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Tatum Elementary teacher Carolyn Myers was driving to work when a car crashed into her, flipping her automobile on its side. Sgt. Dewye Jiles, a veteran of the Gulf War and current JROTC instructor at W.W. Samuell High School, came to rescue Myers. See the full story here from CBS DFW.

Dallas County participated in a statewide butterfly release as part of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month in May. Stigma surrounding mental health issues is a significant barrier preventing children, youth and families from seeking treatment. By releasing butterflies, this symbolizes flight to freedom from stigma. More than 3,000 faux butterflies were released countywide.

Seventy graduating seniors at Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School celebrated their “signing day” by publicly announcing on stage what college or university they will attend in the fall. Every student was accepted to a college or university. Other facts about the Class of 2017 include: The graduating seniors will be attending: 14 colleges out of state; 19 colleges in Texas; one student will enlist in the U.S. Navy. 100-percent of the seniors will graduate high school; The students have received offers of more than $9 million in academic and merit scholarships; Graduating seniors received acceptances from over 114 different colleges and…

The annual Model United Nations conference brought together about 400 sixth-graders from 13 Dallas ISD campuses earlier this month at Ellis Davis Field House. Students conducted research on world cultures and also global issues beforehand so that they could serve as delegates from UN countries. Students focused on solutions to 10 issues relating to sustainability, including education, gender equality and health. The annual event is coordinated by the Dallas ISD Social Studies Department.

Students from Tom C. Gooch Elementary School represented Dallas ISD well at the culminating event of the Speeding to Read program on Tuesday, May 23, at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). It was the first year for Gooch to take part in the incentive-based, motorsport-themed reading program created by TMS to encourage elementary school students to read more books during the school year. Gooch was among 10 Dallas-Fort Worth area schools to participate in the program, along with Dallas ISD’s Nathan Adams Elementary School. After watching a six-lap NASCAR race, students heard from IndyCar Series driver Tony Kanaan and NASCAR Camping World…

Pipeline to Possibilities, which helped educate students on various aspects of the justice system, concluded on May 18. Students from Kimball and South Oak Cliff high schools participated in the closing ceremony at Mountain View College. Various college representatives, Mountain View College President Dr. Robert Garza, entrepreneurs and more attended the event. The African American Success Initiative partnered with local Dallas county judges to create the program. The program worked to inspire students to be the best they could be and encouraged them to make the right critical decisions for their bright futures. “I believe it is this type of programming that shows the commitment of…

Hillcrest High School graduating senior Lisbet Tudon Velazquez’s goal has been to make her parents, who immigrated to the United States almost 20 years ago, proud. Velazquez has balanced great grades, a job, playing lute in the school band—and much more—while in high school. She even attended a physics camp over the summer where she decided she wants to become an an engineer. Velazquez is set to study petroleum engineering in the fall at the University of Texas in Austin. Given all of Velazquez’s accomplishments, it’s no surprise that her parents are very proud.

Después de asistir a la orientación para maestros suplentes nuevos de Dallas ISD, Cynthia McMillian, que ha trabajado como maestra sustituta todo el año en W.T. White High School, dijo estar lista para tener éxito en el salón de clases. Este año, el Dallas ISD modernizó la orientación obteniendo muy buenos resultados. En la orientación colaboran diferentes departamentos de Dallas ISD para que los maestros suplentes nuevos estén informados de todo, desde técnicas para reducir la tensión, hasta las mejores prácticas de enseñanza. El Dallas ISD cuenta con aproximadamente 800 a 900 maestros suplentes que laboran cada día en el…

You could say John Peeler Elementary third-grader Nicholas Rodriguez is a big shot on his Oak Cliff campus these days. Rodriguez recently returned from the Texas Library Association’s Bluebonnet Awards luncheon in San Antonio where he represented thousands of his peers across Texas and met best-selling children’s book author, Victoria Jamieson, winner of the library association’s 2017 Bluebonnet award. One of the most prestigious awards for children’s literature in the nation, the Bluebonnet award is distinctive in that young readers in grades three through six select the winning author and book. To earn the privilege of voting for the winning…

Robert T. Hill Middle School has been named a recipient of the 2017 Silver National Healthy Schools Award by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. According to the Alliance’s website, the award is an honor given to showcase and acknowledge schools that have implemented changes to create healthier school environments. To earn an award, schools must meet best-practice criteria established by the Alliance’s Healthy Schools Program Expert Panel and outlined in the Healthy Schools Program Framework of Best Practices. Awards are granted at the Bronze, Silver and Gold levels. The process begins with a self-assessment that allows schools to: Identify the…