Celebrate Spring!

Apr 1, 2015 | News, Newsletters

Each month brings us new opportunities to celebrate an event, an idea, a person or group, and to inform us of what has come before, or what we might do to make this a better world in the future. April brings us Easter, it is poetry month, and we celebrate Earth Day...

10,000 Reasons to Say Thank You

Mar 3, 2015 | News

The Detroit Public Schools Foundation was pleased to  help facilitate the donation of 10,000 winter coats to DPS students. Thank you Operation Warm for your generous donation that will help keep our students warm in the cold winter months.

Camp Burt Shurly

Mar 3, 2015 | News

While there is still lots of snow on the ground, it is not too early to think about summer camp. The Detroit Public Schools is fortunate to own a camp facility near Chelsea, Mich. where students are able to have a camp experience that offers the opportunity to...

Women’s History Month

Mar 3, 2015 | News

The DPS Foundation is pleased to have this opportunity to pay tribute to all of the women who work each day to ensure that the children of our community receive the best education possible. We honor the many teachers and volunteers in the classroom; the staff and...

Thank You Silent Auction Donors

Mar 3, 2015 | News

On the Chinese lunar calendar 2015 is the year of the sheep. This is a year of peace and tranquility, and a year of prosperity. The generosity of spirit that is embodied in this year was demonstrated on Friday, February 27 when the DPS Foundation held a silent auction...

DPS Alumni Spotlight – Michael Cheatham

Feb 4, 2015 | News

[column type=”1/4″] [/column] [column type=”3/4″ last=”true”] As a proud product of DPS, I am honored to have been asked to contribute to the alumni blog. My DPS experience was tied to the sense of community that our neighborhood...