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Legendary boys basketball coach J.D Mayo’s impact on the game of basketball has spanned nearly five decades in North Texas. During his illustrious career on the hardwood, Mayo made the biggest difference in the lives of Dallas ISD student-athletes as the winningest head coach in district history during a 33-year span at Skyline High School. A graduate of East Texas State in Commerce, Texas, Mayo began his storied career at Spruce High School as an assistant coach under John Paul Fultz for five seasons. Mayo was handed the keys to his own program in 1976 at Skyline and made the…

Considered one of the greatest sprinters of all-time, Roy “Robot” Martin prepped at Roosevelt High School under legendary head coach Earnest James. Martin burst on to the scene as a junior in 1984, as he was named Male Prep Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News and finished fourth in the 200 at the 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials. As a senior in 1985, Martin set the 200-meter high school national record for all competitions when he ran 20.13 at the state championship — a record that stood until 2016. Martin’s time is still the national record for high…

Se acerca el verano y es el momento perfecto para tomar un descanso y relajarse. Asimismo, es el tiempo ideal para disfrutar actividades de enriquecimiento divertidas. Dichas actividades prácticas e interesantes no solo mantienen a los estudiantes activos, también, les ayuda a retener lo aprendido durante el año escolar. Para evitar dicha pérdida, el Dallas ISD se ha unido a la ciudad de Dallas, bibliotecas públicas y organizaciones sin fines de lucro de la comunidad para ofrecer cientos de programas y actividades educativas durante el verano a estudiantes de todas las edades. Entre las actividades que estarán disponibles se encuentran…

Harvey Martin’s path to NFL stardom quietly began at South Oak Cliff High School as a member of the first racially integrated class in the city of Dallas. A two-year letterman, Martin picked up pads for the first time in his life as a high school junior and quickly adjusted to the game of football as he moved to the defensive side of the ball and led the team deep into the state playoffs his senior season. Despite his success on the gridiron, Martin fielded only one scholarship offer as he enrolled at East Texas State in Commerce, Texas. Martin…

A two-sport letterman at Bryan Adams High School in football and track & field, Doug English was a standout defensive lineman for the Cougars. As a senior, a late growth spurt along with spectacular play on the gridiron caught the eye of the University of Texas coaching staff. An all-district performer for a team which finished 9-1 in 1970, English parlayed that success into a scholarship offer from the Longhorns. Once English arrived in Austin, he continued to grow into a dominant force as he earned All-SWC honors following a pair of Southwest Conference (SWC) titles in 1972 and ’73.…

Rudy Jaramillo has played a major role behind the scenes in the development and success for some of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) biggest stars and Hall of Famers throughout his coaching career. Jaramillo grew up in Oak Cliff and is a graduate of Sunset High School. After graduating from Sunset, he spent two years at Panola College before moving on to the University of Texas prior to the 1973 season. Jaramillo lettered one season at UT and was drafted in the 29th round of the MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers as an outfielder. He spent four seasons in the…

Summer time is around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to take a break and relax. This time of year is also the perfect time to enjoy fun-filled enrichment activities. Filling the summer with hands-on, enriching activities will not only keep students productively engaged, but will also help retain the academic learned during the school year. To help prevent summer loss, Dallas ISD is partnering with the city of Dallas, libraries and nonprofits throughout the city to offer hundreds of summer programs and enrichment opportunities for students of all ages. The summer activities will range from dance, sports, band…

The Rotary Club of Dallas invites nominations from all district schools for its annual Service Above Self Teacher Awards. The award provides an opportunity to publicly applaud Dallas ISD teachers and to reward those who have demonstrated excellence in their profession by “going the extra mile.” Applications may be submitted by Dallas ISD teachers on their own behalf or by other individuals on behalf of a teacher. Winning recipients each receive a customized engraved plaque and a cash award from the Rotary Club of Dallas. April 29 is the application deadline. To learn more or to nominate a deserving teacher,…

Dallas ISD students helped set a Guinness World Record title for the largest Artificial Intelligence programming lesson hosted by Capital One. The high school students enrolled in Dallas ISD NAF Academies joined students from other school districts and volunteers from Capital One and Major League Hacking on April 17 to learn the fundamentals of Python coding language. The group then set the world record during Capital One Basic TrAIning: Bot Camp. “Capital One created the Basic TrAIning curriculum in partnership with Major League Hacking to give students cutting edge resources in AI, software development and problem solving, and to introduce…

Michael Ensley is the chief architect of the Lincoln High School girls basketball dynasty of the late ’90s through the first decade of the new millennium. He led the Lady Tigers to a national championship, three state championships and eight state tournament appearances throughout his 14-year tenure as head coach from 1999-2012. Ensley arrived to Lincoln in 1998 and quickly set the standard future teams would have to live by. He led the Lady Tigers to an undefeated mark of 30-0 in 1999. Ensley’s march to his first state championship wasn’t easy, as Lincoln defeated a pair of state powers…