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April, 20 2010 - Denver Public School Foundation's "Achieve" Gala Evening celebrating students and their schools

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DPS Foundation's Achieve 2010 Student greeters from Slavens School, Smith Renaissance School of the Arts and Trevista ECE-8 welcome guests Student greeters shake hands with guests Student greeters direct guests up the escalator
Student greeters direct guests towards the Centennial Foyer Laken Smith of Manual and Gerardo Perez of Lincoln High Schools register guests Toby Trujillo, Maria Salcido, Hai Truong and Melissa Columga of Scott Lowery Law Firm Susan and Leigh Lutz of UMB
Alice Burton and Ronda Schweiger of Grant Thornton Marlene and John Sbarbaro of Leprino Foods Max Reiner and Amanda Peters of Vectra Bank Shirley Delgado and Leo Lesh of Denver Public Schools
David Greenberg, Denver School of Science and Technology, Terry Minger of the Piton Foundation and Superintendent Tom Boasberg John and Paige Krusoe with Amanda and Jason Baldwin of BBVA Compass Bank Montbello High School Drum Line make an entrance in the Centennial Foyer The Drum Line make their way to the stage and perform as guests enter the Centennial Ballroom
The Drum Line make their exit DPS Foundation President and CEO Kristin Colon welcome guests Guests listen to Kristin Colon's introduction Over 1,200 guests filled up the Centennial Ballroom
Guests enjoy dinner while listening to the speakers Guests watch the speakers on the three main screens Governor Bill Ritter and Lt. Governor Barbara O'Brien give the welcoming remarks Guests watch the Governor and Lt. Governor's welcoming remarks
George Washington High School Cheerleaders perform The cheerleaders cheer and dance while guests dine Mariner Kemper of UMB speaks and introduces the Superintendent of DPS, Tom Boasberg DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg speaks on the importance of the foundation and the event
El Mariachi Juvenil de Bryant Webster perform several songs for the audience Pamela Liñan leads the Mariachi group Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College Senior Diana Johnson shares her inspiring story The audience listens to student speaker Diana Johnson
The East High School Angelaires charm the crowd East High School Angelaires sing several songs for the guests Mayor John Hickenlooper speaks about the importance of a quality education being available universally DPS Foundation Board Chair Kristin Richardson thanks guests and sponsors
The crowd applauds DPS faculty and staff Shannon Fitzgerald and Connie Casson enjoy the post-dinner reception A special thanks to all the sponsors  
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