Dallas ISD’s Regional Day School Program for the Deaf is built on a foundation of connections and opportunities. The students and graduates the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services team has supported are in every field and industry, thriving as carpenters, culinary artists, cheerleaders, soccer players, nurses, construction workers, and more. September is Deaf Awareness Month. “We want our students to know they can become anything they want to be,” said Tina Vaguine, manager for the RDSPD. “We want them to believe in themselves, and we want them and their families to know that they can do anything.” Deaf and…
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For Esmeralda Martinez, a Spanish and leadership teacher at Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, paving the way for student success and contributing to a legacy of leadership are her priorities and her passion. She moved to the United States when she was 5 years old and recalls translating for her mother from Mexico and her father from Colombia as she grew up learning English as a second language. Combined with her positive experiences with teachers in her Dallas ISD schools and her involvement in Skyline High School’s League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) council, Martinez realized she…
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Oncor Kids Race, BMW Dallas Marathon Festival and Dallas ISD are teaming up with local online shoe retailer Shoebacca to donate new athletic shoes to students, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Charles Rice Learning Center. The Oncor Kids Race, held at Dallas City Plaza in December, attracts 6,000 students each year. Dallas ISD elementary, middle, and high school students are encouraged to participate and can do so free of charge, thanks to Oncor and other event partners. Those who participate also have the chance to take home…
Bethany G. estaba tan solo en sexto grado cuando empezó a tocar trompeta en Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs. No sabía que esa experiencia la llevaría a ser admitida en Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, una escuela competitiva de Dallas ISD, donde el director de la orquesta la describe como una “contribuidora estelar” para los conjuntos de viento, de jazz, la orquesta completa y el grupo de mariachi. “No conocía el potencial que tenía para la trompeta hasta que toqué en la banda de Balch Springs con los directores: la Sra. Baker…
Bethany G. was only in the sixth grade when she first began playing trumpet at Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs. Little did she know that experience would lead to her eventually being admitted to Dallas ISD’s competitive Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where she is described by the orchestral leader as “a stellar contributor” to the wind ensembles, big band, full orchestra, and mariachi ensemble. “I didn’t know the potential I had to play the trumpet until I played in the [Balch Springs] band with my directors Ms. Baker and Mr. England,”…
Desde que era estudiante y pasaba por el programa de educación para estudiantes sordos en W. W. Samuell High School, Bobby White ha sabido que quería regresar a Dallas ISD como maestro para brindar servicios de alta calidad para estudiantes sordos o con pérdida auditiva. Ahora, después de 20 años de experiencia como maestro y 10 años trabajando en el distrito, White quiere hacer conciencia sobre la importancia de la lengua de señas y otros recursos en honor al Día Internacional de las Lenguas de Señas en septiembre y más allá. Como maestro de educación para estudiantes sordos en Woodrow…
Since he was a student going through the deaf education program at W.W. Samuell High School, Bobby White has known he wanted to return to Dallas ISD as a teacher to provide high-quality services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Now, with 20 years of teaching experience and 10 years serving the district, White is bringing awareness to the importance of sign language and other resources in honor of the International Day of Sign Languages in September and beyond. As a deaf education teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School, White said one of his favorite parts of…
Veintiún estudiantes de Dallas ISD están entre los 16 000 semifinalistas para recibir la National Merit Scholarship (Beca nacional de mérito) con la oportunidad de ser uno de los 7140 finalistas que recibirán becas que suman $28 millones. Se prevé que más del 90 por ciento de los finalistas alcance la última etapa, donde la mitad obtendrá la beca. Los finalistas de Dallas ISD son: Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Isabel G. Evan G. Madeleine J. School for the Talented and Gifted Andrea R-C. Olivia D. Nikhil D. Madeline G. Rachel H. Dean H.…
Twenty-one Dallas ISD students have been named among the 16,000 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, with a chance to become one of the 7,140 finalists who will take home scholarships worth a combined $28 million. More than 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to reach the finals, with about half of the finalists earning a National Merit Scholarship. The Dallas ISD National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists are: Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Isabel G. Evan G. Madeleine J. School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center Andrea R-C. Olivia D. Nikhil…
Dallas ISD se enorgullece de anunciar que dos escuelas del distrito han ganado el Premio National Blue Ribbon del 2023. Rosemont Upper School y Trinity Heights Talented and Gifted se encuentran entre las 29 escuelas de Texas, y las 353 en todo el país, que recibieron este prestigioso reconocimiento. “Las escuelas galardonadas con el Premio National Blue Ribbon Schools 2023 nos dan un ejemplo nacional de lo que significa elevar los estándares en la educación”, dijo el secretario de educación de los Estados Unidos, Miguel Cardona. “Los líderes, educadores y el personal de nuestras escuelas National Blue Ribbon me inspiran…