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Catch up on this week’s great news! Watch this video, or read below, to learn more.   Distinguished school Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School celebrated its designation as a National Title I Distinguished School (see photos). Addressing violence Students attended a forum to lead respectful conversations on how the district and greater community can address threats of gun violence in schools (watch a video). Political leaders Female students from four Dallas ISD schools saw their political ambitions ignite after attending the Young Women’s Political Leadership Conference (learn more). Hall of Fame Dr. Beverly Chinn from Wilmer-Hutchins High School was inducted into the National Association of Negro Musicians…

The Cat in the Hat broke loose across Dallas ISD schools to celebrate the legacy of late children’s author Dr. Seuss. To honor what would have been the iconic author’s 114th birthday, volunteers visited campuses to read to students and help with Seuss-themed activities. Over at Jill Stone Elementary School, KPMG, Central Market and Texas Instruments enchanted students with stories and poems from Dr. Seuss. As a bonus, KPMG donated books to all students at Stone and Elisha M. Pease Elementary School. Meanwhile, United Way volunteers read and gave out books at numerous other schools, and NFL player Brandon Carr…

Dallas ISD’s Hillcrest High School recently received the good news that it has been authorized as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. IB schools share a commitment to a high quality, challenging internationally focused education. With the news, the feeder pattern now features schools at all three levels that have IB programs: Arthur Kramer Elementary School, Benjamin Franklin Middle School and now Hillcrest. That is similar to the Woodrow Wilson feeder pattern, which features the IB program at Robert E. Lee Elementary School, J.L. Long Middle School and at Woodrow Wilson. Harry Stone Montessori Academy also offers IB. Learn about…

The Rotary Club of Dallas invites nominations from all district schools for its annual Service Above Self Teacher Awards. To call attention to the importance of service contributed by teachers, the organization will award up to $10,000 in cash awards and gifts to the selected teachers. The award is designed to recognize teachers who: perform over and above their job descriptions in ways that benefit the community, at-risk and disadvantaged students; demonstrate selfless conduct for the benefit of others; plan classroom instruction that reflects innovation and creativity; The deadline to apply is Mon., April 16, 2018. Honorees will be notified Mon.,…

Students who attend schools across Dallas ISD convened on Wednesday, Feb. 28, for the annual check presentations in the Common Cents Dallas “Pennies from the Heart” campaign. The program charges student-led teams with raising funds for charities of their own choosing. More than 200 students from 19 Dallas ISD schools participated this year. Common Cents grew from an idea proposed in 1988 by late Dallas philanthropist Louise Gartner. Every penny collected benefits the charities chosen by students, who also lead all the fundraising efforts. Now in its 20th year, Dallas ISD students have raised and donated more than $875,000 during…

The Dallas ISD Social Studies Department and African American Museum in Fair Park hosted students from Zan W. Holmes, Boude Storey, W. H. Atwell and T. W. Browne middle schools on Feb. 22. Dallas County Judges Stephanie Mitchell, Lisa Green, Amber Givens-Davis and Shequitta Kelly presented the Pipeline to Possibilities program focusing on inspiring students to be the best they can be and encouraging them to make the right critical decisions for their bright futures.   For more information on the Pipeline to Possibilities program, visit www.pipelinetopossibilities.com/about.

La Dra. Beverly Chinn, maestra de Wilmer-Hutchins High School, ha sido nombrada al Salón de la Fama de la sección de Dallas de la National Association of Negro Musicians. Chinn ha pasado la mayor parte de su carrera como maestra de coro en escuelas secundarias en planteles con designación de Título I, y más recientemente, en Wilmer-Hutchins High School. Producto de una familia de músicos, su amor por la música la inspiró a enseñar para compartir ese amor con la siguiente generación. “Cuando comencé mi carrera en la educación, descubrí que me apasionaba la enseñanza y el aprendizaje”, dijo ella.…

Los estudiantes de J.N. Ervin Elementary School conocieron a los tutores de Toyota que les ayudarán con la lectura a través de TutorMate, programa de tutoría por internet que conecta a voluntarios de la empresa con alumnos para realizar lecturas virtuales. Después de conocerse, los integrantes del grupo African American Collaborative de Toyota disfrutaron de una presentación por los estudiantes en reconocimiento al mes de la historia afroamericana. “Estamos muy contentos de contar con esta nueva colaboración con Toyota y TutorMate para apoyar a los estudiantes de J.N. Ervin Elementary School”, dijo Tom Hayden, del Departamento de Voluntarios y Socios…

El lunes, 26 de febrero, durante la celebración en Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School la palabra que se escuchaba constantemente era familia. Mientras que el personal y los estudiantes celebraban la designación de la escuela como National Title I Distinguished School, el enfoque se centró en la cultura que se ha fomentado para poder lograr este reconocimiento. Garza es una de dos escuelas en Texas, y 63 en el país, en conseguir el premio nacional. “Somos una familia y así es como nos tratamos los unos a los otros”, dijo Macario Hernández, director de la escuela. Lo mismo piensa Claudia…

Medical City Children’s Hospital “kids teaching kids” program was at Dallas ISD’s Bowie Elementary on Tuesday, Feb. 27, for a snack demo and awards ceremony. Culinary students from Emmett J. Conrad, Skyline, Franklin Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson high schools participated in the snack contest, giving live demonstrations of their snack-recipe creations in front of students from Sidney Lanier Elementary and James Bowie Elementary. The students, parents and staff helped rate each snack to determine the winners. Each year, the kids teaching kids partnership includes the donation of a snack cookbook to every elementary school student in Dallas ISD. The four top…