{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pacific High School","outOfStateSupporters":30.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":618533,"projectId":9386381,"letterContent":"Singing brightens the dullest days. Singing brings smiles. Karaoke has made our after school program brighter.\r\n\r\nYesterday, a student shared that she used to be in drama at her previous school. She shared that she loved to sing. I suggested that we get her friends together and sing with the karaoke machine after school. She called her Mom and said don't pick me up until 3:30.\r\n\r\nWe set up the machine. We showed the students our Karaoke CD's. Any song not on these CDs, we can find on the Internet and connect via Bluetooth. \r\n\r\nThe singing and happiness was contagious. Who cares, really, if we aren't singing perfectly? Students and 3 staff members sang. We applauded after each performer sang. We were each others back up dancers. For moodier songs, we were the captive audience. Students asked, when can we do this again? I replied, you or we can do this any day & every day after school. We all left for home happier and with smiles.\r\n\r\nOur last song was \"Summer Lovin'\" from Grease. Many students rushed for the microphones. We took turns singing the main parts and all chimed in for the chorus. I'm smiling writing this as this will be an epic memory for me.\r\n\r\n** I realized that a few of the songs I have been singing, I have been singing the lyrics incorrectly. The Karaoke machine helps us sing the right words.\r\n\r\nI cannot thank you enough for this fabulous Karaoke machine!","fullyFundedDate":1752586393419,"projectUrl":"project/did-someone-say-karaoke-alguien-dijo/9386381/","projectTitle":"Did Someone Say Karaoke!? ¿¡Alguien Dijo Karaoke!?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Block","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp618533_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450130199136","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dblock"},{"teacherId":8979216,"projectId":9732292,"letterContent":"Science shows that learning is impacted when a student is hungry. Hunger pangs often lead to reduced concentration and also lead to decreased cognitive function. Other things that hunger can impact are performance, memory and recall, as well as academic achievement, attendance, and behavior. \r\n\r\nMy high school students are affected when they come to school or class hungry. 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Because of your support, my students now have organized storage drawers that make accessing their math packets faster and easier(it only takes 3 minutes now and NO CROWDS). Our classroom already feels more efficient, calm, and engaging thanks to your kindness.\r\n\r\nWith these new organization drawers, my students now spend more time learning and less time searching for materials. Your generosity has made a real difference in our daily routines and is truly helping us succeed. We are incredibly grateful for you!\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH<3","fullyFundedDate":1758761182938,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-give-my-students-easy-access-to/9754050/","projectTitle":"Help Me Give My Students Easy Access to Math packets.","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jimenez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9376206_orig.jpg?crop=3144,3144,x253,y864&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758659662785","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9376206"},{"teacherId":8979216,"projectId":9626376,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to fund my project. My students now have an organized place to keep their supplies and school work. My students come from broken homes and homes where 2-3 families are living at the same time. \r\n\r\nBy providing spaces for them to keep their things is often something they don't have at home. I try to provide them with consistency and genuine concern for their wellbeing. I am so grateful that you were able to help me provide this as well.\r\n\r\nIt is people like you that help raise the future of America.","fullyFundedDate":1755972362849,"projectUrl":"project/creating-safe-spaces-for-learning-to-blo/9626376/","projectTitle":"Creating Safe Spaces for Learning to Bloom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cornette","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8979216_orig.jpg?crop=340,340,x0,y54&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1696605152690","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8979216"},{"teacherId":10239537,"projectId":9677546,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our math classroom! Because of your support, my students were able to explore one of the most exciting parts of math—graphing on the coordinate plane.\r\n\r\nWith the new materials, students worked together to plot points, create graphs, and discover how lines show patterns and relationships. They loved using hands-on tools to see math come to life instead of just reading about it in a textbook. Watching their faces light up as they realized how to graph a line correctly was such a rewarding moment!\r\n\r\nYour kindness has made a real difference. You didn't just fund supplies—you helped build confidence, teamwork, and curiosity. My students now see graphing as a skill they can master and even enjoy.\r\n\r\nThank you again for believing in our classroom and in the power of math learning. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1757201475891,"projectUrl":"project/algebra-tools/9677546/","projectTitle":"Algebra Tools!