Dallas ISD’s CityLab High School offers a unique setting in the perfect environment for its focus on urban development: downtown Dallas. Watch the video above to hear what students have to say about their experiences at the school, which opened for the first time in August 2017. Visit the school’s website here. Per the school’s Mission statement, the school aims “to prepare and create opportunities for students to become the next generation of citizens, design professionals, and civic leaders equipped with an appreciation and holistic understanding of the urban environment, and the knowledge and skills to design, build, and participate…
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Anne Frank Elementary School’s girls basketball team posted a near-perfect record at 7-1 and earned the title of Area Champions even though the nine girls started the season as beginners. Fans took notice, as the team’s home games were standing-room only. Starting fifth-grader Alexa Rodriguez is a Gifted and Talented student who sacrifices her fall time in the GT Leadership Team to devote herself to the basketball team’s success. “I loved watching Alexa grow as a player,” said coach Carla Ford. “She really listened to instructions and applied the steps to improve herself and became better. It was exciting to…
Inside Dallas ISD’s neighborhood schools, caring teachers await to guide your child through innovative programs incorporating rigorous academics, designed to shape tomorrow’s leaders and global citizens. Learn more about the schools in your community by attending one of four Discover Dallas ISD school fairs. The first two are Saturday, Dec. 2, at Ellis Davis Field House and Skyline High School, with two more on Saturday, Dec. 9, at Conrad High School and Loos Field House. Find details here.
Marquen sus calendarios para el sábado, 2 de diciembre y el sábado, 9 de diciembre, y acompáñenos a las ferias escolares Descubre Dallas ISD. ¡Descubran por qué el Dallas ISD es la mejor opción para la educación de sus hijos! ¡Acompáñenos en una de las cuatro ferias escolares, Descubre Dallas ISD! En los eventos podrán informarse sobre los programas que se ofrecen en las escuelas de nuestro distrito, sus requisitos y el proceso de matrícula. Las ferias Descubre Dallas ISD se realizarán en las siguientes fechas y lugares: Sábado, 2 de diciembre, 9 a.m. a 1 p.m. Ellis Davis Field…
Las escuelas y oficinas del Dallas ISD estarán cerradas a partir del lunes, 20 de noviembre, hasta el viernes, 24 de noviembre, debido a la semana de Acción de Gracias. Les deseamos una feliz semana y que tengan un descanso seguro y relajador. Los vemos de regreso el lunes, 27 de noviembre.
Mark your calendar for Saturday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 9 for the largest school fair in the city – Discover Dallas ISD! Representatives from every campus across the district will be on hand to answer questions about enrollment, admission requirements, extracurricular activities and much more. With four convenient locations across the city, parents and students will have the opportunity to discover the right school for their child. For times and locations, visit www.dallasisd.org/discoverdallasisd.
All Dallas ISD schools and offices will be closed Monday, Nov. 20, through Friday, Nov. 24. We hope you have a safe, relaxing and happy break and will see you back on Monday, Nov. 27.
Thanksgiving break is almost here! Reward yourself by catching up on this week’s great Dallas ISD news. Watch this video, or read below, and have a great break! Free meals over Thanksgiving Twelve Dallas ISD schools will offer free breakfast and lunch to all students 18 and under from Monday, Nov. 20, through Wednesday, Nov. 22 (see the schools). Scholarships for seniors Thanksgiving break is a perfect time for seniors to apply to some available college scholarships(see available scholarships). Check this out A total of 359 students from 28 middle schools and 22 high schools participated in the Dallas ISD Secondary Chess Tournament (watch…
An annual fundraiser, now in its third year, will help send more Dallas ISD students on field trips. On Thursday, Nov. 16, Elrod’s Cost Plus Supermarket presented a check to the district for $14,573 for the Dallas ISD Field Trip Fund. The presentation took place at a special reception at Rosemont Primary School-Chris V. Semos Campus. Rosemont second-graders had recently enjoyed a trip to the Dallas Arboretum as a result of the grant program. This year’s funding will support more than 2,800 students, 51 teachers and 23 Dallas ISD schools. Rosemont Principal Rachel Moon praised Elrod’s for its commitment to…
This year’s project in the CREW Careers: Building Opportunities® “Building a Community” program sent teams from seven Dallas ISD high schools back to school – an old school. Now in its 13th year of partnership with Dallas ISD, the mock development competition focused on ways the students would redevelop the Dallas High School/Crozier Tech property in downtown Dallas near Pearl and Bryan streets. Teams from W.H. Adamson, Bryan Adams, Skyline, H. Grady Spruce, Sunset and W.T. White and Woodrow Wilson high schools created plans and presented them to judges. Woodrow Wilson took first place in this year’s contest, with Bryan…