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A special ceremony celebrated more than 450 Dallas ISD seniors who completed a NAF Academy. The Dallas ISD NAF program supports students on their path towards college or career. NAF academies are small learning communities within larger Dallas ISD schools. In addition to core academic courses, students take industry-specific classes and participate in work-based learning to get real world experience.

Dallas ISD opened the door to 18 collegiate academies in the fall of 2017.  When the 2018–2019 school year ends, nearly 6,000 Dallas ISD high school students will go into the summer having earned college credit hours. These students are enrolled in one of the 23 early college high schools (ECHS) operated by Dallas ISD and the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD), where students can earn up to 60 hours of college or an associate degree while still in high school. April 22–28 is Early College High School Week.  ECHS Week is a time to celebrate the impact of…

With a strong showing in math events, Science and Engineering students lead in the overall championship points at the Conference 6A Region 1 UIL Academic Competition that was held at the University of Texas at Arlington on April 12-13. At the competition, Pranay Varada qualified to compete at the UIL Academic State Meet in three events by placing first in Calculator Applications; second in Number Sense; and first in Spelling and Vocabulary. Also, he placed fifth in Mathematics. Joining Varada and representing SEM at the state meet will be Victor Diaz who placed third place in both Calculator Applications and…

El reciclar ayuda a salvar a la Tierra”, dijo Matthew Rangel. Rangel es estudiante de 1er grado en L. O. Donald Elementary School y junto a sus compañeros de grado, participa en la academia de liderazgo con un enfoque en el reciclaje. Los estudiantes reciclan desde las bandejas de la cafetería de su escuela hasta botellas de agua en casa, que utilizan en el plan de estudios de su clase. “Medimos nuestro crecimiento con botellas de agua”, dijo Froilan Herrara, estudiante de la escuela. Mientras que Froilan y algunos de sus compañeros descubren cuánto han crecido utilizando las botellas de…

“Recycling helps save the earth,” says Matthew Rangel. Rangel is a first-grade student at L. O. Donald Elementary School who, along with his peers from that grade, participates in the first-grade leadership academy with a focus in recycling. Students recycle everything from their school cafeteria food trays to water bottles from home, which they utilize in their class curriculum. “We measure our growth with water bottles,” said student Froilan Herrara. While Froilan and some of his peers use water bottles to learn how tall they’ve grown, some of his classmates learn about inches by stacking cafeteria food trays. “This initiative…

El martes, 16 de abril, sesenta y dos estudiantes de Dallas ISD de la generación de 2019 fueron reconocidos con la beca del superintendente. Cada uno de ellos recibió $2,500 para sus estudios universitarios en la institución de su preferencia. La selección tomó en cuenta la necesidad económica del estudiante, sus valores, calificaciones, cartas de recomendación y la promesa de un futuro exitoso. Las becas son financiadas con los ingresos del torneo de golf del superintendente que se lleva a cabo cada año. Los estudiantes que recibieron la beca son: Asimismo, durante la ceremonia, se dio a conocer a los…

Un grupo de estudiantes de Sunset High School han recibido una invitación para visitar Washington D.C.  el próximo mes para presentar una aplicación que crearon a congresistas y la comunidad del campo de la tecnología. En 2018, más de 220 miembros de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos extendieron un reto en 47 estados y territorios para el desarrollo de aplicaciones denominado “Congressional App Challenge”. El reto tiene el objetivo de motivar a los estudiantes a que se interesen más en la tecnología y en la informática. Durante cuatro meses, más de 5,000 estudiantes codificaron aplicaciones originales como parte…

The Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019 will be celebrated at the induction ceremony Friday, April 26 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. The induction list comprises five legendary former student-athletes, a prominent pair of girls’ basketball coaches, a former Major League Baseball hitting instructor and a longtime announcer. Learn a little more about these fantastic inductees: https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/04/17/dallas-isd-athletic-hof-spotlight-gary-blair/ https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/04/19/dallas-isd-athletic-hof-spotlight-doug-english/ https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/04/18/dallas-isd-athletic-hof-spotlight-michael-ensley/ https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/04/19/dallas-isd-athletic-hof-spotlight-rudy-jaramillo/ https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/04/19/dallas-isd-athletic-hof-spotlight-harvey-martin/ https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/04/22/dallas-isd-athletic-hof-spotlight-roy-robot-martin/ https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/04/22/dallas-isd-athletic-hof-spotlight-j-d-mayo/ https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/04/22/dallas-isd-athletic-hof-spotlight-barbara-brown-mccoy/ https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/04/22/dallas-isd-athletic-hof-spotlight-john-pritchett/

Barbara Brown McCoy is considered a trailblazer in Dallas ISD athletics for her accomplishments as a student-athlete, head coach and administrator at South Oak Cliff High School. Brown McCoy was one of the first beneficiaries of the recently passed Title IX legislation in 1972 as she honed her skills at Zumwalt Junior High before moving over to SOC in 1974. It didn’t take long for Brown McCoy to display her athletic prowess as she excelled in track & field, volleyball and basketball. She was a city champion in the aforementioned sports but became most known for her efforts in the…

John Pritchett is synonymous with Dallas ISD athletics, as his tenure spans 50-plus years announcing athletic events in the district and 30-plus years as an announcer for the UIL State Track & Field Meet. Born in Oklahoma and a graduate of W.H. Adamson High School, Pritchett took advantage of a late growth spurt while enlisted in the U.S. Army and was a three-sport letterwinner for his division team. His interest in broadcasting also took flight during that span as he served as the weekend announcer for the Frankfurt Black Knights’ football and basketball teams. Pritchett returned to Dallas and enrolled…