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title: "20th Anniversary Gala recap: Celebrating 20 years of DSST, honoring Bill Kurtz"
description: "Blog: On Friday, April 19 the DSST community gathered to celebrate 20 years of educational excellence and honor Bill Kurtz during his final year leading DSST."
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# [20th Anniversary Gala recap: Celebrating 20 years of DSST, honoring Bill Kurtz](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/20th-anniversary-gala-recap-celebrating-20-years-of-dsst-honoring-bill-kurtz)

 Written by [DSST Public Schools](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/author/dsst-public-schools) | 04/26/24

On Friday, April 19 the DSST community gathered to celebrate 20 years of educational excellence and honor Bill Kurtz during his final year leading DSST.

The evening was filled with laughter and joy as guests enjoyed dinner and a program consisting of speeches from DSST alumni, a video from our [honorary co-chairs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8OVJG2vA0k&list=PLKmMdriAFjXh0yrGYnRCLvlIifuMq_qED&index=4&utm_campaign=Friends%20%26%20Family%20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--O-hhcaJWVSBtL6b5wwTPnEpZJtG7QurE7N18m_LyUUFtXsl3X2CFj0qHeTalvFDiJwwCi), and a video [celebrating Bill Kurtz](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q3YNNv8Nps&list=PLKmMdriAFjXh0yrGYnRCLvlIifuMq_qED&index=3&utm_campaign=Friends%20%26%20Family%20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--O-hhcaJWVSBtL6b5wwTPnEpZJtG7QurE7N18m_LyUUFtXsl3X2CFj0qHeTalvFDiJwwCi) and one about [DSST's 20 years of impact](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa1JLRc-H-4&list=PLKmMdriAFjXh0yrGYnRCLvlIifuMq_qED&index=1&utm_campaign=Friends%20%26%20Family%20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--O-hhcaJWVSBtL6b5wwTPnEpZJtG7QurE7N18m_LyUUFtXsl3X2CFj0qHeTalvFDiJwwCi).

We were so happy to celebrate with our staff, former staff, alumni, sponsors, supporters and other community members.

See photos from the event below:

[Click here](https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.998345558312174&type=3) to see more photos from the event.

 

 

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