{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Kea'au High School","outOfStateSupporters":63.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9683478,"projectId":9839844,"letterContent":"Thank you for your assistance in purchasing the items for my classroom that I enumerated in my request. I wish to tell you just how impactful these resources have made the classroom. \r\n\r\nFor one, social emotional learning has been greatly improved. Playing chess through sites like Lichess.com or Chess.com pales in comparison to a old fashioned over the board game. By having these sets in my room readily available for students to challenge one another to a game, I am noticing vast improvements in how students communicate t each other and how they conduct themselves in a physical match. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, the monopoly set has gone to great lengths in instructing my students on the values and concepts associated with the Gilded Age in America. It is one thing to learn about Rockefeller and his amassing of wealth through dubious tactics, but it is another to experience a Rockefeller at your monopoly board own all the land between jail and Boardwalk. \r\n\r\nThank you again very kindly for assisting my students with their education.","fullyFundedDate":1762394179927,"projectUrl":"project/no-stress-play-some-chess/9839844/","projectTitle":"No Stress: Play Some Chess","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Freund","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9683478_orig.jpg?crop=500,500,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726382437813","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9683478"},{"teacherId":10340409,"projectId":9871979,"letterContent":"Mahalo nui loa for all the supplies. \r\n\r\n With the dividers our students have been really enjoying plotting out their battleships and routes of attack. Linear Battleship is one of the main games played so that manipulation of linear equations, their graphing, and table generation remains fresh in their minds while moving to exponential functions and quadratic equations.\r\n\r\nPart of the Building a Think Classroom is allowing for non curricula tasks which still require critical thinking. All the games such as gravity maze, kanoodle, and the towel of Hanoi require sequencing strategies and forward thought. The students have really showed great interest in solving each puzzle and their critical thinking progresses even to the group math projects. \r\n\r\nThe whole classroom is now set up for this year's end and to begin again next year in our goal to assist our students to excel with intention. Truly i appreciate the help in making math exciting for our students!","fullyFundedDate":1762222146022,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-thinking-classroom-algebra/9871979/","projectTitle":"Building a Thinking Classroom - Algebra 1 Graphing","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Manka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10340409"},{"teacherId":7824067,"projectId":9773608,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting students in this low socio-economic area. The portable white boards are coming in handy when doing collaboration and solving problems. The individual white boards are helpful when students are answering questions and showing their work to share with the class. The dry erase markers, the erasers, and other supplies have been super helpful in getting students talking with each other and be able to offer positive feed back from classmates.\r\n\r\nThese items have helped me to conduct valuable skills working in teams, skills to talk with each other even when in disagreement, and to work on the skills needed to be able to communicate effectively and work well with others. This will help them to be able to navigate through society.","fullyFundedDate":1759416685319,"projectUrl":"project/critical-thinking-and-collaboration-in-s/9773608/","projectTitle":"Critical Thinking and Collaboration in Science","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mathews","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7824067"},{"teacherId":9469230,"projectId":9785359,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for the Adorable Composition Notebook Classroom rug and the Orange bean bag chair. We love them both very much! We now have two bean bag chairs on the rug. My students use the Cute Composition Notebook rug and the bean bag chairs during our Silent Reading time. They also like to use it when they have Free time to play games and relax. We very much appreciate the Composition Notebook Classroom Rug and the Bean bag chair! Our students use both bean bag chairs and the rug every day, as much as they can!","fullyFundedDate":1759625760548,"projectUrl":"project/cozy-and-safe-reading-and-relaxing-space/9785359/","projectTitle":"Cozy and Safe Reading and Relaxing Space","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lahm","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9469230_orig.jpg?crop=1294,1294,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1711506497490","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9469230"},{"teacherId":9280345,"projectId":9774822,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible support of our weight training project. Your contribution has fundamentally changed the environment of our training facility, ensuring a safe, professional, and hygienic space for our students to pursue their fitness goals. By providing specialized mirror cleaners and sanitation towels, you have helped us instill a sense of pride and professional responsibility in our students.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the new maintenance equipment, they were surprised to learn that a clean environment is just as important as the workout itself. There was a visible shift in the room's energy as we demonstrated the new post-workout routine. The students have taken full ownership of the mirrors and machines; having clear, streak-free mirrors has allowed them to focus better on their lifting form and technique, while the sanitation towels ensure every bench is wiped down and ready for the next user. This ensures that every group of students enters a pristine lifting area, regardless of the time of day.