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Because of your support, we are able to continue building a band program where students can create, perform, collaborate, and take pride in what they accomplish together.\r\n\r\nOur students are incredibly excited to put this new equipment to use. Thank you for investing in music education and, most importantly, for investing in our students. We truly appreciate you being a part of our band family and helping us give our young musicians the resources they deserve!","fullyFundedDate":1789075036349,"projectUrl":"project/turn-it-up-giving-our-students-a-bigger/10532733/","projectTitle":"Turn It Up! 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Instead of spending valuable time searching for items or managing clutter, our students are able to focus on stocking merchandise, maintaining inventory, fulfilling orders, and helping the FIRE Pit run efficiently. The storage solutions have also given our students greater ownership of the space and opportunities to practice organization, responsibility, teamwork, and other real-world skills.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your support helped us create a school store that our students can take pride in. The FIRE Pit is more than a place to purchase rewards—it is an important part of our schoolwide PBIS program and a place where positive behavior is recognized and celebrated.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us Fuel the FIRE. 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The student set up a station and invited students to participate, and many students got busy making beds and chairs and tables and artwork for the tiny apartment building we built. We love to see students being creative and using their creativity to build real-world things, and the Chomp Saw is a great tool for bringing kids together to not only build designs but also to build community. \r\n\r\nAs the new school year begins, we are looking forward to using the Chomp Saw for many future projects as well.","fullyFundedDate":1772138420709,"projectUrl":"project/chomp-saw/9908641/","projectTitle":"Chomp Saw","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kochel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4273627_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1489006328626","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dhmslibrary"},{"teacherId":3853585,"projectId":10471493,"letterContent":"The many items you all have donated to the DHMS band has really made an impact. Through covid, virtual school, and so much uncertainty, we have came out on too. 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