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Happy New Year from DSU!

I invite you to take a little journey looking back over the last year where youth of all ages have shared their abundance of talents and incredible imaginations bringing amazing vitality and vibrancy to the DSU, Duxbury's youth epicenter. 

View our 2012 Slideshow

Thank you to the entire Duxbury community for continuing to support our work with youth. DSU plays an integral role in the lives of our young people where they develop their talents, share gratitude, compassion, imaginations and energy to be amazing contributors in our community and world. 
DSU 2012 Year in Review
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To continue to fund daily operations and bring our big goals for the future to fruition, we desperately need your help.  Our goal is to keep our after school program and event fees low and widely accessible to all Duxbury youth, and to offer even more service opportunities and mission initiatives like the ones described below, at no cost to our users. 

You can impact our future and the future of all Duxbury youth by making a donation today online at www.duxburystudentunion.com

Happy New Year and Best Wishes from all of us at DSU!
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Sue Bradford, DSU Executive Director
2012 DSU Highlights
  • Offering Lunch on the Lawn for DMS students for a breathe fresh air, exercise and to blow off steam to improve afternoon learning capacity
  • Creating a new Alden "OverTime" program for a small group of Alden students to stay till 5pm with tutoring help, enrichment and community service projects  
  • Empowering girls to be strong and responsible physically, emotionally and socially with Girls Night Out morphing into an amazing girl's empowerment program inspired by female role models like hero Razia Jan, DHS mentors and graduates, fitness and nutrition from Duxbury's own girl power guru Katie Grossman and more to come 
  • Forging many new community partnerships with local businesses and non profit organizations for youth to learn more about how they can impact their community and beyond   
  • Enhancing the 8th grade Promotion dance in conjunction with the DMS PTA  
  • Celebrating Duxbury's 375th Birthday at DSU Annual Summer Fest   
  • Extending DSU fun into summer with new Summer Camp and cooling off at Percy Walker Pool
  • Navigating social media with easy to understand workshops for youth and adults 
  • Winning the coveted South Shore Living's award for Best Place to host kids parties  
  • Asking the unthinkable - give up your Halloween candy for the troops and boy did you, in truckloads!  
  • Honoring our local hero, Razia Jan, and learning about worldwide barriers to education 
  • Learning from Jonathan Woods of the Under the Tree Foundation that anyone can make a difference and give back, no matter how young.  
  • Immobilizing support for those in need: Hurricane Sandy supplies,  Duxbury Interfaith Council brownies for baskets, Jimmy Fund 


Your end-of-year donation to DSU is greatly appreciated!

Thank you to all the Friends, BFF's, Mentors and Visionaries who have already joined the DSU Leadership Society to help us continue to offer positive experiences year round to nurture Duxbury youth to be compassionate and thoughtful contributors in our community and beyond


 Please be as generous as you can and DONATE today!  



Dropping the Ball Dance for 7th and 8th Grade January 4th
Drop the ball dance



Ring in the New Year at DSU's Dropping the Ball Dance.  Celebrate New Year across the globe from Sydney to San Francisco.

This Friday January 4th at 7:30 to 9:30pm. Tickets on sale at lunch Thursday and Friday $15.

No early arrivals please, appropriate attire required.

DSU Code of Conduct in effect at all events.