Dallas ISD’s Regional Day School Program for the Deaf is built on a foundation of connections and opportunities. The students and graduates the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services team has supported are in every field and industry, thriving as carpenters, culinary artists, cheerleaders, soccer players, nurses, construction workers, and more. September is Deaf Awareness Month. “We want our students to know they can become anything they want to be,” said Tina Vaguine, manager for the RDSPD. “We want them to believe in themselves, and we want them and their families to know that they can do anything.” Deaf and…
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For Esmeralda Martinez, a Spanish and leadership teacher at Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, paving the way for student success and contributing to a legacy of leadership are her priorities and her passion. She moved to the United States when she was 5 years old and recalls translating for her mother from Mexico and her father from Colombia as she grew up learning English as a second language. Combined with her positive experiences with teachers in her Dallas ISD schools and her involvement in Skyline High School’s League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) council, Martinez realized she…
Language professionals play an important role worldwide in connecting nations, fostering peace and understanding, and encouraging growth and development. The team of almost 30 translators and interpreters in Dallas ISD who help connect families, students, and schools is no different. Their efforts toward engagement and understanding and those of interpreters and translators worldwide are celebrated and recognized on Sept. 30 during International Translation Day. The day was established in 2017 through a resolution from the United Nations General Assembly. “The theme for this year’s International Translation Day is ‘translation unveils the many faces of humanity,’ and that’s exactly what our…
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Oncor Kids Race, BMW Dallas Marathon Festival and Dallas ISD are teaming up with local online shoe retailer Shoebacca to donate new athletic shoes to students, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Charles Rice Learning Center. The Oncor Kids Race, held at Dallas City Plaza in December, attracts 6,000 students each year. Dallas ISD elementary, middle, and high school students are encouraged to participate and can do so free of charge, thanks to Oncor and other event partners. Those who participate also have the chance to take home…
Bethany G. estaba tan solo en sexto grado cuando empezó a tocar trompeta en Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs. No sabía que esa experiencia la llevaría a ser admitida en Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, una escuela competitiva de Dallas ISD, donde el director de la orquesta la describe como una “contribuidora estelar” para los conjuntos de viento, de jazz, la orquesta completa y el grupo de mariachi. “No conocía el potencial que tenía para la trompeta hasta que toqué en la banda de Balch Springs con los directores: la Sra. Baker…
Bethany G. was only in the sixth grade when she first began playing trumpet at Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs. Little did she know that experience would lead to her eventually being admitted to Dallas ISD’s competitive Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where she is described by the orchestral leader as “a stellar contributor” to the wind ensembles, big band, full orchestra, and mariachi ensemble. “I didn’t know the potential I had to play the trumpet until I played in the [Balch Springs] band with my directors Ms. Baker and Mr. England,”…
Desde que era estudiante y pasaba por el programa de educación para estudiantes sordos en W. W. Samuell High School, Bobby White ha sabido que quería regresar a Dallas ISD como maestro para brindar servicios de alta calidad para estudiantes sordos o con pérdida auditiva. Ahora, después de 20 años de experiencia como maestro y 10 años trabajando en el distrito, White quiere hacer conciencia sobre la importancia de la lengua de señas y otros recursos en honor al Día Internacional de las Lenguas de Señas en septiembre y más allá. Como maestro de educación para estudiantes sordos en Woodrow…
Since he was a student going through the deaf education program at W.W. Samuell High School, Bobby White has known he wanted to return to Dallas ISD as a teacher to provide high-quality services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Now, with 20 years of teaching experience and 10 years serving the district, White is bringing awareness to the importance of sign language and other resources in honor of the International Day of Sign Languages in September and beyond. As a deaf education teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School, White said one of his favorite parts of…
Cuando Daniel Negrete era estudiante en Woodrow Wilson High School, uno de sus amigos le pidió que se uniera al grupo de ballet folclórico. Al poco tiempo, se integró y su interpretación de “El jarabe tapatío” frente a toda la escuela durante una asamblea estudiantil le cambió la vida. Presentarse frente a una audiencia en vivo despertó algo en Negrete, y lo hizo pensar: “¿No sería genial si pudiera dedicarme a esto para siempre?”. Negrete ha vuelto a Woodrow como maestro y ahora es el director principal del icónico drill team Sweethearts, apoya a Marissa Marez con la compañía de…
When Daniel Negrete was a student at Woodrow Wilson High School, one of his friends asked him to join the ballet folklorico ensemble. He eventually joined, and his performance of “El Jarabe Tapatío” in front of the whole student body during a pep rally changed his life. Performing in front of a live audience sparked something in Negrete, making him think “Wouldn’t it be great if I could do this forever?” In a full circle for him, Negrete returned to Woodrow as a teacher and is now the head director for the iconic Sweethearts drill team, assists Marissa Marez with…