6th Grade

• Math
• English and Reading
• Social Studies
• Science
• Art
• Music
• PE
• Health
• Spanish Language Arts, English Language Development

7th Grade

• Math
• English and Reading
• Social Studies
• Science
• Art
• Music
• PE
• Health
• Spanish Language Arts, English Language Development

8th Grade

• Math
• English Reading
• Social Studies
• Science
• Art
• Music
• PE
• Health
• Spanish Language Arts, English Language Development

DSST Athletic Program Overview

At DSST, we are dedicated to cultivating an athletic program that supports the holistic development of our students. Our mission is to foster physical, mental, and emotional well-being by promoting a healthy balance between athletics and academics. Athletics at DSST are designed to challenge and inspire, emphasizing high-level skill development, strategic play, teamwork, good sportsmanship, school spirit, character building, and—above all—joy in competition. We strive to provide every student with a sense of belonging, motivation, and achievement, balancing rigorous expectations with consistent encouragement. Athletics are not merely extracurricular—they are an essential part of our curriculum and a daily reflection of our Core Values.

Through the Elevate Athletics Middle School Program, we cultivate student-athletes who embody the Traits of a Bulldog: Tenacity in the face of challenges, a commitment to building a lasting Legacy through leadership and community, and the pursuit of Excellence in both sport and character. These guiding principles shape athletes who not only compete with heart and determination but also lead with humility and purpose—on the field, in the classroom, and beyond.

Sports Offered

Fall

• Boys Soccer
• Girls Volleyball

Winter

• Cheer
• Girls Basketball
• Boys Basketball

Spring

• Boys Volleyball
• Girls Soccer
• Flag Football

If you have any questions about our athletic program, please contact our Athletic Director, Jennifer Bobino, via E-mail at: jennifer.bobino@scienceandtech.org

Resources 

• Elevate MS Athletics Website

• Elevate MS Athletics Calendar

Athletics Registration – ALL students MUST register (this includes having a physical) before tryouts

• Student Council
• Tech Repair Club
• GSA
• Mind Matters
• Homework Club
• Hiking Club
• Art Club
• Creative Writing
• Anime/Manga
• Books to Movies
• Robotics
• Drama
• Music Club
• Trivia Club
• Chess Club

In order to fulfill DSST’s mission to eliminate educational inequity and serve all students, we must serve students with disabilities with excellence, to ensure they are welcomed, known and challenged through rigorous academic instruction to achieve their most ambitious post-secondary path. This requires embracing DSST’s view of the human condition and executing on a common set of guiding principles, foundational practices, and key levers that will translate into transformational outcomes for our students with disabilities.

STUDENT OUTCOMES

We aim to ensure that all students with disabilities are known, welcomed, and challenged to succeed within our schools and to achieve their most ambitious post-secondary path. In pursuit of equity and inclusion for all students, we measure our success through the following metrics:

• Student and family sense of belonging
• Re-enrollment
• Academic growth
• HS graduation rate
• Success in college or post-secondary programming

GUIDING BELIEFS

The following guiding beliefs are central to our goals for our students and our approach to ensuring the individual needs of all students are met at DSST. These principles guide our thinking and our decisions at the student, school and network level.

• All Means All - We believe all students, regardless of background, needs, or disability status, can thrive at DSST. In pursuit of our mission, we strive to serve all students’ diverse learning needs so that they may achieve rigorous outcomes while in our schools and succeed on their ideal post-secondary path.
• Culture of Inclusion - We believe students learn best when they are included in their community and classrooms to the fullest extent possible. Meeting this ambitious goal requires the full engagement and collaboration of all community members. A truly inclusive environment requires that parents have input and staff members share ownership of all students.
• Responsibility for Success - We believe that, ultimately, the success of all students is our responsibility. While we hold our students to high expectations and intentionally teach self-advocacy skills, we believe it is our job to provide the supports and instruction necessary to ensure students meet those expectations. We celebrate students’ successes and provide additional learning opportunities when students face obstacles.
• Learning Organization - Serving the diverse needs of all students requires curiosity, openness to new ideas and a drive to be on the forefront of best practices. We must be open to examining what is and is not working for students, trying new things, and adjusting course when necessary.

We provide services to student in Special Education in a variety of ways, including but not limited to:

• Push-in Special Education teachers serve within the general education classroom
• Pull-out services: Special Education teachers pull small groups from the general education classroom to provide Specially Designed Instruction
• Co-teaching- Some of our classes are co-taught with a gen-ed teacher and a special education teacher.
• Special Services, Students who have an identified need on their IEP may gain access to a variety of service providers including, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Vision and Motor therapists, and Mental health service providers, School Psychologists and/or Social Workers.
• Intervention courses: Full courses to provide remedial support in reading or math
• In-class accommodations and modifications as determined by the IEP
• Testing accommodations and modifications as determined by the IEP