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'I had won my battle': DSST Summer Fellow shares why she is dedicated to helping other students

A post by Katie Le, a DSST Summer Fellow and DSST: College View alumna.

"Katie Le, please come to receive your award," announced the school director. Hearing my name, I stepped closer to obtaining my recognition of excellence, while the auditorium echoed the claps and cheers of my classmates and teachers. I smiled in the direction of my mom as her eyes glistened like a river at night, watching me proudly under the auditorium's luminous light.

Have you seen the public art installation at DSST: Montview? Here's why you should check it out.

You may have seen a cool art installation in front of DSST: Montview that features a horizontal tail stabilizer from a 737 airplane.

Everything you need to know before Infusion 2022

We are extremely excited to kick off the new school year with you at our all-staff Infusion event at the Denver Botanic Gardens this Friday, August 12, at 9 a.m.

Welcome new staff and teachers! Here are a few highlights from our new staff events

Last week DSST hosted our annual New Staff Training (NST) and New Teacher Training (NTT) at DSST: Conservatory Green high school and DSST: Byers respectively.

We were so excited to welcome the nearly 200 new teachers and staff to the DSST team. 

Take a look at some highlights from the events:

A huge thanks to everyone who helped put this together for our new teachers and staff.

We hope you all have a wonderful 2022-23 school year! 

Meet Michael Bonner, this year's Infusion keynote speaker.

We are so excited to announce that the keynote speaker at Infusion 2022 will be Michael Bonner.

Why is Juneteenth an important day?

Emancipation Day, also known as Juneteenth, is a day of remembrance, reflection and celebration for the Black community. Juneteenth is celebrated to give thanks for all of the contributions, strength and sacrifices of our enslaved ancestors. Without them, our growth and courage would have been impossible.

Pride month is about more than just rainbows and parades

A post by Ash Gelb, Manager of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

June is a thrilling month for the LGBTQIA community and their allies, filled with parties, parades and as much drag queen brunch as you can handle. As our favorite companies turn their logos into rainbows, it is important to remember that the first PRIDE was a riot against police brutality. And that PRIDE is more than rainbow-washed branding, it is still an important march for the rights of LGBTQ+ people. 

DSST alums share how DSST impacted them, give life advice to seniors

Our DSST alumni are out doing some pretty incredible things. As part of our sendoff to seniors, we asked a few of them to share some life advice. Here is what they had to say:

Cole-chella, Wolfstock showcase creativity thriving in students at Cole and College View

Musicians, artists, tie-dye and more! The end-of-year events at DSST: Cole and DSST: College View showcased the creative spirit thriving at each school through an all-out musical shindig and a groovy art showcase.

Meet the newest members of DSST's Senior Leadership Team

As we near the end of the 2021-22 school year, I am excited to share some updates about DSST’s leadership team. As many of you know, DSST has grown rapidly since we started DSST MTV HS in 2004. We have since opened 15 new schools, all of which have been consistently ranked among the best schools in Denver and Aurora, thanks to your hard work. Over the last five years, we have deeply recognized the journey we need to walk to become a more diverse and equitable organization and have increasingly understood the importance of using every resource we have wisely. In consultation with our Board of Directors, we have decided to add two positions to our Senior Leadership Team - a Chief Equity Officer and a Chief Financial Officer – to meet these important focal points of the organization. Adding these two roles to our senior leadership team is important in guiding DSST and our schools to future success.