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Teacher Named Michigan World Language Association Teacher of the Year

May 14, 2018, 5:00 am
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Congratulations to Alyssa Marcangelo for her selection as the Michigan World Language Association (MIWLA) Teacher of the Year for the 2017-2018 school year. The award will be formally announced/presented at the MIWLA conference in Lansing this October. 

Alyssa has taught French at our Maple Road Campus (Lower School) for five years. She has shared some of her creative teaching methods with the education community as well as a piece she wrote for the school blog in April 2016 entitled "Passport to World Adventure: Bringing Paris Into the Classroom." Read blog.

 

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Lacrosse Accolades

May 14, 2018, 5:05 am
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Congratulations to Coach Mike Cappelletti for his selection as Midwest League Challenge coach of the year and Dylan Prime and Jake Belanger for their selection to the All-Midwest Honorable Mention list for the Midwest Lacrosse Challenge league.

 

 

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DCDS Film Fest Winners

May 14, 2018, 5:15 am
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The first Michigan student film festival hosted by DCDS and Airtime was held in the Seligman Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 12. Congratulations to all student participants and a special thank you to the three judges: Greg Claymann, Bobby Moser, and Luke Jaden '15 (see judge bios). The following submissions were the top winners. 

COMEDY

5th Place – “Lab” – Will Baker

4th Place – "Snack Time" - Cole McCarthy '20 with Robert Pousak '19, Rohit Koganti '18, Nick Jackson '19, Jessica Farber '18, Dominic Sarafa '20 & Omar Fehmi '19 (DCDS students)

3rd Place – “Worst Day Ever” – Hailey Rizk '19 & Connor Kanarios '19 with Camryn Tynan '19, Julia Stankiewicz '19, Cole Jordan '19, Tess Salamin '20, Dominic Sarafa '20, Gabby Maday '19, Jake Bartholomew '19, Tori Dedo '18 & Mia Suchara '20 (DCDS students)

2nd Place – “Gummis” – JP DiBella with Brennan Parks

1st Place – “Public Access” – Cole McCarthy '20 with Robert Pousak '19, Dominic Sarafa '20, Rohit Koganti '18, Omar Fehmi '19, Abhay Paharia '19 & Nick Jackson '19 (DCDS students)

 

DOCUMENTARY

5th Place – “Saving Lake St. Clair” – Rachel Goodman

4th Place – “Speaking of Freedom” – Morgan Sullivan

3rd Place – “Protesting Peacefully?” – Meg Veryser

2nd Place – “Teen Refugees” – Fatimah Zeni '19 (DCDS student)

1st Place – “Hope Against Trafficking” – Zoë Neugebohr '18 (DCDS student)

 

ART FILM

5th Place – “SnowBall God x StayTrueOG – Pretend” – Jay Cipponeri

4th Place – “Skin” – Erin Brennan '19 with Sam Gramer '21 & Kai Rivers '19 (DCDS students)

3rd Place – “Remains” – Tess Salamin '20 with Gabby Maday '19, Hailey Rizk '19, Julia Stankiewicz '19 & Camryn Tynan '19 (DCDS students)

2nd Place – “Hair” – Camryn Tynan '19 with Julia Stankiewicz '19 & Dominic Sarafa '20 (DCDS students)

1st Place – “The Box” – Christopher Kaufmann

 

DRAMA

5th Place – “Disconect” – Cole McCarthy '20 with Dominic Sarafa '20, Rohit Koganti '18, Robert Pousak '19, Nick Jackson '19 & Abhay Paharia '19 (DCDS students)

4th Place – “The Gray Castle” – Christopher Kaufmann

3rd Place – “The Peacekeeper” – Jon Charron with Ryan Poe, Jake Bommarito & Christian Fasbender

2nd Place – “EAS” – Will Baker with Xian Castillo

1st Place – “Zero” – Zoë Neugebohr '18 with Therese Labordo '19, Amber Akhtar '19, Julia Stankiewicz '19, Fatimah Zeni '19 & Jazz Powell '19 (DCDS students)

 

The Audience Choice Award Winner based on your votes is:

Public Access by Cole McCarthy et al.

