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When students in the Media Club at Dallas ISD’s Larry G. Smith Elementary School turn on the lights, cameras and spring into action, they are learning crucial skills that could help them in their careers. Students produce a morning newscast with the help of PE teacher and Club director Paul Curbow. “They are responsible for getting everything set up, they do turn on all the cameras, they turn on all the TVs, the lights, they go get the kids that are actually doing the announcements for the day,” Curbow said. “I am here to help facilitate any way that I…

More than 350 Dallas ISD employees are retiring this year after helping countless kids succeed over the years. Together they have nearly 7,500 years of service! The links below list the names of this year’s retirees: Elementary School Retirees Middle School Retirees High School Retirees Central Staff Retirees

Durante todos los años que ha trabajado en el plantel, ha desempeñado muchos papeles, desde maestra y entrenadora y recientemente, coordinadora asistente de deportes del año de Dallas ISD. Paralelamente, ha inspirado a generaciones de estudiantes a esforzarse para alcanzar su máximo potencial. Ahora, después de un total de 47 años de servicio en Dallas ISD, Landy se jubilará. “Ha sido una magnifica experiencia, y disfrute cada uno de mis años aquí. Si uno disfruta lo que hace, puede hacerlo durante mucho tiempo”, dijo Landy. “Pero ya estoy lista, y emocionada de empezar mi próximo capitulo”. Entre los empleados que…

Como parte de nuestros eventos comunitarios “Rock the Block”, el Dallas ISD está ofreciendo diversión e información sobre las excelentes escuelas que se encuentran en los vecindarios en cada comunidad. Durante mayo y junio, representantes del distrito han estado llevando a cabo estos eventos en siete complejos de apartamentos en las zonas de asistencia de Kimball High School y Carter High School. El 31 de mayo, tuvo lugar el primero de ellos en el complejo Magnolia Creek. La comunidad tuvo la oportunidad de jugar baloncesto con policías del distrito, inscribir a sus hijos en escuelas de Dallas ISD, y de…

For 45 years, Donnie Landy has been a smiling face at W.T. White High School. She has played many roles over the decades at the campus — teacher, coach and, most recently, the Dallas ISD Assistant Athletic Coordinator of the Year — while inspiring generations of Longhorns to go out and reach their full potential. And now, after a total of 47 years of service to Dallas ISD, Landy is retiring. “It’s been a wonderful experience, and I have enjoyed every year. If you enjoy what you do, you can last a long time,” Landy said. “But I’m now ready,…

La academia de ingeniería de Emmett J. Conrad High School es una de las seis escuelas finalistas en el concurso Lenovo Scholar Network National Mobile App Development Competition, patrocinada por la National Academy Foundation (NAF) y la empresa Lenovo. Con el concurso, se tiene la intención de fomentar el interés en ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM) entre los estudiantes de preparatoria con pocos recursos, al mismo tiempo que se les enseña las habilidades tecnológicas avanzadas necesarias para triunfar en el ámbito laboral actual. La aplicación de los estudiantes de Conrad lleva el nombre de “Klinik”, y provee a los…

In the conference room of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School library, senior Zechary Thomas signs his letter of commitment to accept a full-ride scholarship to play college basketball and study kinesiology at Fort Scott College. The commitment represents the first step toward realizing his lifelong dream to play in the NBA and pursue a career as an athletic trainer. Getting to this point wasn’t easy for the Mustang stand-out point guard who played football until a severe concussion convinced him that basketball was a better fit.  “Zack never picked up a basketball until he was 13,” says proud mom Gina Grant Thomas. “He came to me and…

Dallas ISD is bringing the fun—and information about its neighborhood schools—to the community as part of its Rock the Block celebrations. District representatives are holding block parties at seven apartment complexes in the Kimball and Carter high school feeder patterns in May and June. At the May 31 kickoff at the Magnolia Creek Apartment Complex, families shot basketballs with Dallas ISD police officers, enrolled their children in Dallas ISD schools, and showed off a few dance moves. “We are reintroducing and reengaging our neighborhoods with our neighborhood school,” said Jacqueline Bell, school choice communications coordinator for Dallas ISD Vanetta, a…

The Emmett J. Conrad Academy of Engineering is among six schools named as finalists in the Lenovo Scholar Network National Mobile App Development Competition, sponsored by the National Academy Foundation (NAF) and technology company Lenovo. The contest aims to encourage greater interest among underserved high school students in STEM disciplines while providing them with high-tech skills needed to succeed in today’s workplace. Conrad’s app is called “Klinik,” and provides users with a list of health, food and educational resources close to their current location. Voting for the Fan Favorite app is open now through July 10. Vote for Conrad’s project…

Debido a la selva de concreto en la que vivimos, Dallas se encuentra entre las ciudades donde la temperatura promedio está aumentando más rápido. Recientemente, Texas Tree Foundation, coordinó un proyecto con la intención de crear una “Cool School” en Dan D. Rogers Elementary School que ayude a combatir el calor en la escuela. “Hemos plantado 90 arboles y conforme crecen, refrescarán físicamente al plantel”, dijo Matt Grubishich, representante de la Texas Tree Foundation. “El propósito de este proyecto es que los estudiantes salgan e interactúen con la naturaleza”. Los estudios señalan que cuando los niños pasan tiempo afuera su…