DCIS Connect Newsletter (April 12-18, 2018)

Weekly Newsletter for Parents, Staff and Students April 12-18, 2018 (Leer en Español usar el traductor de Google aquí.) IMPORTANT NOTICE!! In order to make it easier for staff and students to attend, the DCIS Celebration has been moved from Saturday, April 28, to Friday, April 27, 3-7 pm. The Reunion/Auditorium Dedication will take place on Saturday, April 28, 5:30–8 pm. As part of the fun-filled DCIS Celebration on Friday, the PTSA would like to invite students (individuals or groups) and, in a new twist, families, to participate in the first-ever DCIS FAMILY TALENT SHOW! All individuals who participate in the talent show will be entered into a drawing for a $100 gift card! Sign-ups are happening now (please sign up by Friday, April 20)! Registration forms are outside Ms. Kerswill's office door, or you can sign up online here.   Questions? Contact Karen at gkmortimer@gmail.com or 303-910-6698. The DCIS Celebration will be fun for the whole family, and we look forward to seeing you there! HAPPENING THIS WEEK ... CSC Meeting: Tuesday, April 17, 4–6 pm, DCIS Community Room (103) MARK YOUR CALENDAR ... DCIS Foundation Passport Dinner: Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 6–8 pm, Museum of Nature & Science DCIS Celebration: Friday, April 27, 3–7 pm, DCIS DCIS Reunion/Auditorium Dedication: Saturday, April 28, 5:30–8 pm, DCIS Coffee with the Principal (in English): Wednesday, May 2, 8:15–9:15 am, DCIS Community Room (103) DPS Superintendent-Parent Forum: Family Leadership Awards and Conversation with Board of Education Members, Thursday, May 3, 9:30–11:30 am, PPA Event Center, 2105 Decatur St., Denver; register here DCIS Musical: Beauty and the Beast: Thursday–Saturday, May 3–5, 6 pm, DCIS auditorium Dine Out for DCIS PTSA: Thursday, May 10, 4–8 pm, Chipotle, 550 Broadway, Denver (50% of proceeds benefit the PTSA!) "Navigating Adolescence" Parent Presentation/PTSA Meeting: Thursday, May 10, 6–7:30 pm DCIS Powwow: Friday, May 11 Drama Club Banquet: Friday, May 11 Prom: Saturday, May 12, 8 pm–midnight 2017-18 YEARBOOKS Yearbooks will be here soon! Have you ordered yours? Yearbooks are arriving in a matter of weeks, and they're selling fast! Order yours now, because once they're gone, they're gone. Yearbooks are available for $50 in room 216A, payment by cash or check. DCIS FOUNDATION PASSPORT DINNER   This year the DCIS Foundation's annual fundraising event will take place at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science! Please join us for "DCIS Foundation Passport Dinner: Igniting Global Understanding, Shaping Tomorrow's Leaders," Thursday, April 26, 6 pm. Order tickets here. **Own a business or have connections with one?** We are seeking sponsorships! Please view our sponsorship packet for our Globetrotter, World Traveler, Domestic Destination Explorer and Travel Bug sponsorship levels. Thank you for helping us get more kids out of the classroom and into the world! OLIVER NABS FIRST IN GIRLS TENNIS   Congrats to DCIS Junior Mia Oliver, who plays tennis at North High School, on her first-place win for girls No. 1 singles at the South High School Rebel Invitational on April 6. Teammate Miele Klein took second place for girls No. 2 singles, and teammate Tabitha Wilber took second for No. 3 singles. Way to go! SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES ... YOUNG AMBASSADOR PROGRAM History Colorado is thrilled to again partner with the Smithsonian Latino Center on the Young Ambassador Program (YAP) this summer. This is a paid internship that is available only to graduating high school seniors. YAP is a national program aimed at fostering the next generation of Latino leaders in the arts, sciences and humanities via the Smithsonian Institution and its resources. YAP is a college preparatory and leadership program encouraging participants to explore various academic and career opportunities through the lens of the Latino experience.   Students with an interest in and commitment to the arts, sciences and humanities as they pertain to Latino communities and cultures are selected to travel to Washington, DC, for a weeklong seminar at the Smithsonian.    This enrichment opportunity is a leadership development and skill-building training that exposes youth to a wide array of academic disciplines promoting higher education and encouraging the exploration and understanding of the Latino identity. The seminar, known as Washington Week, includes visits to the Smithsonian's Latino collections and one-on-one interaction with renowned experts from various fields.    