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DPS Academy Values and Mission

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ACADEMY PHILOSOPHY

* Tell the truth.
* Do your best, no matter how trivial the task.
* Choose the hard right over the easy wrong.
* Look out for the group before you look out for yourself.
* Don't whine or make excuses.
* Judge others by their actions and not their race.
* Pay close attention to detail.
* Undertake every task expediently.
* Be performance oriented for both quality and quantity of work.

list of Academy core values