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…
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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…
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.…
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…