Dorothy I. Height Elementary School

District of Columbia (DC) SUN Bucks

DC SUN Bucks provides $120 of grocery benefits to eligible students over the summer when kids aren’t getting the meals they usually eat at school.

https://sunbucks.dc.gov/

🌍✨ Calling All DHES Families! ✨🌍

Do you have a culture, tradition, dance, food, outfit, language, or special talent you’d love to share? 🎶🍲👘💃🏾

NOW is your chance to help bring the world to DHES at our upcoming Culture Fest! ❤️💛💚

We’re looking for students and families to proudly represent cultures from around the globe through: 🎭 Performances
🍽️ Food & Treats
👗 Traditional Clothing & Fashion
🎨 Cultural Displays
💃 Dance & Music
📚 Fun Facts & Heritage Sharing

Whether you represent your own culture or want to celebrate and learn about another, we’d LOVE to have you join the experience! 🌎✨

This is more than an event — it’s a celebration of who we are, where we come from, and how beautifully diverse our DHES family is. 🫶🏽

📅 Thursday, May 21, 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

🎟️ Families interested in participating can sign up here:
https://bit.ly/4bwNCS3

Let’s make this year’s Culture Fest the BIGGEST and most colorful one yet! 🌟

✨👑 DHES Presents: The Summer Renaissance Fashion Show 👑✨

The runway is ready… and our students are about to SHINE! 🌟
Join us for an unforgettable evening of style, confidence, creativity, and excellence as the scholars of Dorothy I. Height Elementary take the spotlight for our Annual DHES Summer Renaissance Fashion Show! ❤️💛

From bold walks to bright smiles, our Monarchs are showing the world what happens when talent meets confidence. 🦉✨

📍 DHES Gymnasium
📅 Thursday, May 14, 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM

🍿 Concessions will be sold to support the DHES Fashion Club!

Come celebrate our amazing students and witness the magic of the “Summer Renaissance” come alive on the runway! 🔥👠🎭

Happy Mother's Day to all our amazing moms, mothers, grandmothers, bonus moms, and all types of mom figures and caregivers in the DHES family and community! A special shout out thr admin team, parents and staff who made our Teacher Appreciation Week so memorable and special!!! #

Be sure to come out yo Math and Literacy Night tonight !!!

DHES Monarchs ended our February with a celebration of Dorothy I. Height with a parade on Thursday and our annual BHM program on Friday that honored her legacy!

Congratulations to our Mighty Monarch Champions on their win over Minor yesterday!! Great game!! #

Black History Month Spirit Week is coming next week to DHES!!