\r\n\r\nCurrently, we have integrated these resources into a mandatory \"Clean Room Routine\" at the end of every class. Students take turns leading \"sanitation crews,\" learning that being an athlete involves respecting the equipment and the peers who use it after them. This project has taught them that excellence begins with how we treat our space. Our next step is to begin a \"Performance Tracking\" unit where students will use the pristine facility as a backdrop for recording their lifts and analyzing their progress. Thank you for making our classroom a place where professional standards are the new norm!","fullyFundedDate":1759626658028,"projectUrl":"project/from-dust-to-domination/9774822/","projectTitle":"From Dust to Domination","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Segovia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9280345_orig.jpg?crop=574,574,x126,y173&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695199415574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9280345"},{"teacherId":10272686,"projectId":9742544,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. The supplies, such as the posters and markers, have made our units engaging, collaborative, and fun. Students were excited to use poster paper with LINES and NEW markers!\r\n\r\nThis quarter in World History class, students used the supplies during group work to demonstrate their understanding of world religions. After individual research, they gathered together to create a poster on a world religion in groups of 4–5.\r\n\r\nIn Sociology class, during our unit on culture, students worked with their table groups to discuss local culture in Hawai`i. This allowed them to bounce ideas off one another and draw images that symbolized local culture. This was a great introduction to a deeper discussion on conforming and deviant actions in society.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous gift and for helping to create a fun and engaging learning environment for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1758521871677,"projectUrl":"project/together-we-thrive/9742544/","projectTitle":"Together, We Thrive","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ramos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10272686_orig.jpg?crop=1349,1349,x0,y31&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758429543403","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10272686"},{"teacherId":2068804,"projectId":9782513,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for sponsoring our class project. With your donations, the students were able to complete two STEM labs. The first required students to use Biomimicry to design a underwater robot modeled after a sea creature. The students used the Play-Doh and modeling clay to create their models and explain what features their robots would have. \r\n\r\nWe were also able to do a lab where students submerged pipe fittings of various materials into their group beakers filled with salt water. They were able to observe and measure pH levels for several weeks to see which material held up the best. \r\n\r\nThe students loved these hands on labs and they gained some insight into new career fields. Next, we will use the wood pieces to explore CNC printing. Thank you so much for giving to our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1759606936522,"projectUrl":"project/career-exploration-labs/9782513/","projectTitle":"Career Exploration Labs","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. O'Brien","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2068804_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598813712641","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2068804"},{"teacherId":8826694,"projectId":9781037,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my project for the High School Peer Mediation program. Because of your support, we can enhance the functionality and supportive atmosphere of this vital student-led conflict resolution initiative.\r\n\r\nYour gift provides essential resources, including healthy fruit snacks and other nutritional options, intended to keep our student volunteers energized and focused. Peer mediation is challenging and emotionally demanding work, and providing these snacks supports the overall well-being of our mediators during training sessions and active duties. By enhancing their focus and energy, you are directly supporting their ability to help their peers resolve conflicts peacefully and build a stronger, more supportive school community.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your belief in our students. You are helping us empower our peer leaders and foster a school-wide culture of respect and communication.","fullyFundedDate":1759581396936,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-and-music-activities-for-the-outd/9781037/","projectTitle":"Snacks and Music Activities for the Outdoors!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rajan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8826694_orig.jpg?crop=846,846,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1675627523304","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8826694"},{"teacherId":4469893,"projectId":9496015,"letterContent":"Mahalo from Hawai'i. Our students are so grateful from the resources that a gracious donor provided to the students of Ulupono at Kea'au High School in Kea'au , HI. We have use the resources to organize the data from our coffee orchard. We organized our production data to determine that we have harvested over 1600 pounds of raw coffee cherries.\r\n When the students saw the supplies, they we like what are those for. But when they learned that these were donated to help us with our business, they got more interested in the business because someone else was also interested in what we were doing.