Author: The Hub

Wednesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a time to recognize and honor the achievements of women who have contributed to our culture and our lives. Several Dallas ISD schools have been named to honor women. Below is a list of district schools, with brief summaries of major accomplishments of some of the women whose names grace the buildings. Birdie Alexander Elementary School: Birdie Alexander (1870-1960) taught music in Dallas public schools, where she became supervisor of music in 1900. In Dallas she is credited with laying the foundation for the system of music education in the public schools. She…

A recruitment fair Tuesday evening helped connect some of the top Dallas ISD teachers with principals at the district’s six new ACE schools. The ACE program, which stands for Accelerating Campus Excellence, staffs the highest-need schools with high-performing principals and teachers. Principals at the six new ACE schools helped interview and hire high-performing teachers on the spot at the recruitment fair. The recruitment fair was open to teachers rated Proficient I or above. Teachers who voluntarily choose to transfer and teach on an ACE campus receive an additional $8,000-$12,000 per year. About 400 high-performing teachers signed up to attend the…

¡Hazte a un lado Picasso! Anoche, cerca de 800 estudiantes talentosos de primaria mostraron sus obras de arte en el museo de historia afroamericana, como parte del mes del arte juvenil. Los maestros de arte de cada primaria seleccionaron su obra favorita de cada grado para mostrar durante la exhibición. Los orgullosos padres admiraron las coloridas creaciones de los estudiantes. El Dallas ISD ha patrocinado el mes del arte juvenil en marzo durante los últimos 40 años, y el museo de historia afroamericana ha exhibido el trabajo de los estudiantes los últimos 15 años. Monica Hayslip, directora de artes visuales…

This week is National School Breakfast Week! The theme is “Take the School Breakfast Challenge” and aims to encourage parents, students and school officials to begin their morning with a healthy breakfast. Dallas ISD schools are celebrating in a variety of ways, from hosting special guests to designing posters with their favorite breakfast foods. Free, nutritious Breakfast in the Classroom is available at all Dallas ISD schools. In elementary and middle schools, breakfast is taken to students in their classrooms. In high school, breakfast is offered in ways such as self-serve kiosks. Students who eat breakfast have school perform better…

Move over, Picasso: about 800 talented elementary students showed off their work last night at the African American History Museum as part of Youth Art Month. Each elementary school art teacher picked his or her favorite piece of art from each grade level to show at the exhibit. At the exhibit, proud parents admired the students’ colorful creations. Dallas ISD has hosted Youth Art Month in March for the past 40 years, and the African American Museum has hosted the student art exhibits for the past 15 years. Monica Hayslip, Dallas ISD Director of Visual Arts, said she was not…

On Tuesday, March 7, A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School officially became the first Dallas ISD high school to be named an AVID National Demonstration School. AVID – Advancement Via Individual Determination – is a nonprofit organization that provides students with real-world strategies to accelerate their academic performance and succeed in college or in their careers. AVID is offered at more than 5,600 campuses across the country, but fewer than 3 percent of the participating schools earn the distinction of being a Demonstration School. Tuesday’s celebration included a performance by the Zumwalt Middle School drum line and words from…

The boys basketball teams at Skyline and Madison high schools have both advanced to the UIL State Basketball Championships. The teams will compete in the State Semifinals being held March 9-11 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The teams advanced in the regional tournaments held earlier in the month. The games are scheduled for: 3A State Semifinals – Thursday, March 9 Madison High School vs. Santa Rosa High School 1:30 p.m. 6A State Semifinals – Friday, March 10 Skyline High School vs Cypress Falls High School 7:00 p.m.

Las escuelas de Dallas ISD honraron el legado del famoso autor infantil Dr. Seuss el jueves, 2 de marzo, en el que hubiera sido su cumpleaños número 113. Varios voluntarios visitaron los planteles para leerles a los estudiantes y ayudar con las actividades. En Paul Dunbar Elementary School, invitados de Baylor, Scott & White y Aramark visitaron la escuela para leerles a los estudiantes. Algunos integrantes del personal se disfrazaron como El gato en el sombrero (The Cat in the Hat), uno de los personajes preferidos de los libros de Dr. Seuss. Mientras tanto, en Roger Q. Mills Elementary School,…

The Dallas ISD Visual and Performing Arts department would like to congratulate the 12 All State musicians who performed Feb. 11 at the Texas Music Educators Association’s Annual Convention in San Antonio. Students competed in auditions held at the region and area levels this past fall before making it to the state competition. These students represent the top 1 percent of all Texas High School musicians. All State Musicians include: Carter High School:  Demetrius Ethley, Director Kenoly Kadia – 4th Chair Bass 2 – Texas Small School All-State Choir Sametria Richardson – 2nd Chair Soprano 1 – Texas Small School All-State…

Research resonates in the minds of all of the students at Anne Frank Elementary School thanks to its bustling annual GT Research Fair hosted by first- through fifth-grade students and GT teacher Jeni Baldwin. More than 130 students presented projects ranging on subjects as diverse as immigration and the Holocaust to parakeets and emojis. Quilts, simulations and models amongst a sea of other creative products filled the bustling room of students and about 100 parents throughout the day. “Tornado Alley”, an original second-grade play, featured safety tips that could save lives, while still wildly entertaining the packed library. Meanwhile, outside,…