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Ms. Potoma from Manchester, NH is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need To Be Heard! Theatre Department Needs Microphones

Help me give my students 3 overhead microphones so we can sing, act, perform and everyone can be heard!

  • $355 goal

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Ms. Potoma has another project! Donate to Colored Pencils, Markers, and Paint, Oh My! to help her classroom.

$878 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I am very fortunate to be the art teacher in a very diverse school, where over thirty native languages are represented. I welcome the diversity as well as the rich mixture of my students in my classroom. I see over two-hundred 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students a year. They love exploring everything from portraits and still life, to sculpture and painting. We revitalized the Drama Program at my school last Fall, and it was a big success.

We want to put on another musical!

My students are craving another theatre experience, learning all of the ins and outs of acting, directing, technical theatre, and more. Doing a play is the perfect way for all of my students to explore and expand their creative side.

My Project

Last year was the first play or musical at my school for several years. My students had a blast and are ready to jump back into the performing arts. We are planning to perform a Broadway Junior Musical in January. Many students who struggle in core classes often shine in the arts, and these events give them an opportunity to show off their creativity and skill.

Students need to be heard.

We spend so much time rehearsing, memorizing lines, and creating characters, that it is very disheartening to have an audience that can't hear us. We work hard to project our voices, but when parents, students, friends and the community join us, we are often drowned out.

With overhead microphones, we will be able to let our voices be heard, and show off all of our hard work and dedication.

Ms. Potoma Hillside Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Manchester, NH View local requests

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

200 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shure CVO-B/C Overhead Condenser Microphone, 25 feet Cable, Cardioid (Black) • Amazon Business $89.00 3 $267.00

Materials cost

$267.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$301.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.12

Total project goal

$354.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $354.12

9 Donors

-$267.00

Donations toward project cost

-$230.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.30

match offer

-$82.73

Match offer toward project cost

-$70.32

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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