{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"John Francis Polytechnic High School","outOfStateSupporters":18.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7387781,"projectId":9548311,"letterContent":"The Cricut cutting machine and all the supplies have helped students create drama club stickers. Students have learned have learned to use the machine and they have started to design their own decals, vinyl sticks to support their work! \r\nThe Cricut machine has many uses and when the students saw the machine they were excited to learn about all the ways to use it.\r\nThrough our drama programs students are able to access their artistic expression including design . The cricut machine makes students designs a reality ! We are so grateful for your donation and for the opportunity for students to to share their designs and love for theater !","fullyFundedDate":1755708676767,"projectUrl":"project/a-cricut-for-poly-drama/9548311/","projectTitle":"A Cricut for Poly Drama","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Groskin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7387781_orig.jpg?crop=819,819,x76,y19&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1615308096038","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7387781"},{"teacherId":4840495,"projectId":9923565,"letterContent":"Learning Essentials are just that---essential items for a classroom to keep running smoothly, with minimal interruptions. Thank you, donors, for the huge box of tissues and Lysol wipes! Cold and flu season is upon us, so anything that can help sanitize room 213 is a welcomed item. We will see how long the 12 boxes of tissue last into winter, but it is a start. \r\n\r\nPoetry Club will continue to hold after school meetings. To entice students to join, I can provide them snacks to fuel their creativity. The color pencils will help with this as well, since the students are in a poster-making mood. \r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1764723822813,"projectUrl":"project/learning-essentials/9923565/","projectTitle":"Learning Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hohmann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4840495_orig.jpg?crop=1930,1930,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1684885277185","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4840495"},{"teacherId":9478763,"projectId":9632527,"letterContent":"The Relaxation Station has already made a meaningful difference in our classroom community. With the new chair and humidifier/diffuser set up in a quiet corner, students now have a calming space to take short mindfulness breaks, refocus during long 90-minute periods, or simply regulate their emotions before returning to work. One moment that stood out was during a review session—after a stressful morning, a student quietly sat in the chair for a few minutes, took a few deep breaths, and then told me, \"I really needed that. Now I can concentrate.\" It was a perfect reminder of why this project matters.","fullyFundedDate":1755915025239,"projectUrl":"project/relaxation-station/9632527/","projectTitle":"Relaxation Station","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Roberts","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9478763_orig.jpg?crop=923,923,x478,y340&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729626322861","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9478763"},{"teacherId":29345,"projectId":9892203,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to this project providing food for unhoused students. Unfortunately a lot of students come to school hungry, only eat at school, and don't have food once they get home. Thankfully we now have filling items like Chef Boyardee, Cup O Noodles, and peanut butter crackers that students can take home or eat at school when necessary. It is a very difficult time for many students in our community and we are very thankful for you, and the ability to offer them something to fill their stomachs. Happy holidays to you and yours.","fullyFundedDate":1763490185981,"projectUrl":"project/food-for-unhoused-students/9892203/","projectTitle":"Food for Unhoused Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp29345_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450630088311","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kmjohnson"},{"teacherId":1461823,"projectId":9603168,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to our classroom. We have received the supplies, and our students are already using them every day in a variety of meaningful and engaging ways. Your support has made an immediate impact on both our learning environment and our students' enthusiasm for participating in classroom activities. The new materials have helped transform our space into one that is more creative, inviting, and supportive of our students' diverse learning needs.\r\n\r\nOur students, who benefit from hands-on, visual, and sensory-based learning experiences, have especially enjoyed the creative projects made possible by your donations. During the holiday season, they were able to design and create crafts and decorations that they proudly displayed in the classroom. Activities like these not only allow students to express themselves artistically, but also give them valuable opportunities to practice fine motor skills, follow directions, make choices, and experience the joy of completing a project from start to finish.\r\n\r\nThe students are so proud of what they are creating, and their excitement and confidence continue to grow each day. We truly couldn't do this without you.","fullyFundedDate":1758831122583,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-start-the-year-with-confidence-a/9603168/","projectTitle":"Help Us Start the Year with Confidence and Crayons!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1461823_orig.jpg?crop=1280,1280,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758129207748","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-z-miller"},{"teacherId":8413031,"projectId":9766652,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support in providing hairbrushes and cleaning wipes for our students who are facing difficult circumstances and/or experiencing homelessness in our community. Your kindness helps restore dignity, comfort, and confidence to young people who often carry more than we can see. These simple items make a real difference in their daily lives, showing them that they are cared for and not alone. Thank you again for your donation, we are deeply grateful for your support of our students.","fullyFundedDate":1761233085053,"projectUrl":"project/bright-futures-basic-needs/9766652/","projectTitle":"Bright Futures, Basic Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rosenberg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8413031_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649443657382","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lara-rosenberg"},{"teacherId":8413031,"projectId":9738375,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our SRLA team. Because of your donations, our runners now have access to the water, Gatorade, and secure storage they need to stay healthy, organized, and motivated throughout the season. Your kindness helps create a safe and supportive environment where our athletes can push themselves, build confidence, and reach goals they never thought possible. We are truly grateful for your belief in our students and for helping make their SRLA experience even stronger. Thank you for being an essential part of our team's journey.","fullyFundedDate":1761084234957,"projectUrl":"project/help-disadvantaged-youth-train-for-the-l/9738375/","projectTitle":"Help Disadvantaged Youth Train for the LA Marathon","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rosenberg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8413031_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649443657382","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lara-rosenberg"},{"teacherId":1186909,"projectId":9284635,"letterContent":"Thanks SO much for the incredibly kind gesture of helping my students and I purchase LED light kits for filming! It's been very difficult capturing interviews that are exposed well because students film in classrooms and the majority of the light comes from the overhead LED classroom tube lights. With these kits, I've been able to teach students about three-point lighting (where students have a strong key light, a fill light, and a hair light) as well as \"producer sandwiches\" where the interviewer sits directly across from the subject and they are between the key light on one side and the camera on the other. All of these professional interview lighting techniques have been made possible because of you and I can't thank you enough for that.