About Dolores Huerta Preparatory
High
What is a Charter School?
Dolores Huerta Preparatory
High is tuition free public charter school. Charter schools are authorized
under Colorado State Law and are financed the same way as other public
schools. Governed by local ally by citizens, parents and educators,
charter schools are free to be innovative in their design and operation.
Dolores Huerta Preparatory High, like all charter schools, is held
to the highest national and state standards of education and is highly
accountable to the state and community.
Curriculum
- Project Based
Learning
- NCS Success Maker
Math
- John J. Collins
Writing
- Culture and Community
Studies
- Spanish Language
Instruction
- Connected Mathematics
- Business Internships
Benefits
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Two Year College
Degree (Associates Degree) at No Cost to students and families
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Successful graduates
are Guaranteed Admission to Any Pueblo University or College in
Colorado
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Students may
participate in any sports or academic program at any District
No. 60 High School - DHPH will obtain CHSAA Division I/Division
II Status
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Students earns
both a College Degree and a High School Diploma
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Master Degree
Teachers Teaching a Challenging Curriculum
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Flexible School
Schedule (Junior and Senior Year)
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One to One Tutoring
Available
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Longer School
Year and Day
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Distance and
On-Line Courses available from Universities Nationwide
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Proven, Research
Based Curriculum
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High Expectation
and Consistent Discipline
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New and Advanced
Technology
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Theater and Music
Program
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Small Class Sizes
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Individualized
Career planning and Counseling
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Free and Reduced
Breakfast and Lunch Program
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Students are
able to take advantage of the resources available at Pueblo Community
College and DHPH
Sports and Academic Activities
Dolores Huerta Preparatory
High students are able to participate in any School District 60 sports
and extra curricular activities. In addition, DHPH is approved by
CHSAA. Colorado's athletic sanctioning organization, and will offer
traditional sports team including: basketball, wrestling, volleyball,
and softball. Academic extra curricular offerings include: National
Academic League, Civics and Political Club, Engineering Days, National
History Day, Science Club and fair. In conjunction with our Early
College Partner, DHPH Students may participate in the majority of
on-campus groups and activities at Pueblo Community College.
Our Early College Partners
Pueblo Community
College and Colorado State University-Pueblo are accredited state
institutions of higher education serving Pueblo and the surrounding
regions. Their spacious campuses are home to diverse student bodies,
many degree programs, state of the art computer labs and classrooms,
library facilities, and instructors with advance degrees.
Dolores Huerta
 The
Daughter of a farm worker and union activist, Dolores Fernandez Huerta
was born in Dawson, New Mexico during the Great Depression.
As a child, Dolores moved with her family to Stockton, California,
where her family operated a motel for farm workers and their families.
Seeing firsthand the deplorable conditions farm workers endured, young
Dolores became involved in the Community Service Organization (SCO)
and soon began organizing farm workers on a statewide level.
It was during her many travels on behalf of workers that Dolores met
Cesar Chavez, the man who would share her vision and dream of better
conditions for American farm workers.
In
1962, Huerta and Chavez formed the National Farm Worker's Association,
with the basic principles of non-violence and public action.
Although she was a single mother and raising eleven children at the
time, Dolores Huerta was the leading force in organizing the nationwide
grape boycott that eventually led to greatest wages and benefits for
all farm workers. Her efforts led to her becoming a national spokesperson
for all workers, and her name became synonymous with labor and la
causa.
 Dolores
Huerta continues her work and frequently speaks before Congress regarding
issues of concern to agricultural workers. She directs the Collective
Bargaining Unit of the United Farm Workers, is a board member of the
National Farm Workers Service Center, and serves as a trustee of the
Robert F. Kennedy Medical Plan. In 1993, Dolores Huerta was
inducted into the National Women's Hall of fame for her outstanding
efforts. Other awards include the prestigious Eugene V. Debbs
Foundation Outstanding American Award and the ACLU Roger Baldwin Medal
of Liberty Award. Most recently, the Dolores Huerta Center
for Worker's Rights was established in Las Vegas, Nevada, to provide
improved information and assistance to impoverished workers.
Above all, Dolores Huerta continues to serve as role model for Americans
of all ages and ethnicities, and as an inspiration to workers worldwide.
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