{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Aiea High School","outOfStateSupporters":41.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10302957,"projectId":9795638,"letterContent":"On behalf of our entire athletic program and the students who pour their hearts into every practice and game, I want to express my deepest gratitude for your support of our project, Beyond the Scoreboard: Nourishing the Whole Athlete for Mental Strength.\r\n\r\nWhen we launched this initiative, we knew that physical talent was only one piece of the puzzle. To truly excel, our student-athletes needed to understand that mental resilience and physical performance are inextricably linked to proper nutrition. Your generosity provided the snacks, Gatorade, and fuel necessary to turn this vision into a reality.\r\n\r\nThe Impact of the Resources\r\nWe are currently using these resources as a foundational element of our daily \"Refuel and Refocus\" sessions. These aren't just snack breaks; they are intentional periods of recovery where we discuss how the body uses electrolytes and complex carbohydrates to sustain focus during high-pressure moments.\r\n\r\nBy having these materials readily available, we have eliminated a significant barrier for many of our students who come to practice straight from a long school day without having had a nutritious meal. We are seeing fewer instances of \"brain fog\" and physical fatigue during the final hour of our sessions, which is precisely when mental strength is tested the most.\r\n\r\nA Moment of Realization\r\nA specific moment that stands out occurred last Tuesday during a particularly grueling endurance circuit. Usually, by the halfway mark, the atmosphere becomes heavy with frustration. However, we stopped for a quick hydration and fuel break using the Gatorade and energy-dense snacks you provided.\r\n\r\nI overheard one of our captains telling a younger teammate, \"It's not that you aren't strong enough; your brain just ran out of gas. Drink this and give it five minutes.\" Seeing a student-athlete connect the dots between biochemistry and perseverance was a breakthrough. It shifted the narrative from \"I can't do this\" to \"I need to fuel up to do this.\" That shift in mindset is the \"mental strength\" this project aimed to cultivate.\r\n\r\nThe Initial Reaction\r\nThe day the boxes arrived was one of the highlights of our season. When the students first saw the stacks of materials, there was a genuine sense of awe. One student asked, \"This is all for us?\"\r\n\r\nThere is a powerful psychological boost that comes from knowing that people—many of whom they have never met—believe in their potential enough to invest in their health. They didn't just see snacks and drinks; they saw a vote of confidence in their hard work. The energy in the room was electric, and it immediately translated into one of our most productive practices of the year.\r\n\r\nNext Steps: The \"Nourished Leader\" Project\r\nLooking ahead, our next step is to transition from provided fuel to student-led nutritional planning. Using the momentum from your donation, our students are beginning a project called \"The Nourished Leader.\" In this lesson, athletes are working in small groups to design their own \"ideal performance menus\" based on the nutritional profiles of the items you funded. They are researching how different nutrients affect their mood, reaction time, and recovery. This project will culminate in a presentation where they teach their peers about the science of the \"whole athlete,\" ensuring that the lessons learned from your donation stick with them long after the supplies are gone.\r\n\r\nThank you for being the fuel behind our progress. You haven't just provided snacks; you've provided the opportunity for these young people to see what they are truly capable of when their bodies and minds are fully supported.\r\n\r\nWith deep appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1763498238936,"projectUrl":"project/beyond-the-scoreboard-nourishing-the-wh/9795638/","projectTitle":"Beyond the Scoreboard: Nourishing the Whole Athlete for Mental Strength","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Chad T.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10302957"},{"teacherId":9341348,"projectId":9773455,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the generous donation! The club members were really excited to see all of the new movies we received. We just started our \"space series\". We are watching space movies ahead of watching the new movie, \"Project Hail Mary,\" in theaters. We've watched \"2001: A Space Odyssey\", and next we will be watching \"Interstellar.\" Now that we have an extensive library of movies, we will be able to watch many films for the next several years. It means a lot to our club, as we started it only last school year.","fullyFundedDate":1767207380402,"projectUrl":"project/film-library-for-movie-club/9773455/","projectTitle":"Film Library for Movie Club","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lazor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9341348"},{"teacherId":8366188,"projectId":10001628,"letterContent":"The community service supplies funded through Donors Choose have made a direct and meaningful impact on the HI-931 Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) cadets and the community we serve. These resources empower our cadets to actively participate in service projects that promote leadership, responsibility, and civic pride—core values of the AFJROTC program.\r\n\r\nWith these supplies, cadets are better equipped to support community cleanups, veteran and military appreciation events, school beautification projects, and local service initiatives. Having proper materials not only increases the effectiveness and safety of each project, but also allows cadets to take greater ownership and pride in their service. This hands-on experience reinforces teamwork, accountability, and problem-solving skills while strengthening connections between our unit and the surrounding community.","fullyFundedDate":1768511835332,"projectUrl":"project/afjrotc-community-service-supplies/10001628/","projectTitle":"AFJROTC Community Service Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8366188_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660401659803","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8366188"},{"teacherId":8366188,"projectId":9926319,"letterContent":"Funding this project through Donors Choose has a direct and lasting impact on the cadets of HI-931's Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC). Athletic and physical training equipment is essential to developing cadets who are physically fit, disciplined, and prepared to meet the challenges of leadership, teamwork, and service.