{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sparks High School","outOfStateSupporters":46.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9373614,"projectId":10591911,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of our classroom. Your donations have made an immediate and meaningful impact on our students' success.\r\n\r\nOne of the most noticeable changes has been a reduction in classroom behaviors. Many of our students benefit from movement and sensory supports throughout the day. The rebounder trampoline provides a safe and structured outlet for movement breaks, helping students regulate their emotions, improve focus, and return to learning ready to participate. The Pluffle sensory materials have also become a valuable calming tool, giving students a positive way to manage stress and sensory needs before behaviors escalate.\r\n\r\nBecause students have access to these supports, we are seeing more time spent engaged in learning and less time spent redirecting behaviors. Students are developing stronger self-regulation skills and becoming more independent in recognizing what they need to be successful.\r\n\r\nThese materials have also allowed us to expand and strengthen our curriculum. The binders and organizational supplies have helped us create individualized learning portfolios and interactive curriculum resources that students can use throughout the school year. We are building hands-on activities, study guides, projects, and reference materials that make learning more accessible and meaningful for diverse learners. The storage bins keep these resources organized and readily available, allowing students to independently access materials and stay engaged in instruction.\r\n\r\nYour support has helped us create a learning environment that is more structured, supportive, and responsive to student needs. Because of your generosity, our students have the tools they need to regulate, learn, and thrive every day.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us create opportunities for success both academically and socially.","fullyFundedDate":1789091460955,"projectUrl":"project/calm-bodies-focused-minds-ready-to-lea/10591911/","projectTitle":"Calm Bodies, Focused Minds, Ready to Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Valentine","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9373614"},{"teacherId":9362940,"projectId":10597445,"letterContent":"I can't thank you enough for helping with this project. The fidgets have been a great help for students. Many of our students need something to help them talk or to help them calm down. The fidgets are used almost every single day. Many of reoccurring students appreciated the new items.\r\n\r\nThe decorations have brought smiles to our students and our staff. Many of them loved the atmosphere once we started decorating. They said it gave them some joy and it brightened up their day. They have told the office staff that they can't wait to see the other decorations.","fullyFundedDate":1788749008030,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-student-success-one-visit-at/10597445/","projectTitle":"Supporting Student Success One Visit at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Gutual","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9362940"},{"teacherId":8170037,"projectId":10572337,"letterContent":"Thank you for making this project possible! The new resources have transformed my counseling office into a calming space where students can reset, regulate, and recharge. 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This helps them with the speaking section of the WIDA ACCESS test.\r\nThe games and supplies are also supporting the students and creating a more engaging classroom for them. The students have been playing games when we have free time and it feels like they are making more friends through playing the games and using the supplies that I requested.","fullyFundedDate":1768111327963,"projectUrl":"project/support-student-speaking/9994531/","projectTitle":"Support Student Speaking","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Austria","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8174471"},{"teacherId":9350358,"projectId":7993016,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping our JROTC program obtain much-needed equipment that we have not had access to for several years. 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Having additional equipment allows our students to spend more time actively practicing and developing their skills rather than waiting for their turn. The new equipment has brought an added sense of excitement and pride to our practices, and students are motivated to challenge themselves and improve. Your support has helped create a more engaging and positive learning environment where students can be active, encourage one another, and continue growing as athletes and teammates. Thank you for investing in our students and providing them with equipment that helps them grow both on and off the court.","fullyFundedDate":1786635967083,"projectUrl":"project/serve-up-success-railroader-volleyball/10407161/","projectTitle":"Serve Up Success: Railroader Volleyball!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Huratdo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10560016"},{"teacherId":9361524,"projectId":9996720,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our class! We were able to put this whole charging station together very quickly and even have space to decorate it in the future! My students were so excited to finally have a place to put there phones and I even have past students coming in to use it during passing periods and lunch. Some students will even leave it plugged in until the end of the day giving them the chance to really lock in throughout the day in their other classes.\r\n\r\nMy students are now able to charge their phones the entire class period without distraction thanks to Donors Choose. \r\n\r\nWe are so appreciative of this website for providing us what we needed to keep our classroom hands free and give our students a place to put their phones away and learn today.","fullyFundedDate":1768181859365,"projectUrl":"project/mrs-johnsons-future-charging-station/9996720/","projectTitle":"Mrs. Johnson's Future Charging Station","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9361524"},{"teacherId":10404913,"projectId":10024269,"letterContent":"Thank you for the resources that you have given me for my classroom. 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It helped them relax and open up more quickly, especially when working through big feelings.\r\nWe'll keep using these tools as we build skills in self-regulation and problem-solving. Your generosity is helping students feel more supported and ready to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1768535532668,"projectUrl":"project/aesthetic-sel-focus/10016899/","projectTitle":"Aesthetic + SEL Focus","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harrell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8170037_orig.jpg?crop=728,728,x0,y50&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1636407661877","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8170037"},{"teacherId":9349957,"projectId":10042148,"letterContent":"My students are using our new resources for new projects, presentations, and to represent themselves! They were so grateful to see that their classroom had been upgraded and that they'd be able to access materials too. Students are going to be using some of the materials for their advocacy project to represent something they believe in. They will be using the new materials in their new storage compartments to support them in all of their visions! Thank you for everything always!! New materials make such a difference in supporting our students' visions!","fullyFundedDate":1769135462026,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-space-of-creativity-and-posit/10042148/","projectTitle":"Creating a Space of Creativity and Positivity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9349957"},{"teacherId":10404980,"projectId":10024594,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donations. My classroom is benefiting from your donations. I have added items missing from my classroom that have benefited us all. \r\n\r\nCurrently my students are enjoying reading silently for 30-40 minutes a week. We are reading Anne Frank as a class before our summer break. I have inspired many of my students to keep reading throughout the summer and into fall.\r\n\r\nAll of your donations from the chargers to file file folders are beneficial to my students. My classroom thanks to your donations have become more student friendly.\r\n\r\nWe appreciate all you do for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1770996148278,"projectUrl":"project/create-brainstorm-learning/10024594/","projectTitle":"Create Brainstorm Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Palacios","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10404980_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y416&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768777092344","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10404980"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_83115","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1073,"numTeachers":60,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":11,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":78,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":1,"percentMultiracialImputed":2,"gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"17.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":53.2,"schoolId":83115,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Sparks High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Sparks High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/washoe-county-school-district/sparks-high-school/83115"}