{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"William E Orr Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":50.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8043145,"projectId":10586059,"letterContent":"The new reading area has completely changed the energy in my classroom. My students use the new chairs and fidgets and are crazy about the LED lights and reading signs. The space gives them a comfortable place to settle in, regulate themselves, and focus without feeling like reading is just another difficult assignment.\r\n\r\nTheir reaction has been better than I ever expected. The kids are literally fighting for their turn to sit in the cozy area and read! I never thought I would need a sign-up system because so many students wanted to read, but here we are—and it is the best problem to have. Students who normally avoid reading are now asking when it will be their turn.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to continue building their reading stamina and confidence while encouraging them to try books they may not have chosen before. Your generosity did more than provide classroom materials; it helped make reading feel exciting and special for students who have struggled with it for years. Thank you for giving my students a space they truly love.","fullyFundedDate":1788652003122,"projectUrl":"project/a-cozy-space-where-readers-can-shine/10586059/","projectTitle":"A Cozy Space Where Readers Can Shine","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Whitney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8043145_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768344320023","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8043145"},{"teacherId":10455689,"projectId":10583001,"letterContent":"The arrival of our new violins and replacement string sets has transformed our classroom routine! Before this project, string shortages and a lack of playable instruments meant some of my eager students had to wait on the sidelines or share gear during rehearsals. Now, every single child has a fully functioning instrument in their hands from the very moment class begins.\r\n\r\nReplacing worn, dead strings across our inventory immediately revived our ensemble's tone, turning dull sounds into clear, vibrant music that boosts my students' confidence every time they play. Having extra violins has allowed us to welcome new beginners into the program without worrying about equipment gaps. Your generosity removed major learning barriers, restored our rehearsal momentum, and gave our young musicians the dedicated tools they need to take pride in their progress. Thank you for investing in our orchestra family!","fullyFundedDate":1788894976895,"projectUrl":"project/symphonic-beginnings/10583001/","projectTitle":"Symphonic Beginnings","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. De La Torre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10455689_orig.jpg?crop=954,954,x0,y47&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1779420125925","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10455689"},{"teacherId":10455689,"projectId":10477297,"letterContent":"When our new viola shoulder rests, digital tuners, instruction books, and violin case arrived, our orchestra room exploded with excitement! The shoulder rests instantly improved our violists' posture and comfort, while the digital tuners empowered students to tune their own instruments independently. Having individual books allows everyone to mark fingerings and learn at their own pace, and the sturdy case keeps our gear safe. Thank you for removing learning barriers and giving our young musicians the tools to thrive!","fullyFundedDate":1787320595355,"projectUrl":"project/tune-align-and-read-essential-gear-fo/10477297/","projectTitle":"Tune, Align, and Read: Essential Gear for String Musicians!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. De La Torre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10455689_orig.jpg?crop=954,954,x0,y47&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1779420125925","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10455689"},{"teacherId":538401,"projectId":10155235,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us put more books into the hands of our students! Because of your generosity, our library now offers even more choices for students with different interests, abilities, and reading levels. These new books have given students opportunities to discover new authors and genres, find stories that capture their attention, and experience the excitement of choosing their next great read. Your support has helped us continue building a library where students feel welcomed, represented, and excited to read. We are incredibly grateful for the difference you have made for our readers!","fullyFundedDate":1783011965249,"projectUrl":"project/turning-pages-opening-minds/10155235/","projectTitle":"Turning Pages, Opening Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Winder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp538401_orig.jpg?crop=676,676,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1674526210104","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msthomas84"},{"teacherId":8127803,"projectId":10249968,"letterContent":"This project has already energized my class for the start of the school year. The moment the boxes containing our new \"Mini History Library\" arrived in our classroom, the atmosphere immediately changed. Middle schoolers are naturally curious, but getting them genuinely excited about reading history can sometimes be a challenge. Seeing a brand-new collection of colorful, accessible biography books stacked on our shelves created an instant buzz of anticipation. Students were crowding around the library area during independent time, picking up different titles, flipping through the pages, and eagerly pointing out names and faces they recognized.\r\n\r\nSeveral times I have been asked already who some of these great historical figures are and when we will get to learn about them throughout the year. It has been incredible to watch them discover figures ranging from world leaders and historical pioneers to artists, scientists, and modern changemakers. A student might pick up a book about Malala Yousafzai or Thomas Jefferson and immediately start asking questions about their lives, their choices, and the time periods in which they lived. These books have transformed historical figures from distant names in a textbook into real, relatable human beings with compelling stories.\r\n\r\nAs we progress through the school year, this collection will remain a central pillar of our history instruction and project-based learning activities. It will continue to spark research topics, inspire class discussions, and foster a genuine passion for reading that extends far beyond the walls of our school. Thank you for providing the tools that make our history lessons come alive, and thank you for inspiring my students to want to learn more about our shared history. Your generosity has made a lasting, positive difference in our classroom that will be felt for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1778505056373,"projectUrl":"project/mini-history-library/10249968/","projectTitle":"Mini History Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Faber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8127803_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x430,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1697939220061","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-faber"},{"teacherId":10455689,"projectId":10460456,"letterContent":"When our new music books and clip-on tuners arrived, our orchestra room exploded with excitement! Having individual books transformed our rehearsal where students no longer strain to share music and can mark up their own fingerings. \r\nThe clip-on tuners have been a game-changer, empowering students to tune their own instruments independently each day. These tools have accelerated our learning as we prepare for our upcoming concert. Thank you for giving my students the tools to feel like real musicians!","fullyFundedDate":1786541657205,"projectUrl":"project/note-by-note-tune-by-tune/10460456/","projectTitle":"Note by Note, Tune by Tune","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. De La