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Fifty years of valuable service and support were celebrated at the Dallas ISD Volunteer and Partner 2018–2019 Awards Program. District officials, dedicated volunteers and valuable partners celebrated the 50-year milestone at the April 30 ceremony held at the Turney W. Leonard Governance and Training Center. In a message to attendees, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa thanked the volunteers and partners for investing in the lives of students over the past five decades. See photos from the event “It’s impossible to quantify the impact of your involvement in the lives of our students. Whether you tutored or mentored, donated books and uniforms, or…

Debido a su gran desempeño en los eventos de matemáticas, los estudiantes de Science and Engineering Magnet (SEM) encabezaron la puntuación de la competencia academica de UIL que se llevó a cabo en la Universidad de Texas en Arlington del 12 al 13 de abril. Durante la competencia, Pranay Varada se clasificó para la competencia académica estatal de UIL en tres eventos gracias a que termino en primer lugar en aplicaciones de calculadora, segundo lugar en sentido numérico y primer lugar en ortografía y vocabulario. Asimismo, quedó en quinto lugar en matemáticas. Víctor Díaz, quien también representará a SEM en…

El programa de consejería de Molina High School ha obtenido un reconocimiento nacional por su dedicación ejemplar en una escuela preparatoria tradicional. La Asociación Americana de Consejeros Escolares (ASCA) le otorgó a la preparatoria dicho reconocimiento y la distinguió como una escuela que cuenta con un programa ejemplar de consejería escolar. ASCA reconoce a las escuelas cuyos programas cumplen con los criterios de su modelo nacional, que se constituye de un marco de consejería integral y basada en datos. Desde la creación del programa, más de 820 escuelas han sido reconocidas por ASCA. “Las escuelas reconocidas por ASCA han demostrado…

Se realizó una ceremonia especial en la que más de 450 estudiantes del 12º grado fueron reconocidos por satisfacer los requisitos de las academias NAF. El programa NAF de Dallas ISD apoya a los estudiantes en su camino a la universidad o a una profesión. Las academias NAF son comunidades educativas pequeñas que se encuentran dentro de los planteles del distrito. Además de cursar las materias básicas, los estudiantes toman clases específicas que se relacionan a las industrias y participan en prácticas laborales para así tener experiencia de la vida real.

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…

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…