Sophomore Qualifies for Math Olympiad for Girls
Maddie Yang '19 qualified for the Math Olympiad for Girls from her 2016 Math Prize score. The Olympiad will be held in November. Maddie finished in 6th place (a three-way tie) out of 274...
View ArticleSpectrum 2016 Wins American Scholastic Press Association Award
SPECTRUM 2016 was just named the Best High School Literary Arts Magazine in the country for schools sized 500 - 1,000 students by the American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA). This is the second...
View ArticleCongratulations to our 29 National Merit Semifinalists
Twenty-nine of our students from the Class of 2017 were named National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship program. This...
View ArticleMr. Bukari Inducted into MHSSCA Hall of Fame 2016
Mr. Robert Bukari, a DCDS men's and women's varsity coach for many years before retiring a couple of years ago, recently received word of his induction into the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches...
View ArticleCongratulations to this year's National Junior Honor Society members
The following students were inducted into the F. Alden Shaw chapter of the National Junior Honor Society on September 27, 2016 This reflects student work and achievements through their sixth and...
View ArticleCongratulations to Commended Students for their PSAT/NMSQT Scores
The following students recently received notice of their Commended status from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Alexander Bosch, Taema Brinjikji, Carolyn Chen, Stephen Dinka, Hugh Glazier,...
View ArticleChallenging Sailing Conditions, But Sailing Team Has Strong Showing
Team members Liz Obermaier '17 (captain), Harrison George '18 (captain), Brian Liu '18, Jacob Mackey '17 (captain), and Alexandra Soo '18 competed in the Tier 2 Autumn Classic Regatta at Belmont Harbor...
View ArticleVarsity Women's Golf Places Second in Regionals
At the recent regional competition at Fieldstone Golf Course, the varsity women's golf team placed second. Mallika Brar '17 had an individual finish of 3rd, while Lucy Liu finished 4th, and Kristina...
View ArticleDebate Team Off to a Winning Start
Just two tournaments into the season and DCDS debaters have won both! On September 30 and October 1, the debate team competed at the West Bloomfield HS Tournament. Debaters James Sun '17 and Pratik...
View ArticleFall Playoffs Results and Updates - "Strive for 105"
MENS TENNIS: MHSAA Regionals – Thursday, October 6th @ Cranbrook 9:00AM – Finished Runner Up and qualified for state finals - RESULTS MHSAA State Finals – Friday, October 14th and Saturday, October...
View ArticleThe Birmingham Community House Art Town Selections
Congratulations to the following students for having art work selected for display in the Birmingham Community House Art Town exhibition. Pieces were selected last year for this year's exhibition so...
View ArticleAin't Misbehavin' Tickets
Purchase tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2696296 The Fats Waller Musical takes us back to the Harlem Renaissance and the clubs that featured the music of juke joint, the Cotton Club...
View ArticleSailing Team Faces Challenging Weather and Competition
On Saturday, October 22, the Michigan State Doublehanded 420s Championship were held in Grosse Pointe. The varsity team of Harrison George '18 (junior captain), Liz Obermaier '17 (senior captain),...
View ArticleField Hockey Wins State Championship!
Congratulations to our varsity women's field hockey team for winning our school's 105th state-level championship and the first ever for field hockey! Congratulations to team members and coaches:...
View ArticleDCDS Student Michigan Design Prize Finalist
Congratulations to Kyle Lee '20, who was honored last Friday in East Lansing as a finalist in the first annual Michigan Design Prize award ceremony. The Michigan Design Prize competition was created to...
View ArticleScholar-Athlete Dinner - Mr. Strenger Speaks About His Life Lessons from...
Congratulations! This year's Blue & Gold Scholar-Athlete award recipients were treated to the wisdom and experience of Richard Strenger. Mr. Strenger spoke of his life lessons from playing...
View ArticleGrade 5 Enjoys Visit from GM Design Team
The GM design team was back at the Junior School again this fall to speak to the fifth-grade class. Top designer Frank Wu explained the process of designing a car, which starts with a sketch using...
View ArticleGrade 8 Students Celebrate Successful Forensics Tournament
Congratulations to the members of the 8th Grade Advanced Speech and Drama Class, who competed this past weekend at the MIFA middle-level state tournament in Charlotte, Michigan. Per usual, it snowed,...
View ArticleFaculty Art Piece Selected for First Juried Exhibition for NAEA
Mr. Masuda's piece, "Opposing Forces", is one of the 69 pieces selected for the National Art Education Association (NAEA) exhibit to be showcased from October 1, 2016 - April 21, 2017, in Old Town...
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