Denver School of the Arts

📱Time to put away your cellphone and Activate Learner Mode! 🧠

Starting Monday for Ninth Grade Academy, all students will need to turn off and put away their cellphones, smart watches, ear buds, headphones and other devices in their backpack during the school day. Devices are not allowed to be stored in pockets. Check out the DPS website (www.dpsk12.org/pcd) for more information.

The DSA Family Newsletter is out. Everything you need to know for the week is inside. If you didn't receive the email, click below to read.

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What does an Orchestra major do after DSA? If you're Alexander Schultz '10 — you go to Yale Law and become a lawyer in Los Angeles. 🎻⚖️

The DSA Family Newsletter is out. Everything you need to know for the week is inside. If you didn't receive the email, click below to read.

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🎬 Alumni Spotlight: Chase Gould, Class of 2024

From Creative Writing at DSA to screenwriting, original music, and film at Chapman University. Chase is now a Writing for Film and Television major, performing his original songs with Chapman's Commercial Music Ensemble and collaborating with fellow film students on projects across campus.

And he's already releasing music. His debut single "I Don't Wanna Mess This Up" is out now on all streaming platforms, complete with a music video on YouTube. 🎶

Chase credits DSA for showing him that his interests in writing, music, and performance didn't have to stay separate. We are so proud of you, Chase! Go check out his single and give him a follow 🎸

Congratulations to Paloma 🎉💃 recipient of a merit scholarship from the Colorado Dance Education Organization!

This award recognizes her work ethic, teamwork, artistry, technical skill, and talent 🌟 and will help fund her continued dance education. We are so proud of her and can't wait to see where her artistry takes her next 🩰✨

Celebrate Kevin's life at two gatherings:

Wednesday, July 29 — Family Visitation and Viewing
6:00 to 8:00 PM | New Hope Baptist Church, 3701 Colorado Blvd, Denver 80205
Students, bring your instruments. His family has asked that if anyone feels moved to play "Diamonds and Pearls" by Prince, it would mean everything to them.

Thursday, August 6 — Celebration of Life
4:00 PM | Cherry Creek Country Club, 2405 S. Yosemite St., Denver 80231 | Attire: Casual

Please RSVP so the family can plan: Scan QR code

Today, we honor the woman who made DSA possible.

Katherine "Kay" Schomp was named one of The Denver Post's 150 most notable Coloradans in Colorado history — and she earned every bit of it.

Kay served on the Denver Board of Education from 1973 to 1983, fought through the controversy of school desegregation, and built the first magnet school program in DPS. But her greatest act was refusing to stop at "it can't be done."

She crusaded for years to create a school where artistically talented middle and high school students could belong. In August 1991, the Denver School of the Arts opened its doors with 180 students. She became the first chair of the Friends of the School of the Arts and watched her vision grow into something she could have only dreamed of.

That school is now home to over 1100 students. Every performance, every film, every painting, every note played on this campus traces back to her.

Kay Schomp didn't just believe in arts education. She built it.

We are proud to be her legacy. 🎭🎨🎶

Our DSA community lost someone truly irreplaceable. Kevin Adams gave 20 years of his life to DPS students, including ours, and his dedication to young people never wavered.

His family has set up a GoFundMe to support Sophia and Tacari's educational costs — a fitting tribute to a man who believed in learning above all else.

If you were touched by Kevin, this is one way to show it. Every contribution matters.

https://gofund.me/9400d5e23