Every year students compete for the academic honor of being named valedictorian. Traditionally, only one student is prized with this prestigious title. However, Fatima Roque and Tri Truong were in for an unusual surprise when official rankings identified two students as number one for the first time in recent Dallas ISD history. Roque and Truong, both 17, shared the valedictorian honor during their graduation from the School of Health Professions at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center. “I never imagined I’d be a dual valedictorian,” Roque said. “That was a huge surprise, and I felt excited because we are good friends.…
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At 17, Da’Shayla Foard is an internship veteran. The incoming senior at Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School is scheduled to start her second internship with the City of Dallas on Monday. She’s among dozens of Dallas ISD students who were selected in the Dallas Mayor’s Intern Fellow Program. Foard was among several interns who gathered at VolunteerNow to buy clothes on Tuesday. Representatives from the hiring companies met with the students to advise them on how to build a professional wardrobe. “Everyone wears gray and black and white,” she said, while holding a pair of maroon slacks. Foard…
Dallas ISD reconoce a los valedictorians y salutatorians, los estudiantes con los dos mejores promedios académicos de cada preparatoria, de la generación de 2019. Celebramos el arduo trabajo, compromiso y dedicación que los llevó a clasificarse como los estudiantes más destacados académicamente de su generación. Estos estudiantes excelentes de educación abarcadora representan varios intereses académicos y son una verdadera muestra de la perseverancia, con lo que se comprueba que no hay ningún logro que esté fuera de su alcance. Estos dos primeros lugares son los más codiciados por los estudiantes de grado 12 y es un logro que se debe…
To commemorate National Infrastructure Week on May 20, engineers from AECOM and Dallas Water Utilities hosted a “pop-up” classroom event focused on infrastructure and STEM programs at CityLab High School. The event took place on Big Thought’s Dallas City of Learning Mobile Tech XPerience (MXP), a retrofitted RV equipped with the latest technology to bring accessible STEM learning directly to youth. Students had a chance to be an engineer for the day and participate in interactive STEM activities alongside AECOM engineers and clients as they learned about infrastructure design. This program is was to spark interest and curiosity in STEM…
Dallas ISD honors valedictorians and salutatorians for the Class of 2019 graduates at each high school. With four years of hard work and commitment, these stellar seniors are bestowed with the prestigious honor of holding the top two spots in their graduating class. These outstanding and well-rounded students embody an impressive breadth of knowledge and exhibit a true quality of perseverance, proving there is no achievement beyond reach. The No. 1 and No. 2 spots are traditionally the most coveted for seniors and is an accomplishment to celebrate their success and excellence as they advance to their next chapter in…
Más de 150 escuelas de Dallas ISD estarán sirviendo desayuno y almuerzo gratis a estudiantes durante las vacaciones de verano. El programa de alimentos durante el verano “Summer Food Service Program”, comenzó el 3 de junio y con él, los niños y jóvenes de hasta 18 años de edad pueden recibir alimentos gratis en escuelas participantes por toda la ciudad. Lo único que tienen que hacer es encontrar el sitio más cercano y, ¡listo! No hay necesidad de registrarse para disfrutar de un alimento saludable. El 14 de junio, el Departamento de Alimentos y Nutrición Infantil de Dallas ISD dará…
Los estudiantes de preparatoria tienen una excelente oportunidad. Este verano, se ofrecerá un curso de preparación para los exámenes ACT y SAT totalmente gratis. El ACT y SAT Princeton Review se llevará a cabo el 3 al 6 de junio y del 10 al 13 de junio en las siguientes tres escuelas: Conrad High School IDEA High School Adamson High School Para inscribirse para el curso solo hay que hacer clic aquí.
More than 150 Dallas ISD schools will offer students free breakfast and/or lunch over the summer. The Summer Food Service Program kicked off June 3 and brings free meals to children and youth 18 years and younger at participating sites throughout Dallas. All families have to do is find a site, have their child show up for breakfast and/or lunch and enjoy a healthy meal – no registration is needed! The Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition Services Department will officially celebrate the summer meals kickoff at the Dallas Zoo on June 14. The first 1,000 online registrants will get…
High school students are invited to a free Summer 2019 ACT and SAT Boot Camp. The ACT and SAT Princeton Review is happening June 3–6 and June 10–13 at three locations: Conrad High School IDEA High School Adamson High School Sign up today here.
Invitamos a las familias a que conozcan a los socios de Dallas ISD que ofrecen prekínder de alta calidad. La Feria de Socios de Prekínder está programada para el sábado, 8 de junio, en el Roseland Community Center. La entrada no tiene costo y habrá regalos, así como información para llenar la solicitud, entretenimiento, demostraciones, y puestos informativos. Incluso, los padres podrán inscribir a sus hijos para prekínder con uno de nuestros socios. El Departamento de Educación Preescolar de Dallas ISD se asocia con centros de cuidado infantil en el área de Dallas para ofrecer más opciones a las familias.…