Students at Louise Wolff Khan Elementary School are ready to get racing. In an effort to increase awareness about physical fitness and active, healthy lifestyles for students and their families, 200 students were encouraged to participate in the 2014 Cigna Mayor’s Race 5K and Fun Run Presented by Oncor. The event is set for Saturday, Dec. 13, at Reunion Park in downtown. The event is free to all Dallas ISD students and teachers, and transportation will be made available to and from the race. The pep rally and presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 16, kicks off the 3 Months to 3…
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Marketing Services is responsible for communicating internally to more than 20,000 Dallas ISD employees and externally with the greater Dallas community through publications, marketing and advertising, e-newsletters, social media and photography.
Tonight is the night for the eighth-annual Dallas ISD Districtwide College and Career Fair! The college fair is free and provides many benefits to students and parents as they embark in their next chapter. Please note that all juniors and seniors need to be pre-registered with their counselors to attend. We’ll see you starting at 5:30 p.m. TONIGHT at the Ellis Davis Fieldhouse, 9191 Polk St.
Parents encouraged to attend with questions for college reps. Even if they don’t know where they want to attend college — whether the east coast or west, private or public, Ivy League or community college — Dallas ISD high school juniors and seniors will have a chance to learn about all types at this week’s Districtwide College Fair. Representatives of more than 150 colleges, universities, vocational schools and the U.S. military will descend on Dallas ISD for the district’s annual college fair, set for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 S. Polk St.…
Calling all parents, community leaders, neighbors and friends of Dallas ISD! We are looking for volunteers to SUPPORT our students. It takes only a quick 60 minutes, one time a week, to impact a child’s life. How can you show your SUPPORT? Tutor an elementary student, mentor a secondary student. SUPPORT a classroom by assisting in the computer lab or Volunteer today chaperoning a field trip! You can also SUPPORT a school by assisting with special programs or provide support for extracurricular activities. Call (972)-925-5440 or email volunteer@dallasisd.org and let us know how you are going to SUPPORT a Dallas…
Every year, Kroger, in conjunction with other community partners, donates thousands of dollars in school supplies to Dallas ISD schools; this summer was no exception. Forty-eight Dallas ISD schools started the school off right with free backpacks and school supplies worth $87,250, thanks to the efforts of KDFW FOX 4, Kroger, Coca-Cola and Clear Channel Radio. The organizations teamed up for the Stuff the School Bus collection drive, which kicked off July 30 and ended August 17. Students enjoy their backpacks. During the 19-day program, shoppers had the opportunity to visit any area Kroger store to donate a pre-packaged school…
The Justin F. Kimball High School community has received an outpouring of support for the accident victims, who died over Labor Day weekend. The following stories were covered by various media outlets: Kimball High School Mourns Crash Victims Dark Times: Kimball HS Mourns Three Fallen Players Kimball Honors Football Players Killed in Crash Crash Victims’ Mothers Lead Kimball Team Onto The Field
Check out this interview of the Dallas Independent School District’s Chief of Police, Craig Miller, as he spoke with KDFW Fox 4 last week addressing the issue of cop watching. This, days after a resident near the Alex W. Spence Talented/Gifted Academy unknowingly recorded Chief Miller using a hidden camera, as he stopped to address the citizen’s concerns of heavy traffic near the campus. Click here for chief’s sit down and conversation on this issue.
Meloday Townsel, a teacher at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, needed a fresh new look for her new-to-her classroom. But because she had five different classroom in five years, and because of a limited budget, Townsel was out of ideas. Enter designer David Goltl. Together the pair, along with student helpers, created a space that was quirky and fun for the students’ creative juices to flow, but also organized and functional for Ms. Townsel to do her magic in teaching English and history. Click here for a story as told by The Dallas Morning…
Two historically black high school football programs battled on the gridiron Monday, Sept. 1. Teams from Dallas ISD’s James Madison and Little Rock’s Central high schools faced off in the district’s only game played on Labor Football game Day. Check out this story told by WFAA-Channel 8 on the first meeting.