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Help Us Send Three Young Men To The National Finals In Washington, D.C.
Three young men from the Douglas Academy for Young Men, Kaleb Oates, Bruce Johnson, and Michael Zellers won second place honors at the Michigan State History Day Competition. This placement offers them the opportunity to compete in Washington, D.C. from June 14-18 in...
Creating A Strong Financial Future
Life after high school can be overwhelming for graduating seniors, especially managing their finances. Thanks to generous support from Flagstar Bank, 127 of the district's brightest students will be more prepared with the knowledge they gained through their...
A Dream Comes True For Four DPS Students
For the DPS Office of Literacy, reading and writing about the Italian Renaissance is a natural expectation for DPS students. To study the Renaissance era, and then have an opportunity to visit Italy and see first- hand the impact of the period on today’s world, is...
May Day by Dr. Glenda Price
I love holidays. They are always an opportunity to celebrate, to sing and dance, and enjoy the company of those we know and love. When I was young, we all looked forward to May 1 and the May Day Festival. This northern hemisphere celebration of spring always included...
I Believe The Detroit Public Schools Matter by Cornell Batie, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Jazz Festival
[column type="1/4"] [/column] [column type="3/4" last="true"] The very best part of my day happens every morning at 8 AM when I drop my son Sydney off at school. Sydney is now a sophomore at Cass Tech high school. For those few moments every morning I see not only...
DPS Students Attend Shrine Circus
On March 20, 2015, Bennett, Chrysler and Pasteur Elementary attended the Shrine Circus as a reward for having the highest attendance on count day. The Shrine Circus was established in February 1906 as a way of lifting the spirits of Detroiters during the cold winter...
Celebrate Spring!
Each month brings us new opportunities to celebrate an event, an idea, a person or group, and to inform us of what has come before, or what we might do to make this a better world in the future. April brings us Easter, it is poetry month, and we celebrate Earth Day...
”Failure to plan, is planning to fail”
We have often heard the phrase “failure to plan, is planning to fail”. With that in mind, an recognizing that the opportunities to support DPS students are vast, the staff and board of the Foundation developed a plan to increase the probability of having a positive...
Camp Burt Shurly – Donations Needed
CAMP BURT SHURLY – NEEDED - YOUR DONATION SUPPORTING A LIFE-CHANGING CAMPING EXPERIENCE FOR DETROIT CHILDREN Camp Burt Shurly is a 240 acre lakefront property located in Gregory, Michigan, a few miles east of Chelsea, owned by Detroit Public Schools. Camp Burt Shurly...
March is… by Dr. Glenda Price
March is Reading Month, Women's History Month and the month in which we celebrate St. Patrick's Day. This confluence of special celebration caused me to think about the women writers that I know of Irish ancestry. Unfortunately, too few names came to mind. I know...