Thirty-one Class of 2017 Dallas ISD graduating seniors were recognized this month at a special reception for receiving United Negro College Fund (UNCF) scholarships. Funds for the UNCF scholarships were raised through Dallas ISD employee donations. Money was collected by feeder pattern, making it a friendly competition to benefit the most students. The Class of 2017 recipients are listed below with their high schools and intended colleges and universities: Kirsten Arthur, North Dallas HS, Texas A&M Commerce BreAsia Austin, Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, Dillard University Bri’Anna Bloomer, Wilmer-Hutchins HS, Texas A&M Commerce Parker Campbell, James Madison HS, Prairie View A&M University…
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Recognizing the importance of public education, the Greenville Avenue Area Business Association (GAABA) continues its support of the following high schools: Emmett J. Conrad, North Dallas and Woodrow Wilson. Since 2009, this organization has generously supported Dallas students with funds generated through the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Greenville Avenue and Jorge Levy’s Savor Mexico culinary competition. “Each year the scholarship applications reveal wonderful students with remarkable accomplishments and big dreams,” says Jane Didear of Dallas ISD Volunteer and Partnership Services. “We are thankful to the Greenville Avenue Area Business Association for supporting the dreams of these nine graduating seniors.” At North Dallas…
The school year might be over, but several Hillcrest High School students still have great memories of prom thanks to Salon Pompeo. Salon Pompeo provided six well-deserving students with free hair care (blow outs/updos for girls, boys clipped and styled), nails and make up services—along with a rental dress or tuxedo—for the school prom on May 13. The six students all excelled in areas of academic achievement, community service or outstanding perseverance.
Dustin Marshall won reelection to the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees in the runoff election held June 10. Marshall represents District 2, which covers North and Near East Dallas. Marshall ran against Lori Kirkpatrick in the runoff election. Neither candidate received at least 50 percent of the vote on May 6, which caused the June runoff election. The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees establishes the policies by which schools operate. In carrying out the task of setting policy, the board identifies needs and establishes priorities for the school system, allocates financial and human resources among the priority areas, and evaluates school…
El 23 de mayo, se realizó la reunión anual de estudiantes de duodécimo grado de W. H. Adamson High School donde la Adamson Scholarship Foundation otorgó becas con un valor total de $43,000 a 14 estudiantes. Las becas serán por cuatro años y varían entre $2,500 y $6,000 por año. Colleen Kelley, integrante del consejo de Adamson Scholarship Foundation, entregó las becas que los estudiantes recibirán cada año, siempre y cuando estén inscritos en una universidad por tiempo completo y cumplan con los requisitos del grado. Desde su creación en 1947, Adamson Scholarship Foundation ha otorgado $1.6 millones en becas…
Durante las celebraciones de fin de año en el distrito, los voluntarios que ayudaron a estudiantes del Dallas ISD por medio de una computadora durante el año escolar tuvieron la oportunidad de reunirse con ellos. TutorMate es un programa en línea de tutoría que conecta a voluntarios con estudiantes de primer grado que están aprendiendo a leer. Varias empresas en el área de Dallas colaboraron con las escuelas del Dallas ISD a través de este programa. “TutorMate ha logrado exitosamente unir la tecnología y tutoría para mejorar la lectura en algunas de nuestras escuelas más necesitadas”, dijo Tom Hayden, del…
Spend the next 83 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. Summer camps Dallas ISD Summer Camps kicked off across the district this week, including camps on mechanical engineering, inventions and forensics. (Learn more) Superhero Field Day Volunteers from advertising agency Publicis Hawkeye teamed up with Frederick Douglass Elementary School to celebrate Superhero Field Day during the last week of school. (Learn more) Destination Imagination Bryan Adams High School students won third place in the Destination Imagination Global Competition held in Tennessee. (Read this) National Literacy…
The Playwrights Under Progress (PUP) Fest on Saturday will feature plays written and performed by Dallas ISD students. Dallas ISD, Kitchen Dog Theater and Junior Players have joined together to host PUP Fest at Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts. As part of the New Works Festival, Pup Fest will feature an afternoon of six world premiere staged readings written and performed by some of the Dallas-area’s finest high school talent. “This is an incredible opportunity for some of our talented students to have their plays published and professionally produced,” said Rachel Harrah, director of…
Arleen Averill, a first-grade teacher at Dallas ISD’s Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Elementary School, was recently named a Dallas Mavericks Classroom Champions Teacher of the Year. Averill said she became a teacher after seeing the relationships and connections her mother made with students as a teacher. “I love coming to these little smiling faces every day,” Averill said of her students. “They are just so excited to be here and so excited to see you in the morning, you can’t help but feel the same for them. We come here all together as a family and spend our week together.” The…
What is the best way to react if a student starts misbehaving in your class? While it’s a scenario nearly every teacher faces at one point or another, how disruptions are handled can either positively or negatively affect the student and the learning environment for the rest of the class. This week, representatives from every Dallas ISD campus are being trained how to implement Proactive Behavior Management (PBM) at their schools and in each and every classroom. The goal is to curb infractions that resulted in a total of 2,013 suspensions in 2015–2016 for students in grades pre-K through second…