/salt-lake-city-school-district/northwest-middle-school/33239"}