{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Oregon City High School","outOfStateSupporters":12.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8007657,"projectId":9538489,"letterContent":"Honestly, the \"no phones\" rule has been going pretty well! Students are very happy to use the easy-to-use colored timers and the calculators for their labs instead of their phones. The digital cameras and their cases are so cute and take great pictures of plants for our observational studies. There are only a few students who try to sneak out their phones or complain. Most seem very happy to leave them away and just \"be\" and \"experience\" the classroom and outdoor environment.\r\n\r\nI'm happy to be following guidance from multiple studies and children-focused organizations. From awayfortheday.com: \"According to a research study of American teens ages 12-15, those who used social media over three hours each day faced twice the risk of having negative mental health outcomes, including depression and anxiety symptoms. Teenagers in the United States who spend 3 hours or more a day on electronic devices are at a 35% higher risk of suicide than those who spend less than one hour on them. Eighth graders who are heavy users of social media have a 27% higher risk of depression than kids who exceed the average time playing sports or hanging out with friends.\"\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your contribution to my classroom and supporting students!!","fullyFundedDate":1757799141793,"projectUrl":"project/lets-ditch-the-phones-and-focus-on-scie/9538489/","projectTitle":"Let's Ditch the Phones and Focus on Science!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cole","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8007657"},{"teacherId":2974959,"projectId":9820904,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and support of my amazing students. We have a great seating corner with a wonderful rocking chair and floor pillows to give students options. Plus they are so attractive and the students are so proud of how this room looks and feels. We also have a snack cubby which is utilized daily. The students sometimes have to wait until 1:30 to get lunch and their stomachs definitely feel it. Your care has provided them with many options to choose from to keep them comfortable until they can get more food. They talk about how much they love this space. How it is a space that feels warm, welcoming and comforting. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1760887810389,"projectUrl":"project/the-tranquil-health-room-snack-station/9820904/","projectTitle":"The Tranquil Health Room Snack Station","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ashley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2974959_orig.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756441588353","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2974959"},{"teacherId":9822409,"projectId":9162649,"letterContent":"Thank you soooooo much for helping my students fuel their learning. My 4th Period Freshman Global Studies class in particular really appreciated having something to fuel the end of their day with as their blood sugar dropped. It allowed them to be more excited, more engaged, and more ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThese kids are hungry! Every day they are still coming in and asking for snacks, and they've been very lucky to have easy access to those snacks with no questions, no guilt, and no worries.\r\n\r\nI appreciate you, I appreciate your help, and I know my students do too!","fullyFundedDate":1752876558722,"projectUrl":"project/learning-fuel-for-ochs-students/9162649/","projectTitle":"Learning Fuel for OCHS Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Tokarski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9822409"},{"teacherId":9831392,"projectId":9149917,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our \"Bringing Biology into Focus\" project! The smartphone microscope adapters you funded have become a daily staple in our microbiology and biotechnology courses. Students no longer just peer through a microscope — they collect data, measure microbes, and tell stories through images.\r\n\r\nThe technology has empowered even our quietest students. One freshman who was hesitant to touch a microscope early in the semester became the class \"micro-photographer,\" documenting crystal-clear images of bacterial colonies for everyone to analyze. Another group used the adapters to record time-lapse videos of yeast fermentation bubbles for our \"Microbe Munch\" lab — data they later graphed and presented in their CER conclusions.\r\n\r\nThe excitement in the lab is contagious (in the best possible way). Students crowd around the screens comparing focus levels and colors, calling out discoveries like, \"I think that's a dividing cell!\" Their curiosity is driving authentic science learning, and your gift made that possible.\r\n\r\nYour donation didn't just provide equipment — it opened a window into a living, hidden world. Thank you for believing that high school students deserve access to real scientific tools and experiences that inspire lifelong curiosity.","fullyFundedDate":1746786218293,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-biology-into-focus-enhancing-s/9149917/","projectTitle":"Bringing Biology into Focus: Enhancing STEM Access through Smartphone Microscopy","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Pete","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9831392_orig.jpg?crop=768,768,x355,y81&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731352739468","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9831392"},{"teacherId":2974959,"projectId":9313450,"letterContent":"The impact of your donation to The Tranquil Health Project had been immeasurable. My students walk in everyday with a sense of calm, a relaxed state that allows them to work more effectively. We have replaced the overhead lights, which are aggressive and shocking to hanging twinkle lights and lamps. You have afforded us the ability to put in a rocking chair and a table for students to break away for alone time and calm even more. My students tell me how they look forward to being in my class and how thankful they are for the environment created. Thank you! You made this happen.","fullyFundedDate":1756235076098,"projectUrl":"project/the-tranquil-health-room/9313450/","projectTitle":"The Tranquil Health Room","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ashley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2974959_orig.