The articles for this month's Elevate Newsletter can be found below:
Elevate Newsletter Articles
Department of General Services Launches New App
New App Available in iTunes, Google Play and Windows Store for Users to Have Your District, Your Way. Read more...
Early on Super Bowl Sunday — before the Skittles and interceptions — Alex Ovechkin was on national television, doing his normal left-shark thing. Against one of the NHL’s best teams, Ovechkin notched two goals, giving the 10-year veteran his 10th straight 30-goal season. Read more...
Intense, interval-style workouts — brief bouts of very hard exercise broken up by periods of recovery — have been shown to improve the health and fitness of people who exert themselves for only a few minutes a week. Read more...
Please join in congratulating Sergeant Marion Foster with the Protective Services Division (PSD) for earning the designation of Employee of the Month for February 2015. Read more...
America's Internet Is Worse Than You Thought
You know the dial-up connection your grandparents use to get on the Internet — the one that sounds like R2-D2 being fed through a meat grinder? It seems antiquated, but when it comes to Americans getting online, access hasn’t advanced much beyond that. Read more...
There has been an outbreak of measles in the United States for the past two months. During this time, you may have read about the outbreak or overheard your parents talking about it. KidsPost thought it would help to explain what’s going on. Read more...
The graduates wore royal blue and white robes. The principal talked about “closing one chapter and beginning another.” Students got awards. Parents cried. Read more...
Did you know that Murch Elementary is an earthworm-friendly school? Murch’s garden program has been composting for years, but every year the Compost Program gets bigger and better-integrated into the science and enrichment curriculum. Read more...
You asked for it, you got it! DC Parks and Recreation, working with the DC Department of General Services, installed new safety fencing at the 3rd and I Street Playground. Read more...
Did You Know? You Can Help Us Save!
Help reduce the number of unused time DGS is charged for in the “DC Fleet Share” program by taking just one extra step when you return your vehicle before your reservation time is up. Read more...
DGS Installs GPS Devices In Vehicles
DGS has started the process of installing GPS devices in all of Its vehicles. Read more...
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