\r\n The next steps for our coffee orchid is crucial. We are at a crossroads, expand the production by planting more trees or learning how to process raw cherries into green beans, raw coffee that can be roasted into drinkable coffee.\r\n We wanted to say thank you again to Donor's choose for providing this opportunity to help us organize the front end our coffee business. Aloha & Mahalo!","fullyFundedDate":1753735564023,"projectUrl":"project/running-a-profitable-hawaiian-coffee-far/9496015/","projectTitle":"Running a Profitable Hawaiian Coffee Farm","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Abellera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4469893_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495653356495","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4469893"},{"teacherId":6365336,"projectId":9774977,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, our project, Travel the World From Our Classroom: A Global Reading Project, has successfully brought a vibrant, diverse collection of new books into our students' hands. This isn't just a new set of books; it's a collection of new perspectives, new ideas, and new worlds that are fundamentally changing how our students see themselves and others.\r\n\r\nWe know many of our donors are avid readers, and you understand the power a book holds! While you may not be an expert in teaching literature, you'll be excited to know these new, globally-focused texts are helping us teach critical literacy skills in new and engaging ways.\r\n\r\nOur collection features stories from different countries and cultures, written by authors who share those backgrounds. This allows us to move beyond simply reading about a place and start reading from a place. Students are learning to step into the shoes of characters with lives very different from their own, fostering empathy and a genuine global understanding that extends far beyond a textbook.","fullyFundedDate":1759532984996,"projectUrl":"project/travel-the-world-from-our-classroom-a-g/9774977/","projectTitle":"Travel the World From Our Classroom: A Global Reading Project","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kamelamela","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6365336_orig.jpg?crop=1663,1663,x316,y224&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641403832095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6365336"},{"teacherId":7101941,"projectId":9624446,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project! My students are thrilled to dive into hands-on environmental science using the algae beads and soil test kits you helped fund. The algae beads will let my AP Environmental Science students see photosynthesis, respiration, and carbon cycling in action, transforming abstract concepts into real experiments. Meanwhile, the soil test kits will allow our Environmental Science classes to analyze the health of our school garden by measuring pH, nutrients, and soil composition. These investigations help students connect science to sustainability, food systems, and the health of our planet. Your generosity is helping them understand how small-scale systems like algae and soil connect to the larger web of life and how they can be part of protecting it. Thanks to you, my students feel like real scientists making discoveries that matter.","fullyFundedDate":1756257538579,"projectUrl":"project/from-soil-to-sea-stem-in-action/9624446/","projectTitle":"From Soil to Sea: STEM in Action!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Spina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7101941_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714221575138","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cat-spina"},{"teacherId":7938543,"projectId":8945315,"letterContent":"I am writing to share the most heartfelt thank you from my students and me for your incredible generosity. The books you funded have arrived, and they are already making a profound difference in our classroom.\r\n\r\nYour donation has helped us build a library that truly serves every single one of my students. In a classroom with a wide range of reading abilities, it can be challenging to ensure everyone feels successful. Thanks to you, that challenge has been met. My students can now walk over to the bookshelf and find a book that not only matches their reading level but also captures their interest because it isn't too juvenile.\r\n\r\nHaving a diverse, high-interest, and age-appropriate library means the world to them. It validates them as readers, builds their confidence, and fosters a genuine love for stories. You haven't just given them books; you have given them the opportunity to see themselves as readers.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students' literacy and their self-esteem. We are all so grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1733512204416,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-diverse-library-for-every-stu/8945315/","projectTitle":"Building a Diverse Library for Every Student Reader","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Monnery","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7938543_orig.jpg?crop=1240,1240,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693192471803","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7938543"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_68501","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1041,"numTeachers":64,"percentFrplEligible":74,"percentAsian":13,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":12,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":26,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"16.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":36.4,"schoolId":68501,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Kea'au High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Kea'au High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/hawaii-school-district/kea-au-high-school/68501"}