{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Dougherty Valley High School","outOfStateSupporters":7.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8757100,"projectId":9625877,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our new laminator. This project has already made a meaningful difference in our school community, and my students feel its impact every time they walk into the library or down our hallways. With over 3,000 students on campus, we are constantly showcasing research projects, artwork, poems, and class-created materials. Before this project, we struggled with an older machine that jammed, overheated, or produced uneven results—making it difficult to protect and display student work in a way that truly honored their effort.\r\n\r\nNow, thanks to you, we can laminate student creations quickly, cleanly, and reliably. Students are genuinely excited when they see their work preserved and displayed professionally. Several have told me it \"feels official\" or \"like something people will actually stop and read.\" Having a laminator that works every time means I can say yes more often—to teachers who want reusable classroom materials, to clubs making signage, and to students who want their projects displayed proudly and safely.\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us turn our school into a gallery of student learning—where every voice can be seen, valued, and celebrated. Your generosity has strengthened our library and lifted up the work of thousands of students.","fullyFundedDate":1755696447335,"projectUrl":"project/preserving-student-work-building-school/9625877/","projectTitle":"Preserving Student Work, Building School Pride","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hussenet","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8757100_orig.jpg?crop=524,525,x0,y36&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665006327167","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8757100"},{"teacherId":8757100,"projectId":9332996,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for your generosity—our new iMac has transformed daily life in the library in ways my students and I feel every single day. Before this project, our 12-year-old computer frequently froze or crashed, slowing everything from book checkouts to research help. Now, with a fast, reliable device at our front desk, students can get immediate support with finding books, accessing databases, and navigating digital resources. It has truly streamlined the behind-the-scenes work that keeps our library running, allowing me to spend more time directly helping students learn, explore, and create.\r\n\r\nWhat has surprised me most is how excited students are about the technology itself. The iMac's large, bright screen has become a natural gathering point—students crowd around it to look up titles, research authors, or get help accessing JSTOR or Gale for their projects. For many of our students, especially those who don't have access to a computer at home, this is the fastest and most powerful device they've ever used. They notice the speed, the clarity, and the ease of use immediately, and they love that the library feels more modern and welcoming because of it.\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our students and helping us create a library where technology enhances curiosity, connection, and learning. Your gift has made an immediate and meaningful impact, and we are so grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1755695364066,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-curiosity-and-creativity-from-th/9332996/","projectTitle":"Fueling Curiosity and Creativity from the Library Front Desk","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hussenet","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8757100_orig.jpg?crop=524,525,x0,y36&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665006327167","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8757100"},{"teacherId":8757100,"projectId":9725480,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, our library has become a more inclusive and welcoming space for all students. The new books you helped fund feature characters with disabilities and neurodiversity, which has sparked meaningful conversations about empathy, representation, and what it means to truly see yourself reflected in a story. These books have allowed my students to explore complex themes such as identity, resilience, and friendship while learning to appreciate perspectives different from their own.\r\n\r\nIn our library, reading is both personal and communal. Students browse independently for pleasure reads, participate in book club discussions, and often recommend titles to one another. Since adding these new books, I've noticed students pausing to read the back covers, sharing excited comments like, \"I've never read a book with a deaf main character before.\" These moments show how representation can make reading feel more relevant and affirming.\r\n\r\n For all of our readers, these stories have opened windows into new worlds and perspectives, helping them build empathy and compassion that extend far beyond the page.","fullyFundedDate":1758422186631,"projectUrl":"project/stories-for-every-body-and-mind/9725480/","projectTitle":"Stories for Every Body and Mind","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hussenet","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8757100_orig.jpg?crop=524,525,x0,y36&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665006327167","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8757100"},{"teacherId":4785013,"projectId":8686226,"letterContent":"Thank you so, very much for your generous donation of books about sustainability. It is always a challenge to keep school libraries science sections up to date, as science changes fast and often, so your support goes a long way to ensuring our relevance. \r\n\r\nWe have a cohorted group of students who, working in an interdisciplinary fashion, study the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and generate research-based ideas for helping achieve the goals. These books help students understand their particular topic on a deeper level, and for that we are super grateful! \r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you most sincerely, for this donation!","fullyFundedDate":1727983129191,"projectUrl":"project/saving-planet-earth-with-sustainable-ide/8686226/","projectTitle":"Saving Planet Earth with Sustainable Ideas!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Knapp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4785013_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1505153853462","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4785013"},{"teacherId":4785013,"projectId":8663882,"letterContent":"We LOVE our cozy creatures! You helped provide an assortment of items that all help students who are experiencing various issues like anxiety, stress, etc. Being able to grab a squishy creature to cuddle with, to tactile strips that can be stuck to laptops for anti-anxiety powers, to so many more items...we are more than grateful! \r\n\r\nHigh school can be a really stressful time for students. Our school is a high performing school and kids put a ton of pressure on themselves to succeed. The library provides a place for students to relax in a safe environment. \r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1724206756451,"projectUrl":"project/cozy-creatures-to-help-comfort-library-s/8663882/","projectTitle":"Cozy Creatures to Help Comfort Library Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Knapp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4785013_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1505153853462","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4785013"},{"teacherId":4359730,"projectId":8970963,"letterContent":"The students have been having a great time learning how to create art pieces out of metal. They learned how to cut and solder metal into three-dimensional art pieces. It allowed them to explore manipulating metal.