 

The Film of the Year Winner, the film with the highest total score from all entries:

“The Box” By Christopher Kaufmann

If you were unable to make the Film Fest and would like to view the submission, use this link. Please note some film subject matter may contain mature subject matters (PG13) and not appropriate for young children.

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4th Graders Participate In Q&A With Author

May 21, 2018, 5:00 am
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Students in Mrs. Charlton's 4th grade enriched reading class participated in a final class project in which they read Marie in the Shadow of the Lion and then communicated with the author, Jerry Piasecki. The students were able to send their questions to Piasecki via the Padlet software, who in turn responded. The questions ranged from experiences in his personal life to characters and plot decisions of the book. Jerry Piasecki is originally from Detroit and now works for the United Nations. To see the students questions click here. and here are Mr. Piasecki's answers to the children.
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MHSAA Spring Playoffs

May 21, 2018, 5:00 am
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The MHSAA tournaments are underway for spring sports.  Come out to support the Yellowjackets as they begin their quest for an MHSAA State Championship.  As always, the MHSAA charges admission for all tournament contest's which is typically between $5.00-$10.00 depending on the level of contest.  GO JACKETS!!!

Men’s Lacrosse

Regional Round 1 – BYE

Regional SemiFinal – May 24 at DCDS vs Greenhills 4:00PM 

Regional Final – May 30 vs TBD at DCDS 7:00PM

Quarterfinals – June 1 or 2 at TBD Time TBD

SemiFinals – June 6 at TBD Time TBD

Finals – June 9 at Howell Parker MS 2:00PM

 

Women’s Lacrosse 

Regional Round 1 - May 23 at DCDS vs Cranbrook 6:30PM

Regional SemiFinals – May 29 vs TBD at TBD 5:30PM

Regional Final – June 1 vs TBD at NDP 6:00PM

SemiFinal – June 6 vs TBD at Novi HS Time TBD

Finals – June 9 vs TBD at Grand Ledge HS 4:30PM

 

Baseball

Districts SemiFinals – June 2 vs TBD at Clawson 10:00AM

District Final June 2 vs TBD at Clawson  3:00PM

Regional SemiFinal – June 9 vs TBD at DCDS 10:00AM

Regional Final – June 9 vs TBD at DCDS 3:00PM

QuarterFinal – June 12 at Novi HS 4:00PM

SemiFinal – June 14 at MSU Time TBD

Finals – June 16 at MSU 9:00AM

 

Softball

Districts Round 1 – May 29 at Cranbrook vs Cranbrook 4:30PM

Districts SemiFinals – June 2 vs TBD at Clawson 10:00AM

District Final - June 2 vs TBD at Clawson  2:00PM

Regional SemiFinal – June 9 at DCDS 10:00AM

Regional Final – June 9 vs TBD at DCDS 2:00PM

QuarterFinal – June 12 at Novi HS 4:00PM

SemiFinal – June 14 at MSU Time TBD

Finals – June 16 at MSU 12:30PM

 

Men’s Golf

Regional – May 31 at Maple Lanes GC 8:00AM

Finals – June 8 and 9 at Bedford Valley in Battle Creek 8:00AM

 

Girls Tennis

Regional Final – May 17 at Cranbrook-Kingswood 9:00AM – Won 1st Place - RESULTS and QUALIFIERS

Finals – June 1 and 2 at Holland HS 9:00AM

 

Mens/Womens Track and Field

Regional Final – May 19 at South Lyon East HS 12:30PM - Men finished 2nd and Women finished 4th -  DCDS RESULTS and STATE QUALIFIERS

Finals – June 2 at Zeeland East and West High School 9:30AM

 

Womens Soccer

District Round 1 – May 29 vs Canton Prep HS at Canton Prep HS 4:30PM

District Round 2 – May 30 vs TBD at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 4:30PM

District Final – June 1 vs TBD at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard  5:30PM

Regional Semifinal – June 5 vs TBD at DCDS  7:00PM

Regional Final – June 7 vs TBD at DCDS 6:00PM

SemiFinal – June 13 vs TBD at Howell Parker MS 6:00PM

Final – June 16 vs TBD at Williamston HS 1:00PM

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Blue & Gold Club Dedicates New Softball Stadium

May 21, 2018, 5:00 am
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On Tuesday, May 15 the Blue & Gold Club president, Mitch Henderson threw out the first pitch on the newly finished softball stadium to celebrate the first game played on the turf field. The team did not disappoint the crowds attending this "first" celebration by taking down rival Cranbrook 13-2.

