{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Zacharias John Williams Memorial School","outOfStateSupporters":58.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9193266,"projectId":9719952,"letterContent":"The impact on students having essential supplies at the tip of their fingers is knowing their imagination is limitless. Since our essential classroom supplies have arrived, it has helped our students feel confident in their ability to function in the classroom. They are not depending on others for a pencil, have achieve completed assignments and tasks. The essentials supplies has given them items such as folders and pencils, glue sticks, construction papers to create hands on activities that help their everyday learning.\r\n\r\nAnother way our school supplies has affect our student learning is by helping our students engage with their assignments. Rather than hearing their teacher talk through multiplication operations, they could follow along with a pen and paper by writing out equations themselves. This has allows for hands-on experience with skills and an overall better learning process; they have realized that they learn better by writing things out themselves.","fullyFundedDate":1758397202547,"projectUrl":"project/essential-classroom-supplies/9719952/","projectTitle":"Essential Classroom Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Saskuar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9193266_orig.jpg?crop=858,858,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692141424871","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9193266"},{"teacherId":10265204,"projectId":9775719,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting Lively Lessons with Lasting Impact. Your generosity has truly transformed the atmosphere in our classroom. Since receiving the materials, my students have been using the markers daily for group work, visual thinking activities, and interactive lessons. But the biggest change has come from the microphone and speaker system. Today, we held a classroom debate, and the speaker brought a whole new level of energy and engagement to the activity. Students were so excited to take turns using the microphone—when they asked questions, presented their arguments, or delivered their rebuttals, their voices carried confidently across the room.\r\nThe lively sound brought everyone into the moment, and even the quieter students found the courage to participate. The class was filled with laughter, focus, and genuine enthusiasm. It was one of those days where learning didn't just happen—it felt joyful.\r\nBecause of you, our classroom has become more interactive, inclusive, and fun. Your support helped create an environment where students feel empowered to speak, listen, collaborate, and express themselves. Thank you for helping make these meaningful moments possible.","fullyFundedDate":1760693587841,"projectUrl":"project/lively-lessons-with-lasting-impact/9775719/","projectTitle":"Lively Lessons with Lasting Impact","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. EMILY","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10265204_orig.png?crop=1120,1120,x0,y179&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760253851756","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10265204"},{"teacherId":10242702,"projectId":9685385,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to my project of Fuel Our Future Leaders. From your donation, my students were able to use their composition notebooks to write their thoughts, exit ticket journals, and beginning of class journal prompts. They also use their journals to to sketch their ideas and write in Yugtun (our native language).\r\nThe students were most excited for the cushions to sit down anywhere whether it was on the floor, or on their desks for their chairs. \r\nYou contributed for my students' innovations and comfort to literally Fuel Our Future Leaders by connecting their ideas, what they learned, and what they think about depending on the topic that I'm teaching.","fullyFundedDate":1757541203114,"projectUrl":"project/fuel-our-future-leaders/9685385/","projectTitle":"Fuel Our Future Leaders!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sipary","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10242702_orig.jpg?crop=796,796,x355,y139&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757543551375","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10242702"},{"teacherId":10242702,"projectId":9705947,"letterContent":"My students and I finally got to use the appropriate spray to wipe and clean our dry erase boards. Before we received the Expo dry erase spray, we were using all purpose disinfectant spray. When my students and I unboxed our packages, they were so happy to finally not use \"SpongeBob\" (an old sock that was given to me by a colleague) to wipe our whiteboards.\r\nInstead of passing around \"SpongeBob\" to clean our whiteboards, my students and I find it so helpful to have our own micro-fiber cloths. When students and I forget to take our micro-fiber cloths, the dry erase wipes save the day and time because they are put in the back table where we work together.\r\nI had a pet peeve where students (and myself) don't touch our laptop screens due to the fact that we never ever got monitor wipes (our village store don't sell them)[which is our only store]). With your donation, my students and I are able to clean our laptop screens.\r\nI want to take this opportunity to thank you for donating to my classroom. We finally got appropriate tools to make our classroom brighter through your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1757883005131,"projectUrl":"project/wipe-the-slate-bright-tools-for-a-clear/9705947/","projectTitle":"Wipe the Slate Bright: Tools for a Clearer Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sipary","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10242702_orig.jpg?crop=796,796,x355,y139&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757543551375","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10242702"},{"teacherId":9193266,"projectId":9354332,"letterContent":"Our students were so excited to see our supplies come in for our Jelly Time for Snack Time project. They knew we needed mason jars, pectin and sugar to complete our project. Now with the supplies on hand, they are eager to do more projects with various other berries that we can make jelly with.\r\n\r\nSince their jelly time project, there have been more interest in self sustaining subsistence activities and recording into their journal books. These journal books go home at the end of the school year, so they can refer back to their notes to help them recall how to take care of self sustaining activities in the future. \r\n\r\nWe will continue to use these supplies with our current students with parent donations of various berries throughout the school year. We will recycle and reuse our mason jars after sterilizing them so we don't leave negative imprints on our environment.","fullyFundedDate":1756764111217,"projectUrl":"project/jelly-time-for-snack-time/9354332/","projectTitle":"Jelly Time for Snack Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Saskuar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9193266_orig.jpg?crop=858,858,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692141424871","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9193266"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_100225","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":124,"numTeachers":14,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":97,"percentLatinx":0,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"8.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":41.2,"schoolId":100225,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Zacharias John Williams Memorial School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Zacharias John Williams Memorial School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/alaska/lower-kuskokwim-school-district/z-john-williams-mem-school/100225"}

Zacharias John Williams Memorial School

Join the 17 supporters who believe in this school.

About this school

Zacharias John Williams Memorial School is a rural public school in Napaskiak, Alaska that is part of Lower Kuskokwim School District. It serves 124 students in grades Pre-K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.9:1. Its teachers have had 17 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 12

124 Students

14 Teachers

111 Village Rd

Napaskiak, AK 99559 View local requests

http://www.lksd.org/lksd/

Evidence-based impact

Inspire teachers to stay in the classroom and boost student achievement.¹

Give to this school

Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

Zacharias John Williams Memorial School Teachers on DonorsChoose

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. Each classroom request for funding was created by a classroom teacher and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works

Zacharias John Williams Memorial School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

98%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Zacharias John Williams Memorial School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.

Zacharias John Williams Memorial School

$9,925

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

project for books

projects for art supplies

Zacharias John Williams Memorial School has received support from 7 individuals from Alaska and 10 individuals out-of-state.

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season! Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Zacharias John Williams Memorial School

About this school

Equity Focus School

Zacharias John Williams Memorial School Teachers on DonorsChoose

Share & help us grow support

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Zacharias John Williams Memorial School Demographics

Zacharias John Williams Memorial School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

Zacharias John Williams Memorial School

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.