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100% Acceptance to College for Seventh Consecutive Year
DENVER–For the seventh consecutive year, 100% of the senior class attending DSST: Stapleton High School has been accepted to a four-year college or university. All 89 students in the Class of 2014 have been admitted to at least one college or university. Since 2008, all DSST graduates have been admitted to a four year college or university. No other public school in Denver has matched this accomplishment.
“We are so proud of our students. Our seniors continue to show that regardless of their economic, ethnic or educational background, all students can be prepared to attend a four- year college,” said Bill Kurtz, CEO of DSST Public Schools. “We are extremely proud of the hard work of our students, teachers, staff, and parents for achieving the goal of 100% college acceptance for the seventh year in a row.”
2014 graduates have been students from this year’s graduating class have been accepted at the Air Force Academy, Brandeis University, Morehouse University, and Lewis & Clark College, among others. Many have also been accepted to DSST’s in-state college partners including University of Colorado- Boulder, Colorado State University, and University of Northern Colorado.
In addition to celebrating 100% acceptance to a four-year college, three students of this year’s graduating class are in the running for prestigious scholarships. Senior Jubilee Michael and Breeze Covarrubias are semi-finalists for the Daniels Scholarship Program. Another senior, Margo Warnock, is a Greenhouse Scholars semi-finalist.
About DSST Public Schools
DSST Public Schools (DSST), authorized by Denver Public Schools (DPS), operates open-enrollment, STEM charter schools. Students are admitted to DSST by lottery through the DPS School Choice Process; there are no admissions criteria. DSST schools enroll more than 2,800 students at seven schools on five campuses. Over 70 percent of students are minority and more than 60 percent qualify for free or reduced price lunch.
By 2022, DSST Public Schools will operate 14 schools on seven campuses, serving over 6,500 students and nearly doubling the number of four-year college-ready graduates in Denver Public Schools.
Additional information about DSST Public Schools is available at www.dsstpublicschools.org.
