{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"James A Garfield Senior High School","outOfStateSupporters":21.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8439905,"projectId":9546902,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity. It is because of you that my students are engaged and feel a sense of comfort and ownership in our classroom. \r\n\r\nThe supplies, novels, and accessible seating you provided has created a space where my students want to learn. This quarter our unit focused on the horror genre and how authors use literary techniques to create fear. \r\n\r\nThe book you so generously provided to my students has been a great read and they have been enjoying reading it thus far. \r\n\r\nReading these novels in our new flexible seating has also been a joy! Thank you again for all that you do for the community and students.","fullyFundedDate":1755700458615,"projectUrl":"project/supplied-for-success-comfort-creativit/9546902/","projectTitle":"Supplied for Success: Comfort, Creativity, and Curiosity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rojas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8439905_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683605977845","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8439905"},{"teacherId":9176578,"projectId":9542843,"letterContent":"Many of my students have completed their notebooks already because we use them daily for warm-ups, taping in handouts, and writing down notes. They were ecstatic that they could get a fresh start on this semester's notes. They use the staplers to secure all loose paper in their notebooks. They also appreciate the hand sanitizer since flu season is approaching and they want to stay clean.\r\n\r\nI'm so grateful for the whiteboard supplies since I use Expo markers on a daily basis. The microfiber cloths are much more efficient than the typical erasers and having the cleaning spray makes it even better. I also use the note pad for reminders and to create my to-do lists. Thank you for everything!","fullyFundedDate":1759265540756,"projectUrl":"project/making-the-classroom-a-home/9542843/","projectTitle":"Making the Classroom a Home!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gonzalez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9176578_orig.jpg?crop=2247,2247,x70,y655&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723407942788","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9176578"},{"teacherId":6497923,"projectId":9206173,"letterContent":"Our physics students have been working hard the past few weeks developing ideas and an understanding of the concepts of momentum, and changes in momentum (impulse) during collisions. We have been asking questions like \"Why can't a football helmet prevent all concussions?\" and \"Has driving a car become safer over the years?\"\r\n To strengthen their engineering skills, students designed a device to minimize the force on a dropped object. We used to use eggs, but this year we were able to use these amazing reusable water balloons! Some pictures of our solutions and test subjects are attached here. It was a challenge, and there were many new ideas generated by all voices in the classroom.\r\n Students loved be able to re- engineer their prototypes and try again- it was very easy to do this with the reusable balloons. For me as a teacher, I am very pleased that they can be used year after year.","fullyFundedDate":1743875194985,"projectUrl":"project/classic-egg-drop-experiment-with-no-eggs/9206173/","projectTitle":"Classic Egg Drop Experiment With No Eggs!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Laska","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6497923_orig.png?crop=775,775,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742764394401","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-laska"},{"teacherId":1107766,"projectId":9663580,"letterContent":"The last of the materials have arrived, and my students and I are thrilled to have received materials. As you'll see in the photos, the extension cords are up (with Command hooks helping to wrangle them), the binder clips and trays are already being used to organize student handouts and student work, and the pencil cases are organizing our smaller classroom supplies (like glue sticks). Thanks to the caddies, I've been able to create classroom care stations for the rooms where I teach, ensuring that students have access to basic hygiene supplies and (much to my students' delight) extra Chromebook chargers, which are always in short supply otherwise.\r\nThe Teachers Pay Teachers gift card will help make sure that our upcoming quarter is filled with enriching supplemental activities, helping to bring the textbook to life!","fullyFundedDate":1758839684353,"projectUrl":"project/organized-and-functional-spaces-to-suppo/9663580/","projectTitle":"Organized and Functional Spaces to Support Traveling Teacher","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ruff","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1107766_orig.jpg?crop=832,832,x72,y128&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1556855959453","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lizruff"},{"teacherId":9048151,"projectId":9190934,"letterContent":"My students are thriving with the tools they have been given to succeed! They are coming to a classroom where all the supplies they need to be successful and on task are provided for them. Students are using their glue sticks to glue in their handouts. They are using the markers to correct their work and be able to see improvement and correct answers in a different color. \r\nMy students are feeling very grateful that they can come to class and feel at ease that everything they need is here in the classroom. \r\nThank you again for providing these supplies for all my students!","fullyFundedDate":1746786011752,"projectUrl":"project/math-essentials-the-building-blocks-of/9190934/","projectTitle":"Math Essentials: The Building Blocks of Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9048151_orig.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689097465740","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9048151"},{"teacherId":7634149,"projectId":9132413,"letterContent":"My students are thriving in their Aztec Dance class, thanks to the generous donations of donors like you. With our new instruments and regalia, we have expanded our exposure and performance experiences. Since the beginning of the school year, students have participated in a local parade, performed at the LAUSD School Board, and were even featured on CBS news!