Student / Staff / Alumni Spotlights

Miguel is amazing – he is an amazing student and artist, but an even more amazing human!

Trinity has a great sense of humor, enjoys good anime, is an amazing artist/animator, and wears a cool hat! In addition, and more seriously, they are an advocate for the voices of queer & disabled individuals, as well as BIPOC. …

River is an all-around wonderful human being. They consistently do the right thing, they handle everything with a remarkable sense of humor, and they are a positive role model to their peers.

Marni has always been a strong student and visual artist, but the work she created last year, and over the summer is truly wonderful. Marni is quick to help others and to offer positive feedback and constructive criticism. Marni’s attitude …

After asking for a letter of recommendation for college, Summer offered to come have lunch with me so I could get to know her better. In my 10 years of teaching I’ve never had a student want to spend their …

McCall is not only an outstanding artist, but a wonderful human being. After losing my little dog Frida, McCall painted this lovely portrait for me. I was so touched at the sympathy and kindness McCall has to offer to our …

These students gave up free time to run the lights and sound for the NHS induction ceremony.  In addition to the work they agreed to do, they stayed to help put away 148 chairs after the event when that was …

Samantha has created and facilitated several sustaining student leadership initiatives related to bettering DSA’s student culture. Specifically, even before the pandemic began Samantha worked with her peers in Sources of Strength to create and implement a HS-MS Mentorship Campaign. Samantha’s …