More than three‑quarters 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.
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Help me give my students brightly colored paper to stuff sheet music into our choir folders, and glue for crafting.
Mrs. Patton
Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School•
Chicago, IL
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Aladdin and Jafar
Help me give my students costumes for their spring production of the musical 'Aladdin.'
Mrs. Patton
Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School•
Chicago, IL
6 donors so far
$80 still needed
Clarinet Classroom
Help me give my students clarinet reeds, mouthpieces, thumb rest pads, ukulele storage hooks and an oil diffuser for the music classroom of our dreams.
Mrs. Patton
Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School•
Chicago, IL
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$270 still needed
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Costuming our School Musical
Help me give my students guard, bird and prince costumes for our school musical 'Aladdin.'
Mrs. Patton
Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School•
Chicago, IL
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$340 still needed
Listen to My Beat!
Help me give my students a classroom set of headphones and an Egyptian staff prop for our school musical.
Mrs. Patton
Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School•
Chicago, IL
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$178 still needed
Getting Around Town
Help me give my students Chicago Transit Authority maps to adorn our classroom walls and a transit map board game.
Mrs. Patton
Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School•
Chicago, IL
1 donor so far
$180 still needed
I Dream of Genie
Help me give my students Genie and Magic Carpet costumes for our spring musical production of 'Aladdin.'
Mrs. Patton
Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School•
Chicago, IL
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$188 still needed
Aladdin Enters the Cave of Wonders
Help me give my students costumes and props for an amazing spring production of 'Aladdin.'
Mrs. Patton
Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School•
Chicago, IL
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$201 still needed
Musical Theater: Aladdin's Marketplace
Help me give my students a wooden vendor cart and artificial bread to bring their musical 'Aladdin' come to life.
Oh my goodness! This is such a wonderful surprise! I can't thank you enough for your generous gift. These color guard flags will give our students the opportunity to learn to spin flags and dance in a majorette style. These empowering activities will make our students love coming to music. I can't wait to start teaching color guard to our deserving students!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Patton
This classroom project was brought to life by A Chicago Family.
Welcome to Mrs. Patton's classroom at Gillespie Tech! Inside, you will see and hear our talented students working together to grow into great musicians and global citizens.
Located in the heart of Chicago's South Side, Gillespie's student population is 95% Black, and majority low income. With your support, our students will have access to a world class music education.
Singing, playing, dancing, creating and listening to music are a part of every day in this classroom. Thank you for helping to fuel our musical dreams. Here's to a lifelong musical journey, beginning at a young age.
About my class
Welcome to Mrs. Patton's classroom at Gillespie Tech! Inside, you will see and hear our talented students working together to grow into great musicians and global citizens.
Located in the heart of Chicago's South Side, Gillespie's student population is 95% Black, and majority low income. With your support, our students will have access to a world class music education.
Singing, playing, dancing, creating and listening to music are a part of every day in this classroom. Thank you for helping to fuel our musical dreams. Here's to a lifelong musical journey, beginning at a young age.