{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Springfield High School","outOfStateSupporters":22.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5107476,"projectId":9192242,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of our makerspace classroom. My students love designing and creating, and this project has given them the meaningful opportunity to design products for real people.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, students are using sublimation acrylic sheets to create customized items such as keychains and bookmarks for a client. Throughout the process, they are developing social-emotional skills by asking thoughtful questions, practicing reflective listening, and learning how to design with someone else's needs and personality in mind. They are also applying math, measurement, and design skills as they create prototypes and refine their ideas using design software.\r\n\r\nWith these materials, I was able to teach a full design cycle—from client interview to prototype to finished product. Students laser cut their final designs and use a heat press to sublimate their artwork onto the acrylic, combining technical precision with creativity. The pride students feel when they deliver a finished product to their client is incredible.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping create an authentic learning experience where students build confidence, practice empathy, and see how their skills can be used to make something meaningful for others.","fullyFundedDate":1746478660916,"projectUrl":"project/sublimation-station/9192242/","projectTitle":"Sublimation Station","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Novicky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5107476_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516638065458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5107476"},{"teacherId":5107476,"projectId":9812966,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our makerspace and helping us bring creativity and confidence to STEM learning. Your donation has made a meaningful impact on how students—especially girls—engage with engineering, design, and hands-on problem-solving.\r\n\r\nBecause of this project, students are enhancing their 3D prints, laser-cut designs, and resin creations with holographic glitter while learning important STEM skills such as precision, measurement, material experimentation, and iterative design. The addition of this material has made projects more approachable and exciting, encouraging students to take risks, test ideas, and refine their work with pride.\r\n\r\nThis support allowed me to create a learning environment where creativity and engineering go hand in hand. Many students who were hesitant to jump into technical projects are now eager to participate, experiment, and share their designs with others. The sparkle may catch the eye, but the real impact is the confidence students are building as they see themselves as innovators and makers.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us create a makerspace where every student feels empowered to explore, create, and shine.","fullyFundedDate":1760629373561,"projectUrl":"project/shine-in-stem/9812966/","projectTitle":"Shine in STEM","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Novicky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5107476_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516638065458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5107476"},{"teacherId":5107476,"projectId":9878864,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of our robotics and design project. My students are curious, creative problem-solvers who thrive on hands-on learning, and your donation has given them an opportunity to blend engineering and art in a truly meaningful way.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, students are designing and building Broadway-inspired parade floats that attach to our RVR robots. They are sketching ideas, engineering lightweight structures, experimenting with balance and motion, and adding creative details using materials like resin, jewelry findings, balloons, and zip ties. Reading Balloons Over Broadway has helped them understand the history and creativity behind the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and they are excited to apply that inspiration to their own robotic parade floats.\r\n\r\nThis project has allowed me to teach important STEM concepts—such as structure, balance, and movement—while also encouraging creativity, storytelling, and design thinking. Many of my students have never worked with materials that combine art and engineering, and this experience has given them confidence, excitement, and a new way to see themselves as makers and innovators.\r\n\r\nThe project will conclude with a school-wide \"Robot Broadway Parade,\" where students proudly showcase their robot-powered floats to the entire school community. Thank you for helping bring imagination to life and turning our robotics lab into a place where creativity, motion, and learning come together—one float at a time.","fullyFundedDate":1763554953267,"projectUrl":"project/broadway-bots-on-parade/9878864/","projectTitle":"Broadway Bots on Parade!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Novicky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5107476_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516638065458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5107476"},{"teacherId":5107476,"projectId":9624236,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in supporting our classroom with the Stickybones armatures. These tools have had an immediate and powerful impact on how students understand animation and movement.\r\n\r\nThe armatures allow students to physically pose characters and experiment with balance, weight, and body mechanics in a hands-on way. Concepts like squash and stretch, anticipation, and secondary action make much more sense when students can manipulate a figure and see how small adjustments affect realism and storytelling. Students are more intentional in their planning and more confident in their creative decisions because they can test ideas before animating.