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Dallas ISD offers several extracurricular and after-school activities that enhance students’ experiences, learning and fun during and after school. Some of the activities include  karate, chess, robotics, typing, cheerleading, STEM, sports and fine arts. After-school programs are more than fun and games. They provide students a safe environment and personalized learning outside the classroom to continue enhancing their academic performance, as well as help them increase academic attendance. “Participation in extracurricular activities is the most memorable and exciting part of the school experience,” said Sharla Hudspeth, director of Student Services. “From relationships built among coaches and team members to the…

Twelve Dallas ISD students have been named among 16,000 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, with a chance to become one of the 7,500 Finalists who will take home scholarships worth a combined $32 million. About 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to reach the finals, with half of the Finalists winning a National Merit Scholarship. According to a Sept. 13 news release from the National Merit Scholarship Corp., Dallas ISD’s Semifinalists are: Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet  Michael D. Gao School for the Talented and Gifted Adelle Jia Solvay Linde Julia M. McAulay  Jeremiah D. Reilly Jessica H. Wang School…

Very few children or adults could resist the temptation to dance, jump and hula-hoop at a kickoff event Tuesday, Sept. 12, for the annual Oncor Mayor’s Race 5K The high-energy outdoor pep rally at Dallas ISD’s Lee Elementary featured mascots from the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Stars, FC Dallas and Texas; an obstacle course; basketball-shooting game; and tours of Dallas Fire-Rescue and Dallas Police vehicles added to the fun. The purpose was to highlight the 5K and a program to help participants train. The 3 Months to 3 Miles – 5K Training Plan includes a schedule based on a person’s current…

Each third-, fourth- and fifth-grader received a Kindle tablet to use at school Monday at Dallas ISD’s Tom C. Gooch Elementary School, thanks to the Jiv Dya Foundation. Last year, the Foundation provided tablets to schools in the Bryan Adams feeder pattern, but this year is expanding to distribute the devices to students in other feeder patterns, including W.T. White. To date, the Jiv Dya Foundation has provided 14,000 devices to district schools for student use. Gooch students received their tablets after a surprise pep rally in the school’s auditorium.

PREP U Super Saturday After-School and Extracurricular Activities Fair es una feria gratis de Dallas ISD donde las familias de Dallas pueden informarse sobre más de 100 oportunidades y actividades de aprendizaje fuera de la escuela, complementarias y extracurriculares, para niños desde prekínder hasta el 12do grado, todo en un mismo lugar. La feria se realizará el sábado, 16 de septiembre, de 9 a.m. a 1 p.m., en Emmett J. Conrad High School, que se ubica en el 7502 Fair Oaks Ave. Está programada para llevarse a cabo al aire libre, llueva o haga sol. En caso de que llueva,…

Dallas ISD’s Piedmont G.L.O.B.A.L. Academy conducted a 9/11 remembrance event on Monday. The school’s Leadership Cadet Corps raised the flag – first at half staff to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The school’s choir sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The school, formerly John B. Hood Middle School, has conducted similar events each year to commemorate the attacks, honor the victims and show the strength of the country as it moves forward.

Dallas ISD’s PREP U Super Saturday After-School and Extracurricular Activities Fair is a one-stop shop for Dallas families to explore more than 100 out-of-school time, co-curricular and extracurricular learning opportunities and activities for children in prekindergarten through 12th grade under one roof. The PREP U Super Saturday After-School and Extracurricular Activities Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Emmett J. Conrad High School, located at 7502 Fair Oaks Ave. The event is scheduled to be outdoors and will take place rain or shine. In case of rain, it will take place inside…

Spend the next 98 seconds catching up on many of the great things that happened across the district this week! Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more! 12 days in… Can you believe it’s already been about 12 days/288 hours/17,280 minutes/1,036,800 seconds since school started? Here are some great first day photos, and here’s a video diary of a Dallas ISD dad dropping off his daughters. Donations, donations, donations There have already been generous donations this school year. Here’s a roundup: The Dallas Mavericks and owner Mark Cuban will donate school supplies and a Mavs game voucher to every Dallas…

In 1991, the David W. Carter and Justin F. Kimball football teams were both vying for the district championship. Twenty-six years later, the rivalry is rekindled each year when the schools meet on the field in what some call the “Oak Cliff Super Bowl.” The 2017 version of the matchup is slated to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Dallas ISD’s Kincaide Stadium, 9191 S. Polk St. The day before, Dallas City Councilman Casey Thomas conducted a news conference on the Dallas City Hall Plaza to draw attention to the rivalry and the great schools in the Oak…

El Dallas ISD invita a estudiantes de 11 y 12 grado a asistir a la Feria Universitaria 2017, para prepararse a tomar el siguiente paso para su futuro. La feria se llevará a cabo el miércoles, 20 de septiembre, de 5:30 a 8:30 p.m., en Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 S. Polk St., Dallas, TX 75232. Representantes de colegios y universidades de todo el país, estarán disponibles para compartir información sobre sus diversos programas.  Para inscribirse para la feria, visite www.gotocollegefairs.com. Se proveerá transporte para estudiantes del Dallas ISD quienes se registren con su consejero (a) escolar para el 13 de…