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The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) launches October 1, 2017 for high school seniors. National and local reports show that students who complete the FAFSA are more likely to attend college, and the sooner they complete the application the better their chances are for receiving all eligible aid. To help build momentum around the FAFSA launch date, the district’s college access partners and high school counselors will wear green FAFSA T-shirts on Friday, Sept. 29. Students and parents can turn to these campus staff members for assistance with financial aid applications for college. There are several myths about…

Woodrow Wilson High School student Mary Holt and Amari DeFrance, a student at the Seagoville Pathways to Technology Early College High School, appeared on Good Day Texas to talk about their accomplishments as entrepreneurs. The students will compete in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship National Business Competition in October in New York City. Go here to see the full story!

Two chess clubs at Dallas ISD elementary schools are having winning ways under the direction of coach Yolanda Peña at Louise Wolff Kahn and Arcadia Park. In April, both clubs competed in the UIL chess puzzle competition. The Kahn fifth-graders took first and second place, and fourth-graders placed third and fourth. Third-graders, who were new to chess club last year, placed first, second and third. Arcadia Park’s fifth-graders placed fourth and second. A chess puzzle requires players to know the chess pieces and rules to solve chess-related problems, often finding the very best move or series of moves as a…

As part of the week-long celebration of NFL Play 60, the Dallas Cowboys Rookie Club and Essilor Vision Foundation teamed up to bring an NFL PLAY 60 / READ 20 clinic to James Bowie Elementary School in Dallas on Tuesday, September 26. Prior to the start of the clinic, Essilor Vision Foundation set up a vision event for the fifth-grade class. The vision event focused on vision as a driver of overall wellness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vision impairment is one of the most prevalent disabling conditions among children in the U.S. Good vision is crucial…

Dallas ISD’s ongoing “Super Heroes: Teaming for Success” initiative hit a major milestone on Sept. 26. The district hosted a schoolwide literacy celebration for more than 500 students at Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center in South Dallas. The initiative, which has the goal of fostering a lasting culture of literacy within the district, will increase access to books in both the classroom and in students’ homes. This event included the unveiling of classroom library makeovers for all pre-K – 5 classrooms at the elementary school, donated by Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company. Presenters and special guests…

Meet Rover; Texas Instruments’ first robot for educational use to help promote computer programming in a fun and simple way. He’s blue, he has wheels, and he can dance. Talented and Gifted students at William B. Travis Academy were among the first in the country to play and interact with Rover during an unveiling. The students learned to use calculators to program him to dance.

The STEM Department partnered with Ten80 Education to provide an opportunity for eight schools to participate in the STEM Innovators-in-Training Experience. Hands-on workshops included work with model race cars, coding, gaming and flying/powering paper airplanes, among other experiences. After the event, participants can submit entries into challenges ranging rom game concepts to an innovative business pitch to earn cash prizes to further project development. District schools participating included David W. Carter High School, Hillcrest High School, Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, James Madison High School, Justin F. Kimball High School, Lincoln High School Collegiate Academy, Skyline High School and…

Después de ver los daños ocasionados por el huracán Harvey en el área del golfo, Bianca Reynoso, estudiante de 11 años, supo que tenía que hacer algo al respecto. Así que la estudiante de Alex Sanger Elementary School hizo lo que mejor sabe hacer: hornear. Reynoso pasó 12 horas en su cocina preparando pasteles para una venta que beneficiaría a estudiantes que asisten a escuelas de Dallas ISD que fueron afectados por el huracán. Después, vendió varios de los pasteles que había preparado a personas que no conocía para ayudar a compañeros de clase recién llegados del área de Houston.…

To close out Education: Go Get it Week, C.A. Tatum Jr. Elementary School hosted a College Day Parade to help get students excited for their futures. Students held posters and signs of different colleges and universities they could attend, as parents and staff helped and cheered them on. Education: Go Get It Week was Sept. 18-22 and helped students districtwide learn about postsecondary opportunities.

Spend the next 78 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. First of its kind Arthur Kramer Elementary School is the first Dallas ISD school to receive this distinction (learn more)! Future careers As part of Education: Go Get It Week, students at Leila P. Cowart Elementary School dressed for the job they want to have when they grow up (see photos). Enhancing STEM  Students, staff and project partners celebrated three new mobile carts that will enhance STEM education at Ann Richards Middle School (read this). Computer Lab NEC…