Standing in solidarity with our trans and nonbinary community for Transgender Awareness Week
A note from Dr. Aaron J. Griffen, VP of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
11/18/21
Native American Heritage Month: A brief look at the history of Native Americans and how you can honor the culture
November is National Native American Heritage Month. The DSST Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team put together some information to help inform people about the history of Native Americans and how you can honor the culture and heritage.
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Topics: Community Stories
11/17/21
Small Steps, Big Impact: One DSST parent’s advocacy story
When you get involved with DSST as a parent or community member, your steps may be small — but your collective impact is big.
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Topics: Community Stories
11/12/21
What Veterans Day means to these DSST veterans
A note from Dr. Aaron J. Griffen, VP of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
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11/11/21
A look into the history of Veterans Day and the forgotten veterans of the Korean War
A note from Dr. Aaron J. Griffen, VP of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
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11/10/21
Everything you need to know about the holiday competitions starting this week
This year's virtual Holiday Party will be on Dec.16 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. While it is a bummer that we are not able to celebrate the holidays in person, there are still some super exciting and fun things in the pipeline, which brings us to our next point: we have launched two network-wide competitions this week!
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Topics: News, Updates, & Events
11/05/21
From student to coach: How an unexpected opportunity put 23-year-old Socorro Sandoval in a position to lead a team, make an impact at DSST: MTV
The gym doors shut with a loud thud. Three stray high schoolers sauntered in and gravitated toward the basketballs in the bleachers.
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Topics: Community Stories, Beyond DSST
11/04/21
DSST middle and high schools rank among top in the state
The U.S. News and World Report has released its list for the top middle schools in Colorado. According to the report, U.S. News analyzed 102,610 pre-K, elementary and middle schools. We are proud to report that all seven eligible DSST middle schools were ranked in the inaugural report! Congratulations to the following schools:
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11/02/21
How one DSST family helped their school open its doors
Larry Maynard and his family were excited when they heard in 2018 that a DSST school could be opening in their Aurora community. So they attended meetings to learn more.
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11/02/21
Denver's DSST charter schools give staff, students mental health day
Plenty of people call out sick from work or school with the intent of using that day as a mental health day.
DSST Public Schools in Denver have actually scheduled a mental health day on Monday at all 15 of their locations.
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