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Leaving impact by supplying us with new materials for my students to be provided and use. \r\n\r\nAs important as every other instrument, the double bass is a vital piece to an orchestra group. Thanks to you, my passionate and amazing bassists have new French bows to continue expressing their love for performing. 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A more clear tone will also be produced as a result of these materials, which will help my students perform more comfortable and confident.\r\n\r\nWhile these are cello strings, your donation also benefits our ensemble. A strong cello sound can contribute to the group as it creates more balance between the orchestra. Our ensemble can spend more time on the music without having to worry about the quality of their strings.","fullyFundedDate":1789621572148,"projectUrl":"project/set-the-cellos-up/10636554/","projectTitle":"Set The Cellos Up","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. C.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp998443_orig.jpg?crop=768,768,x422,y144&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1614792868288","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mehsorchestra"},{"teacherId":590977,"projectId":10648319,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for such a quick turn around! That was amazing! I have already received everything and stocked up the shelves. \r\nThe students are happy to know there are plenty of options and items to use if they need it. I've had a student ask me one year if they can take extra home on the weekend because they didn't have any pads or tampons at home. This broke my heart a little, so each year I've been trying to keep everything stocked up!!\r\n\r\nThis is going to last quite a while and I cannot express my joy enough. Honestly, every project that gets completed makes me cry, every time. 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My classroom contains a large number of students this year and having the ink allows me to provide all my students with their own copies of the music we rehearse and perform. \r\n\r\nNot only does it help within the musical side of my classroom, but it helps students with responsible personal needs that may need to be printed. We are immensely appreciative of the support you continue to provide us.","fullyFundedDate":1789177545446,"projectUrl":"project/ink-on-my-sheets/10533830/","projectTitle":"Ink On My Sheets","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. C.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp998443_orig.jpg?crop=768,768,x422,y144&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1614792868288","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mehsorchestra"},{"teacherId":998443,"projectId":10546864,"letterContent":"Thank you for taking interest and time to support my classroom. The newly provided materials have already begun marking an impact to my class and towards my students. As now we comfortably have more space for my cello players to safely leave their instrument and bows. \r\n\r\nMy bass's have as well been enjoying their newly provided end pin caps. As it now allows them to hold their instrument upright on a hard floor surface without the higher risk of scraping the floor and dropping the instrument.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my students and their musical journey.","fullyFundedDate":1788050676596,"projectUrl":"project/pit-stop-at-endpin-station/10546864/","projectTitle":"Pit Stop at Endpin Station","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. C.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp998443_orig.jpg?crop=768,768,x422,y144&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1614792868288","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mehsorchestra"},{"teacherId":998443,"projectId":10456159,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity, this project will surely provide us much benefits and assistance. As one might know, my upper string section this year is huge. Having extras can help us channel through our rehearsals as an orchestra. 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We have many students and with many students we need more support. By helping us fund our items you're helping them grow as musicians. Our students go through a lot of rosin so it's important to have as much as we can. Since some can get lost, break and we always need extra on tour in case something happens. \r\n\r\nHaving rosin is a lifeline for the violins and violas. Our we play so often that we have to rosin everyday. By using rosin we are making our bow stick to the strings and ring with sound. That's how important it is in our classroom. Without rosin our bows are unable to make the sound. That's why we constantly need rosin in the classroom. Having you donors help us makes so much of a difference. Thank you all once again for helping the students have what they need to be musicians.","fullyFundedDate":1787158024773,"projectUrl":"project/rosin-keeps-the-sound-going/10456133/","projectTitle":"Rosin Keeps the Sound Going","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. C.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp998443_orig.jpg?crop=768,768,x422,y144&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1614792868288","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mehsorchestra"},{"teacherId":998443,"projectId":10441442,"letterContent":"With the recent receiving of the new copy paper, we have been able to continue having paper for our printers. Copy paper is always a crucial and very important part of our classroom. Being a high school level orchestra we require the paper to print out sheet music. Along with the addition of how many students in this school that are in the music programs. 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About this school
Mount Eden High School is
a suburban public school
in Hayward, California that is part of Hayward Unified School District.
It serves 1,868 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
Its teachers have had 724 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 9 - 12
1,868 Students
86 Teachers
2300 Panama StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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88%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Mount Eden High School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Oct 16, 2026
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Mount Eden High School
$400,869
raised using DonorsChoose
724
projects
funded
49
teachers
funded
972
donors
41
projects
for
basic supplies
54
projects for
technology
24
projects for
books
43
projects
for
art supplies
Mount Eden High School has received support from
618 individuals from California and
354 individuals out-of-state.