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Middle School National Math Pentathlon Tournament

May 21, 2018, 5:05 am
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On Saturday, May 12, five DCDS Middle School students attended the 2018 National Math Pentathlon Tournament at Stoney Creek HS. The students competed against other individuals from schools around Michigan in five different complex math games. Reece Chae, 7th grader, earned the Bronze Medal! Congratulations to the team and Reece for a successful day of math and fun!

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Junior Receives Recognition for Writing on the Holocaust

May 21, 2018, 5:10 am
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Junior, Bianca Desai, received honorable mention for her writing for the second annual Kappy Family Anne Frank Art & Writing Competition. The competition was created to empower and inspire today's students to lead our world to a better future. The theme of this year's competition was The Power of Hope. Students in grades 9-12 from Oakland and Macomb County were invited to write about their reflection on the lessons of the Holocaust and to create a written or artistic response to the following quotation from Anne Frank's diary:

"Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and make us strong again."

June 6, 1944

In the judges letter to Mr. Sadler they indicated that the judges found Bianca's writing exceptional and meaningful. Bianca was invited to an award ceremony on Thursday, May 17 at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. Congratulations!

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19 Students Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists

May 21, 2018, 5:15 am
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Nineteen of our students have been named finalists in the 2018 National Merit Program. Congratulations to the following:

Melissa Beyrand, Gene Chu, Riya Desai, Reshma Dukkipati, Christopher Gilmer-Hill, Meghana Gudapati, Brian Hu, Rajeev Kambhatla, Jenna Lee, Helena Li, Anusha Mamidipaka, Ryan Murakawa, Kevin Qian, Maya Rajan, Quinton Sappington, Rohit Thalla, Tsz Xu, Matthew Zhang, Hongxiang Zhao.

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National MATHCOUNTS Competition

May 22, 2018, 5:10 am
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Last weekend, Vikram Goddla '24 traveled to Washington DC to represent the state of Michigan as part of a four person team at the National MATHCOUNTS competition. Fifty states and five regions from across the country sent their top 4 students to compete in math competition during this weekend-long event. Vikram and the Michigan team placed 7th overall out of the 55 teams. We are so proud of all of the competitors from our great state!

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Letters About Literature Winners

May 28, 2018, 4:35 am
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This year's Letters about Literature (LAL) winners are:

6th graders:

  • Gracie Bleiberg
  • Trinity Chen
  • Armaan Dev
  • Joseph Fisher

8th graders:

  • Kristine Ma
  • Lily Pazner
  • Vivian Williams

The letters of these students earned them recognition as state finalists.

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John Hay Foreign Policy Book Prize Winner

May 28, 2018, 4:40 am
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The John Hay Foreign Policy Book Prize is an Upper School essay style contest that seeks to enhance the understanding of American Foreign Policy. Hay, originally a private secretary to A. Lincoln, became Secretary of State (1898-1905) during the crucial development of the US as a world power.

Congratulations to Alex Mettler '19 for being the recipient of this year's award.

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Grade 8 NJHS Inductees

May 28, 2018, 4:45 am
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Honors Convocation - National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) Inductees
Grade 8 – May 2018

Connor Adams
Beren Akpinar*
Isabel Aviles
Sofia Balanay*
Adam Boxwalla*
Jordan Dong
Anthony Ge
Lillian Higgins
Rosalyn Li*
Kristine Ma*
Marissa Malleck*
Arvin Pandiyan*
Akash Raman*
Abhinav Reddy*
Eleanor Thompson*
Julia Williams
Jay Xiao
Shanshan Ye
Clara Yuhn*
Sonya Zhang

*returning members

Congratulations to all students!