\r\n\r\nThe requested equipment will be used during physical training, drill practice, team-building activities, and leadership exercises. These activities help cadets improve strength, endurance, coordination, and confidence while reinforcing the core AFJROTC values of integrity, service, and excellence. Access to proper equipment ensures that all cadets—regardless of personal financial circumstances—can participate fully and safely.\r\n\r\nYour support helps build healthier cadets, stronger teams, and a more capable generation of future leaders.","fullyFundedDate":1764703603897,"projectUrl":"project/special-forces-equipment/9926319/","projectTitle":"Special Forces Equipment","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8366188_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660401659803","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8366188"},{"teacherId":9431877,"projectId":9871235,"letterContent":"The arrival of our new supplies have completely transformed our daily learning. With new maps, our US History lessons have become much more interactive. My students have really enjoyed the visuals. A highlight was seeing my students use the new markers and colored pencils. They love to get creative and express themselves. The students used the new art supplies to create goals for 2026!\r\n\r\nBeyond the art supplies, the fans have made my classroom more comfortable, and the snacks have been a wonderful add to our classroom store. We greatly appreciate new soap and paper towels to keep germs at bay.\r\n\r\nWe cannot thank you enough for supporting our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1762190349554,"projectUrl":"project/clean-cool-classroom-with-updated-suppl/9871235/","projectTitle":"Clean, Cool Classroom with Updated Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shelbie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9431877"},{"teacherId":9690628,"projectId":9553984,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation, our Calming Tools and Positive Reinforcements for the Counseling and Zen Zone have already made a meaningful difference in our students' daily experiences. \r\n\r\nWith the materials you provided, we were able to create dedicated Zen Zone and calming areas that are now used by students in both elementary and high school settings. These spaces are used daily within classrooms. The Zen Zone has been especially helpful in supporting a 1st grade teacher with classroom management, offering students a calm, structured place to reset when emotions feel overwhelming.\r\nStudents regularly use calming visuals, affirmation cards, and sensory supports, and the heavy weighted stuffed animal has become a favorite and is used every day to help students feel grounded, safe, and calm. \r\n\r\nAcross grade levels, my classroom also serves as a safe space for students when they are feeling tired or hungry, allowing them to briefly rest, regulate their emotions, and return to learning more focused. One powerful moment was watching a student who often struggles with big emotions independently choose a calming tool, use the weighted stuffed animal, and return to class feeling proud and ready to learn.\r\n\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, students are building lifelong skills such as emotional awareness, self-regulation, and positive coping strategies. The next steps include continuing to teach students how to independently choose appropriate calming tools, integrating the Zen Zone into ongoing social-emotional learning lessons, and reinforcing positive behaviors through encouragement and praise. Your generosity has helped create peaceful, supportive environments where students of all ages feel understood, confident, and ready to succeed. Thank you for making this impact possible.","fullyFundedDate":1759450139075,"projectUrl":"project/calming-tools-positive-reinforcements/9553984/","projectTitle":"Calming Tools + Positive Reinforcements for Counseling and Zen Zone","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ellie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9690628"},{"teacherId":8826778,"projectId":9772811,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of our classroom. Because of your kindness, my students now have consistent access to snacks during the school day, which has made an immediate and meaningful difference. Many of my students come to class early in the morning or stay late for tutoring, practices, and activities, and having snacks available helps ensure they can stay focused, energized, and ready to learn. \r\n\r\nBecause of your support, my students are now better prepared to tackle upcoming units and projects with confidence and focus. As we move forward with more rigorous lessons and cumulative review, these snacks will continue to play a quiet but powerful role in student success. Thank you for giving my students more than just food. You've given them encouragement, comfort, and the ability to show up as their best selves each day.","fullyFundedDate":1759201094690,"projectUrl":"project/hungry-math-students/9772811/","projectTitle":"Hungry Math Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Olson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8826778"},{"teacherId":9469070,"projectId":9694836,"letterContent":"A classroom library full of a diverse range of novels is the most crucial part of a successful independent reading program. There is no way I could create that diversity without your help. When students have access to books that they genuinely enjoy, they will practice strong reading skills and habits. \r\n\r\nOne photo shows a student's \"10 out of 10\" review of Hooper, a book that you donated to my library. He is tearing through that book. Another student in a different class is also reading Hooper, and last week out of the blue he began telling me about the main character's backstory. \r\n\r\nThese \"testimonies\" are signs that the classroom culture is trending in the right direction. Hooper, just one book in your donation, is having a direct impact on individual students. \r\n\r\nJust yesterday a student in Period 7 opened up her book at the start of independent reading and declared, \"I can't believe how much I've read so far.