{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Simsbury High School","outOfStateSupporters":25.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2203503,"projectId":9810339,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of FRC Team 3464 as we prepare for the 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition season. Your investment is helping our students take a major step forward in technology, engineering, and real-world problem-solving by bringing advanced computer-vision capabilities to our robot—tools used by professionals in fields such as autonomous vehicles, manufacturing, and aerospace.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, our team is able to integrate a powerful swerve module, high-performance motors, and Limelight computer-vision technology into our robot. These tools allow the robot to detect, identify, and track field targets, enabling automatic aiming, alignment, and navigation. This reduces human error and empowers students to design smarter, more autonomous systems.\r\n\r\nMore importantly, this project has created a transformative learning experience. Students are gaining hands-on experience with machine vision and image processing, autonomous navigation algorithms, real-time decision-making systems, and the seamless integration of hardware and software. These are the same skills used in cutting-edge STEM careers, and your support allows our students to tackle authentic engineering challenges with confidence.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping our students bring innovative ideas to life while inspiring them to pursue futures in engineering, programming, and technology. We are deeply grateful for your role in helping FRC Team 3464 elevate our learning and reach new heights in the 2026 season.","fullyFundedDate":1761917829927,"projectUrl":"project/building-more-robots-building-more-oppo/9810339/","projectTitle":"Building More Robots, Building More Opportunities","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Sim-City Robotics 3464","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2203503_orig.jpg?crop=1066,1066,x202,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744295319889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2203503"},{"teacherId":2203503,"projectId":9898947,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of FRC Team 3464 as we prepare for the 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition season. Your investment is helping our students take a major step forward in technology, engineering, and real-world problem-solving by bringing advanced computer-vision capabilities to our robot—tools used by professionals in fields such as autonomous vehicles, manufacturing, and aerospace.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, our team is able to integrate a powerful swerve module, high-performance motors, and Limelight computer-vision technology into our robot. These tools allow the robot to detect, identify, and track field targets, enabling automatic aiming, alignment, and navigation. This reduces human error and empowers students to design smarter, more autonomous systems.\r\n\r\nMore importantly, this project has created a transformative learning experience. Students are gaining hands-on experience with machine vision and image processing, autonomous navigation algorithms, real-time decision-making systems, and the seamless integration of hardware and software. These are the same skills used in cutting-edge STEM careers, and your support allows our students to tackle authentic engineering challenges with confidence.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping our students bring innovative ideas to life while inspiring them to pursue futures in engineering, programming, and technology. We are deeply grateful for your role in helping FRC Team 3464 elevate our learning and reach new heights in the 2026 season.","fullyFundedDate":1767209337156,"projectUrl":"project/guided-by-technology-advancing-stem-lea/9898947/","projectTitle":"Guided by Technology: Advancing STEM Learning With Autonomous Robotics","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Sim-City Robotics 3464","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2203503_orig.jpg?crop=1066,1066,x202,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744295319889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2203503"},{"teacherId":2203503,"projectId":9810034,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of our high school FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. Your contribution directly impacts a group of incredibly driven, creative, and collaborative students who devote countless hours after school and on weekends to designing, building, coding, and refining their robot. Through this work, they gain hands-on STEM experience and develop critical life skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, and leadership.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, our competition pit—the 10x10 workspace where students repair and improve their robot between matches—is becoming a safer, more organized, and more efficient environment. Improved storage and organizational tools mean students can quickly access the parts and tools they need, reducing stress and allowing them to focus on learning, innovation, and collaboration during high-pressure competitions.\r\n\r\nThese upgrades have already begun to make a meaningful difference. Students are working more confidently, communicating more effectively, and taking greater pride in their workspace and team. Most importantly, your support ensures that our pit now reflects the professionalism, dedication, and talent of our students.