{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Midwest City Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":38.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9477238,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have placed all reeds for all of our band students on their individual instruments.\r\n\r\nStudents may now play their instruments before school or after class starts, using reeds that do not break!\r\n\r\nAs a band parent yourself, you know how expensive bass clarinet, oboe, bassoon and tenor sax reeds can be. You've take a burden of of my double reed and low woodwind player's' shoulders!\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nWe're busy working on our personal thank-you notes!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so very much!","fullyFundedDate":1758206910045,"projectUrl":"project/lasting-musicianship/9477238/","projectTitle":"Lasting Musicianship","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287469,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have assembled binders for all of our band students which contain page protectors for their music and a pencil pouch to put their writing utensils in.\r\n\r\nI feel that students perform better in an organized classroom. I hope that the organizational skills that they learn in my classroom transfer over to their core classes.\r\n\r\nEach band student is easily able to find what they need in their band binders!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1752586555424,"projectUrl":"project/organizational-skills/9287469/","projectTitle":"Organizational Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287483,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have already implemented the use of our new mallets in our concert band and pep band.\r\n\r\nStudents may now use their NEW accessory percussion instruments in class and at all of our concerts.\r\n\r\nOur older accessory instruments were either broken or so old as to no longer be useful.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for your generous donation to our band program!","fullyFundedDate":1752586540084,"projectUrl":"project/percussion-perks/9287483/","projectTitle":"Percussion Perks","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287459,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have placed all tuners for all of our band students on their individual stands.\r\n\r\nStudents may now tune their instruments before school or before class starts, saving much rehearsal time.\r\n\r\nGenerally, time spent tuning every instrument in class takes several minutes, depriving our ensemble of much needed rehearsal time.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so very much!","fullyFundedDate":1752586511710,"projectUrl":"project/intonation-for-all/9287459/","projectTitle":"Intonation for All!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287438,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have placed all tuners for all of our band students on their individual stands.\r\n\r\nStudents may now have a healthy snack and bottle of water before performing at our football games\r\n\r\nMany of our students cannot afford to buy food at the concession stand during the game so they most definitely appreciated your donation!\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for your generous donation to our band program!","fullyFundedDate":1752586372382,"projectUrl":"project/football-game-grindage/9287438/","projectTitle":"Football Game Grindage!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287403,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have already implemented the use of our new mallets in our concert band and pep band.\r\n\r\nStudents may now use their NEW mallets without risk of damaging our drum heads, timpani heads and mallet percussion instruments.\r\n\r\nOur students cannot afford to purchase percussion mallets so the schoolmust provide the.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for your generous donation to our band program!","fullyFundedDate":1752586489038,"projectUrl":"project/mallet-mania/9287403/","projectTitle":"Mallet Mania","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287286,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have placed all donated hygiene products in our bathrooms!\r\n\r\nStudents may now take care of their personal hygiene tasks before class starts (or at home), saving much rehearsal time.\r\n\r\nGenerally, many our our impoverished students lack the basic needs that you have provided.\r\n\r\nI'm happy to say that they're all gone! The students were very appreciative!\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1752586471579,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-hygeine/9287286/","projectTitle":"Healthy Hygeine","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287046,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have now implemented our protective cases.\r\n\r\nStudents may now safely load our percussion instruments during trips.\r\n\r\nOur percussion instruments are quite expensive and needed this extra protection badly!\r\n\r\nOpt cases will help to teach our beginning band students how to safely pack for trips.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so so much for your generous donation!","fullyFundedDate":1752586518815,"projectUrl":"project/percussion-protection/9287046/","projectTitle":"Percussion Protection","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":10015100,"projectId":9320706,"letterContent":"Your donations have already made a tremendous impact for my students and have helped turned my classroom into the Safe Space I was dreaming of! The additional bean bag chair has allowed me to create a cozy corner for the students to use either to chill out or when they're allowed to read after they are done with work. I think the students would love if I had bean bag chairs instead of regular chairs. I may need to start doing a rotation of students each day so they all get the chance to hangout in the cozy corner.\r\n\r\nThe two wobble stools have been another big hit. I will need to get some more of them as well. The only time I haven't allowed students to use them is when we had our beginning of year district testing. I wanted everyone to be on equal ground with their seats because they get used so much each class period on a regular day. I have seen better focus on the students using the wobble stools and less distractions caused by the need for constant movement when in the regular chairs.