Author: The Hub

From April 4–8, Dallas ISD is holding its weeklong effort to encourage parents to enroll their children in pre-K. Here are the details for Pre-K Registration Week. Why should I register my child in pre-K? Accepted research shows that 90 percent of a child’s brain development occurs in their first five years. Simply put, the research proves that quality early education is critical in preparing children for lifelong success. Where do I register? You can register your child for pre-K at your local elementary school. To learn your local elementary school and its location, click here. What documentation should I…

W.W. Samuell High School is hosting a health, wellness and financial fitness fair and 5K run this weekend that is open to the Pleasant Grove community. The 5K Fun Run/Walk will start at 7 a.m., and the health, wellness, and financial fitness fair will go from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. The event will feature workshops such as: Child support (Attorney General’s office) • Office of Emergency Preparedness, City of Dallas • Women’s safety and defense (Dallas Police Department) • Diabetes awareness • Asthma awareness • Heart health • CHIP, SNAP, and Medicaid • Financing your child’s education (FAFSA) • Addiction recovery…

Underwater robot competition. Those three words pretty much sum up the Dallas SeaPerch Regional Competition happening this Saturday at Loos Natatorium, 3815 Spring Valley Road. The regional competition will feature 67 teams—19 of which come from Dallas ISD—competing for a chance to move on to the SeaPerch National Challenge happening in May in Baton Rouge. The teams, which each built their robots, are grouped into middle school and high school divisions. The regional challenge will consist of two portions: in the obstacle challenge, the teams will navigate their robots through hoops at various underwater depths. The teams will be aiming…

Conrad High School is hosting a community health fair on Saturday, April 2. Junior and senior students in the Academy of Health Science and the high school’s HOSA – Future Health Professionals Club will help lead the fair.  Students will provide health education through poster displays, scientific models and demonstrations. In an effort to continue to educate and support the Vickery Meadow community, Conrad High School students have an opportunity to use the academic research to disseminate important health information, address local health care issues and break down language barriers in the community. The event is from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Conrad…

Anyone interested in learning more about the teaching positions available in Dallas ISD should register for the April 2 job fair at Ellis Davis Field House. This is the first large-scale hiring event this year for the district. Nearly all of the district’s 228 schools will be in attendance at the job fair, which starts at 9 a.m. and ends at noon. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. Prospective candidates should register in advance to receive a ticket to be scanned at the door. This is the only job fair scheduled during the Open Transfer Period, so this will be…

All it takes is giving up one Starbucks drink—or a Happy Meal—a month to make a significant difference in a student’s life. That was the main message at Tuesday’s kickoff event for the Stars on the Rise Scholarship Program, which is organized by the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GDHCC) and helps make college possible for deserving students. The kickoff event emphasized how Dallas ISD employees and outside community members can donate a small amount to the scholarship fund and still make a significant impact on a recipient’s life. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa recalled at the kickoff event how, as…

Anne Frank Elementary recently hosted a great family health and wellness event organized by the Physical Education teacher team. An estimated 800-900 people took advantage of the totally free evening. The indoor portion of this year’s Anne Frank Family Fit Night included nearly 30 exhibitors that included health-based grocery stores, fitness centers, local healthy restaurants, Dallas police and fire community outreach, and others. Photo opportunities with wellness mascots and various games turned up the fun, while booth visitors sampled tasty bites and received prizes and coupons to encourage future healthy habits. The gymnasium was full of fitness-based activities, student nurses conducted…

Lindsey Hudman’s job teaching pre-K at Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary School is anything but child’s play. She stays up every night going over the next day’s curriculum and thinking about what worked—and didn’t—in the classroom that day. Hudman often talks with her assigned pre-K specialist about best teaching practices, and she always attends the six-week training available to all Dallas ISD pre-K teachers. Given her dedication to her job, Hudman tries not to get frustrated when she hears from someone who thinks pre-K is basically just daycare where young children goof around all day. “Since 90 percent of a…

An anonymous donor has given $1,000 to each of the six Carter High School seniors who recently received full-ride scholarships to attend Texas Christian University. Lara Cardinale, a teacher at Carter who has gone beyond the call of duty, also received a $1,000 check. The six seniors at Carter were awarded the TCU Community Scholarships, each valued at more than $250,000, at a ceremony last week. Tissues were passed out freely as the scholarship recipients, their families, classmates, teachers and staff cried in joy throughout the ceremony. Charity Mason was among the six scholarship recipients. After her mom died four…

Gayle Smith, principal at James Madison High School, joined the Robert Ashley Radio Show on KHVN’s Heaven 97 to discuss the addition of a collegiate academy on the school’s campus. [Listen above as Smith discusses this new educational opportunity at KHVN.] Dallas ISD is expanding college opportunities for students through a partnership with the Dallas County Community College District. In fall 2016, Madison will be one of eight new collegiate academies set to open in the Dallas ISD. All eight academies will make it possible for students to earn up to 60 tuition-free college credit hours or an Associate of Applied Science…