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I just can't wait:) Have a wonderful day!","fullyFundedDate":1780451838665,"projectUrl":"project/house-system-essentials-1/10314935/","projectTitle":"House System Essentials 1","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":7477188,"projectId":10008568,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our DonorsChoose project, \"Rock and Roll: Building a Flexible Home for Steelpan Music!\" Your kindness continues to make a tremendous difference for our students, and we are especially grateful that you have chosen to support several of our projects this year. Knowing that you believe in our students and their learning means more than words can express.\r\n\r\nBecause of your donation, we received a Mobile Laptop Desk, a 15-Drawer Rolling Storage Cart, and a Samstar Hanging File Organizer. These resources have helped us create a more organized, flexible, and welcoming space for our steelpan program. Students can now easily access music, supplies, and materials, allowing them to spend more time focused on learning, practicing, and enjoying music together. The improved organization has made our classroom run more smoothly and has given students a greater sense of ownership and pride in their learning environment.\r\n\r\nYour continued generosity is helping us build more than just a functional music space—it is helping create opportunities for creativity, collaboration, and growth. Thank you for being such a dedicated supporter of our students and for investing in their success. We are truly grateful for all that you have done for our classroom this year. ❤️","fullyFundedDate":1771001509847,"projectUrl":"project/rock-and-roll-building-a-flexible-home/10008568/","projectTitle":"Rock and Roll: Building a Flexible Home for Steelpan Music!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Salerni","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7477188_orig.jpg?crop=902,902,x0,y75&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701801145746","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7477188"},{"teacherId":2370025,"projectId":10241707,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me get all these bags for my whole school! We are now officially going to use a house system. I will be sorting all the kids into their houses and these bags will be how they find out what house they are in. They will open the bag and have their color of house items in their bag! I am excited to see if this will help our whole school. I have always helps my over 100 kids feel like part of a team but now the whole school can hopefully feel this way! It's a lot of work, but I'm ready to try to make a difference. We have some shirts to still get through DC, but we are almost ready! Thank you for helping us get what we need to make a difference in kids' lives.","fullyFundedDate":1779734287928,"projectUrl":"project/string-bags-for-all/10241707/","projectTitle":"String Bags For All","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":2370025,"projectId":10074344,"letterContent":"These turned out amazing!!!! Thank you for all you do and helping us get these lanyards for all students in our school! I'm so excited to see the kids' faces next year when it comes to starting school. These are perfect and they have our core values on them! None of this would be possible without your love for my classes and my whole school. Thank you again for loving us and helping us make our school the best place it can be. Kids learn from those who care and help them. I can't wait to build community next year. Thank you!!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1777993776563,"projectUrl":"project/lanyards-all-around/10074344/","projectTitle":"Lanyards All Around","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":2370025,"projectId":10194960,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me get 2 more seats for my classroom. These chairs have slight bounce and they kids are able to move in them. This helps my kids who need to move during the 55 minute class and still learn. Since my class size is increasing next school year, I needed two more seats to go with my new whiteboard desks. These will not match my other seats so my room is good for kids and looks nice as well. I appreciate your kindness and love for my classroom by allowing me to pick items that make my classroom feel more welcomed and loved. I hope you have a wonderful night.","fullyFundedDate":1779032178402,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seats/10194960/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seats","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":10313587,"projectId":10222935,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! My students were SO excited as packages started arriving. All of the snacks and prizes that were being used as incentives are really motivating my students to work hard these last few weeks! They also loved earning snacks for beating their state testing goals! In addition, the supplies donated will be so helpful during our end of year projects. \r\n\r\nIt is because of kind donations like yours, that teachers can worry less and spend more time focusing on their students!","fullyFundedDate":1777995514241,"projectUrl":"project/finishing-strong-eoy-incentives-and-sup/10222935/","projectTitle":"Finishing Strong: EOY Incentives and Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cairo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10313587"},{"teacherId":2370025,"projectId":10218514,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me get access to this program for another school year. This program allows me to find resources that are extra practice for my math kids. I use some lessons, but I really use a lot of the practice for my students. The problems are really good and sometimes kid need more than the practice I have for specific units. It is a time saver for me to not have to make up extra sheets of practice for them. I really appreciate you helping me get these materials for my classroom. Students have different needs and this helps me get to their needs faster. Thanks for loving my kids and my classroom:) Have a great day!","fullyFundedDate":1778163992815,"projectUrl":"project/math-resources-to-help-kids-grow/10218514/","projectTitle":"Math Resources To Help Kids Grow","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":2370025,"projectId":10180730,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me bring these end of year supplies and snacks to my classroom. I have some items that our class stores ran out of and these will help keep them going for the rest of the school year. The other treats will help create an end of the year bag for my kids that they can pick up during their final exam. The final exam day is the last time I will see them for the school year and it will be a longer period of time. The end of year snacks will help them stay focused during the exam time and also give them some favorites to take home with them for the summer. I appreciate your helping me give my students these kinds of items.","fullyFundedDate":1778272778557,"projectUrl":"project/end-of-year-3/10180730/","projectTitle":"End Of Year 3","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":2370025,"projectId":10240375,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me bring these much loved pencils to my classroom. My kids love the blue, Train Your Brain pencils. They will be used when kids run out and for my next year's team students. My kids are excited when I tell them that my next year kids will have what they get because I plan for that. They love that they get amazing items and that my next year kids will also get amazing items. Anything that gets them excited is wonderful. How a simple nice pencil makes their day and they use them all of the time. Many kids hold onto it and keep asking for lead, which I provide. Thank you for caring so much about my kids and classes. You are amazing!!!","fullyFundedDate":1777993773273,"projectUrl":"project/train-your-brain-2026/10240375/","projectTitle":"Train Your Brain 2026","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":10387071,"projectId":9963641,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donations. I was able to use the snacks to help kids who show up to my room daily asking for food. 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About this school
Pierre S DuPont Middle School is
an urban public school
in Wilmington, Delaware that is part of Brandywine School District.
It serves 732 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
Its teachers have had 1,058 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 6 - 8
732 Students
69 Teachers
701 W 34th StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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66%
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Pierre S DuPont Middle School
$722,823
raised using DonorsChoose
1,058
projects
funded
86
teachers
funded
1,619
donors
154
projects
for
basic supplies
126
projects for
technology
140
projects for
books
41
projects
for
art supplies
Pierre S DuPont Middle School has received support from
613 individuals from Delaware and
1,006 individuals out-of-state.