{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Lahaina Intermediate School","outOfStateSupporters":39.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9657492,"projectId":9772150,"letterContent":"On behalf of my 8th Grade Social Studies students, I would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt gratitude for your generous support in providing much-needed classroom supplies. Because of your kindness, our classroom has become a more engaging, creative, and inspiring place for learning.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your generosity sends a powerful message to our students: that their education matters and that there are people in the community who believe in their potential and success. That encouragement motivates them every day to \r\ndo their best.\r\nFrom all of us in our classroom, thank you for investing in our learning, our growth, and our future. Your support is making a lasting impact on young learners, and we are truly grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1759425129580,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-corner-in-need/9772150/","projectTitle":"Classroom Corner in Need","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. MENESES","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9657492_orig.jpg?crop=594,594,x1,y3&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723968683462","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9657492"},{"teacherId":9377355,"projectId":9774151,"letterContent":"This year's Holiday Stem Activity was filled with fun and laughter for both our students as well as our staff!\r\n\r\nYour contributions allowed our students to participate in the fun as they worked collaboratively with their peers. Having the flexibility of incorporating new and challenging stem activities was amazing. The students were so excited to have the opportunity to participate in the the various activities as they worked together to create their final projects. Mahalo for supporting a day of fun and celebration for our keiki!","fullyFundedDate":1759424094449,"projectUrl":"project/holiday-sel-stem-activity/9774151/","projectTitle":"Holiday SEL-STEM Activity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kua'ana","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9377355_orig.jpg?crop=953,953,x290,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701203733171","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9377355"},{"teacherId":9803936,"projectId":8877585,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your more than generous support of my students and my school.\r\nMy high-needs students received the benefits of your donations through having the accouterments for receiving high-end and nutritious special consumables, and receiving special support for their learning needs. \r\n\r\nBecause of your donations, I was able to provide academic intervention support, special attention, and social and emotional support to students in ways I would not be abe to without your supports. \r\n\r\nThe smile on their faces showed the instant \"hit\" of what I could provide for my students, and the encouragement for learning and belonging continues through their interactions with your provisions for me and my students.","fullyFundedDate":1729527002719,"projectUrl":"project/bridge-the-gap-build-the-future/8877585/","projectTitle":"Bridge the Gap & Build the Future!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S Baagoe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9803936"},{"teacherId":9346535,"projectId":9780531,"letterContent":"We were excited to hear that our project needs were accomplished through the generous donations of Donors Choose. With the new tables and snacks we can continue to reinforce, recognize, and reward our students and staff through our Renaissance program. We celebrate excellence and recognize hundreds of our students and staff daily, monthly, and quarterly through various recognitions like: Students and Staff of the month awards, Up Yours awards, AiDoKea awards, Golden Tickets, Birthdays, Reader/Sora awards, 4.0 Club, Perfect Attendance awards, and many more.\r\nAs my pictures show, we reward students with tangible snacks and special events that utilize the snacks and tables. This excites and motivates our entire school and drives the students to strive for excellence. We appreciate all your support and donations. Aloha!","fullyFundedDate":1759576744802,"projectUrl":"project/renaissance-rewards-and-recognitions-ce/9780531/","projectTitle":"Renaissance Rewards and Recognitions- Celebrating Excellence!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Hayase","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9346535_orig.jpg?crop=1750,1750,x68,y653&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1708463546098","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9346535"},{"teacherId":9346535,"projectId":9766235,"letterContent":"I was so estatic and honored to get this Renaissance project supported by all of the donors. Financial support and assistance through Donors Choose enables most schools and teachers to complete their class/school projects through generous donations of supplies, materials, and/or equipment. Our school's Renaissance program is more successful, effective, and motivating for our students and staff through the tangible rewards and snacks provided by Donors Choose. \r\nOur school's Renaissance program celebrates excellence by recognizing, reinforcing, and rewarding students and staff for all the great things they accomplish. We do daily, monthly, and quarterly recognitions through various recognitions. The pictures I sent in show a small snapshot of students getting rewarded along with some of the different recognitions we implement at LIS.\r\nWe cannot thank you enough for all your support and generous donations. We, at LIS appreciate all of you. Aloha!","fullyFundedDate":1760757076158,"projectUrl":"project/renaissance-reinforcing-recognizing/9766235/","projectTitle":"Renaissance - Reinforcing, Recognizing, and Rewarding Excellence!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Hayase","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9346535_orig.jpg?crop=1750,1750,x68,y653&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1708463546098","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9346535"},{"teacherId":7928090,"projectId":9775924,"letterContent":"Our broadcast now has working mics! This takes a lot of pressure of myself and my students. THere is nothing more stressful than having your mics fail during a live boradcast. Now we are able to run our cast smoothly without sound hiccups. \r\nWe have also been able to get a little fancier with our mics since now we have more than 1. We dont have to keep passing the mic when a different person needs to speak. I truly appreciate your donation to help make my job just a little easier. It really means a lot and it reduces my stress and anxiety when we are going live.","fullyFundedDate":1759450014592,"projectUrl":"project/broadcast-equipment-desperately-needs-an/9775924/","projectTitle":"Broadcast Equipment Desperately Needs an Update","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lori Koyama","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7928090"},{"teacherId":6585268,"projectId":9774219,"letterContent":"Our students were so excited