{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pasco High School","outOfStateSupporters":19.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10025818,"projectId":9334531,"letterContent":"On behalf of my students and myself, I am writing to express our deepest and most heartfelt gratitude for the incredible donation of classroom supplies. The arrival of the boxes was met with a wave of excitement that lit up our entire math classroom, and the impact of your generosity has been immediate and profound. We are truly overwhelmed by your kindness and unwavering support for our learning community. Your thoughtful contribution has provided us with a treasure trove of essential tools that will enhance our educational journey throughout the entire school year.\r\n\r\nBefore your donation, we often had to be very judicious with our supplies, saving the few we had for specific projects. Now, thanks to you, we are able to approach our lessons with a new level of freedom and creativity. The students have been particularly thrilled with the vibrant collection of markers, the large rolls of chart paper, and the generous stack of crisp graph paper. These are not just items; they are the instruments of our collaboration and discovery. We have already embarked on a series of group projects that highlight the power of these materials. Watching the students huddle around a large sheet of chart paper, their heads together in thought, is a testament to the community you have helped us build.\r\n\r\nAs they work, they use the markers to map out complex equations and geometric shapes, the highlighters to emphasize key variables, and the pencils to sketch out initial ideas before committing to the final design. The room is often filled with the quiet murmur of excited conversations as they brainstorm and solve problems together. They are not just completing an assignment; they are actively engaging with the material, debating different approaches, and celebrating small victories with their teammates. This collaborative spirit, which your donation has so wonderfully facilitated, is the very heart of a thriving learning environment.\r\n\r\nA key component of our curriculum is the presentation of their work to their classmates. Now, with the chart paper and highlighters, the students are making large, vibrant posters that they can proudly display and use as visual aids. We've seen a remarkable increase in their confidence when they stand at the front of the room, pointing to their work and explaining their process. The protractors, in particular, have been a game-changer. What was once an abstract concept on a whiteboard—the measurement of angles or the construction of geometric figures—is now a tangible, hands-on activity. They use their new protractors to precisely draw and measure, and their understanding of geometry has deepened exponentially. Your gift has provided the physical link between the abstract world of mathematics and the concrete world they can touch and manipulate.\r\n\r\nBeyond the academic benefits, your generosity has sent a powerful message to my students: that they are seen, valued, and deserving of the best resources to help them succeed. It is a profound feeling for a child to know that a group of people, whom they may have never met, cares so deeply about their education and future. This act of kindness has not only enhanced their learning but has also instilled in them a sense of hope and community. The excitement over a new pack of highlighters or a roll of chart paper is a reminder of how much the small, tangible things can mean.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for your incredible support. Your donation is so much more than a collection of supplies; it is an investment in our students' potential, their creativity, and their academic growth. We will continue to think of you as we fill our posters with colorful graphs, draw perfect angles with our new protractors, and present our findings with the confidence your gift has helped us build. We are, and will remain, eternally grateful for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1746892406865,"projectUrl":"project/launch-my-math-class/9334531/","projectTitle":"Launch my Math Class","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Callaway","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10025818"},{"teacherId":9321620,"projectId":9469129,"letterContent":"The school year has started! Its been a month now, and your donated supplies are already making a difference. The outlets help students with laptop charging, which absolutely helps their learning. The basic school supplies like pencils are always such a much needed commodity. Just these two supplies alone are helping students learn to be self sufficient and responsible in their learning, as it gives them self worth as they are in charge of their learning supplies. \r\n\r\nThe magnets help students post up their projects to show the class! My favorite party of lessons is giving student the ability to display their work, and these magnets have been great for that. \r\n\r\nThank you for all your donations and help!","fullyFundedDate":1755905342207,"projectUrl":"project/new-classroom-for-civics-and-sociology/9469129/","projectTitle":"New Classroom for Civics and Sociology!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ryan French","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9321620"},{"teacherId":7409882,"projectId":9222395,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for generous donations to our classroom project. Our students loved to have hands-on interactive math manipulatives to support their learning. Your donation to help our project get fully funded supported our student in meeting their unique learning needs. \r\n\r\nThey continued to practice and lead peer activity sessions with the magnetic wipe off board graphing posters and the learning activity centers were a huge success. The students were able to work at their own pace through their learning objects in small group and independent learning circuits. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping our students enjoy learning math through the items that this project provided to our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1745847061431,"projectUrl":"project/exploring-math-through-hands-on-learning/9222395/","projectTitle":"Exploring Math Through Hands-On Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7409882_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1671161926658","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/martinez-psd"},{"teacherId":7409882,"projectId":9058119,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to get another project funded for our unique learners. They love the hands on and interactive options for our classroom learning tasks. \r\n\r\nThe engaging activities that our classroom staff have been able to provide in our classroom have been vital for our unique learners to gain valuable skills and strategies on self-advocating, self-management and self-efficacy skills that extend past the classroom into their own community interactions. \r\n\r\nOur students continue to learn valuable skills on how to mitigate their challenges by recognizing and motivating their challenging academics with the help of this project and are more engaged in learning than ever before! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1738792081959,"projectUrl":"project/connecting-social-emotional-learning/9058119/","projectTitle":"Connecting Social Emotional Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7409882_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1671161926658","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/martinez-psd"},{"teacherId":9321620,"projectId":9103983,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my classroom. The impact of your donation is seen everyday in my class. Pencils and chargers don't seem like they would be life altering supplies, but they are. In a low income schools, I see the value of these items everyday. \r\n\r\nStudents are often short on supplies and just asking for a pencil can be embarrassing for a student who cannot afford to buy one. Having extra pencils, where students can help themselves, creates a positive learning environment where they can grab a pencil without asking or feeling ashamed. \r\n\r\nThe chargers are also an overlooked item of necessity. Having extra chargers in the classroom allows all students to achieve success, even those who are unable to charge at home due to lifestyle or financial issues.","fullyFundedDate":1740012896375,"projectUrl":"project/basic-school-supplies/9103983/","projectTitle":"Basic School Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ryan French","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9321620"},{"teacherId":588285,"projectId":8947774,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your generous donations that has allowed our extracurricular school club to continue to operate. Our club meets every Friday. We have a student who maps out the chapters to be read over our trimester so that we know what chapters to focus on during our discussion time when we meet. We have a TEAMs page where we document our conversations and any student absent will add in their thoughts to the post on their own time. It really provides an opportunity for kids to share their passion around literature. We have students who love to read that didn't know other students who also love to read that have been able to find each other through book club. Some of my happiest moments is listening in on students ranging from freshman to senior sit, chat, and laugh about what they are reading...sometimes it's flat out outrage over what is happening in the book. Witnessing such passion over books is something that bring me as a teacher immense joy. I hope you see through their thank you cards how much book club has come to mean to students. It has even encouraged one member to take up baking as she tries a new treat to bring each week. Fantasy books are by far the club's favorite and we all loved The Stricken. Without your generosity, we would not have been able to read this book or even continue on with the club. Thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1733271690772,"projectUrl":"project/high-school-book-club-kids-love-to-read/8947774/","projectTitle":"High School Book Club: Kids Love to Read & Discuss!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mathews","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp588285_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704749580899","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/588285"},{"teacherId":7409882,"projectId":8862826,"letterContent":"Thank you for being a part of fully funding our classroom project for a speciality drink bar job readiness interactive learning. Our classroom is working on setting up our classroom and taking our food handlers cards to begin service. Our unique learners are learning how to engage with customers, work on cash handling skills and make our awesome menu drinks. Thank you for helping our classroom engage in interactive learning opportunities. We appreciate you being a part of this class project! Our class cannot wait to get fully up and running to practice their skills.","fullyFundedDate":1728747362458,"projectUrl":"project/latte-learning-going-on-in-here/8862826/","projectTitle":"Latte Learning Going On In Here","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Martinez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7409882_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1671161926658","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/martinez-psd"},{"teacherId":7409882,"projectId":8819837,"letterContent":"Thank you for being a part of fully funding our classroom project for a speciality drink bar job readiness interactive learning. Our classroom is working on setting up our classroom and taking our food handlers cards to begin service. Our unique learners are learning how to engage with customers, work on cash handling skills and make our awesome menu drinks. Thank you for helping our classroom engage in interactive learning opportunities. We appreciate you being a part of this class project! 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