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A Billy Earl Dade Middle School counselor is being honored in Washington D.C. this weekend for her outstanding contributions to the overall well-being of students. The American School Counselor Association named  Dade Middle School counselor Nwakaego Edordu Oriji as one of six finalists for the 2019 School Counselor of the Year awards program. The award honors the school counseling professionals who devote their careers to serving as advocates for students, helping them achieve success in school and life. Edordu Oriji has served as a counselor at Dade Middle School for four years. “Being named a finalist is a privilege and…

School of Science and Engineering juniors Oziel De La Fuente, Meagin Montes, Laura Thompson, and Jonathan Snow are participating in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest. The contest focuses on how STEM can be applied to help improve the community. They were selected as a State Winner in the 2018-2019 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest and won the school $20,000 in technology and classroom supplies. These students are now competing to become National Finalists in the next phase of the competition by working on a Silent Alarm System for school emergencies. Learn more about the competition at: https://www.samsung.com/us/solvefortomorrow/

Student teams from 20 Dallas ISD schools got their marching orders on Thursday, Jan. 31, to make a positive impact on their communities through the 2019 Aspen Challenge. The teams will choose one of five challenges to develop solutions for, culminating in the Dallas competition in late March. The Dallas winner will compete in the final round in Aspen. They are challenged to tailor strategies to fit their individual communities. The challenge is an eight-week competition sponsored and coordinated by the Aspen Institute. “We aren’t asking you to change the world in eight weeks,” said Zachary Epps, Program Manager for…

Through a partnership with entrepreneur Roland G. Parrish and the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance, four Dallas ISD students competed in a public debate on Tuesday at James Madison High School. The topic of the public debate was RESOLVED: The United States should abolish the Electoral College and elect the U.S. President by popular vote. The four students qualified to compete in the Roland Parrish Scholarship Debate by taking top honors at the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance Fall City Championship in December 2018. The winning students of that competition were from The Science and Engineering Magnet and Irma Lerma Rangel Young…

Marisol García-Undiano, que tiene dos años como maestra de kínder en Jack Lowe, Sr. Elementary School, fue invitada a compartir sus experiencias con Betsy DeVos, secretaria de Educación de Estados Unidos. El 17 de enero, García-Undiano participó en una conversación que trató el reclutamiento, la preparación, la retención y el salario de los maestros. Durante la plática, se mencionó que formó parte del programa TechTeach de Texas Tech University. La maestra expresó que fue increíble hablar con funcionarios de tan alto nivel sobre el programa de preparación de maestros y de sus primeros años como maestra. “Fue alentador ver que…

On Tuesday, Jan. 29, a small group of Dallas ISD students got to tour a new hospital building – virtually. Students from Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs, D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School and Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy were actually at the north Dallas building where the McCarthy Building Companies’ Dallas offices are housed. Through virtual reality headsets, the students were inserted into the three-dimensional digital renderings and able to “walk” into rooms and down hallways. The virtual-reality experience is immersive, but students could also experience “augmented reality,” which is a digital experience that adds elements to the…

It’s a Tuesday afternoon at Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School, and eight fifth-graders are meticulously crocheting hats and scarves. Charlotte Geisler, the Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary Campus Teacher of the Year, leads the club that meets after lunch. Geisler makes monthly trips to a homeless shelter to donate the hats and scarves made by the students. “This not only teaches students a skill they can use for life, but it teaches them to give back,” Geisler said. For fifth-grader Daranisha, the club is a chance to have quiet time to reflect. “If I’m in a bad mood or having a bad day, this helps…

Michelle Brown, directora de Servicios de Dislexia de Dallas ISD, ha sido seleccionada para recibir el premio Excellence in Education de 2019 de la Dallas International Dyslexia Association (IDA, por sus siglas en inglés). Recibirá el reconocimiento el 8 de febrero en la Conferencia Regional de 2019 de Dallas ISD. Según la IDA, el premio Excellence in Education se otorga cada año durante la conferencia regional de dicha asociación que se realiza en Dallas a maestros u otros profesionales que demuestran excelencia en la práctica y compromiso hacia los estudiantes con dislexia y diferencias relacionadas. Las nominaciones las puede presentar…

Recientemente, los estudiantes de 3o a 5o grado de Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School tuvieron la oportunidad de vivir la experiencia de una excursión en el plantel. La Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME, por sus siglas en inglés) otorgó una subvención a la escuela, con lo que se pudo traer a la escuela un tráiler de 40 pies con capacidad para cerca de 200 estudiantes. El museo móvil incluyó exhibiciones interactivas sobre energía, espacio, biotecnología, el tiempo, y la aerodinámica alineados con los TEKS. Los estudiantes se marcharon con conocimiento nuevo en relación a los objetivos de TEKS y…

En agosto, estudiantes de siete escuelas primarias de Dallas ISD recibieron uniformes escolares durante un evento especial que se realizó en Ellis Davis Field House. Parte del evento incluyó revisiones médicas y de visión gratis. J.N. Ervin Elementary School fue una de las escuelas participantes, pero la necesidad de exámenes de la vista y, en algunos casos, lentes, sobrepasó el número de estudiantes que fueron atendidos en agosto. El viernes, 25 de enero, llegó una camioneta de Essilor Vision al frente de Ervin Elementary School para realizar exámenes de la vista a más estudiantes. La Essilor Vision Foundation proporcionará lentes…