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Thanks to employee donations and strong corporate and educational partnerships, the Stars on the Rise scholarship program raised $2.39 million to distribute to deserving area high school graduates. Rick Ortiz, president/CEO of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GDHCC), said that in the 34 years of the program, 4,100 students have benefited from $34.5 million in scholarships. “Most of the scholars come from here. This has been a longstanding partnership that we’re very proud of,” Ortiz said of Dallas ISD. “We couldn’t have done it without our sponsors and donors.” Don Pérez. chairman of the GDHCC board, said that the numbers…

The Dallas ISD Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Department is offering more than 40 free summer camps over the next month. The camps range from forensics and environmental engineering to 3D printing and video game programming. The camps will be held at schools across the district. Go here to see a full list of the free STEM summer camps. Families can contact the summer camp campus coordinator to determine availability.

The more than 350 Dallas ISD employees who are retiring this year deserve tremendous applause for their invaluable service to students and the district. Together they have nearly 7,500 years of service and have helped countless students to succeed. The links below list the names of this year’s retirees: Elementary School Retirees Middle School Retirees High School Retirees Central Staff Retirees

Bryan Adams High School students won third place in the Destination Imagination Global Competition held in Tennessee! Meanwhile, Rosemont Elementary was the DaVinci Recipient at the competition. Destination Imagination is a fun, hands-on system of learning that fosters students’ creativity, courage and curiosity through open-ended academic challenges in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), fine arts and service learning. Participants learn patience, flexibility, persistence, ethics, respect for others and their ideas, and the collaborative problem-solving process. Teams may showcase their solutions at a tournament.

Ahora que ha terminado el ciclo escolar 2016-2017, celebremos otro gran año de crecimiento académico y preparación para la universidad de los estudiantes, capacitación del personal y esperanza por un futuro brillante. Gracias a todos los estudiantes, padres, personal en las escuelas y empleados de apoyo, voluntarios y colaboradores, que dedican su tiempo para lograr la excelencia en nuestro distrito. No pierda la oportunidad de participar en actividades de aprendizaje gratuitas y divertidas que se ofrecerán durante el verano, y disfrute del programa de alimentos para estudiantes de hasta 18 años de edad que estará disponible en 200 escuelas de…

By next June, the district’s $148 million interim bridge program will wrap up having completed its goal of making critical infrastructure improvements at some 30 schools across the district. As its name implies, the interim bridge program, approved by trustees in 2015, was a stopgap funding measure created between the 2008 and 2015 bond programs to address pressing campus maintenance and space issues. Funded with a combination of dollars from the 2008 bond program, maintenance tax notes and the district’s reserve fund, the bridge plan has paid for new roofs, plumbing upgrades, replaced outdated air conditioning and heating systems, built…

Volunteers from advertising agency Publicis Hawkeye teamed up with Frederick Douglass Elementary School to celebrate Superhero Field Day during the last week of school. The idea was to encourage students to form healthy habits through integrating physical fitness and nutrition into their daily lives. Publicis Hawkeye had more than 25 volunteers for the event and donated T-shirts, water bottles and materials for a cape-making station.

Elsy Morales was recently selected as one of three 2017 Sulentic Family Foundation Scholarship winners. She credits her teachers at H. Grady Spruce High School for helping her achieve academic success. “I’ve had so many problems, and I didn’t have anybody to talk to,” Morales said. “So the only people I could turn to were my teachers.” After attending a community college for two years and earning a four-year degree at a university, she said she hopes to return to her community to help others. Watch the video to hear her story.

The Dallas ISD African American Success Initiative (AASI) partnered with AT&T and The State Fair of Texas to provide more than 800 district students with a wonderful experience to see the educational movie feature Hidden Figures a few months ago when it opened in theaters. “It is fundamentally important to expose all children, regardless of socioeconomic background, culture or ethnic background to various aspects of American history,” said Jamila Thomas, coordinator of AASI. “Hidden Figures is one example of many historical occurrences that should be shared with all of us.” Students from several grade levels were given the chance to participate. More important,…

Winnetka Elementary School students, parents and staff came together to put on a great play about the Mayan Civilization before the arrival of the Spaniards. The Winnetka Theater Club wrote and put on the play at the school. The play taught students about the Mayan era, such as the type of ball game they played, hieroglyphs, and the role of different community members. Winnetka parents made the dresses and stage settings and also did the make-up and promotion for the play. It was a great all-around effort and show!