{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Michigan City High School","outOfStateSupporters":38.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9027746,"projectId":9563293,"letterContent":"Our classroom was buzzing with excitement as students partnered with the local Humane Society to create vibrant pop art dog paintings inspired by artist Dean Russo. Thanks to your generous donations, my students were able to experiment with bright, high quality acrylic paints and shimmering iridescent colors, along with bold paint markers that truly brought their artwork to life.\r\nThese projects not only taught artistic techniques but also inspired compassion for animals and pride in their creative abilities. Our classroom walls are now filled with one of a kind masterpieces that make people smile.\r\nThank you for helping my students experience the joy of art and giving back to their community. Your support made this colorful, meaningful project possible.","fullyFundedDate":1755019625338,"projectUrl":"project/help-the-puppies-with-paintings/9563293/","projectTitle":"Help the Puppies with Paintings","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cleveland","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9027746_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1709162367830","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9027746"},{"teacherId":9132288,"projectId":9305668,"letterContent":"I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to each of you for your incredible generosity in supporting Operation Organization for my AP World History class. Your donations and sponsorship have made a direct and meaningful impact on my students, providing them with the binders they need to stay organized, focused, and successful throughout the year. Your support is not just a gift of supplies — it's a powerful message to my students that their education matters and that there are people who believe in their potential.\r\n\r\nThe binders have already become an essential part of our daily routine. My students are using them to store notes, track important historical themes, and maintain timelines, documents, and review materials that they will rely on as they prepare for the AP Exam. With so much content to cover in AP World History, staying organized is half the battle — and thanks to your help, they now have the tools they need to meet that challenge head-on. It's made a noticeable difference in their confidence and ability to engage with the material.\r\n\r\nAs we work toward the AP Exam in May — an opportunity for students to earn college credit in history — I'm so pleased to see how empowered and motivated they are. Your donation has given them more than binders; it's given them structure, purpose, and the confidence to aim high. Thank you again for being such a vital part of their academic journey. We are all truly grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1752952940099,"projectUrl":"project/operation-organization-ap-world-history/9305668/","projectTitle":"Operation Organization: AP World History","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stolarz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9132288"},{"teacherId":9969329,"projectId":9173418,"letterContent":"On behalf of our entire team and student body, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous donation of noise-cancelling headphones for our \"Deaf for a Day\" experience. Your support made it possible for our students to participate in an immersive and eye-opening activity that challenged them to navigate the world from the perspective of someone who is deaf or hard of hearing. Thanks to your gift, the day was not just impactful—it was transformative.\r\n\r\nThroughout the day, students wore the headphones and engaged in daily tasks, conversations, and even made presentations while experiencing varying levels of sound deprivation. Many found themselves frustrated at how difficult it was to communicate, how often others grew impatient, and how quickly they felt isolated in a hearing-dominated world. This experience sparked important reflections on empathy, accessibility, and inclusion. It opened their eyes to the challenges faced by the Deaf and hard of hearing community in ways no lecture or textbook ever could.\r\n\r\nWe are deeply grateful for your part in making this experience possible. Your kindness helped foster a powerful learning moment for our students—one that will stay with them for a lifetime. Thank you for investing in meaningful, hands-on education that inspires greater understanding and compassion.","fullyFundedDate":1742228551333,"projectUrl":"project/asl-club-deaf-for-a-day/9173418/","projectTitle":"ASL Club Deaf for a Day","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Teagin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9969329"},{"teacherId":8125305,"projectId":8723947,"letterContent":"The impact that these notebooks have had on my studnets is indescribable. So many of them are now able to have their own personalized DIY textbook that they can tailor to meet their personal needs. Often, students have a hard time aquiring a notebook, and with this project I was able to eliminate that problem by having extras to hand out to anyone who needed them. My students have been very grateful for these new notebooks, and they have been putting in a lot of work and effort to keep them nice and organized. It is very impressive to me how something as small as a composition notebook can have such a large impact.","fullyFundedDate":1733187664124,"projectUrl":"project/notebooks-to-make-spanish-come-to-life/8723947/","projectTitle":"Notebooks to Make Spanish Come to