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These resources support our five-student pilot course and help students understand the responsibility that comes with operating a drone.\r\nOur students are also exploring how drone technology can serve their community through environmental monitoring, wildfire awareness, and other local needs. Preparing for certification gives them a meaningful goal while strengthening their problem-solving skills and introducing new career possibilities.\r\nThank you for investing in our students and their futures. Your support helps bring aviation learning to our rural tribal community and gives our future drone pilots valuable tools to pursue their goals.","fullyFundedDate":1786672271591,"projectUrl":"project/launching-future-drone-pilots-faa-part/10352329/","projectTitle":"Launching Future Drone Pilots: FAA Part 107 Drone Licensure Program","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Raynor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4972549_orig.jpg?crop=3000,3000,x0,y500&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704742970432","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4972549"},{"teacherId":4972549,"projectId":10017017,"letterContent":"My students learn engineering by building, testing, repairing, and improving robots and drones. With frequent classroom and competition use, our equipment needs replacement parts and repair supplies to stay operational.\r\n\r\nThis project will give students the materials they need to troubleshoot problems, make repairs, and test their solutions. These hands-on experiences strengthen engineering, coding, teamwork, and problem-solving skills while keeping our STEM equipment ready for learning and competition.","fullyFundedDate":1771437958218,"projectUrl":"project/engineering-repairs-robots-and-drones-i/10017017/","projectTitle":"Engineering Repairs: Robots and Drones in Action","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Raynor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4972549_orig.jpg?crop=3000,3000,x0,y500&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704742970432","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4972549"},{"teacherId":8527198,"projectId":10054684,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! Your generous donation has already made a wonderful difference for my students. The scented pencils were an instant favorite. When students first saw them, the room filled with excitement as they tried to guess the different scents. It turned an everyday writing activity into something fun and engaging, and many students were eager to start writing just so they could use their new pencils.\r\n\r\nThe pencil toppers have become a special reward in our classroom for creative writing. When students put extra effort into their stories or show creativity in their work, they earn a topper. It has motivated students to take more pride in their writing and really think about adding details, interesting characters, and strong endings to their stories.\r\n\r\nThe colorful dry erase markers have been extremely helpful during our reading lessons. Students use them during small group activities to write answers, practice skills, and show their thinking on whiteboards. The bright colors keep them engaged and make learning more interactive. They enjoy showing their work and discussing their answers with classmates.\r\n\r\nThe grading pens have also helped me provide clear and encouraging feedback on student work. Being able to quickly highlight strengths and guide improvements helps students understand how they can continue to grow.\r\n\r\nNext, we will continue using these materials during our daily reading and writing time. Students will be working on expanding their creative writing pieces while also strengthening their reading comprehension skills through small group activities. Your support has helped create a more exciting and motivating learning environment, and my students are truly grateful.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in our classroom and helping make learning fun and meaningful for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1770323995718,"projectUrl":"project/writing-correction/10054684/","projectTitle":"Writing Correction","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Duran","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8527198_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691701713679","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8527198"},{"teacherId":10325058,"projectId":9855018,"letterContent":"I want to sincerely thank you for supporting the juniors and seniors of Mescalero Apache High School in Mescalero, New Mexico. With your generous donation, we received a Brother color printer for classroom use. This printer will make a huge difference in resume production and scholarship essay applications. \r\n\r\nOur tech department installed it yesterday, and the seniors were so excited to print color resumes to send with their scholarship essay applications. All seniors were definitely impressed with their new, formidable, first-class resumes and astonished at how much difference the additional color transformed their ordinary resumes to professional ones. \r\n\r\nEven though this sounds like a slight change, the students were truly proud of their resume productions and essays. The additional color turned their drab, black and white paper entries into professional competitors which will actually make a difference and look very impressive to colleges and scholarship providers.","fullyFundedDate":1771518436781,"projectUrl":"project/rewarding-resumes-and-superior-scholarsh/9855018/","projectTitle":"Rewarding Resumes and Superior Scholarships","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Courtney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10325058"},{"teacherId":4972549,"projectId":9923795,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting \"Print, Build, Fly: Supporting Our Robotics & Drone Program.\" Your generosity is transforming our classroom into a hands-on innovation lab where students design, 3D print, build, and fly their own engineering creations. Many of our students are experiencing advanced STEM tools for the very first time. 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Your generous support brought drones into our classroom, giving students hands-on experience in flight, engineering, coding, and real problem-solving. Many flew a drone for the first time and discovered new confidence, teamwork, and excitement for learning.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, students explored STEM pathways, practiced competition missions, and learned how drones can support our community through mapping, safety, and environmental projects. Your generosity truly made a lasting and meaningful impact.","fullyFundedDate":1760386986136,"projectUrl":"project/taking-stem-to-new-heights-with-drones/9737308/","projectTitle":"Taking STEM to New Heights with Drones","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Raynor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4972549_orig.jpg?crop=3000,3000,x0,y500&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704742970432","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4972549"},{"teacherId":4972549,"projectId":9504023,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible generosity, our students at Mescalero Apache School now have access to a Bambu 3D Printer—a powerful tool that turns imagination into innovation. Because of you, our young engineers are learning how to design, create, and prototype real-world solutions right in our classroom.\r\n\r\nAlready, students are experimenting with 3D-printed parts for our robotics and environmental science projects. 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