Kevin Lynch | klynch20@dtechhs.org | May 30, 2019 d.tech has been expanding its different school activities as the school has grown, which includes clubs. But do you ever find yourself wondering who gets what money, and how? The Dragon investigated. It turns out that a large amount of money is allocated towards clubs. According to …
Vani Suresh and Matthew Silverman | May 24, 2019 Wednesday morning, students were split into separate community meetings based on gender identity to discuss an increasingly relevant topic to our technological generation: sexting. In light of recent events at the school, many students and staff felt the importance of having a school-wide discussion around sexting …
Andrew Nourie | anourie19@dtechhs.org | May 17, 2019 During @dtech this morning, Freshman Physics teacher Christopher Wall announced that he would not be returning to d.tech in the fall for the 2019-2020 school year. Wall is leaving for personal reasons, explaining that: “It’s just time. I’ve taught for 20 years..I just need a change.” Although …
Daphne Palmeter | dpalmeter20@dtechhs.org | May 16, 2019 At Rollins, all d.tech wanted was walls. Now, the school wants to revisit the days without them, if only the good parts. On Wednesday May 15, d.tech classrooms opened up their whiteboard walls and joined forces in an effort to shake things up. While many teachers didn’t …
Andrew Nourie | anourie19@dtechhs.org | May 14, 2019 Prom took place last weekend, on Saturday the 11th, and much to everyone’s pleasant surprise it was a butt ton of fun. Much of this prom’s success can be attributed to its venue, which was also not only in a beautiful location but was actually able to …
Hezekiah Smithstein | hsmithstein19@dtechhs.org | May 13, 2019 The night before senior “Ditch Day”, the senior class opened their inboxes to an unpleasant surprise: an email from who they thought was Executive Director Ken Montgomery, outlining consequences they would face if they were not present on Monday, May 13th. The plan to meet at 11am …
Jaya Reddy | jreddy19@dtechhs.org | May 7, 2019 It looks like our government is making some exciting changes! Well, d.tech’s Government class curriculum anyways. Last Monday, on April 23, 2019, Chief Executive of Oracle Safra Catz, Executive Director Ken Montgomery, Director of Learning Nicole Cerra, and Senior Government teacher Ken Klieman visited the Superior Court …
Vani Suresh | vsuresh19@dtechhs.org | May 5th, 2019 Stacks of 9th-grade English assignments to grade, many internship opportunities to be confirmed, an honors international relations class to teach, and over 200 emails in an inbox to be read. All of this sounds like work for a team of at least five people, but d.tech’s Rachel …
Jessica Baggott | jbaggott19@dtechhs.org | April 30, 2019 Irish Dancing, a Georganian song about trains, a 16th-century joust, and a song from the popular video game Minecraft. What do they all have in common? On Friday, April 26th, d.tech students performed all of these pieces in d.tech’s second annual Multicultural Show. The show this year …
Roxie Baggott | rbaggott22@dtechhs.org | April 25, 2019 Seven kids lay helpless in an Oracle kitchen, screaming in pain and waiting for someone to bring them to safety. Cries echoed in the dark room. Some kids had gone blind, many were bleeding, most had broken bones. They were disoriented and scared — or at least, …