West Side Academy of Information Technology and Cyber Security has started creating Sleep Mats for the homeless as part of their High School Capstone project through the DPSCD Go Green Challenge.
Death is inevitable, and those in yearbook and newspaper are given the task of deciding how to appropriately report deaths within the student body. Current RHS seniors have grieved four peers’ deaths, due to accidents, sickness and suicide.
Before Betsy DeVos’ official confirmation in February, 120 concerned students and parents from Chicago and Detroit drove to Washington D.C.
Senior Shalonda Shamily was awarded an opportunity by the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) to be an exchange student this summer. CIEE is a non-profit organization that provides educational travel to high school students. “I’ll be studying modern and standard Arabic and I’ll also be studying the dialect that’s spoken in Morocco, which is also Arabic,” said Shamily.
Following the creation of the “Studio of Infinite Possibilities”, at Cass Tech -- A studio sponsored by Big Sean and Adidas-- the “Sean Anderson Foundation” and its counterpart, “Mogul Prep”, have been heavily involved with Cass Tech and its students.
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Twice a month at Frederick Douglass Academy, students from over 35 Detroit Public Schools Community District gather as part of Geographic Information System (GIS) program. The GIS program consists of students working with professionals to learn more about computers and GIS maps in hopes of preparing them for a summer job. According to the Grace Project, which runs the program, students who finish eight required courses will be qualify for a six-week GIS internship with a City of Detroit department. I participated in the program on Feb.
The "We Matter 2" mentoring program at Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men was started during the 2015-2016 school year by Dean of Students Saleem Shaheed.
The Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men has offers a unique school program: An agriculture program that students learn how to grow fruits, vegetables and spices and then cook meals with the ingredients they grew. There are several gardens and now a hoop house (indoor greenhouse) on school grounds. In addition to gardens at the school, the students in the program complete all sorts of small projects.
Imagine having to manage both high school classes and college courses and staying on top of your extracurricular activities.
There are people with good grades who want to go to college, but can’t pay for the expensive costs of a college education.
Allayne Woods will not be forgotten because she was special and had a huge impact on students’ lives.
University Preparatory Academy High School seniors mailed their college applications on Friday, December 9. The school held a special rally in the gym to celebrate.
WSA Student Places in Fox 2 Contest By Christian Kinsey Sometimes you choose to enter contests, and other times you are forced to do them.
Carnegie Hall has selected Renaissance Symphonic to perform in its prestigious halls in the spring of 2017.
Living with autism: Please don’t ridicule nor humiliate By Mya Garland Some students may not think that their peers with autism can be typical teens, but many of them are.
Bulldog Spotlight: A Celebration of Life, in Memory of Our Beloved Jeremaine Tilmon By Jai’La Jackson Although Jeremaine Tilmon’s life ended as a victim to violence, that isn’t how he will be remembered.
Douglass pays tribute to late English teacher By Matthew Caffey Jr. My middle school English teacher Ms. Davis wasn't just a teacher, she was so much more. She treated us like we were her kids.
Top Officials Visit CMA for College Promise By Mason Simpson and Sarah Wright Paying for college is a strenuous task, but it could be getting easier for students in the Detroit Public Community Schools District due to a Detroit College Promise program expansion. The Promise, which previously provided students two-year scholarships to community colleges, will now include four-year colleges and universities.
In November, Benjamin Carson High School freshmen had the opportunity to visit Wayne State University’s chemistry department and tour the area under the guidance of Dr. Emil Lozanov. “The students went to Wayne State, into an actual college classroom and had an actual college professor and go through different experiments that you would go through in a normal chemistry class,” said Kwesi Matthews, 9th grade biology teacher.
