As the class of 2016 seniors, we are thrilled to have been given a plethora of opportunities to become successful through Detroit Public Schools.
Being a part of DPS since elementary school has given us the opportunity to see growth and changes that have both positively and negatively affects students DPS lose some of the best programs that we feel have shaped us as the students we are today.
Teachers and administrators who show hard work and dedication like dance teacher Lisa Reynolds, who won Michigan’s Teacher of the Year, Natalie Barmore, who was named DPS high school Art Teacher of the Year, and counselor Sylvia Sanders, who won Counselor of the Year, are both from Cass Tech.
Reynolds and Sanders were honored in Washington, D.C., and met Barack and Michelle Obama at the White House.
Unfortunately, Cass Tech will lose theater instructor Marilyn McCormick after 40 years of service to DPS, and dance workshop instructor Anthony Smith, who has moved to an administrative position.Even after cutting back on funding for school programs, the Detroit Public Schools teachers, students and staff are still, I believe, the best in the nation.
