{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Tupper Lake Middle High School","outOfStateSupporters":19.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4943850,"projectId":9814951,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our project \"New Cases for Overhauled Band Instruments!\" \r\n\r\nRecently, a few of our school-owned clarinets and trumpets had complete repair overhauls. Their cases are 30-50 years old, and can't be refurbished like the instruments can. We have discovered that duct tape has limits when using it to repair cases!\r\n\r\nWith these new cases, the newly refurbished instruments will be protected when students take them home to practice, allowing the life of the instruments to be extended for the next generation of students.","fullyFundedDate":1760736730795,"projectUrl":"project/new-cases-for-overhauled-band-instrument/9814951/","projectTitle":"New Cases for Overhauled Band Instruments","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tupperlakemusic"},{"teacherId":4943850,"projectId":9605294,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for supporting our project, \"New Cases for Brass Instruments!\"\r\n\r\nInstrument cases don't always last for the entire life span of high quality instruments, and some of the cases for our vintage instruments did not age as well as the instruments they housed. The original cases were 30-50 years old, and were not able to be refurbished.\r\n\r\nWith these new cases, the instruments will be protected when students take them home to practice. This project has given new life to these instruments, so they can be enjoyed by students for many years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1755708625555,"projectUrl":"project/new-cases-for-brass-instruments/9605294/","projectTitle":"New Cases for Brass Instruments!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tupperlakemusic"},{"teacherId":4943850,"projectId":9562285,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project \"Fabulous books to sing along with in Music Class!\"\r\nMy students are singing loudly and proudly with these fun songs. They also really enjoy adding rhythm instruments and sound effects to augment the stories that are told in these songs.\r\nSinging in general music classes is a powerful tool for student development, promoting teamwork, collaboration, and empathy. It also improves memory and concentration skills, which are transferable to other academic subjects.","fullyFundedDate":1755708625747,"projectUrl":"project/fabulous-books-to-sing-along-with-in-mus/9562285/","projectTitle":"Fabulous books to sing along with in Music Class","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tupperlakemusic"},{"teacherId":4943850,"projectId":9297492,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project \"Vital Bits and Bobs for Music Classes!\" \r\n\r\nValve oil to keep trumpets running smoothly, octavator caps to optimize our boomwhacker playing, and sax neck straps that don't hurt when students play, are all small but important items to keep students comfortable (and therefore happier) when playing their instruments. Having these items will make a huge impact on our music program. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping to fund this project, and get my students have the items they need!","fullyFundedDate":1746558319289,"projectUrl":"project/vital-bits-and-bobs-for-music-classes/9297492/","projectTitle":"Vital Bits and Bobs for Music Classes!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tupperlakemusic"},{"teacherId":4943850,"projectId":9246920,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Pop & Classical Music Books for Band Kids!\"\r\n\r\nMy students were so excited to share some of these songs when we performed at our local nursing home. The Seniors had requested we play many of the songs listed in the Easy Pop Melodies book, and this gave students lots of songs to choose from for this performance. Students love to perform songs that the residents know and can sing along with, and they were so happy that the Seniors were tapping and singing along to some of their favorite songs.","fullyFundedDate":1746558319527,"projectUrl":"project/pop-classical-music-books-for-band-kid/9246920/","projectTitle":"Pop & Classical Music Books for Band Kids!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tupperlakemusic"},{"teacherId":4943850,"projectId":9295357,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Recorders for 3rd Grade Musicians!\" As a result of your help, we were able to include our 3rd Grade Musicians in our music class \"Learn to Play Recorder\" unit!\r\n\r\nWe were so excited to have the chance to offer this new musical adventure to our wonderful music class students in a unit at the end of the year. They loved learning to play the recorders, and enjoyed improving their music reading skills as well.\r\n\r\nThis was made possible with your generosity. Thank you for inspiring young musicians!","fullyFundedDate":1746558319412,"projectUrl":"project/recorders-for-3rd-grade-musicians/9295357/","projectTitle":"Recorders for 3rd Grade Musicians!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tupperlakemusic"},{"teacherId":4943850,"projectId":9040072,"letterContent":"When I first arrived in this wonderful band teaching job 28 years ago, I found the music library jammed into filing cabinets with overflowing stacks of music perched precariously on top. This is not the most useful system of retrieving or putting away music especially if the song you want is on the bottom of the stack.\r\n\r\nThanks to your help, the music library can now be hung in our new folders, name tag facing out for efficient music retrieval and return, allowing both myself and students to easily use our music library. No more stacks or boxes of music!","fullyFundedDate":1742913405985,"projectUrl":"project/help-get-our-music-library-off-the-floo/9040072/","projectTitle":"Help Get Our Music Library Off the Floor!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tupperlakemusic"},{"teacherId":4943850,"projectId":8605324,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for supporting our project, \"(Boring) Music Class Supplies!\".\r\n\r\nNot all projects and supplies that are needed for Music classes are exciting, but they are still important to keep things running every day!\r\n\r\nWe now have folders to keep our Music, Band and Chorus classes organized and running smoothly.\r\n\r\nWe have used the colored duct tape to fix instrument cases, keeping them in great shape, as well as beautifully decorated. \r\n\r\nThe binders are keeping our music organized, and have drastically cut down on lost music. I love it when a plan comes together!","fullyFundedDate":1733150677481,"projectUrl":"project/boring-music-class-supplies/8605324/","projectTitle":"(Boring) Music Class Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tupperlakemusic"},{"teacherId":4943850,"projectId":8604018,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for supporting our project, Help Keep Our Music Classes Rockin'!\r\n\r\nIt's important to keep music learning fun, and also to keep our equipment protected and in great shape, and the items in this project are allowing us to do just that. \r\n\r\nIt has been so valuable for students to learn about drum maintenance, as well as how to change drum heads. Our drum set plays like new now, after replacing the 20 year old drum heads! This is such an important skill for percussionists to have. They will now be able to move on as adult percussionists and maintain their own equipment.\r\n\r\nAnd of course, boom whackers are so much fun to add in music classes! We use them for everything from \"brain breaks\" to teaching basic music theory and composition.","fullyFundedDate":1733150677700,"projectUrl":"project/help-keep-our-music-classes-rockin/8604018/","projectTitle":"Help Keep Our Music Classes Rockin'!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tupperlakemusic"},{"teacherId":4943850,"projectId":8619409,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our project, Exciting Movement in Music Classes! My students are truly enjoying using the new learning tools.\r\n\r\nWe have already used the scarves, agility hoops, and beanbags in the elementary grades to reinforce learning about steady beat, different tempos, high/low listening identification, counting, and much more. \r\n\r\nStudents always retain information better when they move while learning, and this is true in music classes as well.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my students, and helping to foster a life long love of music!","fullyFundedDate":1733150677247,"projectUrl":"project/exciting-movement-in-music-classes/8619409/","projectTitle":"Exciting Movement in Music Classes!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Davison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tupperlakemusic"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_21918","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":391,"numTeachers":30,"percentFrplEligible":65,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":93,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":2,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"13.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":80.3,"schoolId":21918,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Tupper Lake Middle High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Tupper Lake Middle High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/tupper-lake-central-school-district/tupper-lake-middle-high-school/21918"}