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Submitted by Julian Spearman, Student Activities Department coordinator   Students across the district took top awards at Texas Math & Science Coaches Association State tournaments held in San Antonio, Texas earlier this semester. Dallas ISD sent 465 students from 23 campuses to the TMSCA state contest, where they competed in categories like Number Sense, Mathematics, Calculator Applications, and Science. Teams are awarded individual trophies for placing first through sixth place in any of the four events in each grade level. At the high school level, the School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center received 32 individual trophies…

Submitted by Julian Spearman, Student Activities Department coordinator The sympathetic nervous system activates which gland for the stress response? If you answered adrenal gland, you may have tested well in the Texas Academic Pentathlon Regional Super Quiz –  alongside 25 competing Dallas ISD middle school teams.  Super Quiz was one component in the regional competition, which tested students’ knowledge of literature, math, science, social studies, and fine arts.  Recently, 279 Dallas ISD students competed in the Region V Academic Pentathlon Meet hosted at Thomas Jefferson High School by Student Activities.  The national theme for Academic Pentathlon changes each year. This…

Submitted by Shendolyn C. Anderson, Computer Science and Technology coordinator  In collaboration with the Next Steps Initiative, Microsoft recently hosted its second Dallas ISD Middle School Day to empower the next generation of innovators.  Over 150 scholars were treated to a day filled with rigorous activities centered around technology, computer science, and engineering.  “The Computer Science and Technology Department continues to ignite the flames of our young scholars by providing engaging student experiences that develop the whole child,” said Shendolyn Anderson, coordinator of the Computer Science and Technology department. “This initiative aligns with our district’s goal of providing students with…

Submitted by Student Activities Department Over 2,000 elementary school students visited Skyline High School to participate in the spring University Interscholastic League A+ competition. Hosted by the Student Activities Department, the annual competition provides elementary students the opportunity to compete in various academic events, including: Chess  Puzzles Creative writing Dictionary skills Listening Maps Graphs and charts Number sense Ready writing Science Social studies Spelling Storytelling High fives and encouraging words could be seen and heard throughout Skyline High School as the students walked in and out of the competition sites throughout the day. Support from coaches fosters a love of…

Booker T. Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts’ Mock Trial team is continuing to make waves on the national scene. Eryn Anum (Theatre, 2025), Audrey Buehler (Theatre, 2025), Molly Chakery (Theatre, 2024), Isabel Gameros (Theater, 2024), Maxine Louthan (Theatre 2025), Erin Mansour (Theatre 2025), Ellie Oddo (Visual, 2026), and Abigail Smith, (Theatre 2027), recently placed second out of 48 schools in the 2024 National High School Mock Trial Competition in Pennsylvania.  The National High School Mock Trial Championship is the ultimate law-related education experience for the best and brightest high school students in the U.S. The program is…

En Dallas ISD, los estudiantes se vuelven estrellas de rock durante algunos minutos.  Rodney Dittmar, director de banda moderna y artes finas en Seagoville High School explicó la experiencia de la colaboración de los estudiantes que estrenan en el concierto de Dallas ISD Modern Band All-City Jam así. Ahora en su 13 edición, el evento ha sido una tradición anual desde el año 2011. Es un honor que los participantes vienen de todo el distrito a Seagoville y destacan el trabajo que hemos estado haciendo, dijo Dittmar. Las escuelas a continuación participaron en el Modern Band All-City Jam: Emmett J.…

At Dallas ISD, students get to be rock stars for a few minutes.  That’s how Seagoville High School modern band and fine arts director, Rodney Dittmar explained the experience of students coming together for the Dallas ISD Modern Band All-City Jam. Now in its 13th year, it has been an annual tradition since 2011. It’s an honor that schools from all over the district come out to Seagoville and showcase the work they’ve been doing, Dittmar said. The schools who participated in the Modern Band All-City Jam were: Emmett J. Conrad High School Daniel Webster Elementary School Martha Turner Reilly…

Imagine cómo sería tener un día de profesiones en que los profesionales y la comunidad visitaran la escuela para compartir sus experiencias, pero no solo durante un día, sino a lo largo de todo el año. La superintendente adjunta Nancy Bernardino, quien fue la primera directora de la escuela, y la difunta Jennifer Turner, la primera subdirectora, iniciaron los Miércoles de Sabiduría, los Miércoles de la Mujer Maravilla y los Viernes de la Mujer Fuerte. “Para que crean que tienen potencial en STEM y en carreras de liderazgo, deben ver a mujeres que son como ellas casi semanalmente”, dijo la…

Imagine what it would be like to have a career day, where professionals and community members visit a school to share their experiences not just one day a year but on a regular basis. Associate superintendent Nancy Bernardino, who was the founding principal of the school and the late Jennifer Turner, the founding assistant principal, came up with Wisdom Wednesdays, also known as Wonder Woman Wednesdays, and Fierce Female Fridays. “To believe that they have potential in STEM and careers that are in leadership, they need to be able to see women who look like them almost on a weekly…

Cuando se lesionó el ligamento cruzado anterior en la preparatoria, Bianca Broughton fue tratada por el auxiliar atlético de la escuela quien la ayudó con la rehabilitación y terapia. Fue en ese momento que Broughton halló la inspiración de algún día ser auxiliar atlética como él. Hoy, Broughton, auxiliar atlética en Moisés E. Molina High School, ayuda a sus estudiantes como alguna vez se le ayudó a ella. “Una de mis cosas favoritas es tener la oportunidad de darles dirección a los jóvenes de esta escuela —enseñarles que pueden salir al mundo y hacer cosas grandes y mejores”, dijo. De…