\r\n\r\nWe are deeply grateful for your investment in our team and in the future engineers, problem-solvers, and leaders they are becoming. Your generosity empowers our students to perform at their best—both on and off the competition field.","fullyFundedDate":1761916926423,"projectUrl":"project/optimizing-our-pit-engineering-efficien/9810034/","projectTitle":"Optimizing Our Pit: Engineering Efficiency for FRC Success","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Sim-City Robotics 3464","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2203503_orig.jpg?crop=1066,1066,x202,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744295319889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2203503"},{"teacherId":9460224,"projectId":9963239,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much! Your help with getting some needed supplies for my students has been so needed and you have been a part of helping kids to be ready to learn by not having an empty stomach. As well as to help them have a backpack for their materials! Thank you thank you! 🙏\r\n\r\nSome of the students that you are helping stop by my office to get some food because there is no breakfast for them at home to have prior to arriving. I have other students who struggle with their mental health when they get super hungry. The impact of your gift goes a very long way.","fullyFundedDate":1765985056041,"projectUrl":"project/helping-students/9963239/","projectTitle":"Helping Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Claffey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9460224"},{"teacherId":3902437,"projectId":9390051,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and helping us bring app development to life. Because of your generosity, my students now have real tablets to test the apps they create in computer science. This has transformed their learning experience.\r\n\r\nInstead of relying on simulators, my students can now see their ideas run on an actual device—tapping buttons, checking layouts, fixing bugs, and improving their designs based on how the app truly behaves. This hands-on experience has sparked excitement, creativity, and confidence in ways I couldn't have imagined.\r\n\r\nYour donation isn't just providing technology; it's giving my students the chance to practice real-world skills in problem-solving, design, and computational thinking. They feel like true developers when they see their projects come alive on the tablet screen.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and investing in their futures. Your generosity makes a meaningful and lasting impact on their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1757550916340,"projectUrl":"project/tapping-into-tech-tablets-for-tomorrow/9390051/","projectTitle":"Tapping Into Tech: Tablets for Tomorrow’s App Creators","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Hochdorfer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3902437_orig.jpg?crop=1340,1340,x1320,y957&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748802578396","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3902437"},{"teacherId":2203503,"projectId":9193162,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding our learning in motion project. The team really appreciates all of the support they have received throughout our season.\r\n\r\nThe GoPro and all of the accessories have given the students the ability to record their game matches and even attach the camera to their robot to record promotional videos. My favorite video so far was during their match at the Hartford Competition.....it was amazing to hear and see their teamwork.\r\n\r\nPlease follow our social media pages so that you can see all the videos that they plan to produce during this upcoming season.","fullyFundedDate":1742961251848,"projectUrl":"project/capturing-learning-in-motion/9193162/","projectTitle":"Capturing Learning in Motion","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Sim-City Robotics 3464","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2203503_orig.jpg?crop=1066,1066,x202,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744295319889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2203503"},{"teacherId":2203503,"projectId":9130138,"letterContent":"Thank you for contributing to this project. We were able to receive much needed supplies to help us at our competitions. \r\nThe team was excited to have brand new safety glasses. The old ones were scratched and hard to see out of. They are already using the cleaning wipes to make sure they keep them pristine. \r\nThe workshop lights have made a huge improvement when our pit crew is working on the robot. But their favorite item from this donors choose project is the rechargeable screwdriver. It is the perfect size for them to use while making a quick fix to our robot.","fullyFundedDate":1740972597778,"projectUrl":"project/gear-up-optimizing-pitt-supplies-for-pe/9130138/","projectTitle":"Gear Up: Optimizing Pitt Supplies for Peak Performance","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Sim-City Robotics 3464","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2203503_orig.jpg?crop=1066,1066,x202,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744295319889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2203503"},{"teacherId":2203503,"projectId":9035623,"letterContent":"Thank you for your contributions to fully fund this project. Having our team size drastically increase this year, made having productive team meetings challenging.\r\n\r\nThe individual dry erase boards have been very effective in displaying individual student tasks that should be accomplished at each meeting. The student writes their tasks on the dry erase board and can refer back to it throughout our meeting.