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title: Confetti, and Preparing Kids Like Me for a Not-So-Distant Future
description: NEWS:Lesly Velazquez-Morales shares her DSST story in this Westword op-ed.
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# [Confetti, and Preparing Kids Like Me for a Not-So-Distant Future](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/confetti-and-preparing-kids-like-me-for-a-not-so-distant-future)

 Written by [DSST Public Schools](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/author/dsst-public-schools) | 08/24/21

DSST: College View High School graduate Lesly Velazquez-Morales shares her DSST journey and how her experiences shaped her past and future in this Westword op-ed.

[Read the full article here.](https://www.westword.com/news/college-dsst-preparation-op-ed-12174840?utm_content=177317922&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-135245789)

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