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Mrs. P. from VA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New High School Newspaper Class Needs Resources

My students need three laptops and a multifunction scanner/printer/fax machine to produce our school paper!

  • $1,125 goal

This project expired on August 16, 2013.

This project expired on August 16, 2013.

My Students

Writing for The Arrowhead, our school's newspaper, has opened up the world of journalism for many of my students. We're fortunate that it has just been made a class rather than an extracurricular, but we need the materials to make that work.

My students come from a high poverty rural area in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

Our school is the center of the community, and we are blessed to have such a family-like atmosphere in our building. I get the joy of seeing so many young people develop a love for reading and writing during their time with me.

My Project

My students are thrilled that for the 2013-2014 school year, our Newspaper Club will finally be made a class! To publish our paper, we need three basic laptop computers and a multifunction printer/scanner/fax machine. These technological resources will allow my students to learn the ins and outs of publishing a real paper.

What would our knowledge of the world around us be like if not for journalism?

My students love seeing their work in print, and writing for the school paper has so many benefits. It connects them to their community and world in a very real way, and gives them an authentic outlet for their writing. It's pretty cool to be a published author in high school, and the school newspaper makes that feasible for any of our kids!

Mrs. P.
Grades 9-12
  • Rural Retreat High School
  • Rural Retreat, VA
    • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

    This project will reach 400 students.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lenovo - IdeaPad 15.6' Laptop - 2GB Memory - 320GB Hard Drive - Black • Best Buy for Business $279.99 3 $839.97
Brother - Inkjet Multifunction Printer - Color - Plain Paper Print - Desktop • Best Buy for Business $59.99 1 $59.99

Materials cost

$899.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$955.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$168.61

Total project goal

$1,124.07

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