{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Service High School","outOfStateSupporters":54.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4019779,"projectId":9640753,"letterContent":"This week alone:\r\nMy freshman biology students spent a class period using group whiteboards to model enzyme-catalyzed biological reactions. The first example they modeled was rough, but after having students view other groups' work almost every group was able to go back and improve their model. As we did additional examples, a greater percentage of students were able to produce reasonable initial models, and many groups were able to add more details and explanations. I had students with particularly well-done models describe to their classmates the extra features they had added. \r\n\r\nThe same students spent part of another class period brainstorming questions about changes that occur in frozen plant and animal tissues. Groups filled their whiteboards with questions over 8 minutes. As we shared each group's best question, we noticed that for most groups the best questions were written during the 2nd half of the brainstorming. \r\n\r\nIn AP Biology, students spent a couple of periods working on end-of-unit review posters in pairs or triples. We do these each unit. Each group gets a different topic and they summarize the topics in colorful diagrams and words. We hang these posters on the wall and come back to them as we need to be reminded of a topic during the next unit. Students cite the making of these posters as one of the most valuable and learning-intensive uses of class time. \r\n\r\nAnother day, AP students were working in randomly assigned \"study groups\" to review concepts that they were struggling with. Without any prompting, students pulled out the group whiteboards and started drawing diagrams or writing down key points. \r\n\r\nStudent use of whiteboards and posters for learning is an essential part of my classes, but it uses a surprising amount of consumable materials. I go through a lot of whiteboard markers with my large classes using them so often. Poster paper with stickies on the back is really easy for students to use, but at 10-20 poster per class period, that adds up. This project has made me not have to think twice about having students use these materials! And that adds up to student-centered learning.","fullyFundedDate":1756436779191,"projectUrl":"project/documenting-collaborative-scientific-thi/9640753/","projectTitle":"Documenting Collaborative Scientific Thinking With Markers & Posters","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Matell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4019779_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1477076225100","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4019779"},{"teacherId":4501836,"projectId":9868194,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to this project. We now have a protective case for one of our PA system speakers. This will allow us to transport the speaker to and from events safely and also store our cables for the speaker in the case that it belongs to. We are slowly assembling a workable sound system so that I can record students performances. This will allow us to also amplify emcees and any soloists in our concerts at any performance venue. Thank you so much for helping my current and future students succeed in music. Much Appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1763056264960,"projectUrl":"project/protect-this-speaker/9868194/","projectTitle":"Protect This Speaker!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lubken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4501836_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758237677791","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lubken"},{"teacherId":4501836,"projectId":9843223,"letterContent":"Thank you so much from providing the means for my band program to get these covers for our marching bass drums. We now have four covers and with the bass drums to protect our instruments when we go outside and other areas of our school.\r\n\r\nMy students understand the significance of protecting these instruments which cost thousands of dollars to purchase. Although our outdoor football season is finished this year, we will use these to protect our instruments while in the bleachers for assemblies in the future. Much Appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1761934793108,"projectUrl":"project/marching-bass-drum-covers/9843223/","projectTitle":"Marching Bass Drum Covers","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lubken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4501836_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758237677791","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lubken"},{"teacherId":4501836,"projectId":9629177,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing the means to purchase this flute for our school music program. This will help current and future students participate in our concert band and jazz band that may not have a suitable instrument be able to perform without it. Currently this instrument will be checked out to a student in the jazz band to learn to play flute. Though it is not common to use a flute in jazz band, saxophone players are expected to learn instrument doubles and perform on them as the music calls for it. It is my hope that we will be able to perform a piece or two in the spring semester in which all the jazz band saxophone players will play flutes on at least one selection. Thank you so much for supporting music education in our schools through your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1761934790783,"projectUrl":"project/flute-for-student-use-yes-please/9629177/","projectTitle":"Flute for Student Use, Yes Please!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lubken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4501836_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758237677791","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lubken"},{"teacherId":4501836,"projectId":9521466,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project. We really needed some new music stands for my students to use. We have an old style of music stand that falls apart easily and repair parts are too expensive to justify repairing them. These work great and will be used for years to come in my classroom. They are easy to repair and will stand the test of time for sure. Thank you so much for supporting music in our school. Music education is critical to students 'education for sure. Much Appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1758307951551,"projectUrl":"project/music-stands-to-the-rescue2/9521466/","projectTitle":"Music Stands to the Rescue2!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lubken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4501836_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758237677791","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lubken"},{"teacherId":4501836,"projectId":9843923,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project. We had a new marching snare, but no way for a student to play it because we didn't have a harness. My students loved the new harness and can't wait to use it for our next pep band event. They were trying on the new harness and it is much more comfortable than the old ones we have. I am sure the snare drummers will be arguing over who gets to use it! This will be used for many years to come at my school as it is a solid piece of hardware and spare parts are readily available. Much Appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1761935929256,"projectUrl":"project/marching-snare-drum-carrier-please/9843923/","projectTitle":"Marching Snare Drum Carrier Please!