Following the training seminar, students participate in a four-week interdisciplinary internship in museums and other cultural institutions in 17 cities across the United States and Puerto Rico including the Education Department at the History Colorado Center here in Denver! This hands-on component allows students to gain transferable knowledge and apply the skills acquired during the training seminar to their internship assignments.    The application deadline is Monday, April 9. Click here for the applicant guide and here to apply.    LOW-COST AND FREE CAMPS/ACTIVITIES ... With summer vacation quickly approaching, many parents are tasked with the overwhelming responsibility of making sure their children are safe, fed and well cared for. In addition, you want to find something for your child to do that is low cost (or better yet, free!), and will match their hobbies and interests. This may seem like an impossible task, but DenverRAP has made life a little easier for you with a list of low-cost and free summer camps and activities for Denver youth. For the full list, visit this site.   STEAM! CHILDREN'S THEATRE PROJECT Join DCIS's own Caroline Kerswill and several other great educators at Sky Vista Middle School for a summer program that focuses on proving the relevance of theatre arts in a STEM-focused world. At this science center with an arts education emphasis, students will create original theatre productions based on stories that need to be told in our community. Our mission is to provide young adults with the opportunity to make genuine connections with valuable content to help them grow in self-discovery, confidence and citizenship. Click here for more information and to register. STUDENTS SEEKING HELP WITH POWWOW   The Native American Student Alliance Club at Denver Center for International Studies will be hosting a powwow (a social gathering for sharing culture and dance) on May 11, 2–6 pm, in the courtyard on the DCIS campus. This powwow will allow Native American students to share their culture and dance with staff, students and their families as well as the community. If you'd like to help out in raising funds to support this effort, check out the club's gofundme page here.  GT APRIL NEWSLETTER... Check out this month's GT newsletter, which includes summer opportunities, information about the upcoming GESTEM field trip and a link to the new DPS Gifted and Talented Department's Facebook page. Denver Center for International Studies Drama Club presents   DCIS Auditorium 574 W. 6th Ave Denver, CO 80203   May 3, 4  |   6 pm May 5  |   2 pm, 6 pm $5 students, $8 adults, $10 first three rows Click here to purchase advance tickets COUNSELORS' CORNER ... COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS Tami Schmidt: Middle School Ted Brugman: 9th and 10th Grades Melisa Springsteen: 11th and 12th Grades FRESHMEN If you were unable to make the March 1 presentation for 9th graders and their parents, the PowerPoint presentation regarding graduation requirements is available here, and information regarding the Spring 2019 10th grade Canyonlands trip is available here. SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS If you were unable to make the March 1 meeting, "Graduation and Beyond," the PowerPoint slides are available here. SENIORS  89% of our senior class has applied to a university, community college and/or technical school 30% of students who have applied have been admitted thus far 84% of the senior class has completed their FAFSA 94% of the senior class is remediation-free in Math 91% of the senior class is remediation-free in English Congrats to Evan Tribelhorn on receiving a full ride to Seattle University!  Congrats to our DPS Retired Teachers' Scholarship winner… $40,000! Congrats to our four Daniel's Fund Scholarship recipients, who'll be getting a full ride to college: Sierra Romero, Imad Rashed, Mohammed Rashed and Yaseen Rashed. Check out the piece that 9News did on the Rashed siblings. Senior Parent Night — View the presentation from the Feb. 15 meeting here.          Check out the latest scholarship opportunities here.  CONNECT ... DCIS Website DCIS Facebook Page DCIS Parents Group (closed, non-school-sanctioned) on Facebook DCIS Drama Club Facebook  DCIS Travel Center Facebook DCIS Foundation Facebook DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Please send questions or comments to dcis.connect@gmail.com.  Every Thursday while school is in session, you'll receive this DCIS Connect newsletter in your email inbox to keep you up to date on all the events and happenings at our school. It's also available on the DCIS Connect app, which you can download at the Apple Store or Google Play. If you don't wish to receive the newsletter, click the Unsubscribe link below. 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