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WFAA 8 followed up with Lincoln High School students Jamicheal Morgan, Francheska Johnson, and Anjel Hayes, whose short film, “The Blue Ribbon,” was featured at the Dallas International Festival on April 13. The six-minute film about child abuse started as a class report, WFAA 8 reports. To learn more, view the full WFAA 8 report here. Photo courtesy WFAA 8

The Dallas Morning News got an inside look at the ferocious readers at Macon Elementary School. Students at the school have checked out 55,000 books so far this school year, the DMN reports. The article also profiles Mary Bilbrey, the school librarian, who does great work inspiring students to read. Click here to read the full story. Photo courtesy Dallas Morning News.

WFAA 8 visited Skyline High School to learn more about a Dallas ISD program that gives students skills that make them more competitive in a variety of careers. As the Hub previously reported, between 2009–10 and 2013–14, the number of career certifications received by district students rose from 177 to 1,683, an increase of more than 850 percent. Specialized CTE courses range from horticulture to automotive tech and are offered at every district middle and high school. Click here to view the full report from WFAA 8.

The Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce Education Committee honored Rametria Smith of Sunset High School as the High School Educator of the Year. The committee also recognized Carmalie Sims at George Washington Carver Creative Arts Learning Center as the Elementary School Educator of the Year. The award ceremony on March 25, which was held at the Methodist Dallas Medical Center, was a benefit for the Golden Oaks Scholarship Fund. Click here to read the full story from the Dallas Examiner on the event.

Students at David G. Burnet Elementary learned lessons about self worth, courage, and empathy with some help from several four-pawed friends. Dogs of Character brought special rescued dogs to the Dallas ISD school to teach students helpful lifelong lessons. The school assembly tied together a positive character trait with each dog brought out to the stage. Since dogs have significantly better and more sensitive hearing than humans, the students waved their hands in the air instead of clapping to show their appreciation. After the assembly, students gently used two fingers to pet the dogs Enjoy the above slideshow for an inside…

As part of National Volunteer Month, we are recognizing those who do great work in helping out at different schools within the district. Here is a letter Henry C., a student at Hillcrest High School, wrote to a volunteer parents.

En un salón de 30 niños con autismo, Theresa Shattuck, supervisora del programa de autismo de Dallas ISD, se apresuraría a señalar que el salón tiene a 30 individuos únicos, con personalidades y talentos particulares. Abril es el mes nacional para crear conciencia sobre el autismo, y Shattuck dijo que la temática está pasando de tratar de comprender las investigaciones y la información básica sobre el autismo, a aumentar el entendimiento de las habilidades que las personas con autismo aportan a la comunidad. “Uno no puede encasillar a las personas con autismo,” dijo. “Cada persona tiene tanto qué ofrecer, sin…

On Monday, teachers and staff at Central Elementary School prepared hand-written letters and a fun STAAR video for their third- through fifth- grade students. Their goal was to let the students know that they are proud of them and their growth over the past school year. You can view the STAAR video featuring the staff and teachers above.

Fernanda smiled widely as she got her hands on the big, white stuffed teddy bear on Monday, a little something to take the edge off of moving into a new country and entering the second grade at an unfamiliar school. The teddy bears were part of a donation delivered to the Margaret and Gilbert Herrera Student Intake Center this week by World Vision-North Texas. The organization delivered three pallets stacked with boxes of shoes sized for children of all ages and personal kits that include a blanket, hygiene items, school supplies and books. Since August, the intake center has welcomed about…

The Society of Women Engineers recently held an event to grow young women’s interest in engineering careers. Design Your World, which happened March 28 at Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Middle School, gave young women the opportunity to do hands-on experiments with engineers from across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Only 5 percent of women who enter college end up graduating with engineering degrees, and events such as Design Your World aim to increase that percentage. “The best way to get young women interested in engineering is to talk to them about it and allow them to see role models (who are engineers),” said Dr. Meagan…