\r\n\r\nWith the snacks, It is almost time for me to get some more. The students have been so appreciative to have a snack. Most of the snacking has occurred in the first half of the day as some students got to school late and missed the free breakfast. Life happens and the students still deserve food to help power them through their day, regardless of the reason for them being late to school. \r\n\r\nI think the biggest hit for my students are the Spot Emotion Plush Toy Set characters. I have them set out at the back of the classroom, under whiteboard that has our daily target and task information. Students will grab one of the emotions and set it on their desk if they don't feel like verbalizing how they are feeling. This provides me a cue and approach them to check in with them instead of them approaching me. This has allowed trust to be built.\r\n\r\nYour donation to my project has been a game changer for not only myself, but the students in my care. Students not in my classroom or on my caseload also know they can come to me when they need a safe space. Thank you for helping to spark the fire in bringing my dream to reality.","fullyFundedDate":1746786029959,"projectUrl":"project/safe-space-at-mrs-careys-place/9320706/","projectTitle":"Safe Space at Mrs. Carey's Place","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10015100_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746541140048","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mcms-carey"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9286963,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have placed all reeds for all of our band students on their individual mouthpieces.\r\n\r\nStudents may now play their instruments before school or after class starts, using reeds that do not break!\r\n\r\nGenerally, time spent putting reeds on in class takes several minutes, depriving our ensemble of much needed rehearsal time.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so very much!","fullyFundedDate":1746467939385,"projectUrl":"project/dont-break-your-clarinet-reed/9286963/","projectTitle":"Don’t Break Your Clarinet Reed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":7397084,"projectId":8490896,"letterContent":"Every morning my students come into the classroom and use their hygiene kits to clean their teeth, put deodorant on, and comb their hair. \r\n\r\nSome students that are not in our class learned we had hygiene products. When they had a need, they started to come by for hygiene needs. \r\n\r\nThey were all very excited to use the materials when they first saw them. They were ready right away to use the materials.\r\n\r\nProviding my students with basic items to care for themselves helped to boost their esteem. It helped General Education students as well when they came by our classroom likewise.","fullyFundedDate":1728566829707,"projectUrl":"project/team-bomber-spirit-and-hygiene/8490896/","projectTitle":"Team (Bomber) Spirit and Hygiene","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pastrana","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7397084_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1749086564837","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7397084"},{"teacherId":6399762,"projectId":8382984,"letterContent":"On behalf of our students, teachers, and the entire school community, I would like to extend our deepest gratitude to DonorsChoose and the generous donors who funded our project for a 3D printer and filament. Your incredible support has introduced an exciting new world of creativity, innovation, and hands-on learning to our school—and our students are already benefiting in ways that go far beyond the classroom.\r\n\r\nThanks to your donation, our students now have the opportunity to explore the world of 3D printing firsthand. For many of them, this is their first experience with this kind of technology, and their excitement has been nothing short of inspiring. As soon as the 3D printer was set up, students began designing their own models and seeing their digital ideas come to life. What once seemed like futuristic technology is now part of their everyday learning experience.\r\n\r\nThe 3D printer has opened up new possibilities across multiple subjects. In science, students are printing custom models of molecules, ecosystems, and prototypes for experiments. In math, they're using it to visualize geometric shapes and explore spatial reasoning. In art, they're designing creative sculptures and learning how to take a concept from imagination to physical form. The potential for cross-curricular learning is endless, and your support has made that a reality.\r\n\r\nEven more importantly, this technology has sparked curiosity and motivation in students who don't always feel connected to traditional classroom content. For some, this hands-on, tech-driven learning style has been a game-changer. We've seen students who are typically quiet in class become leaders during 3D printing sessions, helping others learn the software, troubleshoot designs, and take pride in their work.\r\n\r\nThe filament you provided has given us the freedom to let students experiment, make mistakes, and learn through trial and error—something that is critical in both education and real-world problem-solving. Because of your generosity, our students don't just talk about innovation—they practice it. They now have the chance to dream big, test ideas, and develop valuable STEM skills that will serve them far into the future.\r\n\r\nDonorsChoose, you are not just funding supplies—you are changing lives. This donation has inspired our students to imagine what's possible, and it has empowered our teachers to provide more engaging and relevant instruction. Your platform and the donors who support it continue to be a vital bridge between classrooms and the opportunities students need to thrive.\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of our hearts, thank you for believing in our school and our mission. 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