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The Lincoln High School Tigers boys basketball team will compete this Friday in the 4A state semi-finals in San Antonio. The Tigers (22-14) will take on LaMarque (33-8) at 3 p.m. at the San Antonio Aladome. Viewers can watch the game by tuning into Time Warner Cable Channel 323, or online via the National Federation of State High Schools Association’s website or app with a subscription. As 11-4A district, area and regional champs, this is the Lincoln boys basketball team’s first trip to state in 12 years. Its last semifinal appearance was in 2004, when Lincoln faced at two-point loss to Houston…

Dallas ISD is holding more than 10 public meetings to provide information and receive feedback on the proposed 2016–17 budget. All budget sessions are from 6–7:30 p.m. The meetings are: March 8 Arthur Kramer Elementary School, 7131 Midbury Dr. Dan D. Rogers Elementary School, 5314 Abrams Road March 9 Robert T. Hill Middle School, 505 Easton Road Seagoville Middle School, 950 Woody Road Eduardo Mata Elementary School, 7420 La Vista Dr. March 22 Billy Earl Dade Middle School, 2727 Al Lipscomb Way John Q. Adams Elementary School, 8239 Lake June Road March 23 Raul Quintanilla Sr. Middle School, 2700 Remond…

The bright, mid afternoon sunshine slices through thick black curtains. The warm light bathes a group of 30 teens sitting on the floor, each with a script in hand. There is fidgeting and giggling as concentration ebbs and flows like an unpredictable wind that intermittently picks up steam. It’s Tuesday at Marsh Preparatory Academy and Wendy Powell’s advanced drama class is taking first stabs at reading The Outsiders. The roles are just mapped and the classic play, still relevant and controversial decades after its debut, is fresh for these budding actors. The advanced drama class, consisting of seasoned Big Thought…

WFAA reports on a peer tutoring program at Roger Mills Elementary that is showing promising results. The program has “brilliant” students such as Keith Moriel, who is in the second grade, act as a teacher to help other students understand a lesson. Go here to view the full story from WFAA.

Eighth-graders from Billy Earl Dade Middle School who will attend James Madison High School next year as freshmen got a firsthand look at the school and the programs it offers on Friday, March 4. After a pep rally-style orientation that included performances by the school’s cheerleaders, drill team and band, students could talk to students and staff members who are involved in the various programs. One major change will be that next year, Madison will offer a Collegiate Academy program. Principal Gayle Ferguson Smith said that Madison’s student population is one of its benefits; it is the smallest Dallas ISD high…

When Nancy Churnin was writing her children’s book about William Hoy, the deaf Major League Baseball Player who had a significant impact on the sport in the early 20th century, her mind kept returning to the deaf and hearing-impaired students at Stonewall Jackson Elementary. “These students at Stonewall Jackson are living what I’m writing about,” Churnin said. “This book is about the wonderful things that can happen when deaf and non-deaf people work together. Here at Stonewall Jackson Elementary, they live that every day.” Churnin, who is also the theatre critic for the Dallas Morning News, kicked off her school…

Diego, a fourth-grader at Carr Elementary, likes playing video games and sports, hanging out with friends, and watching the Dallas Cowboys (Tony Romo is his favorite player). In other words, Diego is similar to many ordinary fourth-grade boys across the city. However, Diego had to overcome extraordinary challenges after he was diagnosed with leukemia in 2014. Diego’s family volunteered to be bone marrow donors and his sister, Erika, was a 100-percent match. Diego had a bone marrow transplant and, by January 2015, was in remission. Diego has been medication free as of Feb. 1. And while Diego is feeling better…

Geoffrey Canada, the former CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone who was profiled in the documentary “Waiting for Superman,” got a first-hand look Thursday at the great work happening at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy. As the Dallas Morning News points out, Canada is a rock star in the national education world. Teachers at BOMLA were noticeably excited to see him as he toured the campus and saw classes in action. Canada visited BOMLA to see how the campus is closing the achievement gap for students of color from low-income families. In speaking on education, he credited the great teachers who,…

Staff at Edna Rowe Elementary is proactively exploring ways to create a robust Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) program at the Dallas ISD school. Staff members this week took guided tours of Parish Episcopal School to see how the school offers STEM programming. Edna Rowe Elementary Principal Cynthia McFarland said her school wants to see best STEM practices at other schools that they could potentially emulate. “We must be proactive in keeping our neighborhood kids in our neighborhood school,” McFarland said. “We have to be proactive in determining ways to offer our students the best possible education.” McFarland said the…

Winners of an essay contest that was part of the Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. African Heritage Lecture Series were recognized at the Feb. 25 Dallas ISD Board of Trustees meeting. The series, presented by St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church, heralds the beginning of African-American History Month each year. This year’s theme was, “Speaking to the elephant in the room: The church’s response to the …isms.” The following writers were recognized in the Youth Night essay contest: First place: Anthony Harris, Jarrod Wheeler Second place: Justice Bradford, Diamond King Third place: William Perkins, Debrciya Everett Honorable Mentions: Lorenzo Hicks, Ira…