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- Congratulations to the Western International High School baseball team for winning its 6th consecutive championship in the Detroit Public School League boys’ baseball Mega Division title game Monday night at Comerica Park.
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- The 44th Annual Evening of Fine Arts featured 555 Detroit Public Schools students with extraordinary performances at the Fox Theatre on May 16, 2013.
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- The 44th Annual Evening of Fine Arts featured 555 Detroit Public Schools students with extraordinary performances at the Fox Theatre on May 16, 2013.
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- Congratulations to the 255 DPS students with 3.5 GPAs or higher honored during the 29th Annual Excellence Awards Banquet.
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- Join us for the 2013 Evening of Fine Arts Thursday, May 16! For free general admission tickets, go to www.2013eveningoffinearts.eventbrite.com
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- Congratulations to the educators, students and families of Thirkell Elementary School for ranking #1 on the Excellent Schools Detroit list of "Top 20 K-8 Schools" in Detroit. Twelve of the Top 20 schools are DPS schools!
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- Congratulations to our Technology Month School of the Week: A.L. Holmes Elementary-Middle School, featuring 21st Century technology in a blended learning model to maximize student achievement
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- Cass Tech students attend the Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship held at Eastern Michigan University April 11-13.
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- Congratulations Detroit School of Arts Wind Symphony on winning overall "Best Group" for their performance at Carnegie Hall Friday, Mar. 29.
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- Spring into Technology: DPS celebrates Technology with a month-long celebration in April including FREE weekly Computer Training Workshops open to the public. Space is limited! Register by April 5 at 313.240.4DPS.
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- Munger students create “Marshmallow Towers” in honor of Michigan STEM Awareness Week incorporating the concepts of stability, engineering, problem-solving, geometric design and risk taking.
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- Celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics across DPS: March 24-30 is Michigan STEM Awareness Week!
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- The Detroit School of Arts Wind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra will perform for the National Invitational Band and Orchestra Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Friday, March 29, 2013. The Detroit School of Arts Achievers Ladies Ensemble has also been selected as the featured choir for the Choral Festival at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, April 28, 2013.
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- The Detroit School of Arts Achievers Ladies Ensemble, Orchestra and Wind Symphony will perform at Carnegie Hall March 29 & April 28! A benefit concert to raise funding for the trip will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 22 at DSA. Tickets are $10.
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- The Detroit School of Arts Vocal Ensemble, Orchestra and Wind Symphony will perform at Carnegie Hall March 29 & April 28! A benefit concert to raise funding for the trip will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Mar. 22 at DSA. Tickets are $10.
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- View the new DPS billboard at North I-75 & Clay celebrating increased graduation rates and MEAP scores!
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- The Detroit School of Arts Band, Orchestra, and Achievers Ladies Ensemble will perform at Carnegie Hall this spring (March 29 & April 28)! If you would like to make a donation to support the school’s efforts so that all students are able to attend, checks can be mailed to Detroit School of Arts HS. C/O Ronald Malabed, 123 Selden Ave., Detroit, MI. 48201. In the memo section put Carnegie Hall. All contributions are tax deductible.
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- Thank you to the Renaissance High School “Jazz Aficionados” for performing at the Reading Corps Rally! Edward Gooch, Professor of Music; Sela McCarver, Senior, Alto Saxophone; Tochukwu Ndukwe, Senior, Trumpet; Terrence McCarty, Junior, Trombone; David Wilson, Freshman, Base; and Christopher Dillard, Junior, Drums.
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- Nyla Copeland, a second-grader at Bates Academy who participated in the first Reading Corps Rally in 2010, returned to this year’s event on Mar. 2 to read the poem “Love the Look of Words” by Maya Angelou.
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- Want to make a big difference in the life of a child FOREVER? Join the Volunteer Reading Corps program and donate one hour per week to help a child learn to read! Mark your calendar for 10 a.m. March 2 at Renaissance High School to attend the Reading Corps Rally & Training. Visit http://detroitk12.org/readingcorps/ to learn more!
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- DPS students district-wide scored record gains on the MEAP Test, outpacing statewide progress in 14 out of 18 assessments! And Detroit Public Schools’ high school graduation rate increased five percentage points for 2012, bringing the rate to 64.74 percent, the highest rate since 2006, while closing the gap with statewide rates by greater than three percentage points.
