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34 Detroit Public Schools celebrate $130,000 in energy savings
Thirty-four Detroit Public Schools were honored during the inaugural Go Green Awards Celebration May 15, 2013 at Cass Technical High School for helping the district with saving $130,000 in energy costs. The collective electricity savings from participating schools exceeds $130,000 when compared to the same six-month period in 2012. The schools, representing all grade levels, received awards totaling $20,925 for successful participation in the DPS Go Green Challenge. During the Go Green Awards Celebration, Green Teams presented highlights from successful energy-saving projects throughout the school year. Schools were challenged to reduce their energy use by 10%, and some exceeded 20%. Awards ranged from $75 for basic participation to $2,400 for the top energy-saving high school. Dignitaries included: Roy Roberts, Emergency Manager for Detroit Public Schools; … Continue reading
Mumford takes PSL Division 2 girls’ tennis title
Contact: Chuck Johnson Media Information Director DPS Office of Athletics chuck.johnson@detroitk12.org 313-870-5863 Mumford High took home four gold medals and two silvers to win the 2013 Detroit Public School League Division 2 girls’ tennis title Wednesday at Barcus Tennis Center. Coach Scott Yanak’s Lady Mustangs scored 17 points to lead the field. CMA, in its first year of girls’ tennis competition, placed second with 12 points followed by Northwestern 7, DIA 4 and Cody 0. Mumford senior Aaliyah Sadler took the gold at No. 1 singles with a 6-4, 6-1 victory against CMA junior April Smith. Mumford junior Tracey Jones defeated CMA sophomore Divine Gunn 6-4, 6-4 at No. 2 singles. The other singles’ champs were CMA junior Deija Morton, … Continue reading
DPS honors 255 students with 3.5 GPAs or higher at 29th Annual Excellence Awards Banquet
Detroit Public Schools hosted the 29th Annual Excellence Awards Banquet showcasing the top 3% of the district’s graduating seniors on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Cobo Center. The 255 students who were honored have held a 3.5 GPA or higher during their high school careers. The event also honored 16 all “A” students who received the Excellence Awards Scholarship and three Gates Millennium Scholars. Emergency Manager Roy Roberts delivered the keynote address. Karen Ridgeway, Superintendent of Academics, also addressed students. Among the honorees were students who overcame great obstacles including language and culture barriers, a parent with cancer or a grandparent with dementia, who fell under the student’s care. Through it all, the students managed to stay focused on their … Continue reading
Roy Roberts Contract Extended
RSR Contract Extension-Employee Communication Governor commends Roy Roberts for continued commitment to DPS
Cass Tech extends PSL girls’ tennis reign to 17 in a row
Contact: Chuck Johnson Media Information Director DPS Office of Athletics chuck.johnson@detroitk12.org 313-870-5863 Cass Tech, on the strength of gold medalists in seven of the eight finals matches, won its 17th consecutive Detroit Public School League Division 1 girls’ tennis championship Tuesday at Barcus Tennis Center. Coach Clarence Wynn’s Lady Technicians totaled 22 points to finish ahead of Renaissance 17, Western 7, King 3, Osborn 2 and East English Village 0. Freshman Alayah Martin defeated Renaissance senior Cherise Strickland 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 singles to lead Cass Tech’s parade of champions. Other singles champs were Cass Tech junior Emma Gates, who defeated Renaissance freshman Breanna Brown at No. 2, 6-0, 6-0; Cass Tech senior Jennifer Ude, who beat Renaissance … Continue reading
Renaissance, Cass Tech to clash Friday in PSL girls’ softball title game; boys’ baseball semifinals also on tap
Contact: Chuck Johnson Media Information Director DPS Office of Athletics chuck.johnson@detroitk12.org 313-870-5863 Renaissance, the eight-time consecutive defending champion, takes on Cass Tech for the 2013 Detroit Public School League girls’ softball title at 3 p.m. Friday at the University of Detroit Mercy. Western and Denby collide in the 1 p.m. consolation game. Admission is $3. In semifinal action Monday at Maheras-Gentry Park, Cass Tech walloped Western 16-3 and Renaissance belted Denby 33-1. Friday’s PSL slate includes the Mega Division and East-West Division boys’ baseball semifinals at three different sites. In the Mega Division at Northwestern, King plays Cass Tech at 2 p.m., and five-time consecutive defending champion Western plays Renaissance at 4 p.m. In the East-West Division semifinals, Ford plays … Continue reading
School of the Week: Breithaupt Career and Technical Center
Francisco Llobell, a junior at Western International High School, has no doubt where he wants to be in five years – at General Motors Headquarters, working as an automotive engineer designing cars. But if that doesn’t work out, he’s not worried, because he plans to pursue his talent in computer animation while at college and could fall back on a career in computer gaming. Thanks to his coursework in computer-aided design at Breithaupt and Career Technical Center, Llobell, 16, is already on a path toward realizing his dreams. “These are skills I need to have the job I want in the future,” he said recently, taking a brief break from a lesson on the manufacturing process (including concepts like machine … Continue reading
PSL girls’ softball semifinals Monday at Maheras-Gentry: Renaissance vs. Denby; Cass Tech vs. Western
Contact: Chuck Johnson Media Information Director DPS Office of Athletics chuck.johnson@detroitk12.org 313-870-5863 Four teams remain in the hunt for the 2013 Detroit Public School League girls’ softball championship entering Monday’s (May 13) semifinals at Maheras-Gentry Park. Cass Tech (10-0) plays Western (9-1), and Denby (9-1) plays eight-time consecutive defending league champion Renaissance (9-0). Both games are slated to start at 4 p.m. The winners advance to the PSL championship game at 3 p.m. Friday (May 17) at the University of Detroit Mercy. The other two semifinalists play in the 1 p.m. consolation game. Admission is $3. In quarterfinal games last Thursday at Maheras-Gentry, Renaissance romped past King 19-1, Cass Tech defeated Ford 17-2, Denby outlasted Mumford 19-14 and Western beat East … Continue reading
Detroit Public Schools 1st Annual District-Wide Mathematics Bee a huge success!
Thursday, May 9, 2013 marked the first ever Mathematics Bee for Detroit Public School students held at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School. The Mathematics Bee was organized to instill and encourage a love for mathematics to aspiring mathematics scholars. This event allowed for two divisions of competing students: 1st - 2nd graders and 3rd - 5th graders. There would be three winners from each division and along with bragging rights; the first place winner received a trophy as well as having a trophy presented to their home school to display in their trophy case. The bee was sponsored by the Office of Mathematics Education led by Executive Director, Dr. Irene Norde. The morning division of competitors began with approximately 62 1st - 2nd graders. Retiring Emergency Manager Roy Roberts began the event by thanking … Continue reading
Congratulations, DPS Winners from the Academic Games Leagues of America National Tournament 2013!
Academic Games Leagues of America National Tournament 2013 DPS Team Tournament Results On April 24, 2013, the top Academic Games players from Detroit Public Schools traveled to Charlotte, NC where the students competed in the Academic Games League of America’s National Tournament. The following schools were represented: Bates Academy, Brewer, Cass Tech, MacKenzie and Vernor. Sixty-five DPS students in grades 5 through 12 competed against over 800 students from across the country with winners in EVERY category! There are seven different games that make up the cadre of Academic Games (AG). Although the most popular games have a mathematics and logic basis, there are also games that are focused on social studies and language arts. The following schools returned with … Continue reading
