DPS Shakespeare Festival is a Highlight of DMHS's Year

Normally, a few thousand school children marching through the streets might be a cause for concern. But in Denver, Colorado, it marks one of the most exciting events in the school year.

Every April, Downtown Denver is home to the yearly Denver Public Schools Shakespeare Festival, where students of all ages from schools across Denver come together to march in a costumed parade and perform scenes and plays by Shakespeare. The event lasts all day, with scenes and plays performed simultaneously on many stages. The Festival is filled with children, teachers, community members, and parents, as students show off their acting chops.

OPINION - DMHS Needs a Floor Hockey Team, by Raiden McClure

Please enjoy this opinion article from a student in DMHS's "Introduction to Journalism" class.

Middle school should have co-ed floor hockey because it's for everybody and everybody can play instead of playing basketball. Some people don't like basketball and not as many people participate when we play it. Sports are good for kids and we should be able to have sports for everybody in the school.

Ohio Train Derailment Spells Disaster for Local Environment, by Grace Turner

 Please enjoy this article from DMHS's "Introduction to Journalism" class.         

The recent Ohio train derailment has caused a life and death situation.

On Friday February 3, 2023 tragedy hit the village of East Palestine, Ohio. A Norfolk Southern Freight Train was carrying the dangerous chemical called vinyl chloride, which is flammable, without adequate protection around them, leading to a cloud of chemicals raining down on people and pets in the town, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate. When the substances leaked from the damaged train cars, boiling liquid and gas started pouring down killing animals and causing people to get sick. Vinyl chloride is also a known carcinogen. 

OPINION - Don't Go to the Circus, by Jordan Wortham

 Please enjoy this opinion article from DMHS's "Introduction to Journalism" class!

Tigers, Elephants, bears and other circus animals do not leap through holes, balance on their heads, or ride bikes because they want to. They have to be taught and teaching wild animals can be difficult. They do these and other tough techniques out of fear of what will happen if they don't. All around the world, circuses do not care about their animals. They care about entertaining their audience and what they can do with their animals. They torture their animals if they don’t do things right after a certain amount of times. 

The Minimum Wage, by James Cole

 Please enjoy this article from DMHS's "Introduction to Journalism" class.

Considering the economic state of the United States with inflation, house costs, food costs, and many other factors, a minimum wage job will not get you far. An average minimum wage worker will make about $28,392 a year. After factoring in the average cost of rent, utilities, water, food and other necessities, you will come out at the end of the year with about $1900 that hasn't gone into only bills. This isn’t factoring in car payments, repairs, or other things that can come up.

OPINION - We Can Prevent School Shootings, by Emely Ruiz-Arias

 Please enjoy this opinion article from DMHS's "Introduction to Journalism" class!

        Can we prevent school shootings? Yes we can, there are so many ways we can prevent school shootings. There have been many investigations released on students in different universities and schools about how they think school shootings could be prevented.