¡Raising Cane’s y dos estrellas de la NFL han formado equipo para felicitar a los graduados de Dallas ISD! Deshaun Watson, mariscal de los Houston Texans, y el corredor de los Atlanta Falcons, Todd Gurley, grabaron videos para enviar su enhorabuena a estudiantes de aproximadamente 20 escuelas preparatorias de Dallas ISD. ¡Haga clic aquí para ver los videos!
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Hundreds of Dallas ISD elementary school students created motivational artwork for the residents of a local senior living facility. The Edgemere facility received more than 210 letters, art projects and videos with uplifting messages. “We simply asked that the teachers have students create artwork, write letters, make videos, anything they wished to make and send some caring spirit on to the facility residents,” said Erinn D. Wilcots, manager of Dallas ISD’s Advanced Academic Services. “We left the project open to the students’ imagination so they could come up with what they thought would be best to send to the residents.”…
Undeterred by a crises that led her to homelessness, Angelina Solis will finish in the top 15 of her graduating class at Bryan Adams High School and attend Texas A&M University on scholarships next Fall. At 15, Solis was a Bryan Adams sophomore, immersed in the Leadership Academy and played in the drumline of the school’s marching band. Unexpectedly, her family got evicted and had to move without a day’s notice to her hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana. “We were struggling, but my mom never let us see it,” Solis said. “I only had 20 minutes to pack all my…
Para los estudiantes, maestros y personal de Walnut Hill Elementary School, el recuperarse después de una adversidad no solo es lo que se debe hacer, sino que es una cuestión de orgullo. Aun después de que el tornado y la pandemia los obligó a adaptar la enseñanza dos veces este año, la comunidad de Walnut Hill ha estado a la altura y no ha dejado de apoyar el aprovechamiento académico estudiantil. “Nuestros maestros tienen una gran actitud y son positivos, creativos e innovadores”, dijo el director Phillip Potter. “Se esfuerzan cada día para marcar una diferencia en la vida de…
Raising Cane’s and two NFL stars have teamed up to send their congratulations to Dallas ISD seniors! Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson and Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley filmed videos sharing their kudos to seniors at nearly 20 different Dallas ISD high schools. Go here to see the videos!
For the students, teachers and staff of Walnut Hill Elementary School, picking themselves up after facing adversity is not just the right thing to do, it is a matter of pride. Even after a tornado and a pandemic forced them to adapt to three classroom settings this year, the Walnut Hill community has risen to the occasion to support student achievement. “Our teachers are strong, positive, creative, and innovative,” Principal Phillip Potter said. “They continuously strive to make a difference for our students every day.” After the school closures due to the spread of COVID-19, Walnut Hill teachers designed and…
While local and national politicians are responding to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, Dallas ISD secondary debate students applied their researching and writing skills to propose solutions to the crisis in an essay competition sponsored by the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance (DUDA). Student Activities partnered with DUDA to give secondary students in the District debate program the option to participate in two essay contests instead of the live debate tournaments that were canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, said Sharla Hudspeth, director for Dallas ISD Student Activities. “Selecting the COVID-19 essay topic was important because it allowed students to utilize their debating and critical thinking skills to create written arguments about the pandemic that is…
Estudiantes de primaria de Dallas ISD recibirán un paquete de libros y actividades de la editorial Scholastic. Cada estudiante de prekínder a 6º grado recibirá uno esta semana directamente a su hogar. El distrito quiere asegurar que los estudiantes tengan acceso a libros de calidad durante todo el año y que puedan gozar de la lectura en familia. “Cuando leen y platican de libros en familia, el amor por la lectura nace en nuestros estudiantes. Nos complace que puedan continuar con la lectura durante el verano con sus familias”, dijo Jennifer Burchfiel, directora de Enseñanza Estratégica de Aprendizaje Temprano. “Generar…
Aunque se enfrentó a dificultades y su familia se mudaba constantemente, Damajai Stephens, estudiante de 12º grado, siente una pasión una por el fútbol americano que siempre lo ha mantenido con los pies sobre la tierra. Empezó a practicar el deporte a los cuatro años y brilló como apoyador en el equipo de Skyline High School. “Lo que más me gusta del fútbol americano es que me hace sentir que me puedo enfrentar a cualquier obstáculo”, dijo Stephens. “Cuando salgo al campo, no importa nada más”. Stephens será el primero de su familia cercana en graduarse de la preparatoria. Asistirá…
As he faced hardships and constantly moved around with his family, Skyline High School senior Damajai Stephens’ love of football kept him grounded. He started playing the sport as a four-year-old and shined for Skyline as an outside linebacker. “My favorite part about playing football is that it makes me feel like I can handle any adversity,” Stephens said. “When I step onto the field, nothing else matters.” Stephens will be the first person in his immediate family to graduate from high school. He will attend East Central University in the fall to study criminal justice with a full-ride football…