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Dallas ISD high school students can attend an ACT Boot Camp taught by Princeton Review Teachers for free! The free boot camps are being held Sept. 15 and Sept. 22 at six high schools. There are only 35 spots at each location. Students can sign up here. The free ACT Boot Camps will run 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at: Townview Center H. Grady Spruce High School James Madison High School Thomas Jefferson High School Justin F. Kimball High School Moises E. Molina High School

Students in grades 5-12 who have demonstrated excellent volunteer service during the past 12 months are encouraged to apply for the Prudential Spirit of Community Award. The prize, which comprises $1,000, a medallion and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., will be awarded to two students from each state. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, was created in 1995 to recognize the exemplary volunteer work of middle- and high-school students. Students must complete the online application by Nov. 6, 2018. Find information and apply here: https://spirit.prudential.com/.

Los hermanos gemelos Semaj y Semari Johnson, y Jesús y Francisco Solís, del equipo de fútbol americano de Woodrow Wilson High School, comparten un vinculo poco común. Cada uno sabe lo que es que lo confundan constantemente por el otro dentro y fuera del campo. Crecieron compitiendo contra su hermano gemelo y ahora, como titulares en el equipo de fútbol americano de Woodrow Wilson, están trabajando con el mismo objetivo en mente: convertir a su equipo en una potencia. Y durante los altibajos de las siguientes temporadas, los hermanos Johnson y Solís tendrán en quien apoyarse. “Es genial tener a…

El 8 de septiembre se conmemora el Día Internacional de Alfabetización, y por ello, Justin Henry, integrante de la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD, y Daniel Luna, de Univisión, visitaron C.A. Tatum Jr. Elementary School para leerles a los estudiantes y fomentar la lectura. “Estamos enormemente agradecidos con el Sr. Henry y el Sr. Luna por tomar un poco de su tiempo para ayudar a fomentar el amor por la lectura en nuestros estudiantes”, dijo Enrique Rodríguez, director de la escuela. “Fue la manera perfecta de celebrar el Día Internacional de Alfabetización.” El Día Internacional de Alfabetización (ILD, por sus…

In celebration of International Literacy Day, Dallas ISD Trustee Justin Henry and Univision’s Daniel Luna read to students at C.A. Tatum Jr. Elementary School to encourage students to be lifelong readers. “We are immensely grateful to Mr. Henry and Mr. Luna for taking their time to spread a love of reading among our students,” Principal Enrique Rodriquez said. “This was the perfect way to recognize International Literacy Day.” International Literacy Day (ILD), which is celebrated annually on Sept. 8, shines a spotlight on global literacy needs.

Dallas ISD’s Gabe P. Allen Charter School celebrated the first week of School Attendance Awareness Month with a special celebration on the school’s playground. Principal Sheila Ortiz Espinell congratulated students on their hard work last year. The campus met state testing standards and earned one distinction in science. However, she said, the school came close to earning all possible distinctions but fell just short and just barely because of attendance – even though attendance was high. Dr. Sara Johnson of the district’s Attendance Improvement and Truancy Reduction department presented an award for outstanding attendance compliance in 2017-2018. Brill Garrett, wife…

El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas (Dallas ISD), Toyota USA Foundation y SMU se han unido para colaborar en la creación de una escuela nueva e innovadora en el oeste de Dallas donde el enfoque será en STEM (Ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas). El objetivo es motivar a los estudiantes y prepararlos para la siguiente generación de empleos relacionados a STEM por medio de un currículo que se basa en proyectos y se alinea con el mundo empresarial. “Esta sociedad única entre una entidad pública y una privada, será una excelente oportunidad para nuestros estudiantes y las familias que viven…

Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD), Toyota USA Foundation and SMU have joined together to collaborate on the creation of a new and innovative STEM-focused school in west Dallas. The aim is to inspire and prepare students for the next generation of STEM jobs through curricula that is project-based and business-aligned. “This is an exciting opportunity for our students and families of west Dallas as  this unique public private partnership comes together,” said Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa. “STEM jobs are the wave of the future, and Toyota and SMU’s contribution is a major investment in shaping the next generation. This…

Football fans now have the chance walk past the long ticket lines that can form before middle- and high-school games. The Dallas ISD Athletics Department is offering an online, mobile-friendly ticketing system that allows tickets to be purchased and printed beforehand. Tickets may be purchased at www.ticketroar.com/DISD. “We are extremely pleased to offer our fans and supporters the opportunity to pre-purchase their athletic event tickets online so that that they can avoid the ticket lines when they arrive at the stadiums and gymnasiums,” said Troy Mathieu, Executive Director of Athletics. The option is already finding happy users. “During the first…

Canon Lindenmeyer, de cinco años de edad, tuvo un comienzo normal del año escolar en Walnut Hill Elementary School. Debido a que el año escolar pasado asistió al programa de prekínder, Lindenmeyer tenía claro cómo le iba a ir el 20 de agosto, su primer día de clases en kínder.No hubo lágrimas, ni dijo “no quiero ir a la escuela”, estaba feliz y listo para aprender y ver a sus amigos. “Después de asistir a prekínder el año pasado, está muy bien preparado y es independiente ahora que está en kínder”, dijo Clarisa Lindenmeyer, madre de Cannon. “Es increíble cuánto…