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With your help, our students can work more efficiently, refine their designs, and gain confidence in their learning experience.\r\nMost importantly, this equipment directly supports students as they work toward earning industry-recognized certifications in CAD software—credentials that open doors to internships, apprenticeships, and career opportunities. By removing barriers to success in the classroom, your generosity helps ensure that students graduate with both knowledge and the certifications that employers value.\r\nYour support has supplied an essential tool and reminded our students that their community believes in them and their future. We are deeply grateful for your commitment to empowering education and supporting the success of our learners.\r\nThank you once again for making such a meaningful impact. 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Without your support, this would not have been possible.\r\n\r\nThank you.","fullyFundedDate":1572697633517,"projectUrl":"project/everything-cant-be-digital/4310157/","projectTitle":"Everything Can't be Digital.","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lim","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/405635"},{"teacherId":5320935,"projectId":8757482,"letterContent":"Thank You for your donation. Now I am able make stickers, borders and other incentives for my students for when they earn them. Instead of me having to go purchase them constantly now I can make them or also have my students creating them. \r\n\r\nBeing able to create incentives in the target language is easier than actually finding incentives in the target language at the store. I am also able to create my own designs and create incentives that my students will love as well. Once again thank you for your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1732589881602,"projectUrl":"project/power-up-our-chromebooks/8757482/","projectTitle":"Power Up Our Chromebooks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Curiel-Sanchez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5320935_orig.jpg?crop=955,955,x119,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1667597911603","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5320935"},{"teacherId":5320935,"projectId":8968428,"letterContent":"Thank You for your donation. Now I am mobile and I can move around the classroom and help my students right away when needed. I also have an extra computer available for when students might need one because theirs is not working. \r\n\r\nBeing able to move around with my own computer has been a game changer. I am able to be mobile, walk around, teach and help students at the same time. Digital is the new thing in this era so being able to move around and teach has been great. 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Legacy High School - Steam is
a suburban public school
in South Gate, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 533 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
Its teachers have had 39 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Legacy High School - Steam
$38,133
raised using DonorsChoose
39
projects
funded
9
teachers
funded
37
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
24
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
Legacy High School - Steam has received support from
21 individuals from California and
16 individuals out-of-state.