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d.tech families:
Recently d.tech students have been working on creating their vision for Design Tech High School. Each @d.tech class voted on their favorite vision statements which have been posted throughout the school. As you can see by the pictures, the students want to build a school that combines achievement and empathy. In addition to the visions you see above, students see d.tech as: a community of students and teachers gearing up to change the world, a place that is not perfect but our imperfections drive us to succeed, and the best school in the world. Not only do students want to do great things, but they want to make sure we are all looking out for each other. As part of the process, they also created “post cards” of what they would see happening at the school once we’ve realized the vision. These were things such as “people saying nice things to one another,” “amazing creations displayed on campus,” “students staying on pace without being asked,” and “apologizing for mistakes.”
Also as part of the process, I shared with students our school mission, and my vision for d.tech.
Mission: to develop students who believe that the world can be a better place and they can be the ones to make it happen.
Vision: d.tech is a place for students and staff to flourish (grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment).
We are now in the next stage of the process which involves supporting each other in making the vision real and holding each other accountable when mistakes are made.
I encourage you all to talk to your son/daughter about his/her vision for d.tech. It’s also an activity that students can do for themselves.
Two sentences to describe who you want to be: (Start by thinking of adjectives and words that provoke images).
Create the Postcard: Identify three specific things that you see happening if the vision were real.
Build Efficacy: What is your role in making the vision real?
Complete this sentence: I am a person who...
Have a great week,
Ken
“Reaching for the Stars” benefit for d.tech
 Saturday, March 19, 2016, 6-10pm
Reaching for the Stars - 2nd Annual Spring Fundraiser
Online registration is now open!
Click here to register ==> http://2016springfundraiser.com
The VIBE Center
670 Shell Blvd., Foster City
The fundraising chairs are looking for volunteers to help at the event,
Click here to volunteer ==> http://vols.pt/wSaGoA
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In his pursuit of the Boy Scouts highest rank of Eagle Scout, sophomore William DeBruce chose his eligibility project challenge: hosting a blood drive benefiting the American Red Cross and hospitals. He requires 55 donors for a successful drive. Donors must be 17 years or older (16-year-old can donate with parent/guardian permission). William seeks d.tech community’s support to donate toward the blood drive. Good luck, William!
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Splash! is a two-day marathon of classes in a variety of subjects that are open to all students in grades 7-12. The classes you take are completely up to you as the goal of Splash! is to get students excited about learning and help them explore new topics. Hundreds of volunteer Stanford students come together for a single weekend to teach anything they want to students from all over California. 
