One graduating senior from each DPS high school received a $1,000 Franklin B. Walter Scholarship provided by the Montgomery County Educational Service Center (MCESC). Nomination criteria included student awards, activities, GPA and attendance. Students were also asked to write an essay about a teacher that has positively impacted their lives. Those teachers will receive $500 to spend on classroom materials. …
DPS Seniors: Opportunities for Employment
Seniors, several senior employment opportunity meetings have been set-up for you throughout the remainder of the school year. You will have the opportunity to listen to employers in the Dayton region that are looking for eager high school graduates for future employment. Please take advantage of these meetings so that you can gain employment once you graduate. More information is …
Digital Design Students Celebrate Black History Month
Steven Morrison’s Digital Design students at Meadowdale and Ponitz created digital illustrations of prominent African American figures to celebrate Black History Month. In addition to their illustrations, students researched the individual they chose and submitted short biographies about their lives. What a great way to honor the accomplishments of African Americans throughout history! From left to right, top to bottom: …
Welcome Back, DPS!
Welcome to the second semester of the 2020-2021 school year! Although we are still amidst unprecedented times, we still rise. This morning our staff, teachers, and administrators greet 75% of our student body as they walk through the school buildings to learn in-person, full time for the first time in nearly a year. Below is some information we hope will …
Summer Student Positions at WPAFB
High school students – Interested in a student trainee position at Wright Patterson Air Force Base? View the summer positions available at WPAFB this year: Student Trainee (Engineering) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592984600 Student Trainee (Clerical/Admin) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592984700 Student Trainee (Laborer) https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592985200 Student Trainee (Rec Aid) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592985100 Student Trainee (Contracting) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592984800 Student Trainee (Lifeguard) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/592600600
Thursday (Feb 25) OR Friday (Feb 26) Students Off | Staff & Teacher Work Day
Remember: Students will be OFF either Thursday or Friday as their teachers receive the second COVID-19 vaccine. Staff should report as usual; please note that this a teacher work day. Students who attend the following schools will be OFF Thursday, February 25th because their teachers will be receiving the second COVID-19 vaccine. Edwin Joel Brown Ponitz Fairview Meadowdale Thurgood Rosa …
Students Officially Return to In-Person Learning on March 1
Students will officially return for in-person learning on Monday, March 1st. DPS staff will be receiving both COVID-19 vaccines this month and will be fully vaccinated by the March 1st return date. Parents must select either full-time face-to-face instruction beginning March 1st or remote learning for their students. The survey is available here. Students who choose remote learning will not …
Students from the following schools are OFF Thursday, February 4
DPS Families – Many DPS employees will be receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, February 4th. Students who attend the following schools will be off Thursday, February 4 because their teachers will be receiving vaccines: Edwin Joel Brown David H. Ponitz Fairview Elementary Meadowdale High School Thurgood Marshall High School Rosa Parks ELC Dayton Digital Academy Mound Street Academy Edison …
Find Scholarships with Scholarship Connect
Finding scholarships has never been easier than with The Dayton Foundation’s Scholarship CONNECT! Thanks to charitable individuals who believe in the importance of education, The Dayton Foundation is able to offer nearly 200 scholarship opportunities to help Dayton-area students, like you, continue their education. ScholarshipCONNECT is a scholarship and college readiness resource website to help students get to and through college. …
Former dental student credits Ponitz with preparing her for career
Jakie Melendez graduated from the Dental Program at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center in 2018. For more than a year, she has been a Lab Technician at Buckeye Orthodontics in Dayton. In this role, she uses the skills she learned at Ponitz on a daily basis. Her main duties include taking impressions of patients’ teeth and creating clear …