Kris Williams, a senior linebacker on the Texas Tech University football team, didn’t let a knee injury sideline his dreams. See what makes the graduate of Dallas ISD’s Bryan Adams High School the Parrish McDonald’s Student Athlete of the Week in this story in The Dallas Weekly.
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Gracias a Essilor y la Essilor Vision Foundation, con sede en Dallas, optometristas locales y profesionales del cuidado para los ojos revisaron la vista de cientos de estudiantes de Dallas ISD de manera gratuita, quienes además recibieron lentes. Las enfermeras de las escuelas revisaron a todos los estudiantes, y determinaron quienes podrían necesitar anteojos. Essilor organizó el evento durante el Día Mundial de la Vista, un acontecimiento global que se centra en la ceguera y en la deficiencia visual. El Día Mundial de la Vista se lleva a cabo el segundo jueves de octubre. Para mas información, vea el video…
After changing the game this school year by launching seven new collegiate academies and a P-TECH, Dallas ISD announced the launch of 10 new district collegiate academies for the 2017–2018 school year. Applications will be accepted starting next month to attend one of the new collegiate academies. Students who attend the collegiate academies have the opportunity to earn up to 60 hours of college credit or an associate’s degree– at no cost to them – concurrently with earning a high school diploma. “We are excited that opportunities for Dallas ISD students continue to expand when it comes to preparing them…
Students from Jimmy Tyler Brashear Elementary School toured the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) campus, enjoying a first glimpse at what a college campus looks like. More than 100 fifth-graders from Brashear were greeted by UT Dallas students during the tour. The UT Dallas students talked about the steps it takes to get into college, how to apply for scholarships, and ways to be successful while in college. Brashear staff provided this opportunity to expose their students to conversations on college at an early age. It’s an effort supported by the Dallas Independent School District that students be ready…
Se nombró a tres de los once finalistas como maestros del año de 2016 del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas (Dallas ISD). El 11 de noviembre, durante una celebración del distrito, se anunció a los galardonados de este año. Carol Shelton, de Jerry Junkins Elementary School, recibió el premio para las escuelas primarias; Tony Benedetto, de H. Grady Spruce High School, lo ganó para las secundarias; y Sandra Urton, de SOLAR Preparatory School for Girls at James B. Bonham, lo recibió para las escuelas magnet y de opción. Además de los maestros del año de 2016 del distrito, cada escuela…
Students and staff at Ebby Halliday Elementary School dressed as their favorite storybook characters on Friday, Oct. 28, for the school’s “Book-A-Con” event. Business and community volunteers visited the school to read to students, from the Dallas Police Department, Dallas Public Library, Ebby Halliday Realty and more.
SMU Guildhall se ha unido al convenio entre el Dallas ISD y el Distrito de Colegios Comunitarios del Condado de Dallas (DCCCD, por sus siglas en inglés) para crear nuevas oportunidades para que los estudiantes puedan obtener créditos universitarios, transferibles y de forma gratuita, antes de que se gradúen de la preparatoria. Como socio en las academias universitarias de Dallas ISD, SMU Guildhall trabajará con los estudiantes inscritos en la especialidad de videojuegos en Dr. Emmett J. Conrad High School ubicada en el área de Vickery Meadow de Dallas. El distrito abrió ocho academias universitarias al comienzo del año escolar…
Greg Fields, weather anchor for WFAA-TV’s Daybreak News, visited with students at Anne Frank Elementary School last week. Fields talked about his job and answered students’ enthusiastic questions about the weather!
In August 2017, CityLab High School will be the newest Dallas ISD Transformation School to open its doors for 100 new freshman students. CityLab will utilize a school-wide urban planning, architecture, and community development framework, making its downtown location (912 S. Ervay Street) that was recently approved by the Board of Trustees an ideal site for its inventive academic offerings. Led by architect and veteran Skyline High School teacher Peter Goldstein and local architect Lorena Toffer, the school will provide a transformative educational experience where learning extends beyond the classroom walls into the streets where students live, work, and play.…
The annual Dallas Veterans Day Parade featured JROTC units, marching bands, drill teams and cheerleaders from several Dallas ISD schools as the city honored the service of U.S. military veterans on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. Watch the photo slideshow above to get a glimpse of the festivities.