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Three students from Oliver W. Holmes Humanities/Communications Academy who spent part of their summer at Space Camp attended a luncheon on Nov. 9 to thank the law firm Fish & Richardson for paying for their adventure. Fish & Richardson provided a scholarship so students Bryce Brown, Caleb Simmons, and Francisco Silva could attend the six-day camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Alabama. During the lunchoen, students told employees of Fish & Richardson all about their adventures. At the camp, the students worked toward earning an all-blue space suit each camper received at the end of the program, from…

The chess club at Martin Luther King Jr. Learning Center didn’t have many expectations going into the recent districtwide elementary school chess tournament. Only two of the students on the team had played chess before this school year. But, after learning and quickly improving at the game during the chess club, the team went on to win eight matches, including one player earning the silver medal. “I was just blown away at how quickly these kids have picked up the game, and how well they did at the tournament,” said Ryan Brown, a third-grade teacher and lead of the school’s…

Dallas ISD will open its doors to veteran families during a unique career fair next week. Individuals interested in attending the Veterans and Spouses Career Expo are encouraged to register online in order to take advantage of the offerings. The expo, which is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at W.H. Adamson High School, will give veterans and their families a chance to learn about various employment opportunities in Dallas ISD. Ileana Morales Colón, a recruitment and selection coordinator for Dallas ISD, said the career expo will help veterans continue with their service, but in a different way. “It can be…

Dallas ISD middle school students and their parents are invited to an Early College High School Expo to showcase the program, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 12, at Eastfield College. Students across the district are invited to learn more about the programs partnering with the college at Bryan Adams, Spruce, Samuell and Seagoville high schools. Students can earn up to 60 college credits – for free – while earning their high school diplomas. Register for the free event here. Eastfield College is located at 3737 Motley Drive in Mesquite.

Twenty-five Dallas ISD students advance as semifinalists in the 25th Annual Gardere Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition as they spoke to the theme, “If Dr. King were alive today, what would he say about Muhammad Ali’s contribution to society?” Each of the students wrote original essays and competed at the campus level for the opportunity to represent their school in the districtwide competition. Students must be in fourth- or fifth-grade in order to compete and are judged on stage presence, delivery, content interpretation and memorization. This year in honor of the 25th year of the competition, 25 orators will compete…

Estudiantes y maestros de programas de mecánica automotriz de cinco preparatorias de Dallas ISD se emocionaron por todo lo que aprendieron durante el evento Mecum Dallas 2016, una de las subastas más grandes del mundo de autos de colección. Los 250 estudiantes y maestros también conocieron a Dave Magers, director ejecutivo de Mecum Auctions, así como a varios comitentes de venta, para aprender sobre la industria y la restauración de los autos de colección, y también sobre las oportunidades profesionales para los estudiantes de la tecnológica de autos. Mecum Auctions donó los boletos para que los estudiantes pudieran asistir. Nancy,…

The First Annual Chili Cook Off kicked off at F.D. Roosevelt High School, where three Dallas ISD Culinary schools showed off their chili. “We are doing this to encourage students to come out and socialize with people from other campuses,” said Sarah Lewis, culinary and nutrition teacher at Roosevelt. Roosevelt High School ended up taking first place in the cook off.

Students at Dallas ISD’s Frank Guzick Elementary experienced the political process of voting during a presidential mock election at their school. Students from Pre-K through 5th grade voted for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. “It is very important for our students to know their right to vote,” said Principal Adreana Davis. “It’s also important for our students to understand when selecting a candidate that they choose one who best represents them and their family and values.”

The mission of the Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) at James W. Fannin, one of Dallas ISD’s Public School Choice campuses, is to empower students to chart their own educational path through personalized learning. The school opened its doors on August 2015 with its first class of freshman and will grow into a full high school by 2018. IDEA is one of five Dallas ISD inaugural campuses for Personalized Learning and the only Personalized Learning high school. “The students get to make more choices about what they do and how they do it,” said Arelthia Phillips, digital design teacher at…

SMU Guildhall has joined a partnership with Dallas ISD and the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) to create new opportunities for students to earn free and transferable college credit before they graduate high school. As a Dallas ISD Collegiate Academy partner, SMU Guildhall will work with students enrolled in the Gaming Pathway at Dr. Emmett J. Conrad High School in Dallas’ Vickery Meadow neighborhood. The district launched eight collegiate academies, one of which is the first Pathways to Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) in the state of Texas, at the beginning of the 2016-17 school year. These schools provide…