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Las solicitudes están siendo aceptadas para los estudiantes interesados en asistir a una de las dos nuevas escuelas públicas de opción del distrito que comenzarán el próximo año escolar. Los estudiantes pueden solicitar asistir a D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School o a Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) High School. El periodo de solicitud está abierto del 24 de abril al 15 de mayo. Estos dos centros son parte de la estrategia del distrito de ofrecer escuelas públicas de opción. La meta del distrito es abrir un total de 35 nuevas escuelas de opción para el año 2020. Las dos…

Dallas ISD announced today that Billy Earl Dade Middle School will receive significantly more support next year by naming it as an ACE (Accelerating Campus Excellence) school beginning in 2015–16. Dade will join six other schools previously designated as ACE campuses. The addition of Dade follows strong positive interest in the ACE concept from members of the community and a high level of interest from district educators. The ACE plan injects underperforming schools with strong leadership, effective teachers and high expectations. “When it comes to school transformation, we know that the larger the percentage of effective teachers in the school…

A Dallas ISD volunteer for 25 years, Marian Joiner has served all over the district and is currently offering her services at T. G. Terry Elementary, which is where her great-granddaughter attends. Joiner has previously volunteered at William Brown Miller Elementary, John Neely Bryan Elementary, John Henry Brown Learning Center, and Lincoln High School. She said the joy she sees in the students as they great her with big hugs is what makes volunteering worthwhile.

To go to New York or to not go to New York, that is the question for five students at Thomas Jefferson High School who have been accepted into New York University’s Looking for Shakespeare program. Well, more specifically, the question is whether the students can receive the financial assistance—about $5,000 a piece—to pay for tuition, room and board, and the flight to attend the month-long program. Rachel Harrah, the theatre arts director at Thomas Jefferson High School, said she is trying to help raise the money because of the positive impact the program would have on the students. “This…

Sixty-two deserving high school seniors recently received $2,500 scholarships funded by the Superintendent’s Scholarship Program. One of these students is Erin Choi, a senior at Woodrow Wilson High School. View the above video to learn more about Choi and how you can support the upcoming Superintendent’s Scholarship Run, which provides money for the Superintendent’s Scholarship Program. To register for the run, click here.

On April 30, the Dallas ISD Lean and Green Day will feature a plant-based menu packed with nutrients in all school cafeterias during lunch. The meat-free meal will have a variety of fruit and vegetable options to choose from. Holland Roden, an actress on MTV’s “Teen Wolf,” filmed a video to raise awareness of Lean and Green Day among Dallas ISD students. View the video above.

Typically, Saturday mornings are for catching up on much needed sleep. However, for middle school students who participated in the Region XII seventh- and eighth-grade Pentathlon this past weekend, Saturday was all about academics. The morning started with individual competitions as students tested their knowledge in literature, math, science, and social studies. When it came down to the fine arts category, students intently listened as music flowed through the P.A. system, challenging them to recall music history facts. After all the individual categories were complete and scores tallied, students placing 1st through 3rd earned medals and helped boost their school’s overall Pentathlon scores. The…

Genesis Women’s Center is set to honor W.H. Adamson Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Josh Ragsdale for his efforts to eradicate domestic violence. Ragsdale will be honored May 5 at the Genesis Annual Luncheon, which will feature keynote speaker Maria Shriver. Ragsdale is being recognized for his grassroots domestic abuse awareness efforts that began in the Adamson athletic program and soon spread to other Dallas ISD athletic programs and campuses. Ragsdale call of action was for all men to stand up and pledge to help stop domestic violence. “We began the project wanting to reach men in Dallas,” Ragsdale said in October. “We wanted…

The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees honored accomplishments of students and staff at its regular meeting on April 23, 2015. Among them were basketball players, actors and two librarians. The Lincoln High School One Act Play won district in the UIL One Act Play Competition. Jamal Hutcherson won Best Actor; Frederica Williams and Jonathan Brown won Honorable Mention All-Star Cast; and Tre Williams won All-Star Cast. Francheska and Jamichael, both freshmen at Lincoln High School and Communications/Humanities Magnet, filmed and edited a six-minute film that was one of among 20 Dallas-area high school short productions selected to be screened on…

Whether or not it truly takes a village to raise a child, the task is certainly helped by the efforts of thousands of volunteers and organizations that provide support to Dallas ISD schools. April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, a time set aside to thank volunteers and recognize them for their service. Each year, volunteers, organizations and companies that go above and beyond are recognized with special awards. A reception was conducted on Thursday, April 23, to honor the top volunteers and partners. This year’s honorees are: • Susan Smith, Central Elementary School, Volunteer Impact Award for Student Support •…