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Students Generate Their Own Math Problems with the Help of Technology

May 28, 2018, 4:45 am
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Mrs. Haines' first grade math students worked on creating student-generated math problems with the assistance of Mrs. Hincks, the Lower School librarian. Mrs. Hincks helped the students with using Pic Collage, Flip Grid, Google Slides, and Scratch, Jr. The children learned how to incorporate technology to demonstrate and share their math knowledge.

students working on tablets
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Don Corwin Young Scholar Competition Winners

May 28, 2018, 4:55 am
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The D. Corwin Lincoln Book Prize is an inter-divisional essay style contest that seeks to enhance the understanding and preserve the legacy and memory of President Abraham Lincoln. 

  • Lower School winners: Andrew Kwon & Ricky Jeong
  • Middle School winner: Rahul Barpanda
  • Upper School Winner: Erin Wycoff

The topic for this year's competition was "Abraham Lincoln and his role as a patriot."

The 2018 submissions were outstanding and each was well researched. The History Department Chair, Don Corwin, supports and encourages our young people to think creatively and support scholarship throughout the four school divisions.

Congratulations to the winners.

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A Special Field Day for Fifth Graders from Harms Elementary

May 28, 2018, 5:00 am
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On Friday, May 18, 53 fifth grades from Harms Elementary school in Detroit arrived at DCDS at 9:00 AM for a fun-filled day. The members of the Community Service Club along with the club advisors, Lisa Lupa and L'Meese Greaney, planned a field day for Harms' students. The students from both schools really enjoy the field day and for many of the Harms Elementary students it is the only field trip during their time in elementary school.

The fifth graders from Harms started their day with a tour of the Upper School, then rotated through several outdoor activities including soccer, bucket races, bounce houses, kickball, and parachute games. The DCDS students organized snacks and take-home goodie bags for our guests and Stefanie Smith worked to provide an amazing lunch, courtesy of Noodles & Co. One Love Wiffle generously provided funding to provide Harms Elementary with two Chromebooks to aid in research projects, testing, and student needs. Mrs. Waldon of Harms described DCDS as the Harms Elementary "guardian angels."

Hosting the Harms students on an annual basis is truly a community effort and a pillar of the Community Service Club. The value of the the day's events creates a lasting impact on the elementary school students as well as the DCDS students who worked to provide an exciting field day.


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Accolades

June 4, 2018, 4:45 am
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  • Congratulations to Michael Upton '20 who was named to the 2018 National Youth Team by the Canadian Fencing Federation. As a national youth team member Michael had the opportunity to travel to San Francisco, CA in early May to train with other top U-15 Canadian fencers. Michael is a Foil fencer who trains at Renaissance Fencing Club in Troy, MI
  • Fifth grader, Olivia Grenadier, along with her soccer team, Michigan Hawks '07, won the Jr. State Cup over the weekend. They beat the Oakland Nationals 3-0 for the championship win.

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2018 Track & Field State Meet Results

June 4, 2018, 5:00 am
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Our men’s and women’s varsity track and field teams had a phenomenal showing at the Division II state finals meet at Zeeland Stadium on Saturday.

Congratulations to our women’s 4x200m relay state champions: Jasmine Powell, Taylor Aibana, Ahvon Mitchell, and Alexis Officer!

And to our women’s 4x100m relay state champions: Jasmine Powell, Destini Lewis, Ahvon Mitchell, and Alexis Officer!

And to our other All-State awardees:

  • Ahvon Mitchell, 2nd place 100m hurdles
  • Alexis Officer, 2nd Place 200m; 3rd place 100m
  • Men’s 4x400m relay team – Ahlon Mitchell, Pano Cardasis, Tino Cardasis, Michael O’Brien – 5th place
  • Isaiah Johnson, 6th Place 110 hurdles
  • Men’s 4x100m relay team – Marcus Sheppard, Terrell Payne, Ryan Mayhew, Darrin King – 7th place
  • Terrell Payne, 8th place 200m

Additionally, we are very proud of:

  • Our Men’s 4x800m Relay Team of Scott Greenhalgh, Chaitanya Manam, Tony Zhao, and Michael O’Brien, who ran a season-best time and finished 15th
  • Darrin King, whose semi-final time for the 110 hurdles placed him 10th overall
  • Our Men’s 4x200m relay team of Anthony Ammori, Terrell Payne, Ahlon Mitchell, and Darrin King, who finished 13th
  • Ahlon Mitchell, who placed 14th in the 400m.

