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It was a magical evening that would not have been possible without your support. Truly thank you from myself, my colleagues and most importantly the students. Being able to show them that the arts are thriving and supported is such a gift.","fullyFundedDate":1769788652055,"projectUrl":"project/frozen-jr-middle-school-production/10023159/","projectTitle":"Frozen Jr. Middle School Production","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Acquisto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10383474_orig.jpg?crop=2776,2776,x0,y499&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1765892320522","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-acquisto-dance"},{"teacherId":10383474,"projectId":9961696,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity. For a majority of my students, in school dance class is their only chance for dance training. Other than a love for movement, very few have prior training and have never worn dance shoes. 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Junior High School 190 Russell Sage is
an urban public school
in Forest Hills, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 934 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
Its teachers have had 73 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Grades 6 - 8
934 Students
54 Teachers
6817 Austin StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Junior High School 190 Russell Sage
$41,064
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73
projects
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27
teachers
funded
350
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9
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art supplies
Junior High School 190 Russell Sage has received support from
281 individuals from New York and
69 individuals out-of-state.