Torre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10455689_orig.jpg?crop=954,954,x0,y47&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1779420125925","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10455689"},{"teacherId":10455689,"projectId":10312671,"letterContent":"When our new violin bridges, tailpieces, case, and fingerboard tapes arrived, our orchestra room was thrilled! Replacing broken hardware restored unplayable violins so every student could participate. \r\nThe fingerboard tapes give beginners clear visual guides for accurate pitch, while the sturdy new bridges and tailpieces vastly improved our sound and tuning stability. Having a protective case keeps our gear safe during everyday use. Thank you for providing the essential tools our young musicians need to thrive and play music!","fullyFundedDate":1783625832513,"projectUrl":"project/restored-and-ready-repairing-violins-fo/10312671/","projectTitle":"Restored and Ready: Repairing Violins for Beginners","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. De La Torre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10455689_orig.jpg?crop=954,954,x0,y47&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1779420125925","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10455689"},{"teacherId":10455689,"projectId":10298911,"letterContent":"When the delivery boxes of fresh violin strings and instruction books arrived, our orchestra room exploded with excitement! For so long, my students had been straining to share worn-out materials. Now, every young musician has their own book to mark fingerings and practice independently. Replacing our dull, old strings gave their violins a bright, resonant tone that instantly boosted their confidence. We are using these new tools daily to master basic music reading for our upcoming concert. Thank you for empowering our young artists!","fullyFundedDate":1779934891582,"projectUrl":"project/plucking-through-the-basics-essential-s/10298911/","projectTitle":"Plucking Through the Basics: Essential Strings & Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. De La Torre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10455689_orig.jpg?crop=954,954,x0,y47&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1779420125925","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10455689"},{"teacherId":10233388,"projectId":9998173,"letterContent":"The colored printer is helping my students learn by making math more visual, engaging, and accessible. I can now create colorful worksheets, diagrams, graphs, graphic organizers, classroom posters, and other learning materials that help students visualize mathematical concepts and better remember what they learn. I can also use colors to highlight important information, organize steps in problem-solving, and make directions easier to follow.\r\n\r\nMy students are especially excited to see their math materials in bright, colorful designs instead of plain black and white. This has been particularly helpful for my English language learners and students who learn best through visual supports. Colorful visuals can make mathematical ideas and instructions easier to understand, even when language is a challenge. I am grateful to our donors for helping me create a more engaging, inclusive, and exciting math classroom where students can see that learning mathematics can be both meaningful and fun!","fullyFundedDate":1778068745859,"projectUrl":"project/colorful-learning-for-every-student/9998173/","projectTitle":"Colorful Learning for Every Student","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cherry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10233388_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769002519969","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10233388"},{"teacherId":4785761,"projectId":9987624,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our new Robotics Team at Orr Middle School!\r\n\r\nWe are very grateful for your donation and the opportunity it gives us to better organize and store our robotics parts and supplies. Before, keeping track of all the pieces and materials could be difficult, but now we will have a better system to keep everything in one place and ready to use.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping us create a more organized and productive workspace where we can focus on building, learning, and working together as a team. Robotics teaches us important skills like teamwork, creativity, problem-solving, and perseverance, and your support helps make those experiences possible.\r\n\r\nAs a new team, this donation means a lot to us. Having organized storage will help us take care of our equipment and spend more time designing and creating robots instead of searching for parts.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in us and investing in our education and future. We are excited to continue learning and growing because of your kindness and support.","fullyFundedDate":1768053670793,"projectUrl":"project/new-robotics-team-organization/9987624/","projectTitle":"New Robotics Team Organization","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4785761_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1632352981639","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4785761"},{"teacherId":10403541,"projectId":10050370,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting \"Brains in Motion: A Science Classroom.\" Because of your generosity, my students now have hands-on materials that are bringing science to life in a new way. When the materials first arrived, students were immediately excited and eager to explore everything. Their curiosity and enthusiasm set the tone for upcoming science lessons, and they have been asking thoughtful questions about how we will use the new tools.\r\nWe are currently beginning our science investigations using these resources. Students are working in groups, making predictions, and preparing to test ideas related to force and motion. It has been exciting to see them already thinking like scientists as they plan how to collect and share their results.\r\nNext, students will continue using these materials to carry out experiments, analyze their findings, and connect what they discover to real-world examples. Your support is helping create a classroom where students are engaged, curious, and ready to learn through hands-on exploration.","fullyFundedDate":1771367038391,"projectUrl":"project/brains-in-motion-a-science-classroom/10050370/","projectTitle":"Brains in Motion: A Science Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mercado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10403541"},{"teacherId":10401384,"projectId":10028484,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our wonderful students at Orr Middle School!!! They have spent so much memorable time that I know they will always remember playing pickle ball kickball with the jerseys wiffle ball with friends and so much more. Thank you for your generosity and we are all so grateful! \r\n\r\nStudents have loved having their own Pickleball equipment that's movable, versatile, colorful, so user-friendly and wonderful!!!\r\n\r\nEnjoy their amazing wiffleball equipment, making lifelong memories and growing in motor skills, healthy lifestyles, teamwork, sportsmanship, and vocabulary and intellectually as well!!!","fullyFundedDate":1768682329893,"projectUrl":"project/movement-and-sports-helps-with-student-l/10028484/","projectTitle":"Movement and Sports Helps With Student Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Manos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10401384"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_83002","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":807,"numTeachers":42,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":32,"percentWhite":6,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":51,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":5,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"19.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":50.0,"schoolId":83002,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about William E Orr Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"William E Orr Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/clark-county-school-district/william-orr-middle-school/83002"}