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DPS Employees Spark Friendly Colfax Marathon Competition
Two marathon teams. One simple goal: run for DPS students! The English Language Acquisition (ELA) Department has supported DPS via the Colfax Marathon for the past two years. It started as an easy and fun way to give back to DPS students. The group admits, however,...
Student Runs for DPS Foundation Two Years in a Row
Last year, DPS high school student Sarah decided to run the Colfax Marathon as a way to get involved in the community. She had just moved to Denver from South Africa and thought it would be a great way to establish herself in Denver. Sarah is a typical high school...
Years of Denver Pro Sports Team Funding Gives Boost to Middle School Sports
The charitable arms of Colorado’s pro sports teams have greatly contributed to the success of the Denver Public Schools (DPS) Prep League, engaging tens of thousands of students to participate in afterschool athletics over the years. Since 2004, Kroenke Sports...
Janus Teach to One: Math Program Building Confidence in Students, Bringing Joy to Math Instruction
Spectacular. Joyful. Awesome. These are words used by middle school students to describe the Janus Teach to One: Math program during a special program tour at Denver Center for International Studies (DCIS) at Montbello this winter. Six months after the launch of Teach...
Running the Colfax Marathon for DPS Students: More than Just a Run
For Gaby, putting students first is very close to her heart. Gaby Ruiz, a math fellow coordinator at MLK Jr. Early College, is running the Colfax Marathon for the second year in a row. Both years she has chosen to run for the DPS Foundation to raise awareness and to...
DPS Foundation Announces Spring A to Z Fund Recipients!
The DPS Foundation would like to extend a big congrats to the A to Z Fund winners for the Spring 2016 cycle! Since 2006, the DPS Foundation has awarded 1,044 A to Z Fund classroom grants totaling almost $1.4 million! The A to Z Fund ensures all DPS students have...