Author: The Hub

The 2017-2018 Dallas ISD Teen School Board officers were elected yesterday during the group’s October meeting. The officers are: President, Glenda Meyer, Moises Molina High School Vice President, Lucky Lawhorn, Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Secretary, Reagan Ruffin, Skyline High School Community Service Chairperson, Alexandra Brooks, Woodrow Wilson High School The Teen Board is a student advisory group comprised of the presidents of each high school’s junior and senior classes. The students, who meet monthly, serve as mediators between schools and the district’s superintendent of schools and board of trustees. The students help address student concerns and share ideas for…

William Hawley Atwell Law Academy students were flying high at an Engineering Day presented by Lockheed Martin. As part of the Engineering Day, students sat in an F-35 cockpit simulator, played a STEM game similar to Jeopardy, dug through old technology artifacts, and much more. “We are here to promote STEM and get kids excited about engineering and technology and what we do here at Lockheed Martin,” said Demetria Hall of Lockheed Martin. “There is a shortage of engineers today, so we are investing here in Dallas ISD.” Watch the above video to learn more.

Students’ definition of poetry quickly went from “confusing and “difficult” to “exciting and inspiring” when Dallas Poetry Slam recently visited L.V. Stockard Middle School. Dallas Poetry Slam facilitated a poetry workshop for all eighth-grade students at the school as part of their poetry unit. Two Dallas Poetry Slam facilatators engaged the students with their presentation of autobiographical poetry. Students were given the opportunity to write and share their own “Where I’m From” poems. Eighth-grade teacher Kelissa Terrell spoke highly of the workshop. “Students were able to use sensory language in order to create vivid imagery in their poems,” Terrell said. The eighth-grade…

The Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) is launching a strategic planning process to create a strategic and innovative vision for Dallas ISD learning, technology, and facilities design. To launch this process, the district is hosting four education summits and encourages all stakeholders to attend one of the summits. Parents, students, district staff, business leaders and community members will have an opportunity to share their innovative vision of the future. Dates, times and locations are listed below*. 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7 W.T. White High School 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7 South Oak Cliff High School 6 to 8…

While he was in high school at the School of Business and Management at Townview, David Lindsey did not imagine he would be in the movie business. But despite hating writing papers in his younger days, he has gone on to write and produce a film called “Giants Do Fall.” The biblical-inspired movie tells the story of two foster brothers taken in by an abusive foster mother. Lindsey and the team at His Strength Productions hope the film will start productive conversations about child abuse. Watch the trailer for the film here, and read below as the Hub checks in…

Along with teachers, school principals play a vital role in laying the foundation for student success. With that in mind, October is National Principals Month, and it’s a chance to thank these campus leaders who work so hard to make their schools successful. Dallas ISD is encouraging community members, staff and students to share the below image and post it on social media. Include the name of the principal you are thankful for, and use the hashtags #DallasISD and #ThankAPrincipal.

Efforts are currently under way to find the students designated as “no-shows,” or students in Dallas ISD’s system who have yet to show up for classes this school year. Dubbed “Operation Comeback,” the coordinated effort to find and return the students is in its seventh year. As part of Operation Comeback, district staff are operating a phone bank to call no-show students and their parents. Through the process, students who have moved out of the district are also identified and taken off the list.

Community Liaisons Monica Zumaya from W.W. Samuell High School and Elsa Cardenas from Ann Richards Middle School attended Judge Faith Johnson and the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office–Family Violence Division’s annual open house on Friday, Oct. 6. During the open house, Ms. Zumaya and Ms. Cardenas were able to network with other organizations such as Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support, The Family Place, Catholic Charities, and Human Rights Initiative of North Texas to take back resources for their campus, parents, and community as well as bring about awareness of domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month.

Cualquier persona de 35 años o mayor puede registrarse para recibir una mamografía gratis durante el evento Vive tu Vida at Grovefest 2017 que se llevará a cabo en W.W. Samuell High School. Parkland Hospital estará presente en el evento que se realizará el sábado, 4 de noviembre. Si está interesado en recibir una mamografía gratis, debe registrarse con anterioridad llamando al número 214-670-4052. Deberá proporcionar su nombre, fecha de nacimiento, número de teléfono, fecha de cuando se realizó la más reciente mamografía, y su seguro médico. Nota: si no cuenta con seguro médico, no se le negará la mamografía y…

The Dallas Morning News ran a great story over the weekend about how family and community engagement at Robert T. Hill Middle School are making great thing happen. More and more families are embracing the school, which has a STEM program, among other offerings. As the Dallas Morning News points out, the school has “also added more courses for the general student population, such as Spanish, algebra and astronomy. And it introduced a program to help underrepresented high school students get into college.” Read the full Dallas Morning News story here.