{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Parkrose High School","outOfStateSupporters":31.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10083529,"projectId":9476739,"letterContent":"In the past school year, we only had 3 electronic balances in our classroom. Some classes had 6 groups. This made it hard to complete a lab in a class period because groups were having to share to mass their materials. But, with the addition of just one more balance, that is has made it easier for our students. \r\n\r\nThis balance is also a quality product. It measures within 0.02 grams, which is necessary for our labs. I know that it was a little more than the normal request, but it was so worth it. My students and I really appreciate your support in this large purchase that would have taken my fiscal year budget to purchase. \r\n\r\nThis was only my second Donors Choose project and the DonorsChoose Community really pulled through. It is so great that people I don't even know are supporting my students and myself. Thank you so very much.","fullyFundedDate":1755729502110,"projectUrl":"project/you-can-tip-the-scales-support-our-sci/9476739/","projectTitle":"You Can Tip the Scales - Support Our Scientists","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Handsaker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10083529"},{"teacherId":4470285,"projectId":9588021,"letterContent":"My students have been using the new fidgets, Rubik's cubes, coloring pages, and snacks in so many meaningful ways throughout the day. During independent reading and writing time, especially during our argumentative writing workshop, the fidgets have helped students stay calm, focused, and confident as they tackle challenging academic tasks in our phone-free classroom. Even during \"Family Friday\" activities, when we build community and play team-based games, students love using the Rubik's cubes and coloring pages as part of their fun breaks. The snacks have also made a big difference for students who come to school hungry or power through long days with sports, clubs, or jobs; having food available keeps them regulated, comfortable, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nTheir reactions when the materials first arrived were priceless; excitement, curiosity, and even relief. Some immediately began solving the cubes, others gravitated toward the coloring supplies, and several students were grateful for the snacks. The atmosphere in the room felt calmer and more supported almost immediately. These tools have also helped us transition into the next steps of our current research and writing project, where students need sustained focus for brainstorming, drafting, and peer review. The materials help them stay engaged through each stage, giving them the confidence and energy needed to produce their best work.\r\n\r\nThanks to this project, my students are participating more, staying on task longer, and feeling more successful. I've been able to plan longer, more rigorous lessons knowing students have healthy ways to manage restlessness and hunger without relying on their phones. The generous support from the Humble Hearts Foundation has truly transformed our classroom environment and created a space where students feel valued, supported, and ready to learn every day.","fullyFundedDate":1755359241599,"projectUrl":"project/from-phones-to-focus-fidgets-snacks-a/9588021/","projectTitle":"From Phones to Focus: Fidgets, Snacks, and Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Herrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4470285_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y123&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1732643640951","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/herrera3rd"},{"teacherId":10083529,"projectId":9476810,"letterContent":"With the Governor's Executive Order, our classrooms have become personal device free zones. While I love this change and it has improved teaching so much, there are good uses for cell phones in a classroom. One of them being as a calculator. With your help, we have a calculator for every student in my class and they are not reaching for their phones. We are doing statistics and calculating percent change in mass of carrots after being in salt water. It is a small thing, but has had huge impact. \r\n\r\nWe have also been using the magnetic graphs for tutorials in AVID class and they have been a huge timesaver because students aren't trying to draw a sketch of a graph while trying to get help with their point of confusion. Sorry I don't have pictures of that, but they have also been a huge time saver and great resource. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generosity. It has made a big difference in my AP Biology class.","fullyFundedDate":1754328416524,"projectUrl":"project/graph-it-calculate-it-understand-it-/9476810/","projectTitle":"Graph It, Calculate It, Understand It - Without a Phone!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Handsaker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10083529"},{"teacherId":363857,"projectId":9549359,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom fidget project! You've made a huge difference — and probably saved more than a few pencils from being nervously broken in the process.\r\n\r\nSince our school doesn't allow cell phones in class, these fidgets have become the go-to outlet for busy hands so that kids can focus on the learning. Students who struggle with attention (and honestly, even those who don't!) have found them incredibly helpful for staying focused. The play-dough, fidget spinners, Rubik's cubes, and coloring books have all been big hits — so much so that students now ask if they can bring them along to the library for guest speakers and other events.\r\n\r\nIt's been amazing to see how something so small can make such a big impact on focus, engagement, and even classroom morale. Thank you again for helping make our space more welcoming, calm, and fun — one spinny fidget at a time!