Senior classmates Valeria Delacruz and Vanessa Guel Guerrero are heading down different paths after they graduate from Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School , but they share a mutual admiration for each other’s journey. Delacruz will attend college in South Korea to study International Relations, while Guerrero is pursuing her dream to merge her two passions: fashion and environmental sustainability. “I think she is so brave,” Guerrero said of Delacruz’s decision to study in South Korea. “For her to be able to immerse herself in another culture like that is unbelievable.” “I am so proud of what Valeria is going…
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An eighth-grader at Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School won a nationwide essay contest on the Civil War. Dallas ISD and the Social Studies Department asked different campuses to enter the essay contest sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. For winning the essay contest, Eliane Spalding earned $300 and a trip to New York along with her parents and teacher Kenneth Aronhalt for the Lincoln Prize Dinner on April 17. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History was founded in 1994 by Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman, visionaries and lifelong supporters of American history education. The…
Hundreds of families showed up to Billy Earl Dade Middle School on a Saturday to learn about the many enrichment activities offered over the summer. To help prevent summer learning loss, Dallas ISD is partnering with the City of Dallas, libraries and nonprofits to offer hundreds of summer programs and enrichment opportunities for students of all ages. In addition to learning about and signing up for these opportunities, students and families at the Discover Summer Resource Fair chose from a selection of free books, watched and performed science experiments, and made their own music. Families who didn’t make it to…
Gilbert Cuellar, Sr. Elementary School teacher Ruth Torres has been selected for the prestigious LiftOff Summer Institute to be held at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston this summer. This nationally competitive program sponsored by NASA’s Texas Space Grant Consortium selects teachers who will increase their knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and math through space education. Liftoff 2019’s theme is The Legacy of Apollo. The workshops provide teachers the opportunity to spend a week working with professional scientists and engineers at the cutting edge of space exploration. LiftOff is a collaborative effort of Texas Space Grant Consortium members and affiliates,…
A Dallas ISD middle school that has embraced Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) practices has seen its culture and climate improve by 40 percent since last school year, according to a climate survey completed by staff. Meanwhile, the climate and culture survey at E.D. Walker Middle School also shown a 40-percent increase in students’ good behavior as perceived by the staff. Discipline referrals have decreased thanks to the high expectations and SEL practices. Dallas ISD has been on the forefront of implementing SEL since 2016, when the Board of Trustees adopted a policy requiring all Dallas ISD schools to implement…
More than 200 students at Frederick Douglass Elementary School were deputized as Junior Fire Marshals and got a hands-on fire safety lesson exploring a mobile fire simulation house. Texas Rangers baseball legend Michael Young joined The Hartford and the Dallas Fire-Rescue to help educate children about the importance of fire safety. Young kicked off the event by pumping up the students for a fun and interactive day that also emphasized vital safety tips. “I want you guys to know that it’s never too early and you’re never too young to understand the importance of fire safety, caring for your loved…
Dallas ISD Reading Language Arts and Library Media Services–in partnership with Bouchercon, World Mystery Convention–is hosting the “It’s a Mystery” Writing Contest. The purpose of this contest is to recognize the talent of Dallas ISD students in grades 6–11 by spotlighting their creativity. The top three winners from each grade section (6th/7th, 8th/9th, and 10th/11th) will receive cash prizes, as well as recognition at the Bouchercon literary gala on Oct. 30. Manuscripts are due June 1, 2019 and can be written in English or Spanish. Please register at bit.ly/IWantToWrite.
Durante una excursión a una empresa de ingeniería, Reagan Busby, quien cursa el grado 11 en H. Grady Spruce Early College High School, se percató de la gran falta de diversidad en el equipo de ingenieros. “De todos los empleados que vi, hubo una sola mujer afroamericana”, dijo Busby. “Me di cuenta en ese momento de que sí hay un problema en el mundo de la ingeniería”. Busby aprendió sobre la escasez de ingenieras con la ayuda de Misti Munson, directora superior de construcción de Target Corporation. The Crowther Group, socio de la industria de Dallas ISD de P-TECH, organizó…
Dallas ISD pide licitaciones en sobre cerrado por las propiedades de tres antiguos planteles: La antigua P.C. Anderson School, que consta de aproximadamente 5 acres, ubicada en 3300 y 3400 Garden Lane y 5003, 5007 y 5025 2ndAve La antigua Billy Earl Dade School, que consta de aproximadamente 3.99 acres, ubicada en 2801 Park Row; y La antigua Phyllis Wheatley School, que consta de aproximadamente77 acres, ubicada en 2908 Metropolitan Ave. Los interesados pueden obtener un paquete de licitación aquí. El 31 de mayo a las 2 p.m. se vence el plazo de presentar las licitaciones. Estas deben ser enviadas a…
Los estudiantes de Dallas ISD ayudaron a establecer un récord mundial Guinness por la lección de programación de inteligencia artificial (IA) con el mayor número de asistentes, evento realizado por Capital One. El 17 de abril, los estudiantes de preparatoria inscritos en las academias NAF de Dallas ISD, junto con estudiantes de otros distritos escolares y voluntarios de Capital One y Major League Hacking, aprendieron los fundamentos del lenguaje de programación Python. Como grupo, marcaron el récord mundial durante el campamento de robótica llamado Basic TrAIning: Bot Camp. “Capital One creó el programa educativo Basic TrAIning junto con Major League…