Our women’s team finished 3rd overall in the state finals, while our men’s team ranked 18th (out of 60). Full meet results are available here:

See results
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Environmental Science Students Spend Day on the Detroit River

June 4, 2018, 5:05 am
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Following the Environmental Science Advanced Placement exam, the class learns water quality parameters and analysis techniques, by using probes, sensors, digital titrators, and colorimeters. They spend two weeks learning the techniques, four days sampling the Rouge River flowing through our property, and a few hours on a boat on the Detroit River. On the Rouge River, every student performs each test, but on the boat, they each are assigned tests and work in teams. The boat is the Clinton, part of the Great Lakes Education Program, and it embarks out of Lake Erie Metropark in Brownstown. This year the class enjoyed a beautiful day on the river running their tests. WATCH VIDEO.

 

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MHSAA Spring Playoffs

June 4, 2018, 5:05 am
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The MHSAA tournaments are underway for spring sports.  Come out to support the Yellowjackets as they begin their quest for an MHSAA State Championship.  As always, the MHSAA charges admission for all tournament contest's which is typically between $5.00-$10.00 depending on the level of contest.  GO JACKETS!!!

Men’s Lacrosse

Regional Round 1 – BYE

Regional Semifinal May 24 at DCDS vs Greenhills 4:00PM - Won 18-3

Regional Final May 30 vs Divine Child at DCDS 7:00PM - Won 10-7

Quarterfinals June 2 vs Orchard Lake St. Mary - Loss 16-5

Women’s Lacrosse 

Regional Round 1 - May 23 at DCDS vs Cranbrook 6:30PM - Loss 20-3

Baseball

Districts SemiFinals June 2 vs Lamphere 10:00AM - Won 10-1

District Final June 2 vs Orchard Lake St. Mary 3:00PM - Loss 7-3

Softball

Districts Round 1 May 29 at Cranbrook vs Cranbrook 4:30PM - Won 15-0

Districts SemiFinals June 2 vs Lamphere at Clawson 10:00AM - Won 16-1

District Final - June 2 vs Clawson at Clawson 2:00PM - Won 7-1

Regional Semifinal June 9 at DCDS 10:00AM

Regional Final June 9 vs TBD at DCDS 2:00PM

Quarterfinal June 12 at Novi HS 4:00PM

Semifinal June 14 at MSU Time TBD

Finals June 16 at MSU 12:30PM

Men’s Golf

Regional May 31 at Maple Lanes GC 8:00AM - Finished 4th place - Results. Two DCDS students qualified for the state tournament.

Finals June 8 and 9 at Bedford Valley in Battle Creek 8:00AM

Girls Tennis

Regional Final May 17 at Cranbrook-Kingswood 9:00AM Won 1st Place RESULTS and QUALIFIERS

Finals June 1 and 2 at Holland HS 9:00AM - Third Consecutive State Championship! See results

Mens/Womens Track and Field

Regional Final – May 19 at South Lyon East HS 12:30PM - Men finished 2nd and Women finished 4th -  DCDS RESULTS and STATE QUALIFIERS

Finals June 2 at Zeeland East and West High School 9:30AM - Excellent outcome! Women placed 3rd overall with a couple first place race finishes, men turned in some of their best times and finished 18th (out of 60). See DCDS results summary.

 

Womens Soccer

District Round 1 May 29 vs Canton Prep HS at Canton Prep HS 4:30PM - Won 8-0

District Round 2 May 30 vs TBD at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 4:30PM - Won 4-0

District Final June 1 vs TBD at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 5:30PM - Won 3-0

Regional Semifinal June 5 vs Macomb Lutheran North at DCDS 7:00PM

Regional Final June 7 vs TBD at DCDS 6:00PM

SemiFinal June 13 vs TBD at Howell Parker MS 6:00PM

Final June 16 vs TBD at Williamston HS 1:00PM

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