Date: July 2024

School: St. Maries High School

Wish Delivered: Books, storage, and new desk

Teacher Alyssa Geldreich says "Our school has no library and hardly funds the books for our English program. We are severely lacking in funding and the students are the ones suffering. All of our books and sources are almost completely gone and what we do have in the school is funded by the other English teachers. At the moment I have none of the above books which are all apart of our curriculum for the school. I have had to pay out of pocket for audiobooks and the students struggle with these. They have a hard time making connections without any physical books."

Wish Amount: $5,641.23

Date: June 2024

School: Indian Hills Elementary

Wish Delivered: Field trip transportation

Teacher Deri Hall says "For the last several years, the fourth grade teachers at Indian Hills Elementary have taken our students on an adventure. We need two charter buses to hold all the excitement that our 87 students hold. We then travel down the road and stop at Grace Fish Hatchery. Students learn all about the native fish of Idaho first hand. Then we move on to Hooper Springs Park just outside of Soda Springs... Lastly, we spend a few hours at The National California/Oregon Trail Museum in Montpelier. Students experience what it might be like to ride in a wagon, see artifacts from people who lived years ago, and hear how those people traversing the Oregon Trail survived. Besides all of this, they get to see how beautiful Idaho truly is. Some of our students have never left Pocatello. It is an experience that they will remember their whole lives. It is an education of truly learning about their state first hand and connecting it to lessons they have already learned about Idaho"

Wish Amount: $1,000.00

Date: May 2024

School: West Junior High School

Wish Delivered: Feminine products

Teacher Silvana Stoll says "These items will help ALL female students at West Junior High. West currently provides period products to all students for FREE (via donations) in all of the girl's bathrooms. This allows students to not be embarrassed, have less time out of class, as well as improving attendance as research shows that many students miss at least one day of school a month due to having their period. In the past I have had students come into my office and ask, "Mrs. Stoll, do you have a tampon? I don't want to go to the nurse and ask because the other students in there will know." This removes the stigma associated with a biological function. We empower female students who check and restock the baskets a few times each week. This has been one of the best programs I have coordinated in my 31 years as a counselor in the Boise School District!"

Wish Amount: $120.00

Date: May 2024

School: Ustick Elementary School

Wish Delivered: New books, flex seating, and snacks

Teacher Callie Epps says "The books will provide more engaging reading material for our students in the classroom. Our school library has a limited amount of popular books that often times our students don't get to check out or have to wait weeks to do so... The flex seating allows for students to have movement while also staying engaged in their learning. Providing students with a choice of what they would like to sit on throughout the day teaches them ownership for their actions and responsibility for the classroom tools. Our student population has more than 75% of our students on free and reduced lunches. We have a very hungry student population. Often times our students come to school hungry and stay hungry throughout the day. Providing snacks will help students retain the energy they need throughout the day to keep on learning. Snacks will also cause some unwanted student behaviors to dissipate because everybody is happy with a full stomach."

Wish Amount: $648.84