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- Parents, teachers, staff and administrators were on hand Thursday, January 31, 2013 for the Pinning and White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2013, the first graduating class of Medicine and Community Health Academy at Cody.
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- Congratulations to Benjamin Carson High School for Science and Medicine, our DPS School of the Week!
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- Congratulations to our students from Cass, DSA, King & Renaissance who will dance this weekend, Jan. 25-27, in Washington, D.C. as part of the International Association of Blacks in Dance conference!
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- More than 200 Pre-K students who participate in activities supported by the PNC Foundation “Grow Up Great” program attended the North American International Auto Show Education Day on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Cobo Center.
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- Bosch Community Fund presents a $150,000 grant in support of the Cranbrook Institute of Science and Detroit Public Schools partnership to offer students, families and faculty in-depth, hands-on exposure to science and technology.
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- Priest Elementary-Middle School is the DPS School of the week for January 7-11!
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- Some 1,500 Detroit Public Schools vocalists, athletes and families with students demonstrating excellent attendance were honored at Ford Field during the 16th annual Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. This public recognition also included the DPS All City Choir singing the National Anthem.
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- Students voices soar at the Renaissance High School Choir Concert.
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- Meet "Cassidy," the I'm In Robot created by students at Thirkell Elementary School, under the direction of art teacher Linda Rice. The students are learning about geometric shapes!
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- At Carver STEM Academy, Principal Sabrina Evans believes strongly in learning through play. “When you’re playing with Legos, you’re not just playing with Legos. You’re building higher-level critical thinking skills. If we want (students) to one day be able to construct a building, they can start building with Legos now. Then one day, they’ll be the architects of our future.”
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- Golightly Education Center goes green! Preschool students and their middle school colleagues harvested their garden on Thursday, November 29 as part of “Go Green” Week. The students picked dinosaur kale, and made the leaves into kale chips. Many of the students had never before tried kale and said they enjoyed the hands-on learning using math and science!
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- Stop by to visit the Drew Transition Center Community Garden and Hoop House during DPS Go Green Week Nov. 26-Nov. 30!
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- Is your Lawn "In?" Submit a photo of your DPS "I'm In" Lawn Sign for a chance to win a FREE Amazon Kindle Fire! Email communications@detroitk12.org
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- Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School held a “Community Grade Conference” on Wednesday, Nov. 14 to provide students the opportunity to reflect upon their grades and academic path with a community leader. Thank you, participants!
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- The students of the Detroit Public Schools’ Munger Pre-K to 8 School on October 12 hosted the Nation’s 18th Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin. Dr. Benjamin joined students for a healthy lunch that included Michigan-grown acorn squash and led the community in a “Surgeon General’s Walk” around the school.
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- The Detroit International Academy for Young Women, the first, all-girls public high school in the state of Michigan, hosted its Fourth Annual "Hat Strut for Breast Cancer Awareness” on Wednesday, October 24!
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- November is Reading Month at Gompers Elementary-Middle School! The school recently called together all dads, grandfathers, mentors, uncles, and brothers to come read with students!
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- Be inspired! Say "I'm In" for our kids!
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- Emergency Manager Roy Roberts, along with city, state, county and school leaders, announced a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization initiative centered on making schools the hub of the community. Here, he plants flowers with Clark Preparatory students.
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- The August 2012 copy of BLAC Magazine featured a 16-page special section on DPS and a cover story on Roy S. Roberts! Or see the links below.
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- Netbooks to take home for grades 8-12! Individualized Learning Maps for every student in 91 schools! A Foreign Language Immersion School! Medicine and Arts high schools! 9 Languages across the district! A celebrated Public School League! That's the DPS Advantage!
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- Ludington Magnet Middle School students are hard at work during the first week of Teaching and Learning!
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- Our Davis Aerospace High School was showcased in a statewide aviation event as the host of 2012 Michigan Air Tour!
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- During class on Wednesday, September 26, 2012, Cass Technical High School senior Antara Afrin received a pleasant surprise. Nordstrom Scholarship Program coordinators surprised Afrin in her classroom with a life-sized check in the amount of $10,000 and a new MacAir laptop!
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- Jerry L. White recently held a Grand Opening for their new Comerica Bank Youth Savings Program. Thanks, Comerica!
