{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Dyett Arts High School","outOfStateSupporters":42.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10174111,"projectId":10503399,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, my students are now enjoying meaningful and exciting learning experiences through the use of our new pickleball resources. The equipment has given us the opportunity to introduce pickleball in a more organized, engaging, and hands-on way. Before receiving these materials, it was difficult to provide enough equipment for students to practice effectively. Now, more students are able to participate at the same time, which has increased their involvement, confidence, and enthusiasm during class activities.\r\n\r\nWe are using the pickleball equipment to teach students the basic skills and rules of the game. Students are learning how to properly hold the paddle, serve the ball, return a shot, move around the court, and maintain a rally with a partner. They are also learning important concepts such as teamwork, sportsmanship, communication, patience, and respect for others. One memorable classroom moment happened when several students were able to complete a successful rally for the first time. Their excitement was immediate, and their classmates cheered for them. It was wonderful to see students encouraging one another and celebrating progress, even when they were still learning the basic skills.\r\n\r\nWhen my students first saw the new pickleball materials, they were very excited and curious. Some of them had heard about pickleball, while others had never played the game before. They were eager to hold the paddles, examine the balls, and begin practicing. Their reactions showed how much having the proper equipment can motivate students to become active participants in their own learning. Even students who were initially hesitant to participate became more interested once they saw their classmates enjoying the activity. The new resources helped create a positive and welcoming environment where students felt comfortable trying something new.\r\n\r\nThe pickleball activities also provide opportunities for students to develop physical fitness and coordination. Through serving, returning, moving, and rallying, students are improving their balance, hand-eye coordination, reaction time, and overall movement skills. At the same time, they are learning how to communicate with partners and make decisions during a game. These experiences allow students to see that physical education is not only about exercise but also about problem-solving, cooperation, responsibility, and personal growth.\r\n\r\nOur next steps are to continue strengthening the students' fundamental pickleball skills. We will focus on improving their serves, returns, paddle control, court movement, and ability to maintain longer rallies. Students will participate in partner drills and small-group activities where they can practice these skills in a supportive environment. As their confidence and abilities grow, we plan to introduce more game strategies, scoring procedures, and friendly competitions.\r\n\r\nEventually, the students will participate in class matches and a small pickleball tournament. This will give them the opportunity to apply what they have learned while demonstrating teamwork, sportsmanship, and respect for their classmates. The goal is not simply to determine who wins, but to help students recognize their own progress, challenge themselves, and enjoy being physically active.\r\n\r\nYour support has made these learning experiences possible. The new pickleball resources have brought energy, excitement, and new opportunities into our physical education program. My students are not only learning a new sport but also building confidence, friendships, healthy habits, and important life skills. Thank you for investing in our students and helping create a classroom environment where they can learn, move, grow, and have fun together.","fullyFundedDate":1787664949087,"projectUrl":"project/friday-dink-serve-bringing-pickleball/10503399/","projectTitle":"Friday Dink & Serve: Bringing Pickleball to Friday Colloquium!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. JULIAN","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10174111_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757298855589","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10174111"},{"teacherId":9931330,"projectId":10503319,"letterContent":"The beautiful rainbow bins have arrived safely! I was informed by our Climate and Culture instructor that they were there, and we both screamed in excitement that the project was funded and delivered!\r\n\r\nI spent my entire free period happily organizing. Taking the student's journals out of the old bins out and into the new ones was SO satisfying. Students were having so much trouble keeping their work in their old bins because they were not the right size! There were pencils all over the shelves, work going missing, and frustrated young artists that were deterred all because of the storage system.\r\n\r\nThe way the journals fit PERFECTLY inside these bins are AMAZING! The students are going to be so so grateful for all your help!","fullyFundedDate":1787664835398,"projectUrl":"project/color-coordinating-my-classroom/10503319/","projectTitle":"Color Coordinating My Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9931330"},{"teacherId":5834084,"projectId":10356770,"letterContent":"My students and I are filled with gratitude and appreciation! My students and I would like to thank everyone who donated for your generosity and support. Obtaining financial support to provide valuable, much-needed learning materials for students can be a stressful process. However, thanks to your support, my students now have access to much-needed academic resources. These materials will help encourage my students to do their best and gain valuable knowledge that will serve them for a lifetime.","fullyFundedDate":1787664995619,"projectUrl":"project/ready-to-learn/10356770/","projectTitle":"Ready to Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Flanagan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5834084_orig.png?crop=1021,1021,x0,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1782186217095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5834084"},{"teacherId":5834084,"projectId":10488695,"letterContent":"My students and I are filled with gratitude and appreciation! My students and I would like to thank everyone who donated for your generosity and support. Obtaining financial support to provide students with valuable, much-needed food can be stressful in this economy. However, thanks to your support, my students now have access to much-needed and deserved nourishment. These materials helped encourage my students to do their best. Thank you for helping me show my students that they are worth your support.","fullyFundedDate":1787664991976,"projectUrl":"project/snack-create-and-connect/10488695/","projectTitle":"Snack, Create, and Connect!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Flanagan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5834084_orig.png?crop=1021,1021,x0,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1782186217095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5834084"},{"teacherId":5834084,"projectId":10273370,"letterContent":"My students and I are filled with gratitude and appreciation! My students and I would like to thank everyone who donated for your generosity and support. Obtaining financial support to provide students with valuable, much-needed food can be stressful. However, thanks to your support, my students now have access to much-needed nourishment.\r\n\r\nThese materials helped encourage my students to do their best. No child should go hungry. Thank you for helping me show my students that they are worth your support.","fullyFundedDate":1787664910890,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-r-us/10273370/","projectTitle":"Snacks R Us!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Flanagan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5834084_orig.png?crop=1021,1021,x0,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1782186217095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5834084"},{"teacherId":8870703,"projectId":10120608,"letterContent":"We the students at Dyett High School would like to take this time to say \"Thank you\" for your generosity towards this class project. These items that were given to us will impact every girl in our building for months on end. \r\nA lot of the items for this project was famine hygiene products which is very much needed in our school community. You have given every young lady a chance to feel better during those difficult days. \r\nThe students were excited and over joyed that they have something that would possibly last them the whole school day and have the ability to take some products home to ensure cleanliness during the rest of the day.","fullyFundedDate":1782090858180,"projectUrl":"project/girl-power-femininity-at-its-best/10120608/","projectTitle":"Girl Power: Femininity At it's best","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Baloue","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8870703"},{"teacherId":5834084,"projectId":10178519,"letterContent":"My students and I are filled with gratitude and appreciation! My students and I would like to thank everyone who donated for your generosity and support. Obtaining financial support to provide valuable, much-needed materials for students can be stressful. However, thanks to your support, my students now have access to much-needed mental health resources.\r\n\r\nThese materials will help encourage my students to do their best, improve their social-emotional skills, and have a safe space for them to refocus. Student wellness resources will provide my students with valuable knowledge that will serve them for a lifetime. Thank you for helping me show my students that mental health is essential and that they are worth your support.","fullyFundedDate":1784608234320,"projectUrl":"project/serenity-now-creating-a-safe-space-for/10178519/","projectTitle":"Serenity Now: Creating a Safe Space for Student Wellness","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Flanagan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5834084_orig.png?crop=1021,1021,x0,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1782186217095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5834084"},{"teacherId":5834084,"projectId":10370581,"letterContent":"We are filled with gratitude and appreciation! My students and I would like to thank everyone that donated so much for your generosity and support. Obtaining financial support to provide valuable much-needed materials for students can be a stressful process. However, thanks to your support my students have access to much-needed sports equipment.\r\n\r\nThese materials will help and encourage my students to do their best and improve their skills. Sports provide students with valuable skills that can serve them for a lifetime. Thank you for helping me show my students that they are important and that they are worth your support.","fullyFundedDate":1784301102113,"projectUrl":"project/lets-have-a-ball/10370581/","projectTitle":"Let's Have A Ball","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Flanagan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5834084_orig.png?crop=1021,1021,x0,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1782186217095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5834084"},{"teacherId":5834084,"projectId":10199407,"letterContent":"My students and I are filled with gratitude and appreciation! My students and I would like to thank everyone who donated for your generosity and support. Obtaining financial support to provide valuable, much-needed materials for students can be stressful. However, thanks to your support, my students now have access to much-needed kindness resources.