{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Thomas McKean High School","outOfStateSupporters":38.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9709147,"projectId":9831365,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for all of the books and magazines. We have been using the magazines to support lessons for all grade levels as the students learn about schools in France, Reunion, and Madagascar; envision careers; and explore prospective French speaking travel destinations. We are soon to start our class book read of Alice La Liste and the capybara book. Up to this point the younger students have been reading to me, to each other, to stuffed animals, and to the pup in the picture! They are getting more confident. Now that they have practiced with lower stakes in the classroom, a next step will be to read to their families at home. (The minute glass timers are used to time reading, writing and other activities.) Older students read independently every class benefiting from all the books you have helped to bring to my classroom.\r\n\r\nThe first year students have been illustrating more stories and writing their own mini stories with their independent word count rising each month. Older students wrote more involved plays and acted them out with some of the materials I've bought and brought from home (hats, canes, etc.)...I'm hoping to bring this to all the students via a new project and have them all write and dramatize their stories because it has worked so well!","fullyFundedDate":1761931152214,"projectUrl":"project/french-magazines-literaturepoetry-bio/9831365/","projectTitle":"French Magazines, Literature/Poetry, Bios, Riddles, Food and Music! Chantons!!(let's sing!!)","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Brunton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9709147_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761419208847","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9709147"},{"teacherId":10308904,"projectId":9818107,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping to provide atlases, maps, and globes for students to learn geography skills in my classroom! Students are drawn to the large wall map to find cities and countries around the world. They are eager to locate places we watch in the daily CNN10 student news broadcasts or in articles we read in our history lessons. \r\n\r\nYour generosity also provided many exciting new books for my students to enjoy. My students are excited to see the wide variety of books in our classroom. Your donation helped to provide books about ancient history, World War II, mythology, black history, as well as books in Spanish about famous Hispanic leaders. With all the interesting books, students are growing their literacy skills while also learning about history!\r\n\r\nIn closing, I'm forever grateful for your generosity and thankful for your partnership in equipping my students with great resources!","fullyFundedDate":1767227150296,"projectUrl":"project/world-history-resources/9818107/","projectTitle":"World History Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dilworth","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10308904"},{"teacherId":10308380,"projectId":9816251,"letterContent":"Thank you to the State of Delaware for funding this project. I am looking forward to using these materials with my students over the next few years to promote literacy and reading\r\nI appreciate that the State set aside funds for this initiative and am hopeful that more opportunities like this arise in the future\r\n\r\nThanks for all you do to support teachers and students, it is greatly appreciated!\r\n\r\n\"If a book is well written, I always find it too short.\" ―Jane Austen\r\n\"Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.\" ―Louisa May Alcott\r\n\"Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.\" ―Anna Quindlen\r\n\"Books are a uniquely portable magic.\" ―Stephen King\r\n\"A book is a gift you can open again and again.\" ―Garrison Keillor\r\n\"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.\" ―Harper Lee\r\nCredit:\r\nSouthern Living\r\n\r\n\"There is no friend as loyal as a book.\"―Ernest Hemingway\r\n\"Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.\"―Lemony Snicket\r\n\"The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest (people) of the past centuries.\" ―René Descartes\r\n\"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.\" ―C.S. Lewis \r\n\"Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.\" ―Henry David Thoreau\r\n\"I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them.\" ―Emma Thompson\r\n\"I guess there are never enough books.\" ―John Steinbeck\r\n\"For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It's not the most social pastime.\" ―Audrey Hepburn\r\n\"Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real.\" ―Nora Ephron\r\n\"Literature is my Utopia\" ―Helen Keller\r\n\r\n\"A room without books is like a body without a soul.\" ―Cicero\r\n\"The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.\"―Eleanor Roosevelt\r\n\"You will learn most things by looking, but reading gives understanding. Reading will make you free.\" ―Paul Rand\r\n\"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! —When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.\" ―Jane Austen\r\n\"I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.\" ―Benedict Cumberbatch\r\n\"Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people—people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.\" ―E.B. White","fullyFundedDate":1760303228810,"projectUrl":"project/mr-baers-literacy-library/9816251/","projectTitle":"Mr. Baer's Literacy Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Baer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10308380"},{"teacherId":10310286,"projectId":9822930,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your contribution. Literacy in my classroom largely focuses on academic vocabulary and how contextualization leads to historical interpretations. The supplies I received has already had an impact on this endeavor.