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Our students felt like stars as they walked the red carpet, received their award behind the movie theme backdrop, and saw the twinkling star lights. Of course, we cannot forget to mention the bright smiles of students as they were recognized for their positive growth in the reading and/or math diagnostics. Thank you so much for making this all possible!","fullyFundedDate":1758846754340,"projectUrl":"project/lights-camera-growth/9724041/","projectTitle":"Lights, Camera, Growth","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp385392_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452805452829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kmolina"},{"teacherId":385392,"projectId":9906094,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to our project. By supporting this project, you helped us stock the shelves in our book vending machine in the library. 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That extra fuel can help them get through the day. With your support, we will not have growling stomachs in classes. If a student is hungry, they can grab a snack, no questions asked. This will help build a secure classroom where students know they are cared for. Thank you for making this possible. When students take care of their need for a snack, they are able to focus on their academics. We greatly appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1764683113221,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-needed/9867789/","projectTitle":"Snacks Needed","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp385392_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452805452829","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kmolina"},{"teacherId":385392,"projectId":9931398,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to support our project to get the little things we needed. 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Apricot Valley Elementary School is
a town public school
in Patterson, California that is part of Patterson Joint Unified School District.
It serves 817 students
in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
Its teachers have had 603 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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76%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Apricot Valley Elementary School
$192,775
raised using DonorsChoose
603
projects
funded
61
teachers
funded
1,270
donors
68
projects
for
basic supplies
27
projects for
technology
128
projects for
books
50
projects
for
art supplies
Apricot Valley Elementary School has received support from
562 individuals from California and
708 individuals out-of-state.