\r\n\r\nThese materials will help encourage my students to do their best, improve their social-emotional skills, and have a safe space for them to refocus. Encouraging kindness provides students with valuable knowledge that will serve them for a lifetime. Thank you for helping me show my students that kindness is essential and that they are worth your support.","fullyFundedDate":1785196676513,"projectUrl":"project/kindness-in-action-a-student-led-moveme/10199407/","projectTitle":"Kindness in Action: A Student-Led Movement for Change","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Flanagan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5834084_orig.png?crop=1021,1021,x0,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1782186217095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5834084"},{"teacherId":5834084,"projectId":10334830,"letterContent":"We are filled with gratitude and appreciation! My students and I would like to thank everyone that donated so much for your generosity and support. Obtaining financial support to provide valuable much-needed materials for students can be a stressful process. However, thanks to your support, my students have access to much-needed sports equipment.\r\n\r\nThese materials will help and encourage my students to do their best and improve their skills. Sports provide students with valuable skills that can serve them for a lifetime. Thank you for helping me show my students that they are important and that they are worth your support.","fullyFundedDate":1781575847913,"projectUrl":"project/kicking-dreams-into-reality/10334830/","projectTitle":"Kicking Dreams Into Reality","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Flanagan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5834084_orig.png?crop=1021,1021,x0,y74&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1782186217095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5834084"},{"teacherId":10174111,"projectId":9718183,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! Bringing these hands-on atomic model kits into our classroom at Dyett High School for the Arts has fundamentally changed how my chemistry students understand the invisible world of chemistry. When the packages first arrived and we opened them, my students reacted with pure excitement. Their eyes lit up as they unpacked the brightly colored atomic spheres and flexible bond connectors, immediately piecing them together. As creative, visual learners, transitioning from two-dimensional textbook drawings to tactile, 3D structures made chemistry feel real, approachable, and exciting to them from day one.\r\n\r\nThese resources have made a profound impact on my chemistry students by turning abstract theoretical concepts into a physical, hands-on reality. During our lesson on chemical bonding and molecular geometry, students worked in small groups to build molecules like water ($H_2O$), carbon dioxide ($CO_2$), and methane ($CH_4$). The biggest breakthrough happened when students began manipulating the models to see electron pair repulsion in real time; one student who had been struggling with VSEPR theory held up their bent $H_2O$ model and exclaimed, \"Oh, I see it now—the unshared electrons are actually pushing the hydrogens down!\" That instant lightbulb moment proved just how powerful tactile learning is for our young artists.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, our next steps involve taking these molecular models into our upcoming unit on chemical reactions and organic chemistry. Students will use the kits to physically break reactant bonds and rearrange the atoms into products, helping them master the law of conservation of mass in a deeply memorable way. They will also build complex organic polymers and connect their molecular structures to artistic materials like dyes and synthetic fibers. Thank you for empowering my chemistry students to touch, build, and truly master the microscopic world!","fullyFundedDate":1763573620808,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-atoms-and-moleculeswhere-curio/9718183/","projectTitle":"Hands-on Atoms and Molecules—Where Curiosity Meets Chemistry!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. JULIAN","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10174111_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757298855589","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10174111"},{"teacherId":9304377,"projectId":10157335,"letterContent":"Incoporating a book that includes not only the history of Chicago's school closure but the one that students sit in daily is essential in ensuring students know why education — specifically public education matters. \r\n\r\nNow that we have a class set— I will promote that all freshman teachers teach this book and its communal and historic concepts to our students. By exposing them to this historical city event during their freshman year in high school students will be able to correlate why Dyett HS exist and the impact and importance of community asset.","fullyFundedDate":1773846850428,"projectUrl":"project/claiming-our-legacy/10157335/","projectTitle":"Claiming Our Legacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bryson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9304377_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y19&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729537248476","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9304377"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_5417","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":510,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":83,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":96,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":2,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":0,"gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":57.9,"schoolId":5417,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Dyett Arts High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Dyett Arts High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/chicago-public-school-district-299/dyett-high-school/5417"}