Life","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Koza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8125305_orig.jpg?crop=768,768,x0,y20&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725032275707","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8125305"},{"teacherId":9129102,"projectId":8604721,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all you have done for my students. They absolutely love using the white boards and dry erase markers/erasers. They were really happy to see the paw print erasers since our mascot is the Wolves. They really find it much easier to use the white boards than writing it out on paper. \r\nThey really enjoyed using the Islamic tile design books to create their extra credit projects. They are a great resource for helping them come up with ideas for their designs. My students come from a predominantly low income demographic and cannot afford to get these supplies for themselves and they are very grateful for the generosity of all the donors.","fullyFundedDate":1733183643344,"projectUrl":"project/geometry-really-is-fun/8604721/","projectTitle":"Geometry Really Is Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Weiss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9129102_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1737486992153","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9129102"},{"teacherId":9639108,"projectId":8605391,"letterContent":"It is fantastic to be able to offer my students such nice calculators for their AP Pre-Calculus course. My students are extremely grateful that their families did not have to invest $100+ in order for them to be successful in this course. Being able to rent these calculators allows for my students to be able to take them home for use on assignments. We (parents and I) especially appreciate that these calculators are rechargeable. Not having to use supply money for AA batteries has been an added bonus!!\r\n\r\nWe hope you realize the impact of your generosity, not just this year, but in future years as well.","fullyFundedDate":1731504920959,"projectUrl":"project/why-buy-when-you-can-rent/8605391/","projectTitle":"Why Buy When You Can Rent?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gushrowski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9639108"},{"teacherId":9701832,"projectId":8695087,"letterContent":"My students and I use these resources daily. Many students utilize the fidgets and are benefiting from having them in our offices and in the main counseling office areas. They help to regulate student emotions to help them continue throughout their days. \r\n\r\nOur students were very excited about all of the new items that were in the office! Many of them were excited to hear that we also have personal hygiene items because they are most comfortable talking to us (counselors) about the issues they are having, and we are now able to better address some of these. \r\n\r\nWe will continue to utilize these resources on a daily basis to help our students' mental health journeys. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1735693420348,"projectUrl":"project/counseling-office-super-store/8695087/","projectTitle":"Counseling Office Super Store","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pelletier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9701832"},{"teacherId":2613822,"projectId":8545681,"letterContent":"I can only describe the impact of these novels as explosive (or perhaps as a SONIC boom)! We recently started reading Frankenstein after the holidays and some weather related delays. The students were assigned to review a small portion of the previous day's material by reading a few pages of the graphic novel. Get this: I had to tell them to STOP reading! This is a big deal for a group of kids who normally resist reading. \r\n\r\nI am looking forward to them delving more into the novel and having the graphic novel to assist in their understanding of the plot and tone of Shelley's classic. \r\n\r\nThank you to each and everyone who donated to make this possible for students this year and in years to come. And thank you to SONIC for the extra special boost.","fullyFundedDate":1727999047146,"projectUrl":"project/frankenstein-graphic-novel/8545681/","projectTitle":"Frankenstein Graphic Novel","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Clinkert","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2613822_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522386474401","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mchsacademy"},{"teacherId":1782236,"projectId":8723470,"letterContent":"The items have kept our students' materials organized for academic success. Student use the bins for their folders. The bins are organized by class. Our students are able to quickly find their work at the start of class. \r\nThe class bins are stored in an area for easy access. The bins are different colors so that they can be found by that specific class. \r\nThe bins have resulted in less missing assignments. This results in less duplication and higher grades. \r\nThe students are less frustrated. They are happy!","fullyFundedDate":1726755607091,"projectUrl":"project/time-to-get-organized/8723470/","projectTitle":"Time to Get Organized!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Maurek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1782236"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_19878","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1506,"numTeachers":114,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":37,"percentWhite":39,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":12,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"13.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":61.5,"schoolId":19878,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Michigan City High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Michigan City High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/indiana/michigan-city-area-schools/michigan-city-high-school/19878"}