{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Technology High School","outOfStateSupporters":34.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9816973,"projectId":10022547,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. As an early career teacher in a Title I public high school, I have seen the transformative effect of providing access to food over the course of the school day. Whether it be an endurance-testing 9th period lab or an intense tutoring session after school, nothing puts a smile on my students' faces quite like the sight of snacks to tide them over. \r\n\r\nI teach around 100 students this year, and I regularly mentor several more as the faculty advisor of our school's Science Club and Poets' Society. I can attest to the difference that even a small snack such as a packet of chips, popcorn, or an energy bar can improve the mood and mental health of my students. Having snacks around helped students persist through difficult lessons or long days. Small bites of good quality food helped fuel their creativity and thinking. My AP students swore by the power of food to help them think more critically to solve tricky problems. Finally, having the opportunity to eat with their peers while working on their passion as part of the after-school club activities helped students make friends and develop strong social bonds. I felt honored that I was able to facilitate that experience with your support. \r\n\r\nFor several students who may come from homes where both parents work or whose families are experiencing food insecurity, having access to snacks beyond the standard school lunch can be a lifeline. It helps students feel safe and cared for. I am so grateful that I was able to provide that warm and supportive environment for ALL my students due to the gift of food. On behalf of all my students, thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1768717932987,"projectUrl":"project/full-stomachs-full-hearts-and-full-mind/10022547/","projectTitle":"Full Stomachs, Full Hearts and Full Minds.","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Raj","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9816973_orig.jpg?crop=2358,2358,x0,y191&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1739233021715","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9816973"},{"teacherId":9816973,"projectId":9694150,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity. In an era where students' attention is being preyed upon by Big Tech, it is truly a gift to have access to hands-on learning opportunities that are as fun as they are educational. Your gift has positively impacted the lives of 70 sophomore physics students at Technology High School, Newark, NJ. \r\n\r\nIn my grant, I requested several roller-coaster building kits along with other demonstrators (an easy catapult building kit and a Newton's Second Law demonstrator) in order to make physics more relevant, fun, and challenging for the students. As months passed, I had completely lost hope of my project getting funded. Imagine my surprise when I received an email informing me that the roller coaster kits were on the way! The kindness and warmth of strangers and organizations that believed in me and my students really touched my heart. More than me, my students were delighted and immediately excited when they saw the kits. Physics can be kind of a dry subject especially for students who may not be inclined towards mathematics. So, to see them overjoyed was very moving. \r\n\r\nWith the kits, my students had the opportunity to learn about the Law of Conservation of Energy in a real life context - by constructing, testing out, and analyzing data from roller coasters of their own design, students were able to use their knowledge of mechanical energy transformations and conservation to make predictions and develop explanations. We used the mini-catapult kit to create a hands-on learning opportunity for elementary school students during our annual STEM night, which hopefully instilled a sense of curiosity in them. \r\n\r\nGoing forward, I plan to develop a project-based learning (PBL) unit for teaching energy that is centered on the roller coaster building project. This will give me more opportunities to build the kits into my lesson and unit planning, rather than use them in one or two activities through the year. Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to both create authentic learning opportunities for my students as well as grow in my skills and practice as a physics teacher. Finally, thank you for supporting our school community in the mission of fostering a genuine passion for science and engineering.","fullyFundedDate":1766507276075,"projectUrl":"project/minds-on-physics-learning-science-throu/9694150/","projectTitle":"Minds-on Physics: Learning Science through creativity, fun, and experience","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Raj","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9816973_orig.jpg?crop=2358,2358,x0,y191&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1739233021715","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9816973"},{"teacherId":1703239,"projectId":9102904,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your contribution to this project. The technology that has been purchased will help promote our student athletes to different colleges across the country. The technology will also help our student athletes break down their performances in an effort for constant improvement. \r\n\r\nOur student athletes are all extremely thankful, this project helps them showcase their talents. \r\n\r\nPlease be sure to follow us this upcoming baseball season as we look to repeat as conference champions. \r\n\r\nThank you once again.","fullyFundedDate":1746787130794,"projectUrl":"project/ths-baseball/9102904/","projectTitle":"THS Baseball","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Bayona","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1703239_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738884159888","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gtpaulyb"},{"teacherId":9821624,"projectId":8912939,"letterContent":"I would like to start this letter by expressing my gratitude for the donations for our classroom library. Throughout the process of receiving the materials, assembling the bookshelf, and ordering and organizing novels, students had an engaging in enriching experience. From bonding alongside peers through community service to having more accessible reading experiences during lessons, these donations have immensely impacted our learning environment and overall community of reading.\r\n\r\nUpon the materials arrival, students expressed excitement and curiosity for what the box entailed for their learning environment. As the classes that I have taught encompassed Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors in high school, it has become a center point to our shared space. Juniors assembled the bookshelf and removed all books from the previous space for organization to relieve their minds during state testing while also earning community service hours. Sophomores did research to discover the different genres for each novel within the library and the ones that were ordered via donation through a request list formulated by each of my three grade levels. Seniors revised the Sophomore's organization via their research and sorted all of the novels within the library. Overall, this was a very exciting experience for both myself and my students because volunteers were able to earn community service while being able to organize the novels that they have to suddenly reach during class for any activity or assignment that I may give them. Students' library etiquette has developed stupendously throughout the school years and the requests for more novels has and will continue!","fullyFundedDate":1730923834745,"projectUrl":"project/too-many-books-not-enough-library/8912939/","projectTitle":"Too Many Books, Not Enough Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Barran","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9821624_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y342&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755985450368","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9821624"},{"teacherId":9816973,"projectId":9106918,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating towards my project. In such uncertain times, it is so heartening to receive support and encouragement from donors who believe that students and young people have a right to food, shelter, and care, as a part of a high quality education. The snacks arrived at the right time (Q3 and Q4) and played a huge role in boosting the morale of my students. Additionally, having access to healthy and delicious snacks such as popcorn, nuts, and energy bars, provided them the energy required to persist through intellectually and emotionally demanding tasks. Finally, I was able to order snacks that they love, which allowed the kids to feel seen and cared for. This was instrumental in helping me build deep relationships with them. \r\n\r\nSo, thank you all once again for the support. You would be happy to know that my students performed very well on the AP Physics 1 exam, overall.","fullyFundedDate":1739282437327,"projectUrl":"project/feed-their-stomachs-feed-their-minds-f/9106918/","projectTitle":"Feed Their Stomachs, Feed Their Minds, Feed Their Souls","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Raj","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9816973_orig.jpg?crop=2358,2358,x0,y191&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1739233021715","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9816973"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_81174","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":654,"numTeachers":49,"percentFrplEligible":80,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":14,"percentWhite":10,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":70,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":0,"gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"13.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":65.5,"schoolId":81174,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Technology High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Technology High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-jersey/newark-public-schools/technology-high-school/81174"}