{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sunnyslope High School","outOfStateSupporters":32.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8641376,"projectId":9513513,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for your generous donation of whiteboards to my chemistry classroom. Your support has made a meaningful and immediate impact on how my students learn, engage, and demonstrate their understanding of chemistry concepts each day.\r\n\r\nSince incorporating the whiteboards into our daily instruction, student engagement has noticeably increased. Rather than passively listening or waiting to be called on, every student now has a tool that invites participation. During lessons, students actively work through problems, sketch diagrams, write chemical equations, and test their thinking in real time. This hands-on approach has transformed my classroom into a more dynamic and collaborative learning environment where students feel encouraged to try, revise, and learn from their mistakes.\r\n\r\nThe whiteboards have also significantly improved my ability to check for student understanding. Instead of relying on a few volunteers or waiting until graded assignments are submitted, I can quickly scan the room and see how every student is progressing. This instant feedback allows me to identify misconceptions early, adjust instruction on the spot, and provide targeted support where it is needed most. As a result, lessons are more responsive, and students gain confidence knowing their understanding is being monitored and supported in real time.\r\n\r\nEqually important, the whiteboards have empowered students to share and discuss their thinking with their peers. Students regularly compare solutions, explain their reasoning, and ask questions of one another. This peer-to-peer interaction has strengthened both their communication skills and their conceptual understanding. Students who may be hesitant to speak up in front of the whole class are more comfortable sharing their ideas in small groups using the whiteboards as a visual aid. This has fostered a classroom culture where collaboration and respectful discussion are the norm.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has provided far more than a set of classroom supplies, it has given students a voice in their own learning. The whiteboards support active participation, immediate feedback, and meaningful collaboration, all of which are essential to effective science instruction. I see students taking greater ownership of their learning and approaching challenges with increased confidence and curiosity.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in the importance of education and for investing in tools that directly support student success. Your contribution has made a lasting difference in my classroom, and my students benefit from it every single day. I am deeply grateful for your support and commitment to enhancing educational opportunities.","fullyFundedDate":1759264775994,"projectUrl":"project/whiteboards-in-chemistry/9513513/","projectTitle":"Whiteboards in Chemistry","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Stein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8641376_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661195602052","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8641376"},{"teacherId":10178012,"projectId":9597540,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our resource classes at Sunnyslope High School. Your donations of mechanical pencils, highlighters, Kleenex, a charging station, and headphones with built-in microphones have made an immediate and meaningful difference for our students in grades 9–12 who receive special education services. These items may seem simple, but for our students they remove daily barriers to learning and allow them to focus on their academic goals with greater confidence and independence.\r\n\r\nThe mechanical pencils and highlighters help students stay organized, take clearer notes, and engage more actively with reading and writing tasks. Kleenex ensures that students can remain comfortable and focused in class without unnecessary disruptions. The charging station has been especially impactful, as many of our students rely on school-issued devices for assignments, accommodations, and communication; having a reliable place to charge their devices helps them stay on track throughout the school day. The headphones with built-in microphones have been a game changer—students can now effectively use speech-to-text tools, which supports written expression, reduces frustration, and allows them to demonstrate their knowledge in ways that match their strengths.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, our students feel supported, prepared, and valued. You have helped create a classroom environment where students can access their accommodations with dignity and focus on learning rather than limitations. On behalf of our students and staff, thank you for investing in their success and believing in their potential.\r\n\r\nWith sincere gratitude,\r\nBrenda May\r\nSunnyslope High School","fullyFundedDate":1760446589228,"projectUrl":"project/student-success/9597540/","projectTitle":"Student Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. May","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10178012"},{"teacherId":10175045,"projectId":9598242,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us make learning fashionable. Victor's Closet is becoming more than just a requirement, it's turning into a community space where students find new clothes, free school supplies, and hygiene products. \r\n\r\nThe new racks, hangers, and dividers have allowed us to continue to organize our shop neatly and make the store feel professional and welcoming. Every work shift our students take ownership of sorting clothes, setting up displays, and helping customers find treasures. \r\n\r\nWe appreciate your generosity and believing in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1758840172495,"projectUrl":"project/thrift-shop-4-kids-building-skills-bui/9598242/","projectTitle":"Thrift Shop 4 Kids: Building Skills, Building Community","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hodges","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10175045"},{"teacherId":10175045,"projectId":9589136,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donations, our classroom has come alive with whispers of active learning. The new Egghead headphones have made an incredible difference in both our Resource Science and Occupational Prep. classes. The students use them during independent bell work, group collaborations, and multimedia lessons. \r\n\r\nThe headphones have become a key support for individual learning during online lessons like Khan Academy, typing.com, and EdPuzzles. My students are able to concentrate with minimal distractions while building confidence and independence in their academic and career readiness.\r\n\r\n It's amazing to see how something as simple as headphones can transform a classroom. Thank you again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1755539235382,"projectUrl":"project/hear-learn-succeed/9589136/","projectTitle":"Hear, Learn, Succeed!