Author: The Hub

Las 18 escuelas preparatorias P-TECH de Dallas ISD oficialmente se han unido a la red nacional de P-TECH y se encuentran entre las 90 escuelas en la pagina web de la organización, ptech.org. En las preparatorias con el programa Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH), los estudiantes pueden elegir una especialidad profesional y tomar cursos que proporcionan habilidades académicas, técnicas y laborales. Los estudiantes tienen la oportunidad de obtener un grado asociado en cuatro a seis años, junto con certificaciones de la industria en la especialidad que hayan seleccionado. Estas oportunidades podrían resultar en prácticas remuneradas y empleo después…

The School of Science and Engineering (SEM) math team came in first place at the UIL State Championship. Seven SEM students competed in multiple events after spending years preparing for the events. The four SEM students on the first-place Mathematics team are: Raviraj Rege Victor Diaz Yash Chandak Pranay Varada

The annual Dallas ISD Districtwide Chess Tournament on Saturday, May 5, brought together the best chess players among the more than 2,200 students enrolled in the districtwide chess program. There were 461 participating students from 17 high schools, 28 middle schools and 86 elementary schools. Only the top four players from each participating school were eligible to compete in the districtwide tournament. The winners are listed below. High School Individual Gold Medalists • Kristina Badrak, School of Business and Management • Zach Emery, School of Business and Management High School Team Winners • First, Sunset High School • Second, Woodrow…

Mia Witt didn’t know why she got summoned to the principal’s office earlier this month, but some of her students thought it was funny. Witt, a special education inclusion teacher at Onesimo Hernandez Elementary School, is the first recipient of a quarterly $250 recognition provided by Carter Financial Management. The effort will spotlight and thank dedicated teachers by providing funds for them to spend in their classrooms. The award is coordinated by the district’s Partnership Services and Special Education departments. Parents, community and staff were encouraged to identify nominees that demonstrate qualities of a distinguished special education teacher, setting high standards…

Eight teams from Dallas ISD schools are headed to the Destination Imagination Global Finals going on May 23–26 in Tennessee. The teams advanced out of the State Destination Imagination Tournament. Promoting creativity and teamwork to more than 100,000 schoolchildren across the United States, Destination Imagination is an educational program in which student teams solve open-ended challenges and present their solutions at tournament competitions. The Dallas ISD teams head to the Global Finals are: William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted Rosemont Elementary School William L. Cabell Elementary School and Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy George Bannerman…

As the Carter High School boys and girls track teams swept the Class 4A team state championships on May 12, their former teammate—Ledajrick “LD” Cox—was close to their hearts. Cox was tragically killed soon after graduating last year. The Carter athletes dedicated their season to Cox, wearing his name on their shoes and gear. Sha’Carri Richardson, the Carter track star who is headed to LSU, said her former teammate’s spirit motivated the team. “Losing LD was a shock to everyone. We were able to turn what he brought to Carter, his energy, into motivation on the boys side just as…

Often, sports can carry a bigger purpose than what happens on the court or field. That’s the case this year when Spence Coach Scott Brothers’ futsal team dedicated its Disney Scholastic Futsal Tournament to his wife Diana, who is battling breast cancer. To show their support for Diana Brothers, the sixth-grade girls wore pink socks with their uniforms. And they won the futsal tournament in early March, going 4-0. Futsal is a modified form of soccer played with five players per side on a smaller indoor field. https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2018/03/19/two-dallas-isd-teams-heading-to-futsal-championships-this-summer/ Many of these girls will be going to North Dallas in a few years,…

Emir Price is making Dallas ISD history as the first U.S. Presidential Scholar from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Theatre Program. A national ceremony in Washington, D.C., in June will honor Price and 160 other outstanding American high school seniors named Presidential Scholars. While Price appreciates the national recognition, his life goal is much more local: he wants to elevate Black theatre in Dallas. Price’s mother, Guinea Bennett-Price, is a Booker T. Washington HSPVA teacher and co-founder/co-artistic director of Soul Rep Theatre Company, which provides transformative Black theatre in Dallas. Price, who will…

The 18 Dallas ISD P-TECH schools are now officially part of the national P-TECH network and among the 90 schools featured on the organization’s website at ptech.org. At Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH), students can choose a career pathway and take courses that provide academic, technical and workplace skills. Students have the potential to earn an associate’s degree in four to six years, along with industry certificates for their selected career pathway — opportunities that can potentially lead to paid internships and job placement after graduation. Students also have the opportunity to earn up to 60 hours…

The W.H. Adamson High School Alumni Association recently held its 18th Annual All-Class Reunion at the school. Located in Oak Cliff, Adamson High School is the oldest continuously-active high school in Dallas ISD. On the Friday prior to the reunion, the Adamson Alumni 2018 Charity Golf Classic was held at the Prairie Lakes Golf Course. Saturday’s all-class reunion included activities for all former students, including the reunion program, induction of outstanding alumni and faculty into the Adamson Hall of Honor, tours of the school, and a luncheon in the school cafeteria catered by the favorite Norma’s Restaurant. Oak Cliff High School…