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756441588353","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2974959"},{"teacherId":6578148,"projectId":8862256,"letterContent":"I have more students than ever coming into my classroom before school, during lunch, and even after school to have a calm place to reduce stress. Last year a couple of the students that were distractions in other classes were brought to the back of my classroom to relax and collect themselves before going back to their regular math class. One even requested that I was their teacher the next year because the lighting helped them remain calmer and he felt less like he was going to lose control of himself. \r\n\r\nYou have helped create this space with the lighting change. In a math classroom so many students have math anxiety but with warmer lighting the anxiety is reduced enough that they can start to build their confidence back up and are willing to try. The lighting change has changed my classroom so much and I can't thank you enough. My students can't thank you enough!","fullyFundedDate":1730580925574,"projectUrl":"project/alternative-lighting/8862256/","projectTitle":"Alternative Lighting","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crutcher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6578148"},{"teacherId":6578148,"projectId":7466352,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for this donation! Having the white board space allowed me to have more students at the board presenting and sharing ideas as well as have space for announcements, schedules, etc. \r\n\r\nThis white board changed my classroom environment. Prior to the white board I was having to use a document camera and project work. This works to show math but I found myself sitting and working out problems under the document camera and students were more likely to work alone and bring a paper up to show it to students. A lot of explanations from students were lacking as they would just show the paper and give minimal explanation. Now with the white board space I may project a graph or something on the white board but the students are writing their work on the board and sharing their steps and thinking as they go. Students are showing deeper understandings just through this small addition to my classroom. Students also love writing on the whiteboards so I have more of them not just volunteering but asking if they can come up and show their idea on the board. Near the end of the year I had students going up to the board to show their work where they knew a mistake had been made because they wanted to ask the class where they went wrong. Great discussions come from this.","fullyFundedDate":1691038358998,"projectUrl":"project/white-board/7466352/","projectTitle":"White Board","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crutcher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6578148"},{"teacherId":2264230,"projectId":9298637,"letterContent":"I am happy to report that my students enjoyed their medieval costumes for acting out \"El caballero de Olmedo.\" Thank you for supporting this project!\r\n\r\nI have to share with you a few twists and turns that our project took. \r\nUnfortunately, the costumes I had ordered turned out to be unavailable! (Maybe they are a Halloween item?) However, I was determined not to let the opportunity to engage with the text slip away from us. I ventured out to a thrift store warehouse, and proceded to purchase $40 worth of used clothing to \"upcycle\" into medieval costumes on my own, using my sewing skills. \r\n\r\nSince I paid for the used clothing out of my own pocket, I felt confident that you would be happy to support the purchase of additional Spanish language young adult books for my high school classroom, which is Spanish Language Arts. \r\n\r\nSo, entirely unplanned, your gift had a double impact! The students engaged with the Spanish play from the 1600s AND they had more books to read! I'll post photos of both.","fullyFundedDate":1746490220259,"projectUrl":"project/costumes-bring-the-spanish-golden-age-to/9298637/","projectTitle":"Costumes Bring the Spanish Golden Age to Life!