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DPS Foundation Announces Fall A to Z Fund Grant Awards, with the Most Applicants Ever in a Single Cycle!
The A to Z Fund provides grants to individual schools for programs and activities that go beyond schools’ limited budgets. Through this program, the DPS Foundation provides support for educational materials, athletic equipment, enrichment classes, competition fees,...
Team Runs for DPS Foundation to Put Students First
CFC is a construction company based in Golden that works on projects throughout Colorado. The team of relay runners decided to run for the DPS Foundation due to the recent uncertainty in public education funding. Everyone agreed that children and education are...
From the Notepad of Verónica Figoli…actually, make that Serenity
I left this year’s Achieve Gala inspired by so many things, but especially the student leaders with whom I shared the stage that night. Among them, you met Serenity, a fourth-grade student from Fairview Elementary. After watching Serenity that night, it is clear that...
A Recap of Achieve Gala 2017’s Ensemble Performance
In honor of the DPS Foundation's 25th Anniversary, Achieve Gala 2017 featured a musical ensemble unlike ever before. The DPS student groups that took the stage were DCIS Montbello rock band Ride, DSA Jazz Band, East Angelaires, and Kunsmiller Creative Academy Dance...
Meet Serenity, DPS Elementary Student Speaker at Achieve Gala 2017
Serenity is a fourth-grade student at Fairview Elementary and has been a DPS student since second-grade. To Serenity, it feels like she has been part of the DPS family forever. Serenity stands out amongst her peers as a natural leader that shines in the limelight....
I want to literally build a future not only for me, but also for my community.
Achieve Gala Senior Student Speaker, Elijah From the moment you meet Elijah Beauford, you feel he is someone special. His passion—for learning, for bettering himself and for helping those around him—is contagious. While he’s just 18 years old, you can’t help but feel...