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Este año, siete estudiantes de la generación de 2018 de Dallas ISD recibirán becas del programa Deloitte/NTPGA Fairway to Success. El programa, que comenzó en 2007, cada año otorga becas a estudiantes basándose en el desempeño académico, actividades extracurriculares, compromiso social y necesidad económica. Se ha implementado en tres preparatorias de Dallas ISD, W.W. Samuell, Thomas Jefferson y Lincoln, e incluye una introducción al golf y lecciones valiosas de disciplina, honor e integridad, que son importantes en este deporte. Los estudiantes seleccionados son Daniel Akwei (Jefferson), Ashley Crispin (Samuell), Elia Espinosa (Jefferson), Juwon Grant (Lincoln), Francheska Johnson (Lincoln) y Sonya…

Emir Price ha hecho historia en el Dallas ISD como el primer estudiante proveniente del programa de teatro de Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts en recibir el reconocimiento de U.S. Presidential Scholar. En junio se llevará a cabo una ceremonia nacional en Washington, DC, donde Price y 160 más estudiantes serán reconocidos. Aunque Price aprecia este reconocimiento nacional, su meta es más bien local: quiere enriquecer el teatro afroamericano en Dallas. La madre de Price, Guinea Bennett-Price, es maestra en Booker T. Washington y directora artística de Soul Rep Theatre Company, una compañía de…

¡El equipo de béisbol de varones de W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy venció a J.L. Long Middle School para convertirse en campeón de las secundarias del distrito! “Este equipo entrenó y trabajó duro todos los días. Corregíamos los errores que habíamos cometido en el juego anterior para prepararnos para el próximo”, dijo el entrenador Wayne Pridgett. “El equipo entendió que todos debemos estar preparados y trabajar como equipo, y por ello dieron su mejor esfuerzo en cada entrenamiento”.

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,…