Mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 21st, at 7 a.m. All of Northwest Denver will be showing up for a rally to help launch the reopening of North High School. It’s the first day of school, and members of the school board, City Council, and DPS administration will be on hand to welcome new faculty and students. Above all, they’ll be celebrating the new vision for North that was unveiled over the past year.
Judy will be on hand, and hopefully you’ll be there too. Bring a sign, wear the school colors (purple + gold), and help the new era at North get off to an auspicious start. Hundreds of people attended meetings over the last year and a half to provide input, help shape the new curriculum, and chart the school’s new course. The stakes are high not just for the students but for the entire community; we can’t afford to let North High fail.
You might have read about the great volunteer effort in support of Manual High School in northeast Denver. We need to do something similar in our own neighborhood — for the kids, and for ourselves. I’ll post more information on the rally as the date gets closer. For now, mark it down and hold the time open.