\" \r\n\r\nThese students are proud to be reading books on their own; they are taking responsibility for their own reading progress and practices. \r\n\r\nThose things simply would not be happening if my library couldn't offer at least one book that interested each and every student. Your donations help me make that happen. \r\n\r\nThank you for your generosity and your support of literacy and the love of reading.","fullyFundedDate":1758068526641,"projectUrl":"project/building-strong-reading-habits-through-h/9694836/","projectTitle":"Building Strong Reading Habits Through High-Interest Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kennedy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9469070"},{"teacherId":8366188,"projectId":9780989,"letterContent":"I has been an amazing teaching here in Hawaii and the generosity of Donors who support programs like Donors Choose, allows students to have resources to keep engaged inside the classroom. Our leadership program allows students to focus on developing leadership, character, and life skills, such as personal accountability, civic engagement, and physical fitness, to prepare students for success in life beyond military service. \r\n\r\nThe students were motivate and excited to unbox all the supplies and start making a banner for the Veterans day parade and to show off their banner to veterans as we marched in the parade.","fullyFundedDate":1759590569253,"projectUrl":"project/afjrotc-supplies/9780989/","projectTitle":"AFJROTC Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8366188_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660401659803","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8366188"},{"teacherId":9812786,"projectId":9199814,"letterContent":"I always loved student being engaged in class and catching their attention or motivating them to be participative and active had been my struggle for years, students come to my class without anything but phones, less prepared and does nothing just listens passively and nothing more. Studies shows that students who are passive listeners acquires 25% of what they hear from lectures. \r\nLaunching my \"Project nourish and Essentials for Sustainable Student Engagement\" impacted a big difference especially in student participation, they just don't listen to lectures passively, but they became active listeners and take down everything that they hear from the lecture and read from the screen. The writing materials that were provided for my project significantly help them academically since they were able to take down notes and easily remember things from the lesson.\r\nThe snacks serve as the fuel whenever there were Gamified Learning activities. I used it as prices not only for the winners but for those who actively participates in the in-class group competition. It likewise energizes the groups to be more communicative and cooperative in order for them to win the game.\r\nTo all people the behind who selflessly and generously shared their blessings for this impactful project, from the bottom of my heart is my sincerest \"Thank you!\" May you continue to be blessed, for a more Donors Choose Projects in the future.","fullyFundedDate":1753424160003,"projectUrl":"project/nourish-and-essentials-for-a-sustainable/9199814/","projectTitle":"Nourish and Essentials for a Sustainable Student Engagement","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. BOY B ANTOFINA","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9812786"},{"teacherId":9654538,"projectId":9161700,"letterContent":"When my students received the new welding clothing and materials, their excitement was immediate—they couldn't wait to gear up and start practicing. For many, putting on the jackets, gloves, and helmets while handling fresh welding rods and metal pieces made them feel like true professionals. The resources have allowed students to safely practice their weld beads, joints, and cutting techniques while building both skill and confidence. One powerful moment was watching a student who had struggled before lay down a strong, clean bead using the new materials, then proudly call over classmates to see. Having the right clothing and materials has not only improved safety in the shop but also created an environment where students can focus on learning proper techniques and take pride in their work. Moving forward, we'll continue using these resources as students progress into more advanced welding projects, applying their growing skills to create stronger, more precise welds while maintaining safety and professionalism.","fullyFundedDate":1742000111817,"projectUrl":"project/welding-for-beginners/9161700/","projectTitle":"Welding for Beginners","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kwon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9654538"},{"teacherId":9805763,"projectId":8884095,"letterContent":"On behalf of myself and my students, let me kindly thank you for your generous donation on our behalf. Due to your generous charity, I was able to procure a classroom set of the Jasmin Iolani Hakes novel, \"Hula.\" Our Hawaiian high school serves a highly diverse community, a quarter of which identifies as Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and we pride ourselves on upholding and cultivating ohana as a principle of our community. The community in \"Hula\" is much like our own, highly diverse, racially mixed and rooted in family and tradition. The struggles of its characters are much like those of many of our students and the history that Hakes weaves through the story serves to demonstrate to the students how the past continues to inform the present. \r\n\r\nIn many ways, Hakes' novel \"Hula\" is the first critical piece of Hawaiian literature in English, something that speaks uniquely to our island community. It's not about something \"over there\" on the mainland, but about the complex, diverse, interracial, intergenerational relationships in our island community and what it is like to grow up in such a place. Generally, I would play the Audible version of this novel, aptly performed by Mapuana Makia, and ask the students to follow along as we read. Sometimes we would read the novel in a round-robin style. This is something we would generally do for 15 minutes or so at the start or end of class, interspersed with impromptu discussion. I could see through student comments and writings that this unique story was opening up new ways of thinking about identity and race and belonging, topics particularly significant to a new generation that is just now forming their own sense of self in what is a very socially complex space, trying to understand how they fit into this unique tapestry of social relations, woven in a very particular and very beautiful place over the last two hundred and fifty years. And that was all only possible because of you, because of your generosity. Without your donation it would have been a lot more dry textbook, but through you I was able to teach a version of Hawaiian history that held a lot more resonance for our local community. Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1735783576908,"projectUrl":"project/hawaiian-lit/8884095/","projectTitle":"Hawaiian Lit!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sharp","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9805763"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_50882","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":865,"numTeachers":64,"percentFrplEligible":50,"percentAsian":36,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":16,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"13.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":58.3,"schoolId":50882,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Aiea High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Aiea High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/central-oahu-school-district/aiea-high-school/50882"}