\r\nThe visual timeline I created uses the academic vocabulary I teach and aligns with the student textbook they read. Additionally, the primary and secondary sources we read in class provide the appropriate opportunity to teach key skills such as causation, comparison, and continuity and change.\r\n\r\nMy students will soon be diving into Reconstruction, reading the 13-15th amendments, and using the books you provided to determine their importance on US history.","fullyFundedDate":1760486346020,"projectUrl":"project/us-history/9822930/","projectTitle":"U.S. History","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Cummings","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10310286"},{"teacherId":5363757,"projectId":7496619,"letterContent":"First, I would like to sincerely apologize for the delay in sending this note of gratitude. I believed I had submitted it earlier, but unfortunately it did not go through properly. Please know that your generosity has been deeply felt in our classroom from the moment the materials arrived, and I am so grateful for your patience.\r\n\r\nWhen I brought out the real science equipment—safety glasses, safety gloves, thermometers, and measurement tools—my students lit up with excitement. One junior even shared, \"This is the first time I felt like we were doing science in science class.\" That moment alone showed me the true impact of your support. With the proper tools in hand, students were able to safely collect accurate data and fully immerse themselves in \"doing science\" rather than just reading about it. They measured density, explored convection currents, investigated heat absorption and light energy, and carried out hands-on projects modeling natural disasters such as earthquakes and tornadoes. The room was filled with curiosity, collaboration, and a new level of engagement.\r\n\r\nThe materials you provided will continue to serve our classroom throughout the year in all of our STEM-based investigations. From modeling tectonic plate movements to tracking weather events, your support has given my students the tools to think like scientists and approach challenges with confidence. More importantly, it has sparked motivation and a sense of belonging in science for students who may not have felt it before. Thank you for believing in my students and helping them discover the joy of authentic scientific discovery.","fullyFundedDate":1696886751334,"projectUrl":"project/stem-investigation-materials/7496619/","projectTitle":"STEM Investigation Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wile","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5363757_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1525187703112","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5363757"},{"teacherId":9868738,"projectId":9178284,"letterContent":"On behalf of the entire track team, we want to extend our deepest thanks for your generous support and contributions to our recent project. Your donations have played a vital role in helping us secure the resources we need to train, compete, and grow as athletes. Whether it was equipment, uniforms, or travel expenses, your support made a real difference in our ability to perform at our best and represent our school with pride.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYour generosity goes far beyond the financial impact — it has inspired our team to push harder, stay focused, and continue striving for excellence. Knowing that we have a community that believes in our potential gives us the confidence and motivation to keep reaching for our goals. Thank you for investing in our journey — your support means the world to us!","fullyFundedDate":1742737497948,"projectUrl":"project/south-carolina-track-meet/9178284/","projectTitle":"South Carolina Track Meet","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9868738_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733753981900","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9868738"},{"teacherId":9868738,"projectId":9084094,"letterContent":"On behalf of the entire track team, we want to extend our deepest thanks for your generous support and contributions to our recent project. Your donations have played a vital role in helping us secure the resources we need to train, compete, and grow as athletes. Whether it was equipment, uniforms, or travel expenses, your support made a real difference in our ability to perform at our best and represent our school with pride.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYour generosity goes far beyond the financial impact — it has inspired our team to push harder, stay focused, and continue striving for excellence. Knowing that we have a community that believes in our potential gives us the confidence and motivation to keep reaching for our goals. Thank you for investing in our journey — your support means the world to us!","fullyFundedDate":1746725522427,"projectUrl":"project/tmhs-spring-track-and-field/9084094/","projectTitle":"TMHS Spring Track and Field","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9868738_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733753981900","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9868738"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_44531","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1026,"numTeachers":58,"percentFrplEligible":85,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":26,"percentWhite":26,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":42,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"17.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":61.8,"schoolId":44531,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Thomas McKean High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Thomas McKean High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/delaware/red-clay-consolidated-school-district/thomas-mckean-high-school/44531"}