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U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Laurie Hernandez visited students at John Pershing Elementary School to share with them her experience as an Olympic athlete. Hernandez also spent time reading books to students as a way of promoting a passion for literacy among the youth. The visit was part of the Family for Literacy campaign by KPMG. The goal of the campaign is to provide books to students at need to help them enhance their reading skills. As part of the campaign, 500 Pershing students each received. Hernandez was a member of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Estudiantes de la escuela John Pershing Elementary School recibieron una agradable visita de la medallista olímpica, Laurie Hernández. Hernández compartió su experiencia como atleta olímpica, la cual la encaminó hacia el liderazgo. Hernández también pasó tiempo leyendo algunos libros a alumnos para fomentar su interés por la lectura. Esta visita fue parte de la campaña Family for Literacy, de KPMG, la cual se enfoca en que estudiantes tengan acceso a libros. Como parte de este programa, KPMG donó 500 libros a alumnos de Pershing Elementary School.

Estudiantes de Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy honraron a las víctimas del tiroteo del Parkland, FL, por medio de poemas y cartas al Congreso de Texas. Más sobre esta nota en este video.

Los consejeros de Dallas ISD recibieron información sobre una propuesta para abrir tres nuevas escuelas de transformación en agosto siguiendo modelos de aprendizaje que han tenido éxito en otros campus. Las escuelas de transformación ofrecen programas académicos especializados, similares a las escuelas magnet, pero sin requisitos de ingreso académico. Las tres nuevas escuelas de transformación propuestas son: Una escuela primaria de un solo género para niños que seguiría el exitoso modelo de la escuela Solar Preparatory School for Girls; Una escuela primaria de aprendizaje personalizado similar al exitoso modelo de Dan D. Rogers Elementary School. La nueva escuela pertenecería a…

El Departamento de STEM-Informática y Tecnología desea felicitar a las cuatro escuelas que avanzaron a la competencia VEX IQ Robotics World Championship que se llevará a cabo el 30 de abril en Kentucky. Los escuelas son: Winnetka Elementary School (dos equipos) Casa View Elementary School Dallas Environmental Science Academy George Bannerman Dealey Middle School También, queremos reconocer a las dos escuelas que avanzaron al FIRST Robotics World Championship que se realizará en Houston, del 18 al 21 de abril. La School of Science and Engineering competirá en el FIRST Tech Challenge y Emmett J. Conrad High School hará lo propio…

Students at Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy honored the victims of the Parkland, Florida, shooting through poems and written letters to Texas Congress. Watch the above video to learn more.

The deadline to apply for student transfers for the 2018-2019 school year is March 31. Since last year, students in Dallas ISD may apply for a transfer from their assigned school to another district school for any reason. Approvals are based on space being available for the grade level requested. In addition to current Dallas ISD students, those who live in another school district may apply to attend a Dallas ISD school – as long as space is available for their grade at their chosen campus. Students may apply at any time during the regular school year for new out-of-district…

The STEM-Computer Science and Technology Department wishes to congratulate the four schools that have advanced to the VEX IQ Robotics World Championship set for April 30 in Kentucky. The teams are: Winnetka Elementary School (two teams competing) Casa View Elementary School Dallas Environmental Science Academy George Bannerman Dealey Middle School Congratulations also goes to the two schools advancing to the FIRST Robotics World Championship set for April 17-21 in Houston. The School of Science and Engineering will compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge and Emmett J. Conrad High School will compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Competitive robotics helps…

Two middle-school teams emerged from the sixth-grade Dallas ISD Futsal Tournament this month to earn a trip next summer to Disney World to compete against teams from across the globe. The sixth-graders participated in non-coed divisions. The winning boys team is from Stockard Middle School, led by Coach Brent Bleasdell. The winning girls team is from Spence Middle School and is led by Coach Scott Brothers. Both will compete in the United Scholastic Futsal World Championships in July in Orlando. The teams will start raising money to fund their trips to the championships. There have been three separate tournaments, starting…

The National Football Foundation (NFF) Gridiron Club of Dallas Chapter recognized 22 Dallas ISD scholar-athletes for their accomplishments during the chapter’s 10th Annual Awards Banquet on March 18. Selected from a pool of candidates that covers the entire region, high school players earned NFF chapter scholar-athlete recognition in 2018 after a rigorous review. The selection committee, comprised of coaches, teachers, administrators and business leaders from North Texas, evaluated the college and high school candidates based on their athletic accomplishments, academic performance and leadership in the community. These are the Dallas ISD scholar-athletes recognized by NFF:  Sergio Alvarado– Molina High School…