\r\n\r\nBecause of these materials, I am able to teach animation in a more authentic, industry-aligned way. Students are working like real animators—posing, adjusting, revising, and refining movement—rather than guessing or relying only on drawings. The engagement level is incredible, and students take great pride in the quality of their work.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in tools that elevate student learning and creativity. The Stickybones armatures will continue to support hands-on animation, problem-solving, and storytelling for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1761659190734,"projectUrl":"project/strike-a-pose-story-telling-with-stick/9624236/","projectTitle":"Strike a Pose: Story Telling With Sticky Bones","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Novicky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5107476_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516638065458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5107476"},{"teacherId":6106729,"projectId":9314977,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting our classroom. Your donation has brought an incredible tool and opportunity to my students. We hit a few bumps getting the machine purchased, so we're a bit behind on our original timeline. However, the anticipation and excitement in our room is off the charts! The laser cutter is exactly what we needed to bring students' visions to life, and they cannot wait to start creating.\r\n\r\nStudents have already been sketching drone parts, brainstorming Sphero attachments, and planning how to use the Glowforge for our human-centered design community projects including a fundraising initiative for a local pet rescue. What's especially fun to watch is how this tool brings out the best in them... quiet students suddenly become design experts, and my hands-on learners light up knowing they'll soon turn their digital ideas into real, laser-cut creations.\r\nYour generosity is fueling a whole new level of creativity, curiosity, and confidence. Thank you for believing in our classroom, our students, and in me.","fullyFundedDate":1755747053059,"projectUrl":"project/lasers-logic-and-learning-oh-my/9314977/","projectTitle":"Lasers, Logic, and Learning… Oh My!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Phillips","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6106729_orig.jpg?crop=1991,1991,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649714164076","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heatherphillips115"},{"teacherId":5107476,"projectId":9546888,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my students and helping us secure the essential materials we rely on every day. When the supplies arrived, my students were genuinely excited to have what they needed—fresh pencils, new folders, index cards, tissues, and colored pencils. Several students immediately began organizing their materials, and one said, \"Now I actually feel ready for class,\" which truly showed how much your generosity matters.\r\n\r\nWe've already begun using the items in meaningful ways. Students are using the index cards for review activities and quick design planning, and the colored pencils have added creativity and clarity to their sketches and project drafts. Something as simple as a sharpened pencil or a clean folder has helped students stay focused, comfortable, and confident in their learning.\r\n\r\nYour support removes barriers and ensures every student can participate fully in our projects and daily lessons. Thank you for believing in my classroom and making a direct impact on my students' success.","fullyFundedDate":1756066863855,"projectUrl":"project/from-pencils-to-possibilities/9546888/","projectTitle":"From Pencils to Possibilities","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Novicky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5107476_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516638065458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5107476"},{"teacherId":5107476,"projectId":9265193,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for bringing this project to life. The Stickybones have been an amazing addition to our classroom. Student have been using the armature daily to practice and create stop motion films. This has given students access to professional grade animation armatures to really practice and apply the principles of animation. Students also love working with them. Stickybones makes it easy to animate because the magnets help stabilize it and the fly rig helps make jumping sequences easy to see, hold, and execute. Thank you again for making a difference in the lives of young people.","fullyFundedDate":1750382835303,"projectUrl":"project/strike-a-pose-animating-with-stickybone/9265193/","projectTitle":"Strike a Pose: Animating With Stickybones","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Novicky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5107476_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516638065458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5107476"},{"teacherId":5107476,"projectId":9703678,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for bringing this project to life! We are just finishing up designing our pumpkins, and the students had a blast! We learned about the history of the jack o'lantern. They also learned a lot about spacial reasoning and creating organic shapes to make authentic looking pumpkins. Students measured tea lights and then designed working lids so that the tea lights could fit perfectly in the pumpkin. Students spent a lot of time thinking about positive and negative space and creating faces that showed emotion. