{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Thomas Jefferson High School","outOfStateSupporters":40.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3809800,"projectId":9790123,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support in this project. Believe it or not, having water bottles available for students make a big difference in their health, but also their academic progress because it allows them to stay in class and stay focused better, rather than thinking about and going to the water fountain during instruction time.\r\nAdditionally, I am grateful because projects like these don't fall into regualr school supply budgets and that's why Donors Choose is so special. Donors Choose really does change classrooms and change lives.","fullyFundedDate":1762367088790,"projectUrl":"project/water-bottles-for-healthy-scholars/9790123/","projectTitle":"Water Bottles for Healthy Scholars","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3809800_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472498985442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3809800"},{"teacherId":9814676,"projectId":9608046,"letterContent":"The snacks were such a blessing to the function of my classes. Students were able to get a little something to hold them over between school breakfast and lunch and even after lunch be fore going home. There really was at least one type of snack for all my students as sone have dietary restrictions but the selection was great. Thank you, students being a little hungry was never an excuse used in the room. \r\n\r\nThe fidgets were also wonderful for the classes. Many students needed that little something to playwith during class to help them stay focused on the task at hand.","fullyFundedDate":1755738832297,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-and-fidgets-to-keep-a-happy-room/9608046/","projectTitle":"Snacks and Fidgets To Keep a Happy Room","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ortiz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9814676_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y48&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729871127893","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9814676"},{"teacherId":3809800,"projectId":9890477,"letterContent":"We had so much fun making pinatas in our art and spanish classes and after school clubs in the weeks leading up to the holidays. Students worked together in teams to design and create their own pinatas. This was a special project because it brought together several different classes to collaborate and was made available through after school activities to students who weren't even in those classes. IB students got to do it for CAS credit, so it was a lot of fun. We plan to continue to do this again in the future.\r\nDonors Choose really makes a difference when it comes to projects like this!","fullyFundedDate":1763146368363,"projectUrl":"project/pinata-colaboration-project/9890477/","projectTitle":"Pinata Colaboration Project","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3809800_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472498985442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3809800"},{"teacherId":3809800,"projectId":9842464,"letterContent":"We had so much fun making pinatas in our art and spanish classes and after school clubs in the weeks leading up to the holidays. Students worked together in teams to design and create their own pinatas. This was a special project because it brought together several different classes to collaborate and was made available through after school activities to students who weren't even in those classes. IB students got to do it for CAS credit, so it was a lot of fun. We plan to continue to do this again in the future.\r\nDonors Choose really makes a difference when it comes to projects like this!","fullyFundedDate":1761940979224,"projectUrl":"project/pinata-project-collaborations/9842464/","projectTitle":"Pinata Project Collaborations","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3809800_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472498985442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3809800"},{"teacherId":10177360,"projectId":9596178,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom. Because of you, my students now have sturdy, reusable folders that are already making a meaningful difference in their learning.\r\n\r\nThese folders help my students stay organized as they take notes, collect readings, and build their literacy skills in Spanish. Having a dedicated place for their work allows them to focus more on learning and less on keeping track of papers. The durability of these folders also means they will be used again and again throughout the school year, supporting both responsibility and sustainability.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your kindness shows my students that their education matters. They feel proud to have materials that are just for them, and that sense of pride boosts their confidence as they practice reading, writing, and learning in Spanish.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and for helping create a classroom where learning is organized, accessible, and valued every day.","fullyFundedDate":1758820707468,"projectUrl":"project/heavy-duty-folders/9596178/","projectTitle":"Heavy Duty Folders","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Riddle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10177360_orig.jpg?crop=1512,1512,x248,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1759519560440","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10177360"},{"teacherId":3809800,"projectId":9719349,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your continued generous support of our students. Your donations help funded snacks for students who stay after school for a variety of clubs and tutoring and who would otherwise not likely have access to vending or food not brought from home. This actually makes a huge difference in getting students to stay later into the afternoon and evening because it means that they likely aren't getting home unitl 7pm and there are no meand to purchase snacks in or around our school.\r\nDonors Choose and patrons like you really do make a difference!","fullyFundedDate":1758820707684,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-snacks-for-after-school-tutoring/9719349/","projectTitle":"Healthy Snacks for After School Tutoring and Clubs!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3809800_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472498985442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3809800"},{"teacherId":3809800,"projectId":9547142,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for your support in building this classroom library with a classroom set of graded readers. We now have three levels with 12 copies of 30 little books which we read every Monday for about 10 minutes. \r\nThey are great for building basic vocabulary. But also, because there are online recordings, the students get to work on their pronunciation too.