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Great things are happening in Dallas ISD schools every day. Show and Tell is a feature on The Hub that rounds up some of the news happening across the district into one place. If you have any story ideas for Show and Tell, email thehub@dallasisd.org. Matthew McConaughey stops by Pinkston High School File this under alright, alright, alright: Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey visited L.G. Pinkston High School last month as part of his Just Keep Livin Foundation, which is dedicated to empowering high school students by providing them with the tools to lead active lives and make healthy choices for a better…

The sound of the award winning David W. Carter High School Cowboys drumline welcomed community members, parents, students and Dallas ISD employees to the D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 22. The ribbon cutting marked an especially joyous occasion for the community as it celebrated the official reopening of D.A. Hulcy, which closed in 2012. Several Carter High School students who performed at the ceremony said that it was especially exciting to see the school reopen, as they had been part of the last sixth-grade class. Jonica Crowder-Lockwood, principal, noted that scholars learn in a different…

After eighth-graders spend this week taking a closer look at Dallas ISD high school options, parents and students are invited to learn about specialized programs during the Magnet and Public School Choice Fair on Saturday. The event is set for 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Dec. 5, at Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 S. Polk St. Admission to magnet programs carries an academic requirement, but public school choice options – fairly new to Dallas ISD – do not. The application period for either type of program is Jan. 11-29, 2016. Learn more about the process here.

Solar Preparatory School for Girls at James B. Bonham has been named a recipient of a $100,000 grant from NewSchools Venture Fund, an organization committed to supporting innovation in education. Solar Prep is a Transformation School launching under Dallas ISD’s Public School Choice initiative. In the summer of 2015, NewSchools Venture Fund launched NewSchools Catapult, the first endeavor of their Innovative Schools strategy.  Its purpose is to create a bellwether for innovation in PreK-12 education by supporting promising school teams from around the country in creating the kinds of incredible, inspiring schools that all students deserve. Solar Prep was one of 14…

Dallas ISD’s César Chávez Learning Center celebrates Halloween with the annual “Once Upon A Time” event. Faculty and staff dress up as storybook characters and read to classes throughout the morning – which they did Friday, Oct. 30. The event culminates in a costume contest that awards the most creative, funniest, most elaborate, character most similar to the book and best all around. The winners each win a pumpkin full of candy to share. These great photos were submitted by the campus.

This year, many Dallas ISD elementary schools encouraged students to dress up as storybook characters on Friday – the day before Halloween. At Dan D. Rogers Elementary, students also dressed in business attire for career day and as famous inventors. Some of the teachers also got into the act, dressing like a matador, or The Cat in the Hat. Students in prekindergarten-first grade dressed as their favorite storybook characters, but second-graders dressed as inventors and brought homemade depictions of their chosen person’s creation. Students in grades 3-5, went to school dressed in smaller-scale business attire and listened to career presentations from community…

The rainy weather we’re having Friday is expected to be gone by the time Halloween trick-or-treaters hit the streets Saturday evening. Along with the usual safety tips, be aware that the chance for slick streets, wet grass and standing water could add to hazards your little ghosts and goblins might encounter. Safe Kids offers tips to help ensure a safe Halloween experience, including: Cross streets at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks Adults should accompany children under 12 Choose light-colored costumes if possible, and add reflective tape or stickers Use face paint and makeup when possible instead of masks, which…

A variety of studies on the topic conclude that students that enter kindergarten able to read and learn on grade level are more equipped for success and less likely to fall behind their peers. The district’s proposed $1.6 billion bond program, to be considered by voters on Nov. 3, includes plans for additional prekindergarten classroom space. At this time, such plans include four new campuses that will include additional prekindergarten classroom areas along with more preK classrooms at a minimum of three other campuses. More specifically, those proposed spaces would be built in neighborhoods where the need is greatest among…

Earlier this month, Arthur Kramer Elementary fourth-graders worked with volunteers from the United Way to build outdoor vegetable gardens with the goal of encouraging healthy eating habits, environmental awareness and responsibility. Two other Dallas ISD schools – Robert T. Hill Middle School and Victor H. Hexter Elementary School – were also part of the Day of Caring effort. The event was one of several included in the United Way’s sixth-annual PepsiCo Day of Caring—the largest corporate United Way volunteer event planned in North Texas. Through the effort, 1,000 volunteers will contribute more than 4,000 hours of service including painting and…

Ann Richards Middle School played host to a recent magnet fair at which students and families gathered to learn about opportunities and programs available at district magnet schools. The event helped prepare students for Dallas ISD’s magnet registration period, which opens in January. Fourteen magnet schools went to Richards to inform parents and students about the range of district educational options available to students. The following schools participated in the event: F. Kimball Math and Science Magnet Lincoln Humanities and Communications Magnet Barack Obama Male Leadership G. Pinkston Law Magnet Seagoville Environmental Science Magnet Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing…