DEI
Know Your Knight
DSS..What?
Only this Person
Are you smarter than a 6th Grader?
100
A comment or action that subtly, and often unconsciously or unintentionally, expresses a prejudiced attitude toward a member of a systemically-disadvantaged group.
Microaggressions
100
This favorite 7th Grader is featured prominently on the inside cover of this year's Yearbook?
Who is Darwond Armstrong?
100
The total number of DSST schools.
What is 16?
100
Only this person claims they used to be able to dunk a basketball.
Mike Wells
100
In the equation y = 2x + 3, what does the number 2 represent?
The Slope
200
When our brains make quick judgments and assessments of people or situations without us realizing
Unconscious Bias
200
This delightful 8th Grader created this masterpiece of slabular ceramics based on his favorite viral video game to film adaptation, 5 Night's at Freddy's
Who is Marcos Villasenor-Ramos?
200
She is DSST's new CEO
Who is Nella Garcia Urban?
200
Only this person wrote limericks in Middle School and owns a treasured pair of frisbee cleats.
Jae Berry
200
Identify the part of speech for the word "happily" in the sentence: "She skipped happily down the street."
Adverb
300
Most public universities in the USA have historically been categorized as a PWI. What does PWI stand for?
Predominantly White Institution
300
The initials for this astute 6th Grader and her mercurial 8th Grade brother are both A and H.
Who are Abigail and Aaron Hagos?
300
DSST's 23-24 strategic plan priorities.
What are Excellent Instruction, thriving community, transformational talent, collective impact?
300
Only this person would invite Frederick Douglass, Teddy Roosevelt and David Byrne to dinner.
Jason Harrison
300
This fundamental particle, found in the nucleus of an atom, carries a positive charge.
Proton
400
What is the so-called invisible barrier that prevents women and minorities from advancing to the top jobs in organizations?
Glass Ceiling
400
My name is Tessa. Whether I'm early, on time or late to school, I ride in style on this mode of transportation.
What is a skateboard?
400
The previous name for DSST Elevate Middle School.
What is DSST Noel?
400
Only this person would invite 3 staff members to dinner and isn't into possessions, but values the people in their life the most
Annie Brucer
400
This imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
500
DAILY DOUBLE
The conscious or unconscious act of altering ones communication style or appearance depending on a given situation.
Code Switching
500
From left to right, we're the Kim sisters. Pretend our hands are raised and call on us.
Who are Mimi, Netsanet and Tigist?
500
Oprah's Foundation granted this amount of money to DSST?
What is $1 million.
500
Only this person could say 'I love the smell of chlorine in the morning' and mean it.
Feeney
500
The graph of a quadratic function
Parabola