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hodges","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10175045"},{"teacherId":1419825,"projectId":9315252,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity. Your support for our students is greatly appreciated. I will use this gift to differentiate my lessons and create new updated materials such as new vocabulary games/practices, new songs and methods to inspire students to sing, video snips to use as conversation starters, etc. Since I teach 3 different levels (2nd year, honors 3rd year and AP), this give of Teachers pay Teachers will help me to also keep sane while lesson planning for all 3 very different levels each week.","fullyFundedDate":1753717029122,"projectUrl":"project/tpt-supporting-teachers-sharing-materi/9315252/","projectTitle":"TPT - Supporting Teachers Sharing Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Glover","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419825"},{"teacherId":7937085,"projectId":9094047,"letterContent":"My students have always been so appreciative of the classroom being warm and inviting to them. One of the items that they look forward to the most is my bookshelf. At our school, we have a \"book in a bag\" program where students always have a book available. Because of your support, I have been able to spruce up my library and provide my students with so many interesting reads.\r\n\r\nAs students read, I do as well. We work on the terminology that \"readers are leaders\", and you are helping us to fund that. Thank you so much for all that you have done to make our classroom knowledge wider as we add new books.","fullyFundedDate":1740929990544,"projectUrl":"project/books-snacks-and-success/9094047/","projectTitle":"Books, Snacks, and Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Beisler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937085_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1638218328309","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937085"},{"teacherId":8362720,"projectId":9163560,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. With the materials you provided, students are able to turn their ideas into colorful, engaging projects and learning opportunities. \r\n\r\nYour donations provided basic materials that allowed our students to use their enthusiasm and creativity to create beautiful and functional review games - check out the pictures! They made flash cards that were fun to use, study tools that were interesting and useful, and are now working on biology foldables to take to their next science classes. Their creativity is boundless, our resources are not -- you helped overcome that challenge, so thank you!\r\n\r\nThe markers, notebooks, and calculators will continue to be used with students who cannot afford their own and will go on to help many students in future classes. We couldn't do it without your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1742823081770,"projectUrl":"project/colorful-and-engaging-science/9163560/","projectTitle":"Colorful and Engaging Science","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Linnartz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8362720"},{"teacherId":8640792,"projectId":9039088,"letterContent":"On behalf of the JROTC Cadets, I want to express our deepest gratitude for your generous donation. Your support has made an incredible difference in our program.\r\n\r\nThanks to your contribution, we now have an abundance of supplies that will not only sustain us through the current academic year but will also carry us well into the next. This alleviates a tremendous burden and allows us to focus more fully on what matters most—educating and empowering the cadets.\r\n\r\nThe sporting equipment you provided is particularly appreciated. Built to last, these items will benefit students for many years to come, encouraging physical activity, teamwork, and school spirit across multiple cohorts. Meanwhile, the administrative supplies you funded will streamline our daily operations and ensure that both our educators and students have the tools they need to succeed.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is not only a practical help but also an inspiring reminder of the power of community support. Thank you for investing in our mission and in the future of our students.","fullyFundedDate":1742822610459,"projectUrl":"project/afrotc-supplies/9039088/","projectTitle":"AFROTC Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. HAYDEN","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8640792_orig.png?crop=1000,1000,x0,y16&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746811740479","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8640792"},{"teacherId":8362720,"projectId":9084900,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the motivational games, stickers, pencils, boxes, and treats! We have enjoyed reward days where students are able to play board games and card games and interact and communicate face-to-face. They are on their phones and computers so much during the day, this is a welcome and very needed change. \r\n\r\nSome lessons and activities can be competitive and students work hard for rewards - granola bars and fruit snacks are real winners with them. Some work is graded with stickers and students are excited to compare their sticker variety with those of their teammates. Colorful and themed pencils are also big winners when it comes to passing out a treat, reward, or thank you. \r\n\r\nYour generous donations help keep our classroom vibrant, active, and motivated. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1740176257815,"projectUrl":"project/challenge-accepted-reward-earned/9084900/","projectTitle":"Challenge Accepted -- Reward Earned!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Linnartz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8362720"},{"teacherId":7594321,"projectId":8844752,"letterContent":"I am grateful beyond measure for your donations and my ability to provide my students with the literacy resources they need and deserve. \r\n\r\nAs the Science of Reading now is acknowledged and funded at the elementary level, we are leaving behind the high school students who fell behind with poor reading instruction years ago. \r\n\r\nThe resources I've purchased have given me the ability to explicitly teach morphology to struggling readers. They're learning how to identify word parts such prefixes, suffixes, and roots. They can then figure out the meaning of many more words. They can also use it as a strategy to decode multisyllabic words. \r\n\r\nI will continue to advocate for my vulnerable high school students who need to build foundational reading skills that will eventually lead them to fluency and comprehension.","fullyFundedDate":1727998094907,"projectUrl":"project/science-of-reading-support-for-language/8844752/","projectTitle":"Science of Reading Support for Language Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Simon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7594321"},{"teacherId":8362720,"projectId":8539439,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the generous donations to our science department. The supplies you purchased for us will go a long way to help a lot of students in our science classes, and are so appreciated by both our students and our teachers. \r\n\r\nThe cleaning supplies help all our science teachers keep their classes and labs clean. Science is messy and we appreciate the disinfecting wipes to keep lab tops, desks, and counters clean and sanitized. Your generous donation afforded all our teachers to have a supply for each classroom and lab space. \r\n\r\nThe art supplies, storage boxes, colorful cardstock, and highlighters are now organized where students can obtain and use them productively in each of the classrooms. They know where supplies are stored and that there are plenty for them to finish their projects and class assignments. The colorful cardstock makes the learning process more fun and engaging. Even high school students like to cut and paste while they make study guides, vocabulary cards, and reference materials. \r\n\r\nWe couldn't make projects as successful or engaging without donors like you. 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