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The Skyline Raiders are starring in a Labor Day matchup under the lights at Cotton Bowl Stadium, taking on the Mesquite Horn at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2. Go here for ticket info and here to view a video promo of the matchup. Go Raiders!

As an incoming sixth-grader at the Dallas Environmental Science Academy, Fernando Flores was assigned a summer project. His monthlong effort resulted in a castle fit for a king – at least a small king. He constructed a castle and its contents patterned after the one in the book, The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop. The details are fantastic, from handmade furniture and accessories to the individual pebbles hot-glued to the exterior. A working pump stirs the water in the moat, and a drawbridge operates off to the side. There is also a small, battery-powered string of lights along…

On Thursday, Aug. 25, students in Samara Barron’s third-grade classroom at James Hogg Elementary School received school supplies funded through Kroger’s annual Backpack Boosters collective drive. Thanks to donations from shoppers and community partners, the 2016 effort raised $461,552, which will provide for 65,936 students. The items distributed at Hogg represent a small part of the collection, ultimately donating school supplies to nine Dallas-area school districts. Between July 27 and Aug. 9, Kroger shoppers had the chance to purchase prepackaged school supply kits or contribute monetary donations at the checkstand. Other partners in the Backpack Boosters effort included KDFW-FOX 4,…

We are so excited to have students back in class for the 2016-2017 school year! Watch the above video for a quick look at how new schools welcomed students, how teachers prepared for the new year, and to learn about some of the academic gains we will build on in the coming year. Welcome tunnel Male leaders from around the community formed a cheer squad to welcome students to the Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Fred F. Florence Middle School, a new single-gender campus. (Watch this) Great start at “Joe” May Elementary Students and staff got off to a smiling start…

Dallas ISD this year is offering the two-way dual-language program, which are bilingual classes that pair native English speakers with native Spanish speakers, at 24 additional schools. Al Dia reported on the program’s expansion and talked with parents excited by the opportunity to have bilingual children. Read the full story here.

CBS DFW reported on the new schools, programs and changes across Dallas ISD. Go here to see the full story.

The Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees reorganizes with a new slate of officers, at the first board meeting of the academic year. The newly elected officers for the 2016-2017 school year are as follows: Dan Micciche, Board President Edwin Flores, First Vice President Audrey Pinkerton, Second Vice President Jaime Resendez, Secretary

Dallas ISD adds fun to learning by providing opportunities for every student to participate in an extracurricular activity. The district believes fun and learning go hand in hand, both in the classroom and after-school. That’s a reason trustees set a goal that all students will participate in at least one extracurricular or co-curricular activity. To make that happen, the Student Activities department provides dozens of creative, fun and challenging activities for elementary and secondary students. Options include chess, robotics, math and science and other academic contests, debate, cheerleading, yearbook, newspaper and— and many more.   The team at Student Activities coordinates a year-round…

Janet McDonald Fuller, a Dallas ISD teacher at the Environmental Education Center, had the opportunity to train at NASA’s Educator Professional Development Institute this summer. Fuller applied for the program after attending an Astronomy training through the district taught by Brandon Hargis of NASA. Hargis encouraged all participants to apply for EPDI. EPDI is a five-day program taught at Johnson Space Center in Houston, focusing on training teachers in the field of science. Fuller has always been intrigued by science. “My mother was a Life Science teacher and would bring home frogs, possums, and all kinds of marvelous things,” she said.…

Leslie Moore got an unexpected call on her way to work – a Richardson church wanted to take donated backpacks and school supplies to W.A. Blair Elementary School that morning. Just after 9:30 on Wednesday morning, Aug. 24, a black SUV loaded with items pulled to the front of the school. The bounty came as a donation from First Baptist Church of Hamilton Park. Pastor Gregory Foster, staff and church members dropped off the donations. There are about 100 backpacks and the school supplies to fill them – notebook and construction paper, spirals, boxes of crayons, folders, glue and glue…