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Dallas ISD’s baseball teams slide into playoff action this week with competition scheduled around the metroplex. W.T. White was first up Thursday night among the district’s Bi-District Baseball playoffs qualifying teams.  White’s Longhorns beat Mesquite Horn 2-1 in eight innings. Tonight, we have a host of games, with all 10 of our Dallas Athletics high schools playing in the first round of UIL Baseball. There may be adjustments due to the weather.  For game scores and updates, follow @DallasAthletics on Twitter. Below is the Bi-District Playoff schedule through Sat., May 9: DAY DATE HOME AWAY SITE TIME RESULTS Thur May…

As part of Teacher Appreciation Week, Capital One employees assembled and donated 3,000 boxes of small treats to Dallas ISD teachers. The boxes included handwritten cards of thanks. Thanks to Capital One, and thanks to all the Dallas ISD teachers for their dedication and hard work!

May 4-8 is National Teacher Appreciation Week! The National PTA in 1984 designated the first week of May as a special time to honor those who lend their passion and skills to educating children. Like their counterparts across the nation, Dallas ISD teachers play an essential role in student success. During Teacher Appreciation Week, we invite the community to join us in recognizing the dedicated educators who wholeheartedly commit themselves to providing an exceptional educational experience for all children. Each day this week, we will recognize three of the hundreds of exemplary educators in the five divisions of the district. As…

Watch as local music, radio and television celebrities tell Dallas ISD teachers how they feel about teachers in fun and thoughtful ways. Pass it on; let your favorite teacher know how you feel about the difference they have made in your life. Research shows that students are successful when there is strong leadership at every campus, effective teachers in every classroom and high expectations for students and staff. As part of national Teacher Appreciation Week, Dallas ISD spent the week honoring teachers for the hard work and dedication they devote to positively impacting students’ lives. Superintendent Mike Miles believes teaching to be…

When Stockard Middle School eighth-grader Jordan Lovelace dances, heads turn. He immediately captures the attention of everyone in the room. That’s exactly what happened when he auditioned for the School of American Ballet in January. His grace and technique not only won Lovelace one of 200 spots in the ballet company’s national summer intensive, but it also garnered him a scholarship to cover his tuition for the five-week program that begins in June. Andrea Soto, Lovelace’s dance teacher at L.V. Stockard Middle School, is beyond proud of her star student and is overjoyed at his opportunity to train with some of the…

May 4-8 is National Teacher Appreciation Week! The National PTA in 1984 designated the first week of May as a special time to honor those who lend their passion and skills to educating children. Like their counterparts across the nation, Dallas ISD teachers play an essential role in student success. During Teacher Appreciation Week, we invite the community to join us in recognizing the dedicated educators who wholeheartedly commit themselves to providing an exceptional educational experience for all children. Each day this week, we will recognize three of the hundreds of exemplary educators in the five divisions of the district. As…

“Outstanding,” “nice,” “helpful,” “muy buena,” and “muy amable” are just a few of the ways the Arcadia Park Elementary faculty and students describe their cafeteria staff. Valerie Waiters and team prepare and serve breakfast and lunch for 600 students and supper for 200. The Arcadia Park cafeteria team was the first to be honored with the Heart of Child Nutrition Award presented by Food and Child Nutrition Services. FCNS will recognize a school cafeteria team each day this week in observance of School Nutrition Appreciation Week. The award and praise are both well-deserved said FCNS Specialist Amy Jah, who surprised…

Woodrow Wilson senior Erin Choi’s hard work is paying off after she has won a State Fair of Texas Scholarship, a Superintendent’s Scholarship and the Joe May Scholarship. Her many hours of dedication and studying have propelled her to the head of the class at Woodrow. But her hard work isn’t all in the classroom. She has competed on the swim team, in mock trial and participated in the school’s show choir and theater program.

Think back to your knowledge of The Middle Ages. Was the wall surrounding the castle during that time known as the curtain, embrasure or the portcullis? Omar Colunga, a fifth-grade student from Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary, and his teammates had just 10 seconds to record the answer during the exhibition Super Quiz of the Lone Star Challenge, the elementary equivalent to Academic Decathlon and Academic Pentathlon. Students from 40 district schools in grades 4 through 6 recently participated in the Lone Star Challenge competition that allowed elementary students to enhance their STAAR mastery. Competition categories included language, social studies, math,…

Three Seagoville High School teachers are among 107 teachers nationwide to be named 2015 Stanford Hollyhock teaching fellows, a professional development program at Stanford University geared toward classroom leaders who serve a predominately low-income student population. Jasymne Alexander, Kristin Alvarado and Cirina Espinoza will represent their school and the Dallas Independent School District. They will first travel to Stanford University in July for the summer institute before participating in coaching sessions throughout the 2015-2016 school year with their school-based team members, a cluster of fellows in their content area, and 1-to-1 conversations with their instructional coach. “The program is aligned…