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Dallas ISD’s PREP U Super Saturday After-School and Extracurricular Activities Fair is a one-stop shop for Dallas families to explore more than 100 out-of-school time, co-curricular and extracurricular learning opportunities and activities for children in prekindergarten through 12th grade under one roof. The PREP U Super Saturday After-School and Extracurricular Activities Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Emmett J. Conrad High School, located at 7502 Fair Oaks Ave. The event is scheduled to be outdoors and will take place rain or shine. In case of rain, it will take place inside…

Spend the next 98 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! 12 days in… Can you believe it’s already been about 12 days/288 hours/17,280 minutes/1,036,800 seconds since school started? Here are some great first day photos, and here’s a video diary of a Dallas ISD dad dropping off his daughters. Donations, donations, donations There have already been generous donations this school year. Here’s a roundup: The Dallas Mavericks and owner Mark Cuban will donate school supplies and a Mavs game voucher to every Dallas…

In 1991, the David W. Carter and Justin F. Kimball football teams were both vying for the district championship. Twenty-six years later, the rivalry is rekindled each year when the schools meet on the field in what some call the “Oak Cliff Super Bowl.” The 2017 version of the matchup is slated to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Dallas ISD’s Kincaide Stadium, 9191 S. Polk St. The day before, Dallas City Councilman Casey Thomas conducted a news conference on the Dallas City Hall Plaza to draw attention to the rivalry and the great schools in the Oak…

El Dallas ISD invita a estudiantes de 11 y 12 grado a asistir a la Feria Universitaria 2017, para prepararse a tomar el siguiente paso para su futuro. La feria se llevará a cabo el miércoles, 20 de septiembre, de 5:30 a 8:30 p.m., en Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 S. Polk St., Dallas, TX 75232. Representantes de colegios y universidades de todo el país, estarán disponibles para compartir información sobre sus diversos programas.  Para inscribirse para la feria, visite www.gotocollegefairs.com. Se proveerá transporte para estudiantes del Dallas ISD quienes se registren con su consejero (a) escolar para el 13 de…

Dallas ISD invites all junior and senior students to begin preparing to take the next step toward their future, by attending the 2017 Districtwide College Fair. The fair will take place Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 S. Polk St., Dallas, TX 75232. Representatives from colleges and universities throughout the country, will be available to share information about their school’s programs. To register for the fair, please visit:www.gotocollegefairs.com. Transportation will be provided for Dallas ISD students who register with their counselor by Sept. 13. For more information about the fair, please call…

Sometimes it’s more important to help a stranger than run your hardest – a time when good sportsmanship overcomes the desire to win. That was the case during the Sept. 2 Marcus I Invitational cross country meet for Katie Shaw, a member of the Sunset High School team. She saw a fellow runner on another team – Sydnee Olive of Keller High School – struggling to keep moving forward. Katie slowed to encourage Sydnee, and both crossed the finish line together. “I was dying out there, this is my first race,” Olive told Texas Mile Split. “I didn’t think I…

Estudiantes del Dallas ISD pueden ser nominados a ser evaluados para programas Gifted and Talented. Las nominaciones están abiertas hasta el 15 de septiembre. Los estudiantes pueden ser nominados para consideración al programa por parte de padres, guardianes legales, y miembros de la comunidad. Un estudiante también puede nominarse a sí mismo. Folletos con más información están disponibles en las escuelas con los maestros del programa Gifted and Talented, u otro personal de la escuela. Para poder presentar el examen para el programa, los estudiantes deben estar inscritos en Dallas ISD. Para más información, visite la página Advanced Academic.

Dallas ISD is accepting nominations for students to be screened for the Gifted and Talented Program through Sept. 15. Parents, guardians and community members may nominate students for consideration. A student can also nominate themselves. Information packets are available at the local campus from the Gifted and Talented Program teacher,  or AP/GT Manager. Students must be enrolled in Dallas ISD to be tested. For more information, visit the Advanced Academics homepage.

Una nueva ley estatal que prohíbe mandar mensajes de texto mientras se conduce, ha captado mayor atención recientemente. Esta prohibición también se extiende al uso de dispositivos portátil en zonas escolares que ya estaba en vigor. Sin embargo, hay algunas otras leyes que entran en efecto a partir del viernes, 1 de septiembre, que afectan directamente a estudiantes de Texas. Aquí hay una breve lista: La llamada “Ley de David” (SB 179) que tiene como objetivo frenar el acoso cibernético, convierte en un delito menor de Clase A el uso de textos, correos electrónicos, medios sociales u otros medios digitales…

En un esfuerzo por convertir la angustia en una oportunidad futura para un estudiante en la academia universitaria de W.H. Adamson High School, Patrick Morin, Director gerente de tecnología informatica de American Airlines, ha establecido la beca Eric J. Morin Memorial. El hijo de Morin, Eric James Morin, falleció antes de cumplir dos años. En honor de Eric, Morin y su familia están donando personalmente una beca universitaria de $5,000 para un estudiante que se gradúa de la academia universitaria de W.H. Adamson High School. American Airlines ha ofrecido generosamente igualar la donación, permitiendo asi que un segundo graduado reciba…