\r\nThese special projects are so important because they often fall outside of normal classrooms supply budgets, especially when priority is NOT world languages. \r\nDonors Choose changes classrooms and changes lives.","fullyFundedDate":1755467436437,"projectUrl":"project/fundamental-french-reading/9547142/","projectTitle":"Fundamental French Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3809800_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472498985442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3809800"},{"teacherId":3809800,"projectId":9660031,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support for my classroom.\r\nThese chair pockets have reduced transition time in my classroom significantly. I have placed them on the back of all chairs and put in supplies like pencils, mini-white boards, markers, erasers, clip boards and head phones. This has eliminated most of the transition time needed to distribute and gather items. This makes classtime move more smoothly and lets students stay more focused on what they need to do to learn. We use these items almost every day in my class, so it makes a huge difference.","fullyFundedDate":1758041336554,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-tools-right-in-front-of-you/9660031/","projectTitle":"Classroom Tools Right in Front of You","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3809800_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472498985442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3809800"},{"teacherId":7943510,"projectId":9100153,"letterContent":"I want to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous donation of books to our classroom. Your contribution has brought a renewed excitement for reading into our learning environment. Every book you gave has found a special place on our shelves—and in the hands and hearts of eager young readers. It's been amazing to see students light up with curiosity, whether they're diving into a new adventure, exploring nonfiction topics, or simply finding a quiet moment to enjoy a good story.\r\nYour support goes far beyond the books themselves. You've helped foster a love of reading that will benefit my students for years to come. These books are not just educational tools—they're windows to new worlds, ideas, and possibilities. On behalf of myself and my students, thank you for believing in the power of literacy and for investing in our classroom community.","fullyFundedDate":1746721253029,"projectUrl":"project/ms-taylor-library-additions/9100153/","projectTitle":"Ms. Taylor Library Additions","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7943510_orig.jpg?crop=1194,1194,x443,y40&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628125647429","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7943510"},{"teacherId":3809800,"projectId":9539146,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of my students in this important project. These project was about purchasing books that have been banned at other schools. Luckily, our district does not bad books and we strivd to make them avaiable when appropriate.\r\nMy little library, located in the school hallway near my classroom door allows students to choose books at their leisure without having to \"check them out\" or return them, which lets them choose books wothout having anyone knowing which books they choose. There is no fear of someone accusing them or making assumptions about what they are reading.\r\nStudent choice and the freedom to explore books without fear is vital to so many things and this is why this project is so important to me and my students. \r\nThe \"banned\" books only make up a small protion of the hundreds of books take off of the shelves every school year.","fullyFundedDate":1754840656845,"projectUrl":"project/the-freedom-to-read-is-fundamental-even/9539146/","projectTitle":"The Freedom to Read is Fundamental, even Banned Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3809800_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472498985442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3809800"},{"teacherId":3809800,"projectId":9454055,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of my students and my classrooms. \r\nSeveral years ago, i started a little free library in my classroom and would collect books that I thought students would like. I particularly like to highlight classic literature, self help, and banned books (or at least banned elsewhere). \r\nAlthough we have a great media center with great books, and our district has never tried to censor student reading, I think sometimes it is good to make the books available, for free, without the process of checking them out, to encourage some readers. Over the past two years, I've given more than 300 books away from my little free library, which now sits in the hallway outside of my class. \r\nThese books, the Crank series, offers students a different kind of book, with different perspectives, considering real everyday problems, and so has been banned in some school.","fullyFundedDate":1754343659482,"projectUrl":"project/crank-up-the-banned-book-shelf/9454055/","projectTitle":"CRANK up the Banned Book Shelf","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3809800_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472498985442","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3809800"},{"teacherId":9814676,"projectId":9089748,"letterContent":"With the the materials we received under this project, the students were able to learn some basic sewing techniques. This small skills will enable them to be able to hem and mend there own clothes and not have to pay someone to do it. They also got to see the transition from a pattern to final costume and watch it move on stage during the schools play. Some have since found an greater interest in joining more actively out drama department and drama club in the next years.\r\n\r\nDuring the under taking of the making of costumes the students were able to understand how body measurements translated to clothes sizes. This was best demonstrated with the dressform that was purchased with the funds. \r\n Working on the sewing machine was very easy and fun for a few of the students both in the class and in our drama club. Most of the dress constructions straight seems were started and finished by the students. \r\n\r\nI am sure that theses materials are what has allowed for a greater interest and drive for involvement with the theatre of TJ and more students asking how they can be apart of our growing program in the future!","fullyFundedDate":1739415543819,"projectUrl":"project/sewing-seeds-of-creativity/9089748/","projectTitle":"Sewing Seeds of Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ortiz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9814676_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y48&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729871127893","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9814676"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_34967","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":751,"numTeachers":46,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":62,"percentWhite":23,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":7,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"16.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":59.5,"schoolId":34967,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Thomas Jefferson High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Thomas Jefferson High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/virginia/richmond-public-school-dist/thomas-jefferson-high-school/34967"}