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What does being your best self mean? Or how can one be brave? Those answers and more will captivate an audience filled with young women who will attend the upcoming #BestSelf event on Saturday, May 14, hosted by the Dallas Women’s Foundation. Students from Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School are among participants to attend the sold out event at the Plano Centre. This year, keynote speaker Rachel Simmons, will empower young participants from the topic of “Being your #BestSelf and Being Brave”. Simmons, an author, educator and coach, will offer various workshops throughout the event including one designed…

Dallas ISD is excited announce the McNair Summer Science and Enrichment Camp to be held at Ronald E. McNair Elementary School located at 3150 E. Bainbridge Drive. The McNair Summer Science and Enrichment Camp is a fun, science-based summer program facilitated by Dallas ISD educators, Mad Science and the Boys and Girls Club that will allow students to explore hands-on scientific concepts, participate in enrichment activities such as art, music and character-building and participate in weekly fieldtrips which include: The Dallas Arboretum Trinity River Audubon Texas Discovery Gardens The Perot Museum Students at the following campuses are eligible to attend…

W.W. Samuell High School is known for its high academic standards and excellent extracurricular activities. One feature of the school is its Early College High School program, which lets students earn an associate’s degree for free while still in high school. “The partnership with Eastfield College (for our Early College High School Program) is wonderful,” Samuell High School Principal John Vega said. “Our students transition as 11th graders to Eastfield and take their 11th- and 12th-grade college courses along with their high school courses on the Eastfield campus. They get a true college experience.” Many Samuell High School graduates go on to…

Seniors receiving thousands of dollars in scholarships; a day of appreciation for those on the front lines of student health; and a Texas Rangers-sized donation were just three of the great things that happened this week. The above video will fill you in on those great pieces of news—and much more—in only 108 seconds! Super scholars These two seniors from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts received a Presidential-sized recognition. (Read this) The State Fair of Texas awarded 91 seniors $6,000 scholarships. (Read this) Deloitte and the Northern Texas PGA awarded these six seniors $20,000 scholarships.…

Growing up in a low-income, single-parent household, Vernon Johnson learned early the value of education and philosophical inquiry. He was a bright student from the start, participating in Talented and Gifted programs throughout elementary and middle school. As a student at the Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, Johnson and his debate partner, Crayton Gerst, consistently broke district debate records and were the first team in Dallas ISD history to attend and qualify twice to the Tournament of Champions, the most prestigious and competitive high school debate tournament. And that’s just the beginning of Johnson’s accomplishments. After he graduates this month,…

This week, Dallas ISD cafeterias have celebrated Fresh Attitude Week by serving a new fresh fruit or vegetable each day and celebrating a daily theme. On Thursday, May 12, Wilmer-Hutchins High School students had the chance to eat an award-winning menu created by culinary arts students Paloma Quiroga and Jeremy Tezano. The chicken parmesan sandwich, Texas green beans and grape tomatoes with banana dipped bites was the winning combination for the students in the recent Cooking up Change Dallas competition, which advances them to the June 6 national contest in Washington, D.C. Wilmer-Hutchins culinary arts students helped prepare and serve…

Colorful birds, cuddly mammals and crawling reptiles visited with students at Dunbar Learning Center recently for a 45-minute interactive learning event as AT&T and the Dallas Zoo continued a series of Animal Adventure visits to 40 DFW-area schools. The educational outreach effort is funded by a $50,000 grant from AT&T. “The Animal Adventures Program is such a terrific way to bring the fascination of the zoo to many students in our area schools,” said Angela Ross, Vice President, AT&T External Affairs. “We are proud to partner with the Dallas Zoo in hopes of sparking the curiosity of our students and…

Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts students Jared Brown and Kaylin Sturtevant have been named Presidential Scholars in the Arts. Both Jared and Kaylin were selected in Modern Dance. The 20 Scholars in the Arts, all YoungArts Winners, were nominated to The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars by YoungArts for their artistic achievement, and then selected based on academic achievement, personal characteristics and leadership and service activities. The award, presented on behalf of the President of the United States, is one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students and symbolically honors all graduating high school…

More than 1,000 teacher candidates came to Conrad High School this past Saturday to meet with elementary, middle and high school principals in the hopes of joining Dallas ISD. Taylon Owens from Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy greeted elementary candidates in the morning. Conrad High School’s own robotics team, the #3005 Robochargers, spoke to elementary and secondary candidates about their experience at the Robotics World Championships just a few weeks ago where they placed second in their division. A few afternoon teacher prospects even got the chance to try and catch a ball tossed by the team’s practice robot.

Talley Dunn Gallery was the perfect setting to showcase some of the student artwork from Young Women’s Preparatory Network’s (YWPN) Respect Starts Here—Listen, Learn and Act (RSH) program on May 4. The two art exhibitions at the gallery coincidentally featured female artists: Natasha Bowdoin’s “Spelboken” and Linda Ridgway’s “With or Without.” Donors, supporters and students attended while enjoying light bites and beverages. Some of those in attendance included Sally Posey (she and her husband Lee Posey founded YWPN), Claire and Dwight Emanuelson, Joyce and Larry Lacerte, Laura Estrada, Trustee Bernadette Nutall, Margaret Keliher, Beth Thoele, Emy Lou Baldridge, Tierney Kaufman…