Resumen en español del artículo publicado en la revista Advocate Alumnos sobresalientes: En ocasiones, las lecciones más difíciles se aprenden fuera del salón de clases Mario Ramírez, alumno de 12º grado de Woodrow Wilson High School, jamás pensó que sería bailarín y mucho menos que asistiría a la Universidad de Texas en Austin, para estudiar danza. “Tengo miedo,” admite con una risa. “Yo ni siquiera tenía planeado ir a la universidad, pero voy gracias al baile. Es increíble como el baile me ha ayudado como persona.” Y todo empezó como un accidente. “Yo quería estar en atletismo,[en Alex W.…
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Graduation season is happening May 29–June 7, and in honor of Dallas ISD graduates, The Hub is spotlighting a different senior each day as the Class of 2015 takes their anticipated walk across the stage. Today we spotlight Eraquio Garcia at Thomas Jefferson High School. Awards/honors, involvement: Senior class president, Dallas ISD Teen Board, Bobbye & Barlow Irvin scholarship recipient ($48,000), plays the bajoquinto (10 string guitar) in his family’s band Conjunto Aventura Nortena The biggest lesson I’ve learned in school: I’ve learned to never be afraid to ask for help—no matter the subject, topic or situation. The teacher who inspired me the most: Ms.…
On Friday, May 29, City Year Dallas, 56 volunteers from the Celanese Corporation, and a group of students worked together on a campus beautification project at Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School. Projects included painting murals on walls, planting beds for the interior courtyard, painting the Dallas skyline on the gym wall, and building picnic tables and benches. Additionally, volunteers and students will work to build an outdoor classroom in August. “This is a great example of bringing businesses in to the school and developing a partnership,” Roosevelt High School Principal Brian De Veaux said. Roosevelt High School is part of Division 2, which is led…
Cerca de 700 estudiantes han solicitado su ingreso a una de las dos escuelas de opción del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas que abrirán este otoño. Estas nuevas escuelas de opción son parte de la iniciativa de Escuelas Públicas de Opción que busca abrir 35 escuelas de opción para el año 2020. Las nuevas escuelas de opción ofrecerán los mismos tipos de opciones especializadas que las escuelas Magnet, pero la diferencia es que no pedirán requerimientos académicos y estarán abiertas para todos los estudiantes sin importar sus habilidades académicas. Un total de 406 estudiantes solicitaron su ingreso a la Academia…
Dallas ISD high school students showed marked improvement on the 2014-15 English I end-of-course (EOC) exam. The percentage of students passing the English I exam on their first attempt gained 3 percentage points up to 59 percent, up from 56 percentage points in 2013-14. The increase was even more pronounced for the District’s African American students, who narrowed the achievement gap in English by improving 8% points (from 48% to 56%). “The English I results are encouraging because this is just one more data point showing the growth of our students,” said Deputy Superintendent Ann Smisko. “The challenge is to…
Graduation season is happening May 29–June 7, and in honor of Dallas ISD graduates, The Hub is spotlighting a different senior each day as the Class of 2015 takes their anticipated walk across the stage. Today we spotlight Evelyn Romero at Hillcrest High School. Awards/honors, involvement: 2015 editor-in-chief for the Hillcrest Hurricane, AP Scholar with distinction, Hillcrest’s Golden Panther recipient, Quest Scholar with a full academic scholarship, Valedictorian The biggest lesson I’ve learned in school: I have learned to always do my best and dedicate my time to my education since it is such a valuable, unique thing many around the world lack. The…
When you’re the first in your family to aspire to college, it can seem that there a million things you need to know that you have no idea about. That’s why the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dallas created a college prep program to mentor and guide juniors and seniors to help them navigate the college admissions process. STEPS is short for Striving Toward Excellence Preparing for Success, a yearlong program in which staff and volunteers meet with participating students twice a month to encourage them to excel in school and plan for college. Specifically, STEPS provides one-on-one support with…
Eight students from the School of Science and Engineering Magnet (SEM) at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview came up big at the University Interscholastic League Academic Meet held May 28. The students earned their school its first State Academic Championship in the UIL Calculator Applications competition. A SEM student also won first place in the state mathematics UIL competition for the third year in a row. With all speech and academic events completed, SEM is currently in fourth place in the overall state academic sweepstakes standings. SEM teacher Josh Newton, the 2013 Dallas ISD Teacher of the Year who has served as…
This afternoon, Dallas ISD terminated the employment of Jessie Lovelace, recently hired director of transportation services, as a result of information that has come to light since his hiring last month. “I take responsibility for the recent employment decision made for the director of transportation services,” said Wanda Paul, chief of operations. “We will learn from this incident, and work with Human Capital Management to strengthen our department’s hiring processes. We don’t want these types of incidents to distract from the work of the district.” Superintendent Mike Miles has asked Chief of Human Capital Management Karry Chapman to work with…
Quinn Mason, a senior at North Dallas High School, plays seven musical instruments, composes intricate musical arrangements, and received a national award from the American Composers Forum this year. Mason is also diagnosed as autistic. CBS DFW did a great profile on Mason, who many consider a musical genius. Click here to view the report.