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With 269 teams competing at the Destination Imagination Regional Tournament this past weekend, 28 Dallas ISD teams qualified for the upcoming state competition. In order to qualify, teams had to place first or second in their category after performing a team challenge and an instant challenge. The winning teams are: Promoting creativity and teamwork to more than 100,000 schoolchildren across the United States, Destination Imagination is an educational program in which student teams solve open-ended challenges and present their solutions at tournament competitions. Dallas ISD had 28 of the total 33 teams that qualified for the state tournament. Hosted in Mansfield,…

The girls basketball regional quarterfinals and boys basketball bi-district games are this week! Here’s the schedule:

The staff at Maple Lawn Elementary School is dedicated to giving back to the community it serves. Members of the school’s staff have been volunteering at the Salvation Army to serve meals to those in need. Maple Lawn Elementary team members originally volunteered in December as part of “Wellness Wednesday,” singing Christmas carols along with serving meals. They had such an amazing time that they returned in February to serve more meals as part of “Kindness Month.” “It truly makes the heart warm to give back and the people are always so gracious, appreciative and thankful,” said Stacy Owens, counselor…

Jimmie Markham with the Naveen Jindal School of Management wrote this story.  Students, faculty and administrators from the Dallas Independent School District visited the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas on Dec. 5 to kick off the  Jindal Young Scholars Program, a new partnership between the school district and the Jindal School. Spearheaded by Dr. Hasan Pirkul, dean and Caruth Chair, the initiative was created to help “Stars Shine Brighter Here” by supporting the academic, social, and emotional development of Dallas ISD high school students and increase their chances of postsecondary success. Five Dallas ISD…

Five Dallas ISD magnet schools have extended their application deadlines through Feb. 28. These include the new Two-Way Dual Language Talented and Gifted Academy and Sudie L. Williams Talented and Gifted, both set to open in August 2018. Additionally, J.P. Starks, Mark Twain and Sidney Lanier are expanding their magnet programs to grades 4-8. All five schools are accepting applications for incoming fourth- through sixth-graders.  This is a great opportunity for students currently in grades 3–5 to attend a phenomenal school in Dallas ISD. What are the magnet schools still accepting applications? These magnet schools are accepting applications from students…

Last year, Saumya Rawat founded IT Empowerment for Her, an organization that offers camps and workshops for young girls to give them hands-on experience in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities, Information Technology and Computer Science. Her work drew national attention, as she was awarded the 2017 National Award for Aspirations in Computing and also the 2017 SWENext Global Innovator Award. She also won a Technology Stars of the Future award from the National Center for Women & Informational Technology. Rawat, now a senior at Dallas ISD’s School of Science and Engineering, is in her second year of offering…

Catch up on this week’s great news! Watch this video, or read below, to learn more. Food Festival Students at the Dallas ISD Food Festival tasted and rated breakfast and lunch items to help determine what cafeterias will serve next school year (watch this). Sweetheart Read The Eduardo Mata Elementary School library and PTA hosted a special Sweetheart Read where parents, grandparents and special guests read books to students (see photos). Getting wild The Dallas Zoo and AT&T brought the Animal Adventures Program to Ebby Halliday Elementary School (watch this). 100 days Schools across the district celebrated the 100th day of school in creative ways (see a photo). Meeting mentors Young ladies…

Dallas ISD will host special application workshops tonight at three magnet schools that are adding grades starting in the 2018-2019 school year. The workshops, which will help parents fill out applications for their child, will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at  J.P. Starks Math, Science and Technology Vanguard; Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard; and Mark Twain Leadership Vanguard. All three schools, which have served students in grades 4-5, will add one grade each year until each serves grades 4-8 in 2021. The three magnet schools are housed within neighborhood schools. Learn more about these and other Dallas ISD magnets that are…

El superintendente de Dallas ISD Michael Hinojosa se ha manifestado sobre el tiroteo ocurrido el 14 de febrero en una preparatoria en el estado de Florida. “Con gran tristeza, hoy el Dallas ISD se une al duelo de la comunidad del condado de Broward como consecuencia del trágico ataque del miércoles en Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, en Parkland, Florida. La incomprensible pérdida de tantas vidas es una tragedia nacional que es especialmente difícil para todos los que estamos relacionados con el ambiente educativo. “La seguridad de los estudiantes es nuestra prioridad principal en el Dallas ISD. Los planteles cuentan…

Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa has issued a statement about the Feb. 14 shootings at a high school in Florida. “Amidst heavy hearts today, Dallas ISD joins in mourning with the Broward County community in the wake of Wednesday’s tragic attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The senseless loss of so many lives is a national tragedy that is especially difficult for everyone connected to schools. “Student safety is Dallas ISD’s top priority. Campuses are trained and equipped to support students by teaching and modeling social and emotional skills. Teachers, students and staff are always encouraged…