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lubken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4501836_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758237677791","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lubken"},{"teacherId":6829672,"projectId":9247600,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting the guitar students. Your donations came at the perfect time. Adding two more guitars to the inventory at the start of the year helped a lot. Several students who thought they could get their own guitars ended up needing to use school instruments. Without these additional guitars, I would have run out of instruments. \r\n\r\nWe have a beginning guitar class. It is important to me that we provide instruments and not expect the students to provide them. The students are given an opportunity to try out the instrument and decide if buying an instrument is something they want to save up for. Additionally, many students cannot afford their own instruments. School instruments provide equity. \r\n\r\nYour contribution to this project is greatly appreciated. You made a difference in students' lives. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1752586490167,"projectUrl":"project/guitars-for-beginners-pt-1/9247600/","projectTitle":"Guitars for Beginners, pt 1","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Deal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6829672_orig.jpg?crop=3456,3456,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1619736902671","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/serviceorchestra"},{"teacherId":4501836,"projectId":9716868,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to this project. Now my current bass trombone student has some options for mouthpieces when she performs. We now have 3 different bass trombone large shank mouthpieces that she can choose from to find the best one for her mouth size and shape. This will also allow future students to have the opportunity to perform their best on bass trombone as well. \r\nThe Bach and Dennis Wick mouthpieces we purchased with your help are engraved with our school initials and will be used for year to come. Much Appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1760811389380,"projectUrl":"project/bass-trombone-mouthpiece-needed/9716868/","projectTitle":"Bass Trombone Mouthpiece Needed","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lubken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4501836_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758237677791","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lubken"},{"teacherId":4501836,"projectId":9521498,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing the means for this project to get completed. Unfortunately, the tuners/metronomes I wanted to purchase were out of stock with no reasonable time frame of them being available, so I had to choose alternate items with these funds.\r\nWe were able to buy ten Manhasset music stands and five sticks of cork grease for my current and future students to use. We have a lot of damaged stands and this will really help replace some of those that just need to go to the garbage. Thank you for your support of music education in my school.","fullyFundedDate":1756793845162,"projectUrl":"project/metronometuners-for-my-students-to-use2/9521498/","projectTitle":"Metronome/Tuners for My Students to Use2!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lubken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4501836_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758237677791","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lubken"},{"teacherId":4501836,"projectId":9629201,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to this project. I handed out the flutes to my students today, and we will begin using them in jazz band with week or next.\r\n\r\nIt is critical that students have the materials they need to succeed in class each day, and this flute will be put in students' hands for many years to come. We will use this flute to perform music in jazz band and band classes. My jazz band saxophone players need to learn to double on clarinet, flute, and even bass clarinet as they will be asked to do this beyond high school if they pursue music in college or even in local community bands and gigs.","fullyFundedDate":1760816909192,"projectUrl":"project/flute-for-student-use-yes-please-3/9629201/","projectTitle":"Flute for Student Use, Yes Please 3!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lubken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4501836_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758237677791","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lubken"},{"teacherId":4501836,"projectId":9716895,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping our school purchase a new bass pickup. The old one has worked for several years but things eventually wear out. We assembled the pick up today, mounted it on the upright bass and now I can have an amplified bass player once more in rehearsals and concerts. We were bummed out that it didn't arrive in time for our concert a few days ago, but now we will be ready for our next concert in two weeks! We can't wait to use it in performance. Thank you so much for co tribute to the success of my current and future students.","fullyFundedDate":1760480139230,"projectUrl":"project/double-bass-pick-up-please/9716895/","projectTitle":"Double Bass Pick Up Please!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lubken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4501836_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758237677791","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lubken"},{"teacherId":4501836,"projectId":9303470,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing the means for this project to be completed. In the spring, right before the end of the year, we were able to read several of these holiday selections, and they are going to be great. While we haven't rehearsed them at all this year, we will start to take a look at them real soon once our football season is finished.\r\nThis collection of percussion ensemble music has several tongue-in-cheek versions of famous holiday favorites which are sure to please our audience this winter, including: \"Slay Ride\", \"The Twelve Drum Fills of Christmas\", and others.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting the expansion of our percussion ensemble music library with some great music that will ring in the holidays. Much Appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1746546391801,"projectUrl":"project/winter-concert-percussion-ensemble-music/9303470/","projectTitle":"Winter Concert Percussion Ensemble Music","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lubken","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4501836_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758237677791","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-lubken"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_65107","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1536,"numTeachers":75,"percentFrplEligible":49,"percentAsian":15,"percentBlack":3,"percentWhite":39,"percentIndigenous":9,"percentLatinx":11,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"20.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":45.7,"schoolId":65107,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Service High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Service High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/alaska/anchorage-school-district/service-high-school/65107"}