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Dallas ISD students in grades 7–10 are invited to register for a free summer PSAT prep class this summer. All sessions will be held Tuesday–Thursday from 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Students can register here. The sessions are scheduled for: Session A: July 11 – 13, 2017 and July 18 – 20, 2017: Emmett J. Conrad High School Moises E. Molina High School Spruce High School Session B: July 25 – 27, 2017 and August 1 – 3, 2017: Bryan Adams High School Justin F. Kimball High School Skyline High School

Given the benefits of a well-rounded education, Dallas ISD leaders and trustees are thrilled by the notable increase of students participating in extracurricular or co-curricular activities. Nearly 60 percent of all enrolled students this school year have participated in an extra-curricular or co-curricular activity. Here’s a look at the increased student participation by category this school year: 19,434 students participated in a student activity (up from 11,482 students in 2015–2016 and 5,248 students in 2014–2015); 12,057 students participated in athletics (up from 10,593 students in 2015–2016 and 9,914 students in 2014–2015); 54,790 students participated in the secondary level visual and performing…

A proposal under consideration would give Dallas ISD more control regarding when the school year starts, as well as allow the district more flexibility in hiring hard-to-fill select teaching positions. The Texas Legislature passed a bill that allows Texas school districts to pursue a District of Innovation (DOI) designation. The designation gives districts such as Dallas ISD most of the flexibilities available to the state’s open-enrollment charter schools. More than 100 independent school districts in Texas have approved the DOI designation. Trustees earlier this year appointed representatives to a DOI Committee, which then created a proposed plan. DOI Committee members…

Four Dallas ISD seniors are winners in the Dallas Reads College Essay Contest, earning them each a $250 gift card to Target. The students are: Brent Martinez from Skyline High School Lauryn King from Skyline High School Leah Davis from Booker T. Washington HSPVA Frances Garnett from Booker T. Washington HSPVA The contest was open to all 12th-graders districtwide. Students could choose a prompt from either the Common Application or Apply Texas and write an essay. Go here to learn more about Dallas Reads.

Dallas ISD’s Counseling Services recently honored its 2017 Counselors of the Year finalists at a special ceremony on Tuesday, May 9. Each finalist is highlighted in this fun and funky video, dancing to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” The video was shown at the event. Read the full story about the Counselor of the Year event here.

It could be a skinned knee, allergies, a cold, a fever, a lost tooth that takes students go to the school nurse’s office – or even a complex medical procedure such as catheterizations, tube feedings or medical emergencies! No worries because our nurses are ready. Being greeted by a friendly, soothing professional in the clinic is the first step to recovery. Wednesday, May 10, is National School Nurse Day – a time to celebrate and thank the nurses on the front lines of student health. Nurses will be honored at a special ceremony tonight, and a Health Services Employee of the…

Estudiantes de Conrad High School y Hillcrest High School se ofrecieron pasar un sábado reciente ayudando a recoger basura en el área de White Rock Creek. Los más de 70 estudiantes de las dos preparatorias, y 21 adultos voluntarios, lograron llenar 126 bolsas de basura de 30 galones con desechos. Los estudiantes de las dos escuelas también compitieron entre sí en la primera Copa de Conservación para ver quien recogía más basura. La asociación para la protección del medio ambiente de Conrad High School retó a los estudiantes de Hillcrest a la competencia. Los estudiantes de Conrad ganaron la competencia…

James Bowie Elementary counselor Aimey Cole was named the Dallas ISD 2017–2018 Counselor of the Year at a special ceremony on May 9. The other finalists for Counselor of the Year were: Jackie Villalobos of Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs, KaShunda Davis of W.W. Samuell High School, and Rashunda Mendy of Thomas Tolbert Elementary. Dallas ISD Counseling Services Director Dr. Sylvia Lopez thanked the finalists, as well as all district counselors, for being the heartbeat of their campuses. “I know that as a counselor, your work is never done, and that you are constantly working to remove barriers…

Since it opened 20 years ago, Dallas ISD’s Anne Frank Elementary School became the biggest elementary school in Texas at one point, serving about 1,400 students. It was also the first school named after Anne Frank in the country, and the first named after a child in the state. Last month, current and former students, and staff and members of the community celebrated the school’s 20th anniversary in conjunction with its annual Cultural Diversity Night. The evening included a reenactment of the opening ceremony at the school 20 years ago, a world cultural parade, a diverse food court, cultural museum,…

Almost 200 Dallas ISD students are taking part in an innovative program that prepares them to be the next generation of Dallas leaders. The students, members of the Brewer Foundation Future Leaders Program (FLP), were recently honored at Southern Methodist University. During a special presentation on April 27 at SMU’s McFarlin Auditorium, FLP Recognition Ceremony keynote speaker and Emmy Award-winning CBS Dallas journalist Steve Pickett encouraged the “future leaders” to always stay committed to education – and to follow their dreams. “It has to start with you believing in yourself,” said Pickett, who was the first local TV reporter to air…