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Haynie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2264230_orig.jpg?crop=2333,2333,x0,y171&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733203262838","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2264230"},{"teacherId":2264230,"projectId":9238843,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting dual language immersion learners by providing more books for our growing classroom library! The library now has 100+ books in its first year! The students are definitely excited to have easy access to a books in Spanish at a range of reading levels. The library also contains books in English that convey topics of interest to Spanish-speaking culture and heritage. \r\n\r\nIn the Spanish Language Arts classroom, students enjoy independent reading time at the beginning of class, 3 days a week. They are accountable to demonstrate both time reading and comprehension in their reading. Their weekly bookmark is a part of the class grade. I also work with my students one-on-one by listening to them read aloud, so that I can check for fluency and comprehension. \r\n\r\nStudents enjoy the flexibility of reading time. They are allowed to sit with friends (as long as they are reading!) in their regular table groups, or in the bean bag chairs available for reading time. The additional books in our classroom library have made this reading time all the more valuable!","fullyFundedDate":1744208779625,"projectUrl":"project/students-need-more-high-interest-access/9238843/","projectTitle":"Students Need More High-interest, Accessible Books for Dual-language Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Haynie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2264230_orig.jpg?crop=2333,2333,x0,y171&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733203262838","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2264230"},{"teacherId":9831392,"projectId":8932863,"letterContent":"Since your generous gift arrived, our classroom has been buzzing with engagement and purpose. During our recent unit on cellular respiration, students have used the pop boards and Needohs to channel restless energy during group discussions, letting them focus more deeply on complex biochemical pathways. The whiteboards and chalk markers have transformed quick \"think-pair-share\" moments—students sketch their models of mitochondria and annotate each step of ATP production right at their desks. And when mid-lesson hunger strikes would threaten to derail our momentum, the healthy trail mixes and granola bars refueled tired minds so that our investigations into fermentation—and the real-world implications for food science—could continue without interruption.\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes arrived, a ripple of excitement shot through the room: one student exclaimed, \"It's like Christmas in March!\" as she examined the squishy fidgets, and groups clamored to be the first to map out their hypotheses on the whiteboards. That enthusiasm carried right into their lab work yesterday, where you could hear students cheer when their yeast-powered balloon experiments succeeded. It was a real \"aha\" moment—both for our lesson and for the power of having the right tools at hand.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we're building on this momentum by asking students to design their own mini-experiments on environmental factors that affect yeast activity. They'll use the fidgets to stay grounded during peer-review sessions, use the whiteboards to draft and revise their experimental protocols, and grab a healthy snack before presenting their results to the class. Thanks to you, these 120+ students are not only learning about science; they're experiencing the confidence and focus that come from feeling supported—mind, body, and spirit.","fullyFundedDate":1738792653326,"projectUrl":"project/a-project-to-support-young-hearts-minds/8932863/","projectTitle":"A Project to Support Young Hearts, Minds, and Stomachs.","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Pete","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9831392_orig.jpg?crop=768,768,x355,y81&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731352739468","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9831392"},{"teacherId":9822662,"projectId":8914738,"letterContent":"Over the past several months I have been able to create relationships with students I wouldn't have met otherwise. I've been able to help them through difficulties and celebrate successes. Overall, the kids were thrilled to have a place to just grab a quick bite and chat with an adult that was willing to talk with them.\r\n\r\nMore so, it gave me a chance to just help the students here. Having a place where they can have a small bite to eat, relax, talk about the things that were affecting them has gone so far to building relationships and trust.","fullyFundedDate":1731078270438,"projectUrl":"project/snack-and-a-chat/8914738/","projectTitle":"Snack and a Chat","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Donovan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9822662"},{"teacherId":3851639,"projectId":8920086,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your thoughtful and impactful donation to my classroom. I deeply appreciate your generosity through the gift of games for my students to connect over and graphic novels to spark their interest in reading. \r\n\r\nThe graphic novels have become a wonderful resource for all of my students this year. I have been able to put them into the hands of many reluctant readers, who ended up enjoying them despite themselves. The Percy Jackson graphic novels have been especially popular, even sparking the interest of a few students enough to pick up the novels from the library to continue the series. I have also loved the addition of some great classics in graphic novel form. Those have pushed students out of their genre comfort zones and stretched them in great ways. \r\n\r\nOne of the best and most surprising tools for connection I was gifted has been the magnet words set. It lives on my dry erase board, and has become one of my favorite features in the classroom; not only as a decoration but also as a passive opportunity for connection. I've witnessed some deep and meaningful poetry, messages between class periods, frustrations vented, and some good-natured silliness to bring it all together. \r\n\r\nYour donations have improved the culture for my students this year, and will continue to do so for the years to come. 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