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of our young people.","fullyFundedDate":1757964917741,"projectUrl":"project/stem-tacular-3d-printed-jack-o-lanterns/9703678/","projectTitle":"STEM-tacular 3D Printed Jack-O’-Lanterns","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Novicky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5107476_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516638065458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5107476"},{"teacherId":5107476,"projectId":9267398,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity. These Hue stop motion cameras have been a game changer in our classroom. Students absolutely love them and use them daily. There is something magical about seeing their ideas played out through hands-on learning.\r\n\r\nBecause of these cameras, students are able to plan, animate, revise, and bring their stories to life frame by frame. They are learning patience, problem-solving, and storytelling as they experiment with timing, movement, and secondary action. Students who may struggle to express themselves in traditional ways are finding confidence and pride in seeing their creativity come to life on screen.\r\n\r\nYour support has made a lasting impact on how students engage with learning, collaborate with their peers, and take ownership of their work. We are incredibly grateful for this opportunity, and your generosity continues to inspire creativity every single day in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1755120291043,"projectUrl":"project/frame-by-frame-leveling-up-stop-motion/9267398/","projectTitle":"Frame by Frame: Leveling Up Stop Motion with HUE Pro!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Novicky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5107476_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516638065458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5107476"},{"teacherId":5107476,"projectId":9245994,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your kindness and generosity. These book resources have been a game changer for my animation students. My students use them all the time for reference and have added a level of professionalism to their designs. There animations are so much more detailed. Most importantly, they are learning how to use books to enhance and guide their own learning. They have been an amazing addition to our classroom library. The books will be used for many years to come. Thank you again for making a difference in the lives of our young people. Wishing you and yours an abundance of blessings.","fullyFundedDate":1744253768660,"projectUrl":"project/animazing-books-for-students/9245994/","projectTitle":"Animazing Books for Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Novicky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5107476_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516638065458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5107476"},{"teacherId":6106729,"projectId":9315951,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom and helping us engineer the Wand-erful. Because of your support, this project transformed learning in our technology classroom. With the additional 3D pens, filament, and bubble workstations, students were thrilled to each have their own tools and space to bring their bubble wand designs to life. Having individual supplies meant that every student could fully participate in sketching, prototyping, and testing their creations without waiting for their turn.\r\n\r\nThe most exciting part for students was watching their flat, two-dimensional sketches transform into working three-dimensional bubble wands. They loved seeing their ideas come alive and testing them in our bubble stations, where they could immediately see what worked and what needed improvement. This project made the hard work of redesigning and refining feel like play, while actually teaching persistence, problem-solving, and the scientific process. The excitement and engagement this project sparked will carry forward into future challenges and innovations in our classroom. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1746496047825,"projectUrl":"project/from-doodles-to-bubbles-engineering-the/9315951/","projectTitle":"From Doodles to Bubbles: Engineering the Wand-erful","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Phillips","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6106729_orig.jpg?crop=1991,1991,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649714164076","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/heatherphillips115"},{"teacherId":5107476,"projectId":8895443,"letterContent":"This conference table may be the best project I have ever had funded. It has fundamentally changed how we engage in class. The support this table has provided has been instrumental in student success. It has allowed me to have a specialized space designated for one-on-one and small group conference time for video game design and coding projects. It also allows me to sit with students to make it truly a collaborative environment. \r\n\r\nEach week, I have a designated time slot I meet with every student where they show me their progress and get specific individualized feedback. It also allows for them to tell me anything they need to share. Thank you for having this dramatic impact on our classroom and making a difference in the lives of our young people.","fullyFundedDate":1730429878850,"projectUrl":"project/conference-table-for-game-design-and-cod/8895443/","projectTitle":"Conference Table For Game Design and Coding","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Novicky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5107476_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516638065458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5107476"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_85890","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":781,"numTeachers":65,"percentFrplEligible":62,"percentAsian":5,"percentBlack":3,"percentWhite":82,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":3,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"7 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"12.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":77.8,"schoolId":85890,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Springfield High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Springfield High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/ohio/springfield-local-school-district/springfield-high-school/85890"}