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Dallas ISD high school football kicks off later this month with competitive games all over the city. For those interested in following the action, here are the schedules for this year’s football games: Click here for the varsity football schedule; Click here for sub-varsity football schedule; Click here for the middle school football schedule. Games are subject to change, and any such changes will be posted to the Dallas ISD Athletics page calendar.

Twenty soon-to-be 6th graders packed into the Dallas City of Learning Mobile Tech XPerience, the super cool retrofitted RV filled with laptop computers, 3D printers, and Lego sumo robotics. It’s DCoL Tech Day at Billy Earl Dade Middle School and we have a healthy crowd of 145 kids. It’s a good thing the MTXP is air conditioned, as August 4 in Dallas is always a scorcher. But it was the churning of ideas, the sizzling vibrations of learning opportunities that truly generated the heat during the 6-hour day. Armed with a bank of 40 DCoL laptops, these students found a…

Pinkston High School’s band will represent the State of Texas in the 2017 National Memorial Day Parade. Congressman Michael Burgess nominated the band after seeing their Veterans Day performance where they placed third out of nearly 100 bands. Osley Cook, the band’s director, says he is thrilled for the opportunity for his students. When he began his director position seven years ago, the band had five members who could hardly read music. Major college band programs in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Georgia are now recruiting the school’s talented band members. While the students love to play for their…

It’s a summer morning at Arthur Kramer Elementary School, and more than 30 kids have their noses pressed close to colorful books as they read out loud. Ask the students if they like to read, and every hand will shoot up. The students are part of Kramer Elementary’s Lit Camp, which aims to reduce the loss of learning that sometimes happens over the summer. Caitlin Mehra, the school’s reading coach, and Natalie Sharp and Christina Ruiz, teachers at Kramer, lead the camp through engaging, exciting reading activities. “The camp is very intentional and targeted to improve these students’ reading skills,…

Recently released data shows that Dallas ISD’s 2016 high school graduates earned nearly $7 million in academic-athletic scholarships. Schools all over the nation offered academic-athletic scholarships to the recently graduated senior student-athletes. “The high amount of scholarships is a testament to the fact that educational-based athletics is aligned to student-athletes future success and the importance of involvement by both athletics and academics,” Assistant Athletic Director Annette Scogin said. Scogin added that the Dallas ISD Athletic Department and coaches, in collaboration with parents and the community, strongly support the data showing the positive impact education-based athletics programs have on students. The…

About 1,000 teachers new to Dallas ISD gathered last week at the Music Hall at Fair Park to prepare for a successful school year. As part of New Teacher Academy, the teachers learned about their campuses, the district’s six new achievement goals, the Teaching Excellence Initiative, and much more. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa and Trustee President Lew Blackburn welcomed the new teachers to the event. There are fewer new teachers this year than the past several years, but those at the event are prepped and ready for the school year. “I wanted to give back to the community that molded me…

Dallas ISD has started notifying parents about their child’s application status for pre-K this school year. The district has placed robocalls to parents whose child is qualified for pre-K and has turned in all the necessary paperwork. The district last week began placing robocalls to parents who are missing required documentation needed to register their child for pre-K. All parents who have registered their child should be notified by Aug. 10 about their application status. Parents who still need to drop off documents to enroll their child in pre-K can email the documents to prek@dallasisd.org or drop the documents off…

Since 1996, the Mayor’s Back to School Fair has helped prepare Dallas ISD students for the first day of school. On Friday, Aug. 5, as the event celebrated its 20th year, current Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings was joined by the mayor who started it all, Ron Kirk. The event has grown since then to include free health screenings and eye exams, vaccinations, haircuts, books and school supplies for eligible families. Walmart has been the presenting sponsor in recent years, along with major sponsors Capital One and the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Attendees line up hours before…

The Dallas Titans Softball Team delivered school supplies to Dallas ISD schools over the weekend. The softball team delivered about $2,000 worth of supplies to Ben Milam Elementary School and Sam Houston Elementary School!

The Woodrow Wilson High School robotics team is celebrating after winning the inaugural UIL Robotics Championship held July 28-29 in Austin. The state title was a joint victory, with Woodrow Wilson students sharing the victory with Greenville High School, Clear Creek ISD and Harlandale High School. “We are so humbled, grateful, and excited to be a part of the first-ever UIL Texas Robotics State Championship winning alliance team in the FRC Division,” read a statement from Woodrow Wilson High robotics teachers Terry Tolleson, Daniel Garrison and Brandon Carver. “This is a huge accomplishment for our students and the Woodrow Wilson High…