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lawhead","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10239537"},{"teacherId":618533,"projectId":8060493,"letterContent":"This was a game changer!! Thank you so much! I still have gift card money to use. This is the gift that keeps on giving. I am a World History teacher. We no longer have a mandatory Geography course. It is believed that World History teacher will teach geography skills as well. \r\n\r\nI have purchased these materials/lessons:\r\n* U.S. Home Front in the Cold War Stations on Red Scare, McCarthyism, Space Race\r\n* Word and Logic Puzzles Escape Room - Crack the Code Breakout Game\r\n* World War I, Trench Warfare, Front Lines, Gallery Walk, Primary Source Activity\r\n* World War 2 Unit Plan Bundle: Projects, Activities, & Lessons for Every Day\r\n* World War II (World War 2) Map & Geography Activity for Europe & the Pacific\r\n* Cold War Unit: PPTs, Worksheets, Lesson Plans, Kahoot, Test + GoogleApps\r\n* McCarthyism, Anti-Communist Frenzy in Fifties Activity\r\n* Geography of the World (Bundle)\r\n\r\nI am grateful that I can enhance my lessons using these well thought out & engaging lessons. \r\n\r\n\r\nAgain, my students and I are thankful for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1700856819651,"projectUrl":"project/i-need-help-some-students-are-falling-t/8060493/","projectTitle":"I Need Help! Some Students Are Falling Through The Cracks","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Block","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp618533_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450130199136","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dblock"},{"teacherId":3764249,"projectId":9079607,"letterContent":"I am writing with heartfelt gratitude to thank you for your generous donation to our classroom library. Your support is more than just a gift of books—it is an investment in equity, representation, and transformation for students who have too often been overlooked in traditional academic settings.\r\n\r\nMy students are continuation learners—young people who have faced barriers in education, whether through systemic challenges, personal hardships, or earlier academic struggles. For them, reading is not always associated with joy or discovery. But when they encounter stories that reflect their lives, cultures, voices, and identities, something powerful happens: they begin to see themselves not only as readers, but as thinkers, storytellers, and lifelong learners.\r\n\r\nYour donation has helped us build a library that honors those identities. You helped us add novels by authors of color, LGBTQ+ voices, and writers who speak to the nuanced realities of youth navigating the margins. These books open doors for our students—doors to empathy, resilience, imagination, and academic confidence. For some, it's the first time they've voluntarily finished a book. For others, it's the first time they've seen their lived experience represented with dignity.\r\n\r\nAs an educator committed to lifelong reading and book love, I want you to know that your support fuels my mission to create equitable opportunities in every corner of my classroom. This library is more than shelves and pages—it is a place of belonging, possibility, and growth.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students and in the power of stories to change lives.","fullyFundedDate":1743111827040,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-library-part-3/9079607/","projectTitle":"Building a Library - Part 3","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sellers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3764249_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x436,y158&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1687656820889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-sellers"},{"teacherId":618533,"projectId":9189569,"letterContent":"We cannot contain our enthusiasm for all of our gifts!! We, Room 12, are creating an exciting Advisory book for next year -- quarter 1. We have already began putting post it notes on the pages we want copied. The activities in this book are highly engaging. Our planned activities are Writing your resume, a section of coloring pages, journal prompts, logic puzzles, and we are still creating more content.\r\n\r\nOur homeroom is highly enthusiastic about the strange drawing book called \"making it weird\". The title isn't capitalized. The prompts are weirder. Here are a few: Ferrets Watching TV, Face of a Crow, Body of a Monkey, Tail of a Scorpion (yes.. that is all in 1 picture), Asparagus out for a Jog and many other weird yet fun drawing prompts.\r\n\r\nWe are also amused by the journal prompts in Non-Lame Journaling Prompts For Teens.\r\nPrompt #1- Would you rather spend a week alone in an expensive hotel, or a week with all of your friends in a cheap hotel? Explain.\r\nPrompt #2 - What if you could save the life of someone you know, but in return you'd lose all of your memories of them. Would you do it? Why?\r\nThis book is fun.\r\n\r\nStudents are overjoyed that they have a generously refilled snack cupboard!! We love the paint pens for painting rocks. We love the phone chargers and the cups for cocoa.\r\n\r\nWe love everything. The students feel grateful and happy.