{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Glenns Ferry Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":81.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7937127,"projectId":10542520,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our small rural school with having baseballs. It may seem like a small thing but it makes a huge impact because so many kids stay in school because of sports. At our school we require athletes to keep their grades up in order to play - therefore they are true STUDENT athletes. \r\n\r\nAs we all know schools have little to no funding and sports is not always the place the money goes out of necessity. I greatly appreciate you being willing to step up and purchase these baseballs for the kids. \r\n\r\nCurrently we are working (through DonorsChoose) on getting them new catcher gear (for smaller and larger kids) so the catcher is safely protected. Our current one is falling apart and does not fit all of our catchers. Our baseball team is going to be so excited this year to have new baseballs and possibly catcher gear! Thank you so much for being an important part in keeping kids in school which helps their academics!! You are amazing!!","fullyFundedDate":1790185741729,"projectUrl":"project/baseballs-baseballs-and-more-baseballs/10542520/","projectTitle":"Baseballs, Baseballs, and More Baseballs","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Muilenburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937127_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628728451160","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937127"},{"teacherId":7937127,"projectId":10543546,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our STUDENT athletes through your generous donation for the Mat Attack Cleaner. Our wrestling team can keep out mats clean (they scrub them daily) for the entire season and when we have other teams here at our school they can wrestle knowing we have clean mats that are fungus free. \r\n\r\nIt is so important that we do not get the students fungus infections because they can spread so quickly. We want our students healthy to be in school and to be able to wrestle. \r\n\r\nSo many students will drop out of school to work on the farms but sports keep them in school. While at school we require our STUDENT athletes keep their grades up, which means they are actually learning more. Thank you for helping them to be successful through your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1789393366095,"projectUrl":"project/mat-attack-will-clean-those-mats/10543546/","projectTitle":"Mat Attack Will Clean Those Mats","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Muilenburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937127_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628728451160","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937127"},{"teacherId":7937127,"projectId":10543354,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of your support for our STUDENT athletes! With your support we were able to get mat tape that will last the whole season to keep our mat held safely together. It comes in 6 different rolls of mats and we have to seal them together and to the floor so they don't slide. Our wrestlers, along with other schools who come here to compete, will know that our mat is held together safe and secure because of your generous donation. \r\n\r\nYou also helped us get the defense wipes which helps to keep our wrestlers clean and germ free. When they get off the mat from wrestling someone, they can grab a wipe and wipe down their body to prevent from getting any fungus that may of been on the mat or the person they were wrestling. This keeps our wrestlers clean and healthy.\r\n\r\nMany students would drop out of school to enter the work force but with sports they are staying in school. As a school we require they keep their grades up which means out STUDENT athletes always put school ahead of the sports. Thank you again for your generous donation, we greatly appreciate your support of our students!!","fullyFundedDate":1789393092501,"projectUrl":"project/lets-keep-wrestling-mats-together-and-c/10543354/","projectTitle":"Let's Keep Wrestling Mats Together and Clean","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Muilenburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937127_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628728451160","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937127"},{"teacherId":7937127,"projectId":10216696,"letterContent":"Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for supporting the middle school students to have new balls for recess. The kids may only have one recess a day but they are still kids and need to have time to burn off that extra energy. By burning off that energy it allows the students to focus more in the classroom.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation made it possible to get a variety of new balls so everyone had something to do during recess. We have basketballs, soccer balls, volleyballs, 4 square balls, dodgeballs, footballs, jump ropes and so much more. We received them at the end of the school year and I placed a few out for the kids to use. However when we started the new school year I had all new balls out for them and it was so exciting to watch their faces! The kids totally love all the variety of choices. \r\n\r\nSomething that makes my heart happy too is that the kids are taking responsibility of the balls and making sure they come in each day to be placed on the cart. In the past they would often be left outside which left it open to be stolen, or the weather (hot/cold) would expand the seams which made them leak air. Thank you so much from every single student, not only this year but for years to come! Thank you also from all the teachers as the students are burning off that extra energy and focusing in the classroom a lot more. We all greatly appreciate you!!","fullyFundedDate":1778596921587,"projectUrl":"project/balls-balls-and-more-balls/10216696/","projectTitle":"Balls, Balls and More Balls!