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A partnership between Dallas ISD and Children’s Health has provided two incredible programs to keep students active and healthy. GoNoodle, an online interactive program, gives students fun breaks in between lessons at 157 Dallas ISD Schools. “Teachers absolutely love it,” said Jennifer Finley, director of Dallas ISD Health Services. “The nice thing about GoNoodle is that it’s not just designed for the younger population, it really does span K-12.” Ayden, a first-grader at Edna Rowe Elementary School, agrees. “I like doing GoNoodles because they are fun and we can get a lot of exercise from them,” she said. Eighteen Dallas ISD…

South Oak Cliff Collegiate Academy students participated in the 2017 Minority Student Day at the Microsoft Campus. The event was hosted by a Microsoft committee, Blacks at Microsoft, whose primary commitment is to continually reach out the external communities to enable broad access to technology to any person from any background. The goal of the event was to provide area high school and college students as well as interns from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds with information about the exciting tools, resources, and career opportunities available to them in high technology. Upon entry into the Microsoft campus, the staff welcomed students. Dean…

La inscripción para que los niños asistan a prekínder gratuitamente o con pago de matrícula en el Dallas ISD durante el año escolar 2017-2018 empieza el lunes, 3 de abril. Las clases de prekínder ofrecen un ambiente seguro que incluye lecciones académicas estructuradas diarias. Los estudios han demostrado que los niños que asisten a prekínder tienen más probabilidades de triunfar en la escuela, graduarse de la preparatoria y de asistir a la universidad. El prekínder gratuito está disponible para niños que tendrán 3 o 4 años de edad cumplidos para el 1 de septiembre y cumplen por lo menos uno…

The Dallas Independent School District wants every family in the city to know there are great academic and extracurricular opportunities for students in all geographic areas of Dallas ISD. This Saturday, the district will present Discover Dallas ISD Southeast, a showcase of the variety and quality of programs in the district’s southeastern sector. From 9 a.m. to noon, Sat., April 8, at H. Grady Spruce High School, 9733 Old Seagoville Rd., administrators and teachers of the 31 schools in the Spruce, W.W. Samuell and Seagoville high school feeder patterns will meet with families and share information about their schools to persuade…

Dallas ISD has benefited this school year from the support of more than 26,000 volunteers and $8.4 million in documented donations. April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, a time set aside to thank volunteers and recognize them for their service. Dallas ISD will recognize some of its outstanding volunteers at the 2016-2017 Volunteers and Partners Awards Reception on April 20. This year’s finalists are: Volunteer Impact Award for Student Support Arnulfo Aleman: Rosemont Schools Melanie Arrona: John H. Reagan Elementary Robert Bailey: Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Florence Rickey Cheatham: Billy Earl Dade Middle School John Conners III: John F. Peeler Elementary…

Registration opens Monday, April 3, for children to attend free and tuition-based pre-K in Dallas ISD during the 2017-2018 school year. Pre-K classes offer a safe environment that includes daily, structured academic lessons. Studies have shown that children who attend prekindergarten are more likely to succeed in school, more likely to graduate and more likely to go to college. Free pre-K is available to children who will be 3 or 4 years old by Sept. 1 and meet at least one of these requirements: The child is eligible to take part in the national free or reduced-price school lunch program. To…

In today’s environment of the 24-hour news cycle, rampant social media, and information overload,  few would dispute that knowledge is power. It can sometimes seem that no matter how much you know, it’s never enough. Being in the know is an ongoing challenge for businesses seeking to establish their brands and position themselves in an ever-changing and highly competitive marketplace. Businesses new and seasoned who are seeking information and contacts to grow their bottom line are invited to the Saturday, May 6, Knowledge is Power – Blueprint for Business Excellence Conference.  The agenda includes networking opportunities, business resources, and workshops to…

Spend the next two minutes seconds catching up on many of the great things that happened across the district this week! Going digital  A Cirque du Soleil performer visited deaf and hearing-impaired students at Marcus Elementary to show how hands can be used to communicate beyond sign language. (See photos) Art project to remember Art students at Thomas Jefferson High School drew portraits of 60 Bolivian orphans as part of the Memory Project. (Learn more) Graduation schedule Dallas ISD released the schedule for commencement ceremonies for each high school. (See the schedule) Fun with financial literacy Dee-1, a rapper who went viral…

Crowds are descending on the American Airlines Center for this weekend’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four, but first, Dallas ISD students visited Tourney Town, an NCAA fan exhibit, where students were recognized for top finishes in a five-month-long reading competition. Third-graders at the top four district schools participating in the NCAA’s Read to the Final Four program attended a celebration Friday, March 31, at Tourney Town. The overall top-reading school and individual winners were recognized. T.G. Terry Elementary School won the competition with 61 students who read an average of 1,841 minutes each. The school will receive $2,000 toward a school library…

Five members of the Thomas Jefferson High School family were honored on Friday, March 31, at the TJ Alumni Association’s annual awards ceremony. Four of the honorees are distinguished graduates: H. Russell “Rusty” Brutsche; Michael Carter; Craig Melde and Audrey Pinkerton. Another honoree is longtime staff member and parent volunteer Annette Elliott. Brutsche, Class of 1963, founded a company that changed the face and sound of live rock-and-roll concerts. Interested in building things but also having a love of music, he started his career as an engineer designing laser systems at Texas Instruments. Later, he devoted his professional efforts to…