\r\nThank you for everything!!","fullyFundedDate":1746113906930,"projectUrl":"project/help-homeroom-students-play-journal-bo/9189569/","projectTitle":"Help Homeroom Students Play, Journal, Bond, Discuss, and Debrief","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Block","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp618533_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450130199136","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dblock"},{"teacherId":9316895,"projectId":9119960,"letterContent":"I want to extend my deepest gratitude for your generosity towards providing snacks for our at risk students. When the snacks arrived, the student's reactions were filled with surprise and heartful appreciation. Their eyes lit up as they saw the variety of snacks available-something many of them don't often have access to during the day. Some smiled shyly while others excitedly grabbed their favorites, expressing sincere thanks in their own unique ways. It was a powerful reminder of how something as simple as a snack can make a young person feel seen and cared for.\r\n\r\nOne moment that specially stood out to me was when a student, after enjoying a snack, sat down with me and began to open up about what was going on in his life. I could tell he felt more comfortable and relaxed after enjoying a bag of popcorn, which helped him share things he had been holding inside. Your support not only helped me meet a basic need-it helped create a moment of trust and connection that may have not happened otherwise. Thank you again for helping make a real different in our student's lives.","fullyFundedDate":1740681793441,"projectUrl":"project/feed-minds-and-tummies/9119960/","projectTitle":"Feed Minds and Tummies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. De La Cruz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9316895_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743124951660","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9316895"},{"teacherId":8979216,"projectId":8997749,"letterContent":"Students often struggle to stay focused in class when they are hungry. I teach growing high school students who are ALWAYS hungry. My sixth period class is an extra period for students in credit recovery. Your generous donation has helped my students stay focused and do better in class since they can now focus on work and not food!\r\n\r\nI have two students, in particular, who have brought up their grades tremendously (D's to B's!). I also have a senior student who was able to focus on his work so much that they are now going to graduate early! \r\n\r\nNot only has performance improved, but attendance as well. I have gone from 65% absence rate down to 35%. For a continuation school of at-promise youth, this is huge. \r\n\r\nI thank you again for your kindness in supporting \"Protein Powers the Body and the Brain\". Your generosity truly helps the youth of today.","fullyFundedDate":1739554857595,"projectUrl":"project/protein-powers-the-body-and-brain/8997749/","projectTitle":"Protein Powers the Body and Brain","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cornette","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8979216_orig.jpg?crop=340,340,x0,y54&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1696605152690","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8979216"},{"teacherId":618533,"projectId":8635455,"letterContent":"Oh how we loved creating these flags. \r\n\r\nI asked students to think of song lyrics that they would love to have played that means something to them. The lyrics had to be school appropriate. My classroom is set up where students, in rows, face each other. This makes life sweet for classroom conversations. We have a walk way or what I call 'the dance floor\" in between the divide.\r\n\r\nI played my song and playfully walked like I was famous. I waved to my \"pretend\" fans. A few others did the same. To be honest, most just smiled from their seats.\r\n\r\nMy song was Thank You for Being a Friend. This song was the intro song for the Golden Girls.\r\n\r\nMy students were overjoyed to receive the supplies. We love how easy it was to cut fabric with the scissors. The cord was strong. In fact, our flags are still flying outside our classroom door. We love & still use the markers and paint.","fullyFundedDate":1725071948336,"projectUrl":"project/creating-song-lyric-flags-inspired-by-ti/8635455/","projectTitle":"Creating Song Lyric Flags Inspired By Tibetan Flags","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Block","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp618533_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450130199136","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dblock"},{"teacherId":9767231,"projectId":8805549,"letterContent":"On behalf of our entire school community, I want to extend our deepest gratitude for your generous donation of a water dispenser for our counseling office. Your kindness has made a meaningful difference in the daily lives of our students, staff, and families by ensuring that fresh drinking water is always accessible during their school visits. \r\n\r\nReceiving this gift around Thanksgiving made it even more special—it was truly a moment of gratitude and excitement for everyone. As soon as the dispenser was installed, students and parents eagerly filled up their water bottles, appreciating the convenience and the thoughtfulness behind this contribution. It has quickly become an essential part of our space, providing comfort and hydration to all who walk through our doors. \r\n\r\nThank you for your continued support of schools like ours. Your generosity not only meets practical needs but also reminds us of the incredible impact that kindness and community support can have on education. 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