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Muilenburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937127_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628728451160","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937127"},{"teacherId":7937127,"projectId":10216261,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for blessing our students with a cart to put the new balls on for this year. I was so excited when it came at the end of the year and could not wait to put it out!! The kids totally love being able to choose a new basketball or even see what activities are there to play with for recess. Middle school may only get one recess a day and for a short time but this play time is needed for their attention in the classroom and to burn off that extra energy. The new basketballs are fabulous too because the old one had holes and had to have air added daily because of the holes. These new ones are constantly out on the playground. \r\n\r\nI have also noticed the kids are taking responsibility for the balls and making sure they come back inside to the cart every day. In the past they would often be left outside which left it open to be stolen, or the cold/heat would expand the balls thus causing more holes. I greatly appreciate you and all that you have done for my students. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!","fullyFundedDate":1777493536351,"projectUrl":"project/basketballs-and-organized-cart/10216261/","projectTitle":"Basketballs and Organized Cart!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Muilenburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937127_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628728451160","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937127"},{"teacherId":7937127,"projectId":10182043,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for blessing our students with the raffle tickets for positive rewards, Kleenex tissues, a magnetic border, copy paper for math, and a positive bulletin board design. You are amazing and I can not thank you enough for helping our school with these supplies. \r\n\r\nEveryone knows kids have runny noses, and this Kleenex tissue paper came at the perfect time!! The color copy paper is perfect for our 6th graders to stay organized and easily find those important papers that they need while working on organization skills. \r\n\r\nAs a smaller rural school we would not be able to provide the best opportunities and education without you are a supporter of our students. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for all of your help!!","fullyFundedDate":1777493536327,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-for-a-fun-positive-classroom/10182043/","projectTitle":"Supplies for a Fun Positive Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Muilenburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937127_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628728451160","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937127"},{"teacherId":6471889,"projectId":9907721,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our 6th grade physical science classroom. Your generosity is giving our students opportunities that they otherwise might not have in our small rural school district.\r\n\r\nMy students are curious, inventive, and eager to learn, and because of your donations, they will now have access to hands-on STEM materials that bring science to life. The STEM car-building kits and magnetism materials will allow students to design, build, test, revise, and race their own vehicles while exploring the forces of motion and magnetism in exciting, meaningful ways.\r\n\r\nInstead of simply reading about science concepts in a textbook, students will be actively experimenting and discovering how magnetic forces attract, repel, and interact. They will collaborate with classmates, solve problems together, and use the engineering design process to improve their creations. These experiences help students develop critical thinking, creativity, perseverance, and teamwork skills that will benefit them far beyond the classroom.\r\n\r\nFor many of my students, this will be their very first opportunity to work with STEM materials and build a functioning project with their own hands. Your support is helping ignite confidence, curiosity, and a love of science in students who thrive through hands-on learning.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students and investing in their future. Your kindness and generosity are making a lasting impact on their education and opening doors to exciting possibilities in STEM learning.","fullyFundedDate":1769533191643,"projectUrl":"project/racing-into-stem-hands-on-science-with/9907721/","projectTitle":"Racing Into STEM: Hands-On Science With Magnetism & Engineering!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Solosabal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6471889"},{"teacherId":6471889,"projectId":9784186,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our drama program. Your kindness and willingness to invest in our students means more than words can fully express.\r\n\r\nStudents in our small rural school do not always have access to opportunities in the arts, but because of your donations, our students are discovering confidence, creativity, and the power of storytelling. Through this project and our partnership with the local Opera Theatre, students are able to participate in a full theatrical production, perform on a real stage, and connect with their community in meaningful ways.\r\n\r\nDrama provides our students with much more than a performance. It teaches teamwork, communication, responsibility, and self-expression. For many of our students, this production is their first and only opportunity to experience live theatre. Your support gives them a creative outlet where they can grow, take risks, and discover talents they may never have realized they possessed.\r\n\r\nOur students take tremendous pride in performing for family, friends, and neighbors. This experience helps them understand that their voices matter and that together they can create something truly meaningful.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students and helping bring the arts to our school and community. Your generosity is making a lasting difference in their lives, and we are deeply grateful for your support.