Middle school students interested in enrolling at the Dearborn Center for Math, Science, & Technology (DCMST) for the fall, 2009 semester can pick up an application packet at any Dearborn Public Schools middle school office but they must do it by Jan. 23. Students planning to become a resident of the district, but do not currently attend a Dearborn Public School, have until March 5, 2009 to apply.

The Dearborn Center for Math, Science, & Technology is a community of learners sharing a high interest and achievement in Math and Science.  To be eligible to enroll in the DCMST program, students must successfully complete Algebra One in 8th grade and attend a Dearborn Public high school. Students must go through a competitive application process based on middle school grades, Math and Science ability, Algebra test scores, and teacher recommendations. 

This challenging four-year program provides an in-depth, project-based, problem-solving approach that integrates technology with Math and Science. Students attend the Center for three class periods each day and complete the remainder of their academic schedule at one of three Dearborn high schools. All students participate in individual research. Upperclassmen, enrolled at DCMST or any of the district high schools, have the opportunity to enroll in advanced placement and college courses. Last year students at the DCMST earned an average of 10 college credits and took AP courses in Calculus BC, Computer Science, and Statistics.

 The average grade point average for DCMST students in 2007 was 3.83 and the current senior class has an average ACT score of 27. Four Valedictorians and 8 Salutatorians have graduated from the program. The DCMST Class of 2007 received over $1.75 million in Scholarship offers and that number grew to $2.6 million for the class of 2008.

 For further information about the Dearborn Center for Math, Science, & Technology, please visit their web site at http://dcmst.dearbornschools.org or call (313) 827-2720.

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We made a host of improvements, the majority on making the site operate more reliably and viewable from multiple types of Internet browsers.

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