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- Hutchinson Elementary-Middle School at Howe is our School of the Week!
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- Golightly Career and Technical Center hosted a 30th Anniversary Celebration and Buffet Friday, November 2. The event included alumni events and an open house during a day-long celebration entitled “Celebrating 30 Years of Excellence.”
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- Congratulations Detroit Public Schools graduates!
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- We are building bright, state-of-the-art facilities and we are putting Detroiters to work!
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- Be inspired! Say "I'm In" for our kids!
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- Be inspired! Say "I'm In" for our kids!
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- Congratulations, Summer Graduates!
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- THANK YOU, Arise volunteers, for saying "I'm In!" You are amazing! See full photo galleries on our Facebook page.
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- The 2012 DPS Annual Back-to-School Parade, presented by Internet Essentials from Comcast, was held on Wednesday, August 22. The Parade, which had the most units of any parade to date in the City of Detroit, stepped off at 11 a.m. at Grand Circus Park, Woodward at Adams, downtown.
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- About 50 Bennett Elementary School students attended Navy Week events downtown Wednesday. Students who are mentored by the Hispanic Police Officers Association went aboard the ships to meet the crew. The activity was in conjunction with the school’s Social Studies curriculum, in which students learn about careers, positive choices, conflict resolution and leadership.
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- Bennett Elementary students say "I'm in!" On Time, All Day, Every Day!
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- Detroit Public Schools opened a brand new One-Stop Support Shop to serve parents of students with special needs from any DPS school as part of its new Parent Resource Center at Drew Transition Center. Here, a student assembles flowers in the flower shop.
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- Marcus Garvey Academy received a brand new state-of-the-art library and Target Meals for Minds food pantry courtesy of Target Corp. and The Heart of America Foundation! Thanks, Target!
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- "On Time, All Day, Every Day," says Principal Donya Odom of CMA!
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- School of the Week: Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School
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- Hooray for a successful 2011-12 filled with teaching and learning! Let's cheer for a 2012-13 full of academic success!
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- A fantastically talented Detroit School of Arts Jazz Combo performed at the Max M. Fisher Center for an announcement about groundbreaking partnerships with arts organizations and a new governing council.
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- Be inspired! Say "I'm In" for our kids!
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- Priest Elementary-Middle was one of many schools where classrooms adopted a country for the district’s “Adopt a Country/ Region Program.”
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- Priest Elementary-Middle was one of many schools where classrooms adopted a country for the district’s “Adopt a Country/ Region Program.”
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- Priest Elementary-Middle was one of many schools where classrooms adopted a country for the district’s “Adopt a Country/ Region Program.”
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- Priest Elementary-Middle was one of many schools where classrooms adopted a country for the district’s “Adopt a Country/ Region Program.”
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- Priest Elementary-Middle was one of many schools where classrooms adopted a country for the district’s “Adopt a Country/ Region Program.”
Detroit Public Schools is creating Centers of Excellence in every school in every neighborhood. The district’s primary mission is educating students to perform at high academic levels. DPS offers educational advantages to students and parents/guardians across the system reforms throughout the district’s 100 schools. Those include:
- $106 million in student grants and scholarships
- 3 new state-of-the-art school buildings or major renovations opening in September
- Netbooks for every student in grades 6-12 and take-home Netbooks for grades 8-12 for the first time this fall
- Added time in reading and math instruction for all elementary students
- Summer Academy for elementary and middle school students
- New DPS-authorized charter schools led by educators with proven track records of raising achievement
- Reading Corps tutors for all pre-K students
- Business partners for every school to help raise student achievement
- Extended day at most schools
- Two new Online Parent Portals to keep parents connected to their children's classwork and grades
- Parent Engagement initiatives, including workshops and eight neighborhood Parent Resource Centers
- Wide-ranging scholar-athlete programs through the Detroit Public School League
- Robust Fine Arts programs with instrumental music, vocal music and dance
- DPS-only college-readiness scholarship guarantees
- A portfolio of school options, including single-gender, arts and medical career paths and career technical education
- 9 different languages offered (Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, Latin and Sign Language) while the Office of English Language Learners supports teachers teaching over 8,000 students, speaking up to 44 different languages
- Safety and security enhancements districtwide
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