\r\n\r\nThe collapsible stools are being used in locations in which there is no team seating. They make it very easy to pull a few team members together for a discussion.","fullyFundedDate":1739970428964,"projectUrl":"project/teamwork-tools-empowering-productive-me/9035623/","projectTitle":"Teamwork Tools: Empowering Productive Meetings","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Sim-City Robotics 3464","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2203503_orig.jpg?crop=1066,1066,x202,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744295319889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2203503"},{"teacherId":2203503,"projectId":9059287,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to fully fund this project. The robotics students were able to learn new skills and create team shirts. This is a project they had been wanting to accomplish for a while but we never had the funds or a volunteer to help teach them how to create shirts.\r\nThe students were so surprised when I told them that the project was funded and that the materials were on their way to school. They quickly started creating design ideas and deciding which design they would produce. \r\n\r\nThank you again","fullyFundedDate":1739320708788,"projectUrl":"project/vinyl-vision-t-shirt-making-supplies-fo/9059287/","projectTitle":"Vinyl Vision: T-Shirt Making Supplies for Competitions","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Sim-City Robotics 3464","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2203503_orig.jpg?crop=1066,1066,x202,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744295319889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2203503"},{"teacherId":2203503,"projectId":9048773,"letterContent":"Thank you for contributing to our \"Crafting Jewelry\" project. The students were very excited when I shared the news that their project was fully funded. They quickly got to work designing charms and keychain designs that reflected this year's game theme. Once they finished the design phase, students learned how to use the 3D printer and other equipment needed to produce their charms. They group worked hard to have their creations completed in time for our first competition at URI. As other teams visited our pit area, they were very excited to see bracelets, earrings and keychains available for trading. Our team members enjoyed talking and meeting members from other teams.","fullyFundedDate":1737055332392,"projectUrl":"project/support-our-team-in-crafting-jewelry-for/9048773/","projectTitle":"Support Our Team in Crafting Jewelry for Robotics Competitions!","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Sim-City Robotics 3464","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2203503_orig.jpg?crop=1066,1066,x202,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744295319889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2203503"},{"teacherId":2203503,"projectId":9020521,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to this project. As a result of your generosity our team was able to receive supplies to create buttons and jewelry to boost team spirit during our competitions. All of the students were so excited when the packages arrived, and they gathered in a large group to open the packages.\r\n Over the past few weeks, the business teams has created approx. 150 buttons. During our first competition at URI, they enjoyed watching the smiles on other FIRST team members as they visited our pit area and traded buttons. \r\n A local girl scout troop joined one of our robotics meetings and our team members taught them how to make their own button.\r\n Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1736993529874,"projectUrl":"project/buttoning-up-our-robotics-team-funding/9020521/","projectTitle":"Buttoning Up Our Robotics Team: Funding supplies to Boost Team Spirit","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Sim-City Robotics 3464","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2203503_orig.jpg?crop=1066,1066,x202,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744295319889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2203503"},{"teacherId":9722012,"projectId":8727589,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your help and support in my DonorsChoose project! I apologize for the delayed \"thank you\"; I wanted to wait until we got to the microscope unit in school to share some photos. Your support has made a major impact on my students and their learning experience.\r\n\r\nThis year, the addition of a printer and a digital microscope has truly transformed the classroom. The printer has been a lifesaver for printing out essential materials, especially since the printers in our room were removed over the summer. There is always one student who is out and needs that extra copy. Being in a science classroom, we're not allowed to leave the classroom unattended whatsoever. This put a major pain in planning as I have to print more than enough for each student while seemingly wasting extra paper in the process. Now that I have a printer nearby, I can avoid all of this with a push of a button. \r\n\r\nThe digital microscope has been a game-changer in our exploration of the microscopic world. Students have been able to see protists and bacteria in incredible detail. I submitted a few images of them to this thank you. In the photos, you will see cells and specimens ranging from onions, Pine Wood, apples, and even a neat bacteria/ciliate called Stentor. Many students had never seen living microorganisms before, and the ability to project what they're viewing onto a screen has allowed for awesome group discussions and learning moments. Seeing the intricate movements and structures of these tiny organisms has brought biology to life in a way that textbooks simply cannot.\r\n\r\nIntegrating cool technology like this into our lessons enhances learning and inspires students to see the possibilities within science and technology. These tools have made a major difference in my classroom, and they wouldn't have been possible without your support.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and support with this project. 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