\r\n\r\nWith many thanks (and slightly less classroom fidgeting),","fullyFundedDate":1754848555821,"projectUrl":"project/fidgets-for-focus-in-class/9549359/","projectTitle":"Fidgets for Focus in Class","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ediza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp363857_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532375111606","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ediza"},{"teacherId":1496091,"projectId":9138133,"letterContent":"It's the first day of school! Also, I moved classrooms over the summer. I wanted to wait to take pictures of the generous resources you provided my students in our new space. \r\n\r\nOver the summer, I took the time to review the books to write my curriculum for AP Seminar. They are extremely helpful, and I plan on using them throughout the year. Students will be researching and providing MLA documentation for their evidence. Having the MLA guidebooks will support correct citations. \r\n\r\nIn addition to curriculum books, I'm extremely grateful for the gift certificates to Teachers Pay Teachers. Teachers benefit from the wisdom of other teachers. I plan to use the certificates to support my curriculum for my new class.\r\n\r\nI cannot thank you enough for your support. Donors like you will help my students succeed in this brand new course at Parkrose High School.","fullyFundedDate":1746787180239,"projectUrl":"project/new-class-new-research-teams/9138133/","projectTitle":"New Class! New Research Teams!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Starr","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1496091_orig.jpg?crop=1965,1965,x362,y604&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730932872834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1496091"},{"teacherId":9826010,"projectId":9085289,"letterContent":"Thank you for gifting us copies of The Girl with All the Gifts. It was such a fun read!\r\n\r\nThe students who selected that book for literature circles were some of the students least likely to read a novel. Many of them were so engaged with this book that they read the whole thing!\r\n\r\nIt was very fun to get to talk to the students about the book and all of the many ethical and moral questions it raised. Dystopian is a fun genre to teach, and having enough copies of Girl with All the Gifts to include that in our dystopian lit circle options was very much appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1739375890627,"projectUrl":"project/interesting-dystopian-novels-for-10th-gr/9085289/","projectTitle":"Interesting Dystopian Novels for 10th Grade Literature Circles","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. O'Melia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9826010_orig.jpg?crop=239,239,x126,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738170619930","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9826010"},{"teacherId":9910849,"projectId":9085307,"letterContent":"The texts donated allowed my students to truly engage with the novel. Being able to see the illustrations allowed students to not only analyze the writing style but also the illustrations themselves. During this lit circle unit, we learned about analyzing setting/world building, symbolism, and critique. We read each week and develop a dialogue journal in which students practice asking high-level questions, and bring a quote that interests them. These book notes allow students to discuss what they read each week on Fridays with the rest of their book group.\r\n\r\nStudents are really immersed in the graphic novels. I've had students share how much they enjoy the art style of the book they are reading. One of my students said, \"I didn't realize how much I could focus on the art style and how that teaches me things about the book. It also helps the writing less confusing.\" For students whose first language is not English, they have been able to engage and participate in their book group discussion. As a result, I know I will continue these graphic novels that were donated to us. My students are able to engage with enriching texts because of these wonderful donations.","fullyFundedDate":1739375880098,"projectUrl":"project/dystopian-literature-circles/9085307/","projectTitle":"Dystopian Literature Circles","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Santana","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9910849"},{"teacherId":4470285,"projectId":8969747,"letterContent":"I would like to extend my sincere gratitude for your generous donation of testing dividers, seat cushions, fidgets, and minty candy. Your thoughtful contributions played a meaningful role in supporting my English Language Learners during their state required language proficiency assessments.\r\n\r\nThese resources were instrumental in helping students feel more at ease and confident throughout the testing process. By reducing anxiety and promoting focus, your gifts allowed students to take their time and perform to the best of their abilities—leading to notable improvements in their scores.\r\n\r\nThe seat cushions and fidgets have become beloved additions to our classroom and continue to support students during regular instruction. Creating a comfortable, supportive learning environment is vital to student success, and your generosity has made that possible.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for your kindness and for making a lasting impact on our learning community.","fullyFundedDate":1738963179114,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-eld-students-focus-tools-for/8969747/","projectTitle":"Empowering ELD Students: Focus Tools for State Testing","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Herrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4470285_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y123&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1732643640951","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/herrera3rd"},{"teacherId":9937014,"projectId":9146377,"letterContent":"The \"Peacemakers\" are a student leadership group at Parkrose High School, that meets once a week during lunch to plan and implement projects that improve the school community. Examples for their activities included organizing a mental health fair where all students could meet and connect with providers. \r\nPeacemakers also organize and facilitate conversation circles during lunch. The last circle was on attendance: giving all students a chance to share with teachers what helps or hinders their attendance. Peacemakers took notes, which will eventually be used for professional development services for teaching staff.