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💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Big congrats to Cadence Page of Jordan High School — awarded the Parsons Scholarship to Parsons School of Design, totaling $128,000! Creativity backed by serious funding. 🎓🎨 #DPSScholarsSecuringDollars #ParsonsScholar #DesignTheFuture #WeAreDPS #DPSProud

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Congratulations to Arianna Serrano of Jordan High School — awarded the Presidential Scholarship to Stony Brook University, totaling $52,000! Smart choices. Big rewards. Future unlocked. 🎓🔓 #DPSScholarsSecuringDollars #StonyBrookUniversity #PresidentialScholar #WeAreDPS #DPSProud

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Big congratulations to Jacob McDowell of Jordan High School — awarded the Presidential Fellowship and selected for the Business Fellows Program at High Point University, for a total of $88,000! Business-minded. Fully funded. Future ready. 🎓📈 #DPSScholarsSecuringDollars #HighPointUniversity #WeAreDPS #DPSProud

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Congrats to Savannah Williams of Jordan High School — awarded the Presidential Fellowship from High Point University, totaling $56,000! Leadership, excellence, and the scholarship to elevate it all. 🎓💼 #ScholarsGettingDollars #HighPointUniversity #PresidentialFellowship #WeAreDPS #DPSProud

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Cheers to Camille Jones of Jordan High School — recipient of the Academic Merit Award from Meredith College, totaling $80,000! Earning recognition. Securing the future. 🎓🌟 #ScholarsGettingDollars #MeredithCollege #MeritScholar #WeAreDPS #DPSProud

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Applause for Grace Ferguson of Jordan High School — awarded the SAIC Recognition Merit Scholarship to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, totaling $80,000! Art, vision, and funding to match. 🎨🎓 #DPSScholarsSecuringDollars #SAICScholar #DPSProud #WeAreDPS

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Huge congratulations to Kendall Soloman of Middle College High School @ DTCC — awarded the prestigious Cheatham-White Scholarship to North Carolina Central University — a full ride! Leadership. Excellence. 100% covered. 🎓🦅 #DPSScholarsSecuringDollars #CheathamWhiteScholar #NCCUBound #WeAreDPS #DPSProud

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Huge congratulations to Annabelle Ferreri of Jordan High School — awarded the Honors Scholarship to Pace University, totaling an impressive $148,000! Talent meets opportunity — fully backed. 🎓🏙️ #DPSScholarsSecuringDollars #PaceUniversity #HonorsScholar #WeAreDPS #DPSProud

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Big congrats to Macklin Paige of Jordan High School — awarded the Katharine Smith Reynolds Scholarship to UNC-Greensboro’s Lloyd International Honors College, totaling $32,000! Honors, ambition, and funding to fuel it all. 🎓🌍 #DPSScholarsSecuringDollars #UNCGreensboro #ReynoldsScholar #WeAreDPS #DPSProud

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Applause for Meredith Eshun of Jordan High School — awarded the Capstone Scholarship to Howard University, worth $52,000! Success with purpose, and the scholarship to match. 🎓🔥 #ScholarsGettingDollars #HowardBound #CapstoneScholar #WeAreDPS #DPSProud

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Congrats to Sidney Dash of Jordan High School — recipient of the Trustee Scholarship from Barton College, totaling $64,000! Hard work paying off in real dollars. 🎓💸 #DPSScholarsSecuringDollars #BartonCollege #TrusteeScholar #DPSProud #WeAreDPS

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Shoutout to Simone Anderson of Jordan High School — awarded the Founders Scholarship to Howard University, valued at $60,000! HU! Excellence recognized. Education funded. 🎓❤️💙 #DPSScholarsSecuringDollars #HowardBound #DPSProud #WeAreDPS

🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Nan Lujan, Lakewood Elementary Assistant Principal, has been named the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) Assistant Principal of the Year! 🌟 This prestigious state-level recognition highlights Dr. Lujan’s outstanding leadership, dedication, and positive impact. We are incredibly proud to have such an inspiring leader at DPS! Please join us in congratulating Dr. Lujan on this remarkable achievement! #DPSProud #WeAreDPS

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Big congratulations to Aven Schwartz of Jordan High School — awarded the B.N. Duke Scholarship to Duke University, totaling $95,000 per year for a grand total of $380,000! Big brains. Big impact. Fully funded. 🎓💼 #ScholarsGettingDollars #BNDukeScholar #DukeBound #WeAreDPS #DPSProud

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Huge congratulations to Lily Williams of Jordan High School — awarded the prestigious B.N. Duke Scholarship to Duke University, valued at $100,000 per year for a total of $400,000! Leadership, service, and scholarship at the highest level. 🎓👑 #ScholarsGettingDollars #BNDukeScholar #DukeBound #WeAreDPS #DPSProud

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Cheers to Faith Williams of Northern High School — winner of the State Employees Credit Union People Helping People Scholarship for $10,000 and headed to UNC Chapel Hill! Community, commitment, and college covered. 🎓💙 #ScholarsGettingDollars #SECUScholar #UNCBound #DPSProud #WeAreDPS

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Congratulations to Addyson Taylor of Northern High School — awarded the J. Moore Scholarship to Guilford College, totaling $25,000 renewable for 4 years! Stacking scholarships and setting the pace. 🎓💼 #DPSScholarsGettingDollars #DPSProud #WeAreDPS

💰 Scholars securing the dollars! 💰 Big shoutout to Northern High School's Luke Svoboda-Barber heading to NC State as a Goodnight Scholar with a scholarship worth $24,000 (renewable over 4 years)! STEM dreams, paid for and powered up. 🎓🔬 #DPSScholarsSecuringDollars #GoodnightScholar #NCStateBound #WeAreDPS #DPSProud

🚌📚 Lakewood Students Take Their Voices to Raleigh! 🗣️🏛️ Lakewood Elementary students recently headed to the state legislature for Lobby Day, and they came ready to speak truth to power. Alongside their teacher and Media Coordinator Turquoise LeJeune Parker, students met with lawmakers to advocate for: 🔹 More school counselors and nurses 🔹 Foreign language instruction 🔹 Fair pay for bus drivers, cafeteria staff, and custodians 🔹 More funding for books and learning resources 💬 “This is a wonderful chance for students to learn about how the government works, see democracy in action, and understand how their voices can help shape the future.” – Ms. Parker These young advocates are already making a difference. The future is bright—and vocal! #DPSProud #StudentVoicesMatter #LakewoodElementary #LobbyDay #PublicEducation #WeAreDPS

🪰🪴 Frogs, Flytraps & Future Scientists! 🐸🌿 What happens when 11 Durham Public Schools K-8 educators spend a weekend surrounded by Venus flytraps, gopher frogs, and ocean air? Transformation. The 3rd annual Flytraps and Frogs TeacherVenture, held May 2–4 at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, immersed DPS educators in North Carolina’s coastal ecosystems and real-world conservation science. With support from the Duke Community Grant, this fully funded PD experience helped teachers: 🔬 Bring STEM to life through field science 🌱 Strengthen SEL through nature-based learning 🧠 Ignite a love of outdoor education to take back to their students The ripple effect is real—past participants have built outdoor classrooms, led first-time ocean visits for students, and launched school-wide conservation projects. 📚 This is what innovative PD looks like. 💡This is how you transform classrooms—by stepping outside them. #DPSProud #TeacherVenture #OutdoorEducation #STEMLearning #WeAreDPS