\r\n\r\nI wish I had introduced this medium to them earlier so they could have created more selected works for their AP portfolio. Most of the students are seniors, and they had so much fun that they want to take a metalsmithing class at the colleges they will attend. It's opened up a whole new world beyond working with clay.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for providing us with the materials to spark a new passion in their lives.","fullyFundedDate":1740000674723,"projectUrl":"project/wildcats-learn-metalsmithing/8970963/","projectTitle":"Wildcats Learn Metalsmithing","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tuohy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4359730_orig.png?crop=461,462,x0,y56&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1603378449787","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/k-tuohy"},{"teacherId":8763699,"projectId":8732973,"letterContent":"Thank you for the class supplies for our math classes. Our students especially love the personal white boards, earsers and whiteboard markers in various colors. In fact, I told them the you had given funds to buy our class these supplies and they kept asking when they would arrive so they could use the whiteboards. \r\n\r\nAll of our students now know where to pick up the white boards to share with their table partner, pick from various marker colors and grab their erasers. So many of the times they would rather work the problems out on the whiteboards where they can all see, discuss, easily erase and correct before writing it on their paper. \r\n\r\nDuring group work/explorations the tables love to use the boards that stand up so the entire group can see the work, do error analysis, change and verify. The help you gave in providing this for our students really did add another layer of interaction for our students is a positive way. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1731546349956,"projectUrl":"project/make-math-magical/8732973/","projectTitle":"Make Math Magical","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Soliman and Ms. Tanihara's Co-Teaching Classroom","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8763699_orig.png?crop=1231,1231,x92,y130&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665155823058","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8763699"},{"teacherId":2483526,"projectId":8626743,"letterContent":"Though this update comes a big late, please do not mistake my tardiness for a lack of impact. Previously we had no reliable way to record podcasts, one of our core functions as a journalism class. Students had to bring their own PC or Macs from home, hoping that they had the correct connections for our audio equipment, and then they would record their work. If that student was absent or otherwise busy, there was no way to pick up a project where it was left off; confusion was the order of the day for our recording team.\r\n\r\nThis is where your contribution has benefitted us so much. We now have one dedicated, central, guaranteed-to-work computer for all of our multimedia needs. Want to record a podcast? No problem. Want to edit a video story? Done. Want to just have a quiet work station away from the crazy hustle and bustle of our journalism class? Perfect solution. \r\n\r\nYour generosity has allowed a group of students at DVHS to sharpen their skills and perhaps even pursue their future goals. It is, put simply, much appreciated. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1723636610463,"projectUrl":"project/a-new-mac-for-the-wildcat-tribunes-podc/8626743/","projectTitle":"A New Mac for The Wildcat Tribune's Podcasts","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Bathke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2483526_orig.png?crop=394,394,x2,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659824515467","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-bathke"},{"teacherId":9639444,"projectId":8606841,"letterContent":"We are writing to express our heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation to our OpenSciEd biology class. Your support has made a tangible difference in our students' learning experience.\r\n\r\nSpecifically, the materials you helped us acquire have been invaluable. The safety goggles are essential for ensuring our students' safety during hands-on lab activities, allowing them to confidently explore scientific concepts. The digital thermometers have proven crucial in our investigations of yeast activity and decomposition, as well as our study of CO2 levels and temperature changes. Students were able to gather precise data and draw meaningful conclusions, enriching their understanding of these processes. The weighing scale has been instrumental in our carrot osmosis lab and yeast investigation lab, enabling students to accurately measure changes in mass and observe the effects of various factors. Additionally, the calculators have been essential tools for our students to develop their mathematical and computational skills while working with lab data, creating graphs, and performing data analysis.\r\n\r\nThese resources have transformed our classroom into a dynamic, inquiry-based learning environment. Your generosity has empowered our students to engage in authentic scientific practices, fostering critical thinking and a deeper appreciation for the world around them.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your commitment to science education and for investing in the future of our students.","fullyFundedDate":1731546350181,"projectUrl":"project/high-school-biology-classroom/8606841/","projectTitle":"High School Biology Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rai","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9639444_orig.jpg?crop=273,273,x389,y265&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723335323254","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9639444"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_94695","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":3118,"numTeachers":129,"percentFrplEligible":8,"percentAsian":79,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":7,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":4,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"24.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":92.2,"schoolId":94695,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Dougherty Valley High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Dougherty Valley High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/san-ramon-valley-unified-school-district/dougherty-vly-high-school/94695"}