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ELLINGTON FUND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR 2023
The Ellington Fund is an all-volunteer board of directors that raises over $1.5 million dollars for DESA each year. It also awards over...
Jun 20, 2023


They Performed with Bono and The Edge (After Their Parents Told Them Who They Are)
Find the full NPR article here.
Mar 17, 2023

Vocal Music Concert Choir JoinBono And The Edge For U2’SNPR Tiny Desk Performance
They performed with Bono and The Edge (after their parents told them who they are) Or perhaps Bono and The Edge performed with them. Who...
Mar 17, 2023

How DC’s Duke Ellington Students Inspire Each Other, Dream Of Oscar Fame
WASHINGTON (7News) — At Duke Ellington School of the Arts, creativity thrives. And you never know, you could be sharing the stage or a...
Mar 13, 2023

DESA Student Performs at Kennedy Center
José André Montaño (Instrumental Music, Class of 2024), who reads music in Braille, performed at The Kennedy Center and NPR’s annual...
Dec 20, 2022

Museum Studies Heros Art Projects
Congratulations to students in the Museum Studies Department who helped make the Heros Art Project a success this month! Brought to you...
Nov 11, 2022

Students Win Street Law DC Human Rights Act Capstone Mock Trial
Congratulations to the following artists/scholars who recently competed against students from Jackson-Reed High School and won the...
Oct 31, 2022

Visual Arts Students Winners of 2022 Links Incorporated Poster Competition
Congratulations to several of our Visual Arts students for winning the 2022 Links Incorporated Poster Competition! The following students...
Oct 1, 2022


DESA's Concert Chorale Sing at Judge Kentaji Jackson's Investiture Celebration
The celebration, which took place on September 30, 2022, featured an interview with Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at...
Sep 3, 2022

Theatre Students Attended the British American Drama Academy’s (BADA) Midsummer Intensive Program
Six of our Theatre Department students attended the British American Drama Academy’s (BADA) Midsummer intensive program in Oxford,...
Jun 1, 2022


World Language Students Recieve Scholarships for Study Abroad Programs
The World Languages Department is pleased to announce that three of our students received large scholarships to participate in...
May 1, 2022

Vocal Music Students Star in Elton Jon and Tim Rice’s AIDA
Two of our Vocal Music students, Ella Hinds and Christian Blair will star in Elton Jon and Tim Rice’s AIDA on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at...
Apr 3, 2022

Music Vocal Students Perform Beyoncé’s “I Was Here” for Teach for America’s 30th Anniversary
Jonathan Hobbs, Vocal Music junior, Jordyn Jones, Vocal Music senior and Mr. Nearing joined forces and were hired to perform Beyoncé’s “I...
Apr 1, 2022

Theatre Department Students Perform at the National Gallery of Art
Five Theatre Department juniors, Moyo Ifafore, Makiela Mauney-Brooks, Ari Jackson, Sydney Downs, and Lauren Williams, will for a piece in...
Mar 1, 2022

Vocal Music Senior Recieve American Idol Golden Ticket to Hollywood!
Congratulations to Vocal Music senior, Jordyn Jones for receiving her golden ticket to Hollywood and making it to the next round of...
Feb 1, 2022
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