Big Tex volvió a escribir grandes cheques para los estudiantes de Dallas ISD. Un total de 85 alumnos de 12º grado, de seis preparatorias del distrito, recibieron más de $500,000 en becas para sus estudios universitarios de parte de la Feria Estatal de Texas. La beca Pete Schenkel de la Feria Estatal de Texas se otorga a estudiantes de 12º grado de seis preparatorias de Dallas ISD cercanas al área donde se lleva a cabo la feria cada año. Los estudiantes reciben cada uno $6,000 en reconocimiento a su rendimiento académico y la posición en su clase de graduación. Las becas…
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Este año, la navidad se adelantó para estudiantes de Barbara Jordan Elementary School ya que recibieron como regalo un par de tenis para ayudarles a desarrollar la confianza si mismos. Shoes That Fit se unió a The Bosse Companies para hacer una donación de más de 120 pares de tenis y medias para que los estudiantes se mantengan contentos, sanos y con una mentalidad positiva, dentro y fuera del salón de clases. Lucy Hopkins, directora de Barbara Jordan Elementary School, expresó su agradecimiento. “Uno puede deducir mucho sobre un estudiante al verle los zapatos y queremos que nuestros estudiantes estén…
At the recent State Academic Pentathlon Competition, Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School’s eighth-grade team took first place in Region V competition and ranked ninth place overall in Texas out of 86 teams. In the seventh-grade division, Dallas Environmental Science Academy took first place in Region V competition and ranked eighth overall in Texas out of 76 teams. Texas Academic Pentathlon is the middle school competition equivalent to Academic Decathlon and Lone Star Challenge. Nine-member middle school teams complete five exams in different subject areas. Each year’s competition has a different theme. The 1960s was this year’s theme. Here are…
Dos escuelas de Dallas ISD se encuentran entre las mejores preparatorias del país según la clasificación dada a conocer por la empresa de medios U.S. News & World Report para el 2019. School of Science and Engineering (SEM) obtuvo el 12º lugar, mientras que School for the Talented and Gifted (TAG) se ubicó en el 16º lugar. Ambas escuelas se encuentran en el Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center. Asimismo, las siguientes cinco escuelas de Dallas ISD forman parte de las 20 mejores escuelas en Texas: Science and Engineering Magnet (No 1); School for the Talented and Gifted (No 2); Irma Lerma…
Sixth-grade students from three Dallas ISD middle schools worked alongside professional engineers from Garver to learn about the engineering design process. The students and professionals built whimsical Rube Goldberg-style contraptions as they competed in the Garver Chain Reaction Challenge at the Dallas Museum of Art. The engineering firm is celebrating its 100th year, and in addition to providing hands-on learning, also provided chain reactions STEM kits and a monetary donation to Dallas ISD. Through this interactive activity, students gained a better understanding of STEM concepts, the engineering design process, critical-thinking skills, the importance of perseverance—and had a lot of fun…
Students, family and staff gathered to honor the newest cohort at the Jindal Young Scholars Program (JYSP) Signing Day on May 2. Christopher Adkins, Julio Tovar, Jacob Gonzalez, Joshua Jernigan, Ariana Morales, Jenna O’Brien and Samuel Villalobos will enroll in the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas in the fall of 2019. The Jindal Young Scholars Program will ensure these seven extraordinary students, who have proved hard-work and dedication beyond academic standards, will have their entire college costs covered. Joshua Jernigan, a senior at the School of Business and Management, expressed his gratitude for…
Tras ser nombrada consejera del año de Dallas ISD para el 2019, Helaine Marberry tenía que dirigirse a los demás consejeros que colmaron el auditorio por lo que tuvo que controlar sus emociones y contener las lagrimas. “El motivo por el que estamos aquí es por los estudiantes y por eso hacemos todo lo posible para brindarles el mejor servicio”, dijo Marberry, quien es consejera en la School for Talented and Gifted. “Gracias a todos aquí presentes por todo su trabajo”. El 30 de abril, Dallas ISD realizó en W.H. Adamson High School la ceremonia para reconocer la labor de…
More than 1,000 students from 14 Dallas ISD schools saw “Hamilton” at Dallas at the Music Hall at Fair Park thanks to valuable partnerships. Serena Connelly of the Harold Simmons Foundation, Dallas Summer Musicals, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and the Dallas ISD Visual and Performing Arts and Partnership Services departments made the amazing day possible for the students. In addition to a performance of the musical, students participated in a Q&A with stars of the show and saw classmates from Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts perform a Hamilton-inspired piece on the big…
The election for two Dallas ISD Board of Trustees seats has been decided. Pastor and longtime activist Maxie Johnson won the District 5 seat vacated by Lew Blackburn. After nearly two decades on the board, Blackburn did not seek reelection to represent the District 5 area, which includes Oak Lawn, West Dallas, Wilmer Hutchins and portions of East Oak Cliff. Voters also elected former Dallas ISD principal Ben Mackey to fill the District 7 seat held by Audrey Pinkerton, who did not seek reelection. The area covers North Central Oak Cliff and parts of West Dallas. The top two candidates…
Christmas came early for students at Barbara Jordan Elementary School, as they were given a gift to help them thrive in confidence – a new pair of shoes. Shoes That Fit partnered with the Bosse Companies to donate more than 120 pairs of shoes and socks to help students stay happy, healthy and positive in and out of the classroom. Barbara Jordan Elementary Principal Lucy Hopkins expressed her gratitude. “We want our students to be ready for success without any reservations when they come to school ,” said Hopkins. “Having business members who are willing to come in and make…