\r\nBecause students give up their lunch to participate, snacks were very much welcome. The snacks also made for a more relaxed atmosphere and offered an incentive for students to come. Students love the snacks!","fullyFundedDate":1741614586376,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-peacemakers-meetings/9146377/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Peacemakers Meetings","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gabi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9937014"},{"teacherId":6072342,"projectId":8967473,"letterContent":"I can't thank you enough for making it possible for my students to screenprint on these canvas bags! For my students this is an opportunity to get enthusiastic and demonstrate their school spirit -- but it is also so much more. They are honing their career readiness skills by learning how to do complex functional routines in the screen printing process. Silkscreening is an industry that provides realistic outcomes for careers for people experiencing disability. Through the use of these bags my students have learned how to track inventory, how to make products that our school community will enjoy, how to transfer a graphic to a garment, and general skills around setup and cleanup of an industrial space. \r\n\r\nWhen my students first saw the finished bags coming off our conveyor belt they were ecstatic. I hope you get a chance to look at the pictures of their hard work, and those who worked out table of the finished school spirit wear felt so inspired. Thank you again for your help!","fullyFundedDate":1732584428857,"projectUrl":"project/careers-and-canvas-bags-using-art-to-le/8967473/","projectTitle":"Careers and Canvas Bags: Using Art to Learn Job Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Dorr","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6072342_orig.png?crop=768,768,x766,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1599359613976","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-dorr"},{"teacherId":363857,"projectId":8940492,"letterContent":"I'm writing to share the incredible impact your generous contribution to my DonorsChoose project, \"Support Mental Health with Healthy Snacks\" has had on my students at Parkrose High School. Thanks to your support, I was able to provide several months worth of snacks for my students. \r\n\r\nJust recently, a student commented that she looks forward to my class because she knows that I will have snacks on hand. This is a student who often comes to school late, but she has been making it to my class on time more lately. This is just one example of how your donation is directly influencing the lives of my students, helping them focus in class even when they arrive at school hungry.\r\n\r\nAfter I shared with students about the donation, the class has actually been discussing healthy foods, talking about hunger in our community, and sharing their ideas about how to make healthy snacks more available school-wide. We have had several class discussions about food insecurity, lack of healthy food options in schools, and the connection between healthy food and mental health. Now that we are having these conversations, students are more interested than ever in how they eat, what their performance is like in school when they have skipped a meal, and how that affects their mental health. \r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your support, which is making a real difference in my classroom and helping my students reach their full potential.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1731623561869,"projectUrl":"project/support-mental-health-with-healthy-snack/8940492/","projectTitle":"Support Mental Health with Healthy Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ediza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp363857_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532375111606","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ediza"},{"teacherId":363857,"projectId":8940521,"letterContent":"I want to express my deepest gratitude for the books you helped fund for my classroom. My students absolutely loved reading books by sports heroes Tommie Smith and Colin Kaepernick as we explored the theme of standing up for one's beliefs. Some students even shared that they hadn't finished a full book since middle school, but these books kept them engaged, and they read both cover to cover.\r\n\r\nThe graphic novel format of these two books especially helped struggling readers succeed in this unit. One of the most powerful moments I witnessed was when two boys—one a new immigrant from Romania and the other recently from Eritrea—worked together to understand the books. Despite language barriers, they were able to bond over their shared love of sports and support each other in decoding the meaning of the stories. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for allowing me to respond in real time to my students' needs. When I surveyed my students this fall about what they wanted to read, sports came up as a huge topic. My librarian helped me identify these books as a good fit, but we didn't have enough copies. And then you generously stepped in to make sure that every kid who wanted to read these books could have that option! I can't wait to use these books again next year.","fullyFundedDate":1731511065489,"projectUrl":"project/excited-to-read-about-sports-heroes/8940521/","projectTitle":"Excited to Read About Sports Heroes!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ediza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp363857_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1532375111606","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-ediza"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_88201","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":998,"numTeachers":43,"percentFrplEligible":67,"percentAsian":12,"percentBlack":17,"percentWhite":26,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":29,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"23.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":68.6,"schoolId":88201,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Parkrose High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Parkrose High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/oregon/parkrose-school-district-3/parkrose-high-school/88201"}