\r\n\r\nWith sincere appreciation,\r\n\r\nJolinda Solosabal\r\nGFMS Drama Program","fullyFundedDate":1761099378595,"projectUrl":"project/center-stage-bringing-our-students-voi/9784186/","projectTitle":"Center Stage: Bringing Our Students' Voices to the Opera Theatre-2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Solosabal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6471889"},{"teacherId":7937127,"projectId":9984312,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for allowing my students to learn (visually and hands-on) about the life cycle of painted lady butterflies. The caterpillars arrive and were so tiny (about the width of finger nail) and quickly grew huge. Every day the kids would inspect them and wanted to come to school just to see how big they had gotten or how much food they ate overnight. \r\n\r\nThe caterpillars went into chrysalis and they were so excited. Since each caterpillar goes into its chrysalis at different times, sadly we had three knocked off before their chrysalis had hardened. However this turned into a wonderful lesson about how we are each different and how in life their are no guarantees. \r\n\r\nOnce we moved the chrysalis into the netting awaiting their arrival as butterflies the excitement became contagious as they checked a hundred times a day. As they emerged as butterflies the kids were able to watch them come out with wet wings and how they dried the wings before they could fly. It was a lot o fun to see them learning and asking wonderful questions, that sometimes I could answer and others we had to go research. \r\n\r\nWe gave the butterflies sugar water along with fresh flowers to feed on. While it was sad to release them into the wild, it was a wonderful gift for the students as they each got to hold the butterflies before releasing them. We watched them fly away and wished them all well. Over and over the students said thank you for allowing them to learn about them. Several went home and asked their parents to order some too. \r\n\r\nWhen learning involves excitement day to day it is something that will stay with the students for years! THANK YOU for helping us to achieve this learning experience for each of them!!","fullyFundedDate":1768706295321,"projectUrl":"project/caterpillars-to-butterflies-flying-aroun/9984312/","projectTitle":"Caterpillars to Butterflies Flying Around","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Muilenburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937127_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628728451160","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937127"},{"teacherId":7937127,"projectId":9580802,"letterContent":"On behalf of the wrestling team, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude for your generous donation. Your support made it possible for our program to purchase a new wrestling mat, which will have a lasting and meaningful impact on our athletes.\r\n\r\nThis new mat provides a safer, higher-quality training and competition environment for our wrestlers. It allows our athletes to practice with confidence, reduce the risk of injury, and continue developing the discipline, resilience, and sportsmanship that wrestling teaches. Your generosity directly supports the growth and success of our student-athletes, both on and off the mat.\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your commitment to youth athletics and to our wrestling program. Contributions like yours strengthen our team and help ensure that our athletes have the resources they need to compete, improve, and represent our school with pride.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and belief in our program. We deeply appreciate your support and look forward to carrying it forward through hard work, dedication, and success.","fullyFundedDate":1761235809857,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-ready-to-wrestle/9580802/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Ready To Wrestle!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Muilenburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937127_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628728451160","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937127"},{"teacherId":7937127,"projectId":9953628,"letterContent":"I can not THANK YOU enough for all of your generosity in making this project come to life. No one likes accidents, but we also know it will happen. While we do our best to teach safety to prevent them-they do happen and because of your support we have the proper supplies to help those minor injuries. \r\n\r\nThe mat tape is extremely helpful to hold the pieces of the huge mat together- Many may not realize but their is usually 6 different pieces that are each taped together and to the floor for each wrestling mat. Having this mat tape is essential for the team!\r\n\r\nThe Band-Aid's may seem like a small thing but if one person comes down with something like ringworm we need to make sure it is treated and covered up so it does not spread to others in the room or in the tournament. Thank you again for all of your support, it is appreciated way more than words can say!!","fullyFundedDate":1766174092872,"projectUrl":"project/kids-and-supplies-for-safety/9953628/","projectTitle":"Kids and Supplies for SAFETY!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Muilenburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937127_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628728451160","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937127"},{"teacherId":5980867,"projectId":9598713,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contribution to my classroom. My students were verry excited to see the new options for seating. Now they argue over who gets to sit where.\r\n\r\nMany of my students have so much energy it is hard for them to concentrate. With the flexible seating they now have somewhere to put that energy while they work. They are much more engaged and focused without realizing it. \r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for your support in contributing to the education of my students. We greatly appreciate all you have done.","fullyFundedDate":1761099379207,"projectUrl":"project/is-this-seat-taken/9598713/","projectTitle":"Is This Seat Taken?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alfredson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5980867_orig.jpg?crop=1969,1969,x538,y1167&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673366860726","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5980867"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_63193","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":85,"numTeachers":7,"percentFrplEligible":68,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":72,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":23,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"12.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":18.5,"schoolId":63193,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Glenns Ferry Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Glenns Ferry Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/idaho/glenns-ferry-joint-school-district-192/glenns-ferry-middle-school/63193"}