DSST alumna: 'DSST gave me the quality education that I don't think would have been accessible to me'
“It’s hard to imagine where I would be without DSST,” Aileen Ocampo, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 2016 graduate, said looking back at her time at DSST.
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'Failing isn’t the end of the world': DSST alumna, teacher shares how DSST helped shape her future
We recently spoke with a DSST founding board member who said she hoped DSST graduates would eventually come back and teach at our schools and become educational leaders. Cami Coultas-McKenney is doing just that.
'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...
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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:
DSST alum moves on to run organization that focuses on giving all students critical networking stills and more
DSST is built on a foundation of educational equity, something which alumni and former DSST teacher Nicholas Kukucka has worked to incorporate into his life and career.
Nicholas graduated from DSST: Montview in 2010 as part of the third graduating class, and started his career as an American...
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.