Articles by rdepew

On Wednesday, June 2 the 6th annual DSA Legacy of Imperialism competition took place among DSA sophomores at Diablo Valley College. The quality of student work and the energy in the competition were the best ever – showing the continuing trend that in the DSA things do continually get better with age.

In this year’s competition the team representing Rwanda (Jesus Sanchez, Karen Paredes, and Kaitie Brooks) took home top honors with their plans for a school and community garden to address the chronic need for education and nutrition for children. Other teams honored included the teams representing Angola, Botswana, Togo, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.

For more information on the Legacy of Imperialism project check out the DSA project wiki at http://digitalsafari.pbworks.com/The-Legacy-of-Imperialism.

In addition, check out the amazing country plans published by our 10th grade Legacy teams. The level of design and thoughtful planning is tremendous and a testament to a class that is going places. The rest of the plans can be seen at slideshare.net/randydepew/documents

The DSA 11th Grade class took 250 pictures of the faces that make MDHS.
Check them all out at our Flickr page.

What started out as a project exploring the complexities of immigration turned into a tribute to our fallen friend. Anna Ramos, Gustavo Gomez and Nin Nguyen produced this video in the aftermath of Cripus’ death. The rapping you hear throughout is Crispus performing a song he recorded last December.

We hope this video will help all of us keep Crispus in our hearts.

As part of their project “We Are Mount Diablo: Issues of Ethnicity and Culture at MDHS“, students were tasked with creating a documentary that celebrates, examines, exposes, or enlightens us about the diversity of cultures and people who make MDHS what it is. From personal stories of struggle, to examinations of the causes of failure on our campus, the videos provide a unique perspective into the way our students see and report on the world.

The entire set of videos can be found in our vimeo album for the project.

Diagnosing Failure from Digital Safari Academy on Vimeo.

Check out the First Half of the Senior Utopia PhotoEssays. The essays were created as part of the DSA Senior Project ‘Searching for Utopia‘.

The rest of the essays can be viewed at www.slideshare.net/randydepew/presentations

DSA 11th Graders, as part of our ongoing career and college exploration activities, toured San Francisco State University on Thursday, April 15th. In addition to the campus tour, the DSA received a personal student led tour of the Broadcast and Electronic Communications Arts Department (BECA). The beautifully sunny day was a special and timely experience as our future seniors begin to form their college plans.

Photos of the visit are here.

The DSA family lost one of our own Tuesday, March 30. Our sadness is great.
Crispus will be missed by us all.

DSA sophomores traveled to Soda Springs on Saturday with the purpose of becoming a closer-knit group of students as they begin their new project and look forward to “living together” until graduation. But, bonding on this day took the form of a snowball fighting, tackling, and wrestling free for all. It was a glorious way to spend a day in the Sierras.

And, now, it feels even better to be a member of this big family.

There are 150 more pictures in our Flickr album for the trip.

The newest installment of the DSA’s Speaking of I.D.entity project hit Vimeo today. Check ‘em out!

(We’re still waiting on a few videos, so if the one you’re looking for isn’t here, check back Monday)

Speaking of I.D.entity 2010 on Vimeo

Jessylyn Los Banos “Rose Colored Glasses” from Digital Safari Academy on Vimeo.

Gustavo Gomez & Felipe Carias “Don’t Give Up” from Digital Safari Academy on Vimeo.