\r\n\r\nThanks again and we very much appreciate your contribution!","fullyFundedDate":1755739961920,"projectUrl":"project/we-cant-see-you-help-student-filmmaker/9284635/","projectTitle":"We Can't See You! Help Student Filmmakers Get LED Lights!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Madrigal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1186909_orig.png?crop=1354,1354,x0,y31&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1610579153491","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrmadrigal"},{"teacherId":1186909,"projectId":9240464,"letterContent":"Thanks SO much for the incredibly generous gift of the exposure, filming production, and screenwriting books! I'd like to focus on the Understanding Exposure book in particular. I graduated from the same school I teach in and I vividly remember being a photography student countless years ago and reading Understanding Exposure while beginning to fall in love with photography. That book was an integral part of my journey in understanding exposure (no pun intended), lighting , aperture settings, shutter speeds, and ISO film speeds. So hopefully you can imagine the absolute *magic* of providing an updated revision of the same book as I help my Film Production students discover those same principals in the same fantastic book.\r\n\r\nJust yesterday, I sat with a pod of three students who were each preparing to film a story about a student group on campus and the objective was to capture them in a cinema verité documentary style, which requires a very shallow depth of field. We all sat down with copies of Understanding Exposure and just talked about each image and how the camera settings of the image contributed to the specific looks of each photo. Students were engaged, asking questions, and more than anything else--they were *interested* in learning about photography because the book made it so easy with such beautiful images to analyze. \r\n\r\nThanks again for your incredibly kind gesture and my students and I are infinitely grateful. Have a beautiful holiday!","fullyFundedDate":1744214218474,"projectUrl":"project/film-teachers-need-book-libraries-too/9240464/","projectTitle":"Film Teachers Need Book Libraries Too","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Madrigal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1186909_orig.png?crop=1354,1354,x0,y31&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1610579153491","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrmadrigal"},{"teacherId":9070542,"projectId":9609262,"letterContent":"the students and I are well into our boxing unit, as a result of your generosity each student had their own pair of hand wraps for the duration of the unit. With phase 1 of the unit strictly learning the wrapping technique students were eager and excited to begin the practice. \r\nAs you can imagine students are always excited when it comes to using new equipment and the hand wraps were not any different. The next steps for the class is to continue their daily movement by incorporating boxing into their exercise routine.","fullyFundedDate":1755747320749,"projectUrl":"project/mind-body-gloves-the-pe-combatives-e/9609262/","projectTitle":"Mind, Body, Gloves: the PE Combative's Experience","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Esqueda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9070542_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x331,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725639545202","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9070542"},{"teacherId":1176483,"projectId":9555680,"letterContent":"Thank you so much Mr. Cipra for generous donation to all my book projects! You have transformed my social studies class! When I first started teaching there was just the textbook that was issued to students. Now my students have so many more options to further their historical and literacy skills. Thank you again for all your support and I hope that you know how much you're impacting not just students but us teachers too! \r\n\r\nI wish you and your family all the best. Have a wonderful holiday season and please do consider coming back to school so you can see how your generosity has helped Poly.\r\n\r\n\r\nOpen invite always to come back! :)\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1755746773237,"projectUrl":"project/help-grow-our-reading-library-echo-by-p/9555680/","projectTitle":"Help grow our reading library! Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Madrigal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1176483_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x470,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1605134329299","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsmadrigal"},{"teacherId":1176483,"projectId":9402484,"letterContent":"Thank you again Mr. Cipra for your generous donation to bring Frederick Douglass' story into my classroom. The book in graphic form and will be an introduction for many of my students to a person who's very existence was questioned and belittled. I like to share with students Douglass' story to help bring them hope and inspire them to rise above their challenges. Douglass maintained hope that slavery would be abolished and dedicated his life to the cause. Now students will be able to read it directly from the man himself with the visual aids of the Damon Smyth (Illustrator) and Marissa Louise (Illustrator).\r\n\r\nThank you again Mr. Cipra for your generosity to your alma mater! Your story is inspiring and I share it with my students too!","fullyFundedDate":1755739830079,"projectUrl":"project/frederick-douglass-graphic-novel-for-yo/9402484/","projectTitle":"Frederick Douglass' Graphic Novel for Young Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Madrigal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1176483_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x470,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1605134329299","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsmadrigal"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_7148","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":2215,"numTeachers":124,"percentFrplEligible":90,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":3,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":91,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"17.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":82.0,"schoolId":7148,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about John Francis Polytechnic High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"John Francis Polytechnic High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/los-angeles-unified-school-district/john-francis-polytechnic-high-school/7148"}