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Senior Highlight: 3 Cole 'Legacy Dragons' share their plans for the future

DSST: Cole seniors Arianna Silva, Kenneth Hurd, and Abraham Cabello grew up on the Cole campus. We sat down to ask them a few questions about their experience:

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Senior Highlight: GVR senior shares how she found a love for software engineering, what graduation means to her as an older sibling

DSST: Green Valley Ranch senior Doryanna Aldava had a great role model in her older sister, and now it's her turn to be a role model to her younger brother and friends. We sat down to ask her a few questions about her experience:

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DSST: College View getting new home soccer field in huge win for community

DSST: College View has been trying to get a home soccer field since 2013, and after years of work and advocating for the campus, it was approved by Denver voters and a new field is officially in the works.

The nearly $2.1 million project is being paid for by bond funding approved by the voters, and the school is hoping it will be completed by the beginning of next year, according to Curt Slaughter, athletic director for CV HS.

According to legal documents, the funds will cover infrastructure and turf for a new soccer field on the newly acquired land located across the street from the school.

College View was one of the only middle and high schools in the district without dedicated playing fields, so this is a major win not only for the players, but for the community.

“The most exciting part for me in getting a new field is having more people at our games,” said Hector Contreras, DSST: College View junior. “I think the boys soccer team is the best and most successful program at the school and it’s about time we get this.”

Coach Jacob Quattrini said he has seen envy in his players when they go to games at other schools with quality facilities, so having a new field that players and community members can call home is an exciting opportunity.

“Having access to better facilities right next to the school will give access to so many more players who may have been deterred before,” Quattrini said. “Even students who do not formally participate in sports will now be able to play on the field during gym class or on the weekends.”

The boys high school soccer team has been among the top-ranked in the state, even without a home field. They just came off the most successful season ever after being ranked No.1 in the state and have remained successful even after taking a tough loss in penalty shots in the second round of the state playoffs, Slaughter said. The girls soccer team has also shown much success. According to Slaughter, they made the playoffs two years ago for the first time, taking second in their league.

“This field represents all of the hard work and commitment that every single one of our students have put in over the past seven years,” said Slaughter. “Soccer is such a huge part of the Southwest community and to have not just a field, but a high quality playing environment will continue to build pride in not just our athletic community, but our entire school community.”

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DSST Mentor Teacher applications are now open

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How the Colorado Youth Congress is empowering high school students to fight for racial justice

The power of getting together, even through a Zoom, is a power Sam Battan wanted to unleash when he created Colorado Youth Congress in 2017. Battan recruits 40 students from high schools around the state for an after-school leadership program students and staff refer to as "CYC." Sammy Kidane is a senior at DSST: Byers Campus. He said that CYC has taught him how to be an organizer and how to connect with others on issues racial justice.

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Senior Highlight: Montview senior shares his journey to acceptance at Cornell University

DSST: Montview senior Kidus Legesse had a 6.3% chance of getting into Cornell University. Despite the odds, he's going to be attending on a full ride this fall. We sat down to ask him a few questions about his journey:

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Junior from DSST: Byers shares her perspective on International Women's Day conference

A post by Donna Williams-Martinez, junior at DSST: Byers

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Chemist Fights Tuberculosis, Aids Future Scientists With Grant

John Latham, an associate professor in the University of Denver’s College of Natural Science and Mathematics, is hoping his research can slow this deadly disease. With the money from the CAREER grant, Latham can sponsor a collaboration with Denver’s DSST Public Schools, which focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Celebrating strong women all over the globe for International Women's Day

Beginning in 1978 in Sonoma County California, Women's History Month started out as a week to correspond with International Women’s Day. In 1980, as the celebration became more popular across the U.S., a consortium of women, led by the National Women’s Project, lobbied for recognition on a greater platform. By February of 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s Week. Throughout the following years, presidents continued to declare Women’s History Week, until March of 1987 when Women’s History Month was passed into law by Congress.

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What to know about the DISCOVER DSST Fireside chat with Bill Kurtz and Dr. Aaron Griffen

Do you know someone who is interested in joining the DSST team?

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