Governor Bill Owens and Mayor John Hickenlooper will join officials today from the Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) and Denver Public Schools (DPS) in the groundbreaking ceremony for the first high school to be built at the Stapleton redevelopment site. DSST is a public charter school within DPS for grades 9-12 and will open its doors to 125 ninth-graders this fall.

The outdoor groundbreaking ceremony is at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday, Feb. 4) at the DSST Stapleton site (corner of Montview Blvd. and Wabash St.). Parking will be available onsite. A 10:30 a.m. reception will follow the ceremony.

Please note the event is being held outdoors in a heated tent, at the corner of Montview Blvd. and Wabash St.

Additional information about DSST and the admission process is available on the school’s website at www.scienceandtech.org.

For more information, contact Denise Hudson, Director of Development, at 303-249-0455 (cell) or denise@scienceandtech.org.