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School Resource Officer (SRO) Surveys

Please take this survey about your opinions and concerns about having a School Resource Officer (SRO) at DCIS. This survey highlights the importance of creating a safe and secure environment for our students and staff. Please understand that the Board of Education and Superintendent decision to return SROs to buildings relies on the input of school communities…. Continue Reading

DCIS Special Olympics Team Competes at the Final Event of the Year!

Congrats to our amazing MI-S students for crushing it at the last Special Olympics event of the year! The track and field meet was held at South High School’s All City Stadium on May 9. Thank you to all our unified players and supporters for a great day!… Continue Reading

Host Families Needed!

MEM Travel, Inc. is looking for Host Families to accommodate students from Shibaura Junior High School (ages 14 –16).  M.E.M. Travel hosted the Japanese students’ visit last year and donated $1,000 to DCIS. Our school is eager to continue building a cross-cultural community…. Continue Reading

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Students from DCIS Baker Mr. Jaime Rodriguez’ Advisement raised money for their service project for the Maxfund Animal Adoption Center. “Maxfund goal is to bring in injured dogs, nurture them and find the best loving homes” ... See MoreSee Less

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Our amazing DCIS juniors presented their activity Passages today. So much brilliance, action, and passion! ... See MoreSee Less

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Congratulations to our Multilingual Learners who are presenting as Gifted and Talented this year! We are so proud of these Middle School students for going above and beyond this year in their studies, language learning, and creative projects. DCIS continues to make history!

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Jose Aranda-Pichardo (GIA) current 7th grader: an A and B student consistently who shows signs of leadership within his grade level.

Alexander (Xander) Boudrieau-Diaz (GIA) current 7th grader: Incredibly insightful, energetic person who is new this year but has made many friends. He is especially interested in art and technology.

Ezra Bresnehan (HGT math) current 7th grader: a natural leader, exceptional in math.

Maya Ceron-Fort (HGT reading) current 6th grader: gifted writer whose project this year was to write a novel, great soccer player as well.

Patrick Chiem (HGT math) current 7th grader: always has a smile, exceptional in math and chess.

Adit Danhorn (HGT math and reading) current 8th grader: loves building things and has a keen interest in architecture.

Edwin Holguin-Ordaz (HGT math) current 7th grader: exceptional in math and thinker, great at analyzing all kinds of information.

Sophie Mae (MAE preferred) Kallas (ME reading) current 6th grader: loves music and is never far from it, also loves technology and contributed to coding a game as her project this year.

Thalia Keri (HGT math) current 7th grader: has a very curious mind and loves to understand why things are they way they are; pushes herself in math by going above and beyond.

Jun Logue (HGT reading and writing) current 7th grader: insightful reader, scores at a High School level in reading; started a soap business for project this year.

Archer Martin (HGT reading, writing, and math) current 8th grader: typically scores in the 99th%ile in both English and Math; taking honors Spanish 6 as an 8th grader; incredible interest in science and worked on revitalizing a pond for his project this year.

Illiana Medina (HGT) current 7th grader: interested in architecture, incredible in math.

Maria Ontiveros-Lopez (GT reading) current 8th grader: great reader and loves to write stories as well.

Mya Parr (ME) current 6th grader: incredible with languages both English and Spanish.

Hector Ramirez (GT math) current 8th grader: consistently scores 5 in math for three consecutive years and he makes it look so easy.

Thomas Rojas (HGT reading) current 8th grader: talented in all content areas, plays multiple instruments (and counting!); earned top awards in Speech & Debate.

Carlos Sanchez-Pantajos (GIA) current 7th grader: the kindest heart, friends with almost everyone, natural leader.

Naya Silversmith (HGT math) current 7th grader: exceptional in math and logic, loves everything about Marvel characters.

Alberth Southcott-Izquierdo (HGT reading and GIA) current 6th grader: knows everything about traffic patterns and signs; speaks up to 32 different languages.

Alan Torres-Urrieta (GT math) current: 7th grader already bilingual in Spanish and English and is now taking Chinese to add to his repertoire of languages.

Amani Zeru (GIA) current 8th grade: is our resident expert in all things history, can remember all key dates and historical figures from thousands of years ago to the present.
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MEM Travel, Inc. is looking for Host Families to accommodate students from Shibaura Junior High School (ages 14 –16). Our school is eager to continue building a cross-cultural community. We hope you will join us in our mission to provide unique world experiences for our students!

The stipend check of $770 per family will be offered to cover the homestay expense. If you are interested in hosting a student, please fill out this survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBJAQvmgA-R2J9YIOVuTeJBEwdnd8JO90x3BmGNkJYVx0E4Q/viewform

Please feel free to contact Yoshi @303-601-7389 or 303-295-1300, or email at memworld@msn.com or ynden@msn.com.
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Belated congratulations to our first ever ESports team this year Coached by Ms. Fussner. This is a Colorado HS Athletic Association sanctioned sport, and our team made it to playoffs in their first year🎉 way to go! ... See MoreSee Less

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DCIS Facts

  • Average senior scholarship/financial aid awards: $6.5 million
  • 95% of seniors accepted into college
  • 5280 Challenge winning teams
  • World Affairs Challenge Champion
  • Highest scholastic honors for college scholarships
    • Boettcher Scholars
    • Daniels Scholars
    • Gates Scholars
  • Colorado Teacher of the Year (Yay Gerardo!)
  • Colorado Thespians Teacher of the Year (Yay Caroline!)
  • US News and World Report – Outstanding school in several recent years
  • Succeeds Prize for transformational impact in a high school