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Kimberly Robertson, a teacher at Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center, wrote the following essay about her participation in the “On the Farm STEM Experience.” In very late March, I was among a select group of 19 educators (out of 200 applicants) to participate in the “On the Farm STEM Experience” sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture (AFBFA) in Nashville, Tennessee. As a participant, I received a $2,000 stipend, room and board at the Sheraton Music City Hotel, tour transportation and educational materials. The overall purpose of this experience was to explore STEM applications of beef production and ranching. And what…

In the heart of the Pleasant Grove community, H. Grady Spruce High School provides students with an abundance of diverse offerings designed to fit any student’s aspirations, whether that’s college, career readiness or the military. The Eastfield College Career and Technical Education Early College High School at H. Grady Spruce is the first CTE Early College High School in the Metroplex. It allows students the opportunity to graduate from high school with their high school diploma, an Associate’s Degree and a Technical Certificate. The four pathways offered in the ECHS are HVAC, Digital Design, CAD, and Mechatronics. Two National Academy…

Two new Dallas ISD trustees and one who was re-elected in the May 7 elections were sworn in at the board’s regular meeting on Thursday, May 26. New members are Jaime Resendez, District 4; and Audrey Pinkerton, District 7. Trustee Lew Blackburn of District 5 was re-elected. The board also selected new officers: President, Blackburn; 1st Vice President, Miguel Solis (District 8); 2nd Vice President, Joyce Foreman (District 6); and Secretary, Dan Micciche (District 3). The District 2 seat remains vacant until a runoff election on June 18 between the two candidates who got the most votes, but not a…

Graduation season kicked off yesterday, and there is plenty to celebrate about this senior class. For starters, Dallas ISD’s graduating class has received more than $104 million in college scholarships. Also, more than 7,500 seniors are expected to graduate this year And that’s just the start of this week’s good news! Catch up on many more of great things that happened in the above 108-second video, or read below. A one-stop shop for families District officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Community Outreach Center to transform Frazier Elementary, which closed in 2012, into a one-stop…

Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School celebrated Senior Signing Day, May 19, 2016. The young ladies announced their college commitments in an assembly held for their family, friends and community. Watch the above video to learn more.

The South Oak Cliff Feeder Pattern hosted their First Annual Elementary Robotics Competition on May 14. Seven of the eight elementary schools within the feeder pattern participated. The teams had to build a robot that was programmed to perform a specific function. The winner was the Longhorn Robotics Team from R.L. Thornton Elementary. The Dallas ISD STEM department contributed the robots and volunteers across the feeder pattern made the event possible.

Greenville Avenue Area Business Association (GAABA) merchants this week presented $15,000 in scholarships to nine seniors from North Dallas, Conrad and Woodrow Wilson high schools. Former GAABA president Jorge Levy, owner of Desperado’s Restaurant on Greenville Avenue, spoke proudly of the association’s decision seven years ago to fund student scholarships with proceeds from its two annual fundraisers. “To me, education is very, very important,” Levy said. “I barely finished high school, but because of economic problems, I couldn’t continue. One of the most important things in life is education. I suggested supporting it when I was association president, and here we…

What better way to get students excited about breakfast than to let them sell it to themselves? As part of National School Breakfast Week, Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services (FCNS) launched a school breakfast video contest with the directive to Eat. Record. Enjoy! Middle and high school students were invited to create a 30 second video encouraging their fellow students to take advantage of the healthy breakfast options offered on all Dallas ISD campuses. Out of 25 submissions, three videos were recognized for their quality and creativity. 1st Place – Best Breakfast Promotion Video Townview WSBM: The Face…

Taught at a young age that his name was his most valuable asset, Aubrey Hooper, a 2001 Law Magnet (better known today as the Judge Barefoot Sanders Magnet Center) alum, has set out to live a life of service to others and build a reputation as a citizen leader who walks with integrity, putting himself on the line to make a difference. Today, Hooper serves as vice president of the DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees where he has been a member since 2011. He has spent much of his time working in the community, spearheading the development of national leadership…

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), Senator Royce West, and Dallas ISD Board Trustee Joyce Foreman celebrated this week with Dallas’ first graduates of the ESA Digital Living Project, a program which teaches Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills to middle school students. The program, which is developed by EverFi, Inc., started in 2012. “It is a thrill to see so many students graduating from this important program at D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School,” said Senator West. “Technology and STEM skills are extremely valuable as students graduate and enter the workforce. I am grateful to ESA for underwriting the cost of…