{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pickering Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":22.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1419664,"projectId":10496292,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating a reverb guitar amplifier to our middle school music classroom! This generous gift will make a big difference for our students. We can use the amplifier during music class to practice playing guitar and learn more about performing with instruments. It will also be helpful during chorus rehearsals and performances, as well as our drama productions. Having new equipment like this gives us more opportunities to practice, perform, and share our talents with others. Thank you for supporting our music and performing arts programs and helping make our classroom a more exciting place to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1787174801816,"projectUrl":"project/reverb-guitar-amplification/10496292/","projectTitle":"Reverb Guitar Amplification","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rozakis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419664"},{"teacherId":1419664,"projectId":10468570,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating a keyboard to our middle school music classroom! This generous gift will be used in many different ways throughout the school. Students can use it during music class to learn and practice playing keyboards, while chorus students can use it to rehearse and perform songs. It will also be a valuable tool for our drama performances. Your donation gives us more opportunities to learn, practice, and share our talents. Thank you for supporting our music and performing arts programs!","fullyFundedDate":1786541789651,"projectUrl":"project/choral-keyboard/10468570/","projectTitle":"Choral Keyboard","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rozakis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419664"},{"teacherId":1419664,"projectId":10395496,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating a 3D printer to our middle school music classroom! This amazing gift will give us so many new ways to learn, create, and have fun. We can use it to print music notes, decorations for our classroom, student prizes, and even parts of instruments. It will help us be creative while connecting technology with music. Your generosity gives us exciting opportunities to explore new ideas and make our classroom even more special. Thank you for supporting our students and music program!","fullyFundedDate":1785605031480,"projectUrl":"project/3d-design/10395496/","projectTitle":"3D Design","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rozakis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419664"},{"teacherId":1419664,"projectId":10395448,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating an iPad and foot page turner to our middle school music program! This amazing gift will make performing in chorus and drama so much easier. We can use the iPad to read our sheet music during rehearsals and performances without having to carry around lots of papers. The foot page turner will let us turn pages while keeping our hands free to perform. Your generosity will help us feel more prepared and confident on stage. Thank you for supporting our music and the arts!","fullyFundedDate":1785605406633,"projectUrl":"project/digital-sheet-music/10395448/","projectTitle":"Digital Sheet Music","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rozakis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419664"},{"teacherId":1419664,"projectId":10465239,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of a bass amplifier to our middle school music program! This wonderful gift will make a meaningful difference for our students. They will use it in music class to learn, practice, and perform, as well as during drama and chorus performances. Your generosity helps bring music to life and gives our students more opportunities to share their talents. We truly appreciate your support, and the many ways you help our students grow in confidence, creativity, and a love of the arts!","fullyFundedDate":1787174704505,"projectUrl":"project/bass-amplification/10465239/","projectTitle":"Bass Amplification","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rozakis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419664"},{"teacherId":1419664,"projectId":10263065,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to my middle school music classroom. Your donation went to fund a professional PA system, that my students can now use to perform. So far we have used the PA system to amplify microphones to have students try out for our first annual open mic night. We have also used the the PA system to amplify microphones for students to practice singing for 8th grade graduation which is quickly approaching. The students have loved being able to use professional equipment, and have stepped up to the challenge of singing independently. We are forever grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1778692734208,"projectUrl":"project/amplification-for-students/10263065/","projectTitle":"Amplification for Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rozakis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419664"},{"teacherId":1419664,"projectId":10215935,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to my middle school music classroom. Your donation went to fund professional microphones, and stands that my students can now use to perform. So far we have used these microphones to have students try out for our first annual open mic night. We have also used these microphones for students to practice singing for 8th grade graduation which is quickly approaching. The students have loved being able to use professional equipment, and have stepped up to the challenge of singing independently. We are forever grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1777743079600,"projectUrl":"project/microphones-for-chorus/10215935/","projectTitle":"Microphones for Chorus","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rozakis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419664"},{"teacherId":1419664,"projectId":10216020,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to my middle school music classroom. Your donation went to fund professional microphones, and stands that my students can now use to perform. So far we have used these microphones to have students try out for our first annual open mic night. We have also used these microphones for students to practice singing for 8th grade graduation which is quickly approaching. The students have loved being able to use professional equipment, and have stepped up to the challenge of singing independently. We are forever grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1777743131307,"projectUrl":"project/professional-microphones/10216020/","projectTitle":"Professional Microphones","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rozakis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419664"},{"teacherId":1419664,"projectId":10179087,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating new Sony headphones to my middle school music classroom. This project gave me and my class, a class set of 30 brand new pairs of headphones that we can use both at keyboard stations and when using our chromebooks. Headphones are a vital part of my lesson each day so that students can hear the notes they are playing on keyboards. Without them, the room can get loud and students don't know what they are playing when they hear the notes others are playing. Headphones keep students focused, and now we can easily find a working pair!","fullyFundedDate":1775227831339,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-keyboards/10179087/","projectTitle":"Headphones for Keyboards","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rozakis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419664"},{"teacherId":1419664,"projectId":10025468,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your most generous donation of brand new keyboards for my middle school music classroom. These keyboards are going to replace the 15 year old partially broken keyboards that are currently in my room. As time goes on, they keyboards stop working properly and things get broken, so having new ones is going to allow each of my students their own keyboard to practice the notes, chords, melodies, and songs that we are learning in our general music class. This is going to transform my classroom to a better space for learning!","fullyFundedDate":1775228168214,"projectUrl":"project/keyboards-for-middle-school-music/10025468/","projectTitle":"Keyboards for Middle School Music","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rozakis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419664"},{"teacherId":1419664,"projectId":10025414,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your most generous contribution to my middle school music classroom. Your donation provided my classroom with 15 brand new keyboards for students to use every day in music class. In class, I like to teach students a variety of music history, with music to accompany the history. Students learn note names and values, they learn to label notes on a piece of music, and then play the notes on the keyboard. I also teach them chords, and scales to support their keyboard playing. I am forever grateful for your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1771004520370,"projectUrl":"project/keyboards-for-music-class/10025414/","projectTitle":"Keyboards for Music Class","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rozakis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419664"},{"teacherId":1419664,"projectId":9941611,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your most generous donation to my middle school music classroom! Your donation went to fund our classroom with a Roland Amplifier! This is an asset to our classroom! 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We are thinking of using it in the cafeteria at lunch as well so that everyone can here important directions :) Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1765656975741,"projectUrl":"project/music-amplification/9941611/","projectTitle":"Music Amplification","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rozakis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419664"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_60629","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":583,"numTeachers":47,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":11,"percentBlack":5,"percentWhite":18,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":59,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":4,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"12.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":77.2,"schoolId":60629,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Pickering Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Pickering Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/lynn-public-school-district/pickering-middle-school/60629"}