Dallas ISD is again bringing the fun–and information about its neighborhood schools–to the community as part of its Rock the Block celebrations. Dallas ISD representatives are holding block parties at seven apartment complexes in Oak Cliff in May and June. At Thursday’s Rock the Block party at Rosemont at Oak Hollow, district representatives shared information and resources with parents, as their kids played board games, threw frisbees and danced. “We’re out here, talking to parents to let them know that Dallas ISD schools are the best choice for their family,” said Jacqueline Bell, Dallas ISD School Choice marketing coordinator. Parents…
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Dallas ISD invita a los padres de familia a que este verano inscriban a sus hijos en una escuela del distrito. Las inscripciones se llevarán a cabo en los siguientes sitios: Linus D. Wright Dallas ISD Administration Building, 9400 N. Central Expressway Turney W. Leonard Governance and Training Center, 5151 Samuel Blvd. Kathlyn Gilliam Collegiate Academy, 1700 E. Camp Wisdom Road Thomas A. Edison Middle Learning Center, 2940 Singleton Blvd.
Families are invited to enroll their child in a Dallas ISD school at one of four summer enrollment locations. The enrollment summer locations are: Linus D. Wright Dallas ISD Administration Building, 9400 N. Central Expressway Turney W. Leonard Governance and Training Center, 5151 Samuel Blvd. Kathlyn Gilliam Collegiate Academy, 1700 E. Camp Wisdom Road Thomas A. Edison Middle Learning Center, 2940 Singleton Blvd.
Hoy, la Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation dio a conocer que 25 graduados han recibido becas de la fundación que podrán utilizar comenzando en el otoño de 2019. “Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation se enorgullece de continuar la tradición de ayudar a los alumnos que se gradúan de Woodrow Wilson High School (WWHS) a cumplir sus metas académicas y profesionales”, dijo Richard H. Vitale, presidente de la fundación. “Desde que se comenzó en 2009, la fundación a proporcionado ayuda financiera a más de 140 estudiantes, para un total de cerca de $250,000. Felicitamos a los graduados de 2019 y les…
Since 2015, Dallas ISD educator Roderick Goudy has worked at mastering the Toastmaster skills of public speaking and leadership, delivering speeches and taking on leadership roles in Dallas ISD Talk It Up! Toastmasters Club and at the Toastmasters’ district level as an area director, training facilitator, and mentor. Goudy credits lessons learned in Toastmasters for helping to propel him several rungs up the professional career ladder in Dallas ISD. Since 2012, he has advanced from special education teacher to distinguished teacher to first-year assistant principal at Mockingbird Elementary. “Participating in Toastmasters helped develop my interpersonal communication and presentation skills,” said…
The Dallas ISD Attendance and Truancy Education Department celebrated the power of showing up at Six Flags on Monday. All Dallas ISD students with five or fewer absences this school year received a Six Flags coupon for free entry to the park this week with the purchase of a regularly priced adult ticket. Through the help of a partnership with Six Flags Over Texas, schools promoted the Strive for No More Than 5 imitative by challenging students and parents to commit to limiting absences to no more than five days for the school year. In addition to a ribbon cutting,…
A la edad de 17, Da’Shayla Foard ya es una “veterana” del programa de prácticas profesionales. La estudiante, que comenzará el 12º grado en Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School en el otoño, participará por segunda ocasión en el programa que realiza la ciudad de Dallas que inicia el lunes. Ella es una de varios estudiantes de Dallas ISD que fueron seleccionados para el programa conocido como Dallas Mayor’s Intern Fellow Program. Asimismo, Foard estuvo entre el grupo de estudiantes que el martes se reunieron en VolunteerNow para adquirir prendas de vestir para usar durante su participación. Representantes de las empresas donde…
The Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation announced today that 25 graduating high school seniors have been awarded Foundation scholarships commencing in the fall of 2019. “The Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation is proud to continue in our tradition of assisting children graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School to achieve their academic and career goals,” said Richard H. Vitale, President of the WWHS Community Foundation. “Since the inception of this program in 2009, the Foundation has provided financial assistance to over 140 students totaling nearly $250,000 in financial aid. We congratulate the 2019 recipients and wish them continued success…
The students and teachers of J.N. Ervin Elementary will immediately notice several improvements to their campus when they come back from the summer break. More than 50 residents and employees of the pharmaceutical company AbbVie volunteered on Wednesday morning to beautify the school and add resources to the library. “For AbbVie, it is the core principle of why we exist: to serve our communities that we support,” AbbVie General Manager Lisa Peiser said. “It is inspiring. It motivates us to do more. And it makes us proud to work for a company that supports something like this.” This effort is…
Cada año, los estudiantes luchan por lograr el mejor promedio académico de su generación. Por lo general, solo un estudiante recibe esta distinción prestigiosa. Sin embargo, Fátima Roque y Tri Truong, se sorprendieron al recibir la noticia de que los dos habían logrado el primer lugar, algo que no había sucedido en mucho tiempo en Dallas ISD. Roque y Truong, de 17 años de edad, compartieron el honor durante su graduación de la School of Health Professions at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center. “Nunca imaginé que seriamos dos los que recibiríamos este honor”, dijo Roque. “Fue una gran sorpresa y…