On Dec. 10, nearly 100 volunteers from Appreciation Financial and National Life Group acted as “Santa’s elves” to revitalize Ben Milam Elementary School. Appreciation Financial worked closely with Dallas ISD, who suggested the in-need school. The school is housed in a building that’s more than 100 years old and contains a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students, which is why it was chosen as the beautification site. The school’s principal was also presented with a surprise $2,000 scholarship donation and an additional $500 donation to help a staff member in need. Two large, colorful indoor murals were added to the school’s front…
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Dallas ISD students led a Nest Foundation forum Dec. 7 that prompted a conversation on finding ways to end child sexual exploitation and trafficking in Texas. The forum took place at SMU and was composed of policymakers and local experts, including an FBI Special Agent, Dallas County Judge, State Representative, Former Texas State District Judge and Journalism Professor. Students from Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, Skyline High School and Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy led the conversation and facilitated questions for the panelists. The Nest Foundation is a non-profit working to end sexual exploitation and trafficking in America. They are…
Ben Milam Elementary student Bryan Gutierrez is going to Disney World after participating in the Oncor Mayor’s 5K Race. Milam Elementary was one of nine Dallas ISD schools selected to attend a breakfast with Mayor Mike Rawlings after the Oncor Mayor’s Race 5K on Saturday, Dec. 10. Schools were selected after applying for a Mayor’s Youth Fitness Initiative (MyFi) High-Five grant from the City of Dallas to support fitness initiatives for students and their families. During this breakfast, several prizes were given to students. Gutierrez won the grand prize – a trip to Walt Disney World. The Oncor Mayor’s 5K…
Give a Kid a Coat, a partnership between Carla Harrell, owner of The Rhinestone Artist, and Sir Earl Toon, from the world renowned band Kool & the Gang, donated 1,160 coats, plus sweaters and hats, to homeless students in Dallas ISD over the weekend. Every year since 2012, Toon and Harrell has hosted their Give a Kid a Coat event before the holidays. This wonderful event was inspired by Harrell seeing a young girl walking to school in the cold without a coat on. Harrell contacted Toon and together they visited the school where the student attended. They then learned just…
El viernes, 9 de diciembre, el Dallas ISD dio a conocer los directores del año de 2016 en tres categorías. Lisa Lovato, Dan. D. Rogers Elementary School, fue seleccionada como directora del año en la categoría de primarias. Kathryn Carter, L.O. Donald Elementary School y Juan Cordova, H.B. González Elementary School, fueron los otros finalistas. Clarita Rivera, Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs Middle School, fue elegida como directora del año en la categoría de secundarias. Lynn Smith, Multiple Careers Magnet Center y Maya Angelou High School, fue la otra finalista. Dr. Shelia Brown, Rosie M. Collins Sorrells School…
Imagina a alumnos construyendo la rampa más interesante que podrá hacer que un carro vaya lo más rápido posible, o estudiando sobre qué pasa cuando dos autos chocan. Estos son algunos ejemplos de varias lecciones incluidas en Hot Wheels Speedometry, un nuevo programa que se está utilizando en el Dallas ISD. El programa, diseñado por investigadores de la Universidad del Sur de California, junto con maestros del cuarto grado, está proveído por Mattel Children’s Foundation, y tiene el objetivo de que el aprendizaje de matemáticas, ciencias, e ingeniería sea divertido, interactivo, y con el uso de juegos. Oran M. Roberts…
The Dallas ISD Athletics Department, in conjunction with the Dallas Sports Commission, recently held a media conference to announce the 77th Annual Holiday Invitational, the district’s longstanding basketball tournament. The press conference provided details on the the 77th Annual Dallas ISD Holiday Invitational, formerly known as the Dallas ISD/Coca-Cola Basketball Tournament, that will see 64 high school boys and girls basketball teams play at eight Dallas ISD locations. The tournament will take place Dec. 28-30. Learn more in the above video.
Interior design firm Looney & Associates provided furniture, school supplies for teachers and staff and recess equipment to J.W. Ray Elementary School on Thursday, Dec. 8. In November, the group learned that the campus, like many district schools, needed a washer and dryer. The interior design firm purchased a set for the campus, in addition to the other items that were delivered. Learn more in the above video.
Fifth-graders from Preston Hollow Elementary School got an up-close look at college thanks to a field trip to Texas A&M University in College Station. The field trip was part of the school’s effort to ensure every student is college and career ready. “We thought it would be a great idea to take our students to a dynamic college campus so that they could begin looking at their options for college and career,” said Rhiannon Vejar, a counselor at Preston Hollow Elementary. “The students had a great time and got a lot out of the visit.”
The city of Dallas is buzzing about a brand new school opening in the fall. After a rigorous proposal process, CityLab High School is set to launch in August of 2017 with 100 incoming ninth-graders. With its focus on urban planning, environmental science, and architecture, the school has found a natural home in the Pegasus Complex in Downtown Dallas. Here, students will be able to easily use the city as a lab to ground their learning and explore the diverse social fabric and neighborhoods of Dallas. CityLab High School is one of five Transformation Schools that are currently accepting applications…