to learn about design and manufacturing. The three-dimentional (3-D) printer is an amazing tool to for students to learn with hands on learning. They were so excited to open the box (I let them unrwap it) and see what was inside. They could not believe we received such a generous gift. \r\n\r\nThey were excited to learn about design and they really wanted to 'make things.' They learned about design by exploring design websites and they created their own projects. \r\nThis helped them with math (measuring) and brought out their creativity. This is such an amazing resource. \r\n\r\nDonors choose is such an amazing platform - we never would have been able to purchase these amazing items (the 3D printer and supplies). The excitement on the faces of the students was priceless.","fullyFundedDate":1759387293170,"projectUrl":"project/exploring-careers/9774219/","projectTitle":"Exploring Careers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thomas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6585268_orig.jpg?crop=576,576,x162,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1677903875155","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6585268"},{"teacherId":9371909,"projectId":9784984,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding this project! My students have been able to play with math in many ways. Students have been using the tools to create math projects and other art projects, both individually and collaboratively. They have been using the supplies to show their thinking and communicate with others. Students are engaged and having fun demonstrating their learning in new and exciting ways.\r\nStudents were very happy to see the new supplies, puzzles and math tools when they were first delivered. Now that they have had time to use them, they are excited about future projects and activities. We still have yet to implement a project on making catapults to demonstrate student understanding of parabolas and their equations. That is planned for this coming quarter so students are excited.\r\nThank you again for making these activities possible for students!","fullyFundedDate":1759624019709,"projectUrl":"project/math-games-learning-fun/9784984/","projectTitle":"Math Games & Learning Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dunn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9371909"},{"teacherId":9337956,"projectId":9776059,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our DonorsChoose project. Because of your generosity, our students now have access to healthy snacks and supportive items that help nourish both their bodies and their minds. When the items arrived, students were genuinely excited to receive them and grateful for for them. \r\nWe are using these resources consistently to support positive relationships, student well-being and as incentives for positive behaviors. Sharing a healthy snack has opened the door to conversations and moments of kindness between students and staff. Students enjoy relaxing while snacking and building positive relationships with each other. It helps to create a welcoming environment where students feel safe, valued, and ready to learn.\r\nMoving forward, we will continue using these items to support social-emotional learning, strengthen relationships and ensure students have what they need to focus and succeed.\r\nThank you so much for investing in our students and our school!","fullyFundedDate":1759444079409,"projectUrl":"project/nourishing-our-students-minds-and-bodies/9776059/","projectTitle":"Nourishing Our Students Minds and Bodies!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Nagasako","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9337956"},{"teacherId":7928816,"projectId":9771978,"letterContent":"With your donation my students were able to work on projects and assignments. They really enjoyed using the glue. The students also enjoyed playing with the games. Having the right tools is essential for academic success, but for many of our families, these costs can be a significant burden. Because of your kindness, our students can walk into the classroom with the confidence that they have everything they need to succeed.\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your investment in our students' futures and your commitment to our community.","fullyFundedDate":1759262968901,"projectUrl":"project/gardening-and-sustainability/9771978/","projectTitle":"Gardening and Sustainability","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Flowers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7928816"},{"teacherId":10185059,"projectId":9616839,"letterContent":"This has been a wonderful experience for myself, my staff, and my students. Thanks to your donation we have successfully done coffee cart for 5 weeks! We baked a variety of baked goods as well as made cold brew coffee and sun tea which our staff loved to receive from us. The students got to interact with a wide variety of staff members who they dont typically get to interact with and learn the basics of asking if teachers would like cream and/or sugar with their coffee. \r\n\r\nOne of my students as well turned into our little barista and took charge with taking the staff members orders, pouring their cream/sugar into the cup, stirring it, and passing the cup back before asking if the staff members would also like a baked good.\r\n\r\nOverall, this was quite an amazing experience for my students and we plan to keep the coffee cart going into future quarters.","fullyFundedDate":1759185200751,"projectUrl":"project/coffee-tea-and-cooking/9616839/","projectTitle":"Coffee, Tea, and Cooking","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Burnham","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10185059"},{"teacherId":9338826,"projectId":9772166,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. With your help, we have been building a classroom community that fosters positivity and social interaction. Students are thrilled with the new board games, and Rubix cubes! \r\n\r\nIn addition, the chess timer has become very popular, and students are enjoying healthy competition!\r\n\r\nWe are making great progress in using the activities books to learn roots and other word parts. The books include in person, interactive activities that allow to students to have a meaningful learning experience with their peers.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1759418687671,"projectUrl":"project/making-connections-and-building-communit/9772166/","projectTitle":"Making connections and Building Community","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hedden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9338826"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_47706","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":449,"numTeachers":46,"percentFrplEligible":53,"percentAsian":28,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":14,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":20,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"9.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":60.9,"schoolId":47706,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Lahaina Intermediate School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Lahaina Intermediate School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/maui-school-district/lahaina-intermediate-school/47706"}