\r\nThe program has grown from one class to four, which is approximately 90 more students than we had before. The donations to our classroom regalia and organization has helped us provide this unique cultural arts opportunity to so many students at Garfield High School. We hope to continue to grow.","fullyFundedDate":1744811940071,"projectUrl":"project/cultural-dance-regalia/9132413/","projectTitle":"Cultural Dance Regalia","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Huerta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7634149_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y386&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1697662685303","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7634149"},{"teacherId":1285055,"projectId":9596083,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donation. This is going to help us get our recording off the ground. The students have been so in love with playing music, and now they will have the opportunity to record what they are practicing. Having an organization think about our classroom and give back to us means so much. \r\n\r\nIn today's fragmented world of me first, having people give back to the community really makes an impact. It is heartening to have individuals who care about the education of the whole student for tomorrow. Thank you again for all your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1755522444118,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-mix-our-music/9596083/","projectTitle":"Help Us Mix Our Music","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Wood","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1285055_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452640783758","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1285055"},{"teacherId":9086764,"projectId":8947153,"letterContent":"Thank you for generosity in donating brand new books and a white board to my classroom. Because of your donation, I was able to use the white board that was donated to create a class calendar that includes upcoming events, birthdays, and deadlines. This allowed students to develop their organizational skills and plan out their deadlines so that they could work on their time management. \r\n\r\nMy students also worked on developing their literacy through the donation of brand new books! With these books, they were able to delve into the dystopian world of \"Scythe\" (Harry Potter was out of stock). Many of my students were unable to even put the book down because of how invested they were! Thank you so much once again for your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1742939522685,"projectUrl":"project/delving-into-the-magical-world-of-harry/8947153/","projectTitle":"Delving into the Magical World of Harry Potter","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dominguez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9086764"},{"teacherId":9086764,"projectId":9232085,"letterContent":"One of the ways that I encourage reading as an educator is through book clubs, and student agency through book choices. Because of your generous donation, my students were able to not only read brand new books (very different from the books that they previously read that were quite literally falling apart), but become invested in books that they were actually interested in and reflected their identities.\r\n\r\nI like to promote literacy in the classroom by giving students the time and space to read. As students walk into the classroom, they follow the same routine every day. They take their seats, pull out their book, and engage in silent sustained reading for 10 minutes. One of the most fond moments that I recall when opening the box of books was seeing my students' eyes widen with joy as they smelled the brand new pages. They were also overjoyed that they would be the first group of students that would read these books. Thank you again for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1746786267692,"projectUrl":"project/developing-literacy-in-the-classroom/9232085/","projectTitle":"Developing Literacy in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dominguez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9086764"},{"teacherId":9086764,"projectId":9194373,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your extreme generosity through the donations of materials such as binders, dividers, and highlighters to name a few. With your donations, my students have been able to develop their organizational skills by putting all of their classroom materials into one location, and staying organized to allow for them to have academic success. With the highlighters, my students have been able to work on annotating the texts that they are reading, resulting in their analytical and comprehensive success.\r\n\r\nWhen my students first saw these donated materials, their eyes went WIDE. They were so excited to see all of the brand new materials that they would be able to utilize in the classroom. They were also eager to organize them in the classroom in places that would be easily accessible to them. With these items, I hope to continue to guide my students in their analytical and organizational skills. Once again, thank you so much for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1742937808320,"projectUrl":"project/developing-organizational-skills-in-the/9194373/","projectTitle":"Developing Organizational Skills in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dominguez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9086764"},{"teacherId":1285055,"projectId":9267520,"letterContent":"Wow, thank you so much for your kindness. We were able to store our music so easily now it's overwhelming how generous everyone has been to help make our dream of recording the band a reality. We can't wait to see what product comes out of all the recording sessions. Because of your kindness, we are able to do things that we never expected with our recording and have the tools to be successful. Thank you so much, we are so grateful for you helping us and our little band out to be minor recording artist now.","fullyFundedDate":1746787032572,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-store-our-music/9267520/","projectTitle":"Help Us Store Our Music!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Wood","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1285055_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452640783758","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1285055"},{"teacherId":1285055,"projectId":9142231,"letterContent":"Wow what a wonderful gift your generous donation has been for our classroom. My students are just over the moon for all of the new gear that you helped us acquire. Watching their faces light up with excitement as they crank up the amps and hear that heavy new guitar sound has been an absolute joy for me to experience.\r\n\r\nWhen I told the students that one of the benefactors was a Garfield alumni, they were besides themselves with gratitude at the thought that someone who went to their school would give back to help them.\r\n\r\nWe are appreciative for your kindness to us specifically.","fullyFundedDate":1742919639839,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-record-calming-music/9142231/","projectTitle":"Help Us Record Calming Music","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Wood","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1285055_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452640783758","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1285055"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_7429","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":2223,"numTeachers":108,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":97,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"20.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":78.4,"schoolId":7429,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about James A Garfield Senior High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"James A Garfield Senior High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/los-angeles-unified-school-district/james-a-garfield-senior-high-school/7429"}