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Dallas ISD selects three top educators as 2020-2021 Teachers of the Year
0Dallas ISD is home to some of the finest educators in the city, who have acted as frontline heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week the district recognized three of them as the 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year for each learning level, celebrating their passion for teaching and their commitment to making a difference in the lives of their students. This year’s winners are: Primary school category: Jose Armendariz, John J. Pershing Elementary. Secondary school category: Seneca Denman, Boude Storey Middle School. Choice/Magnet school category: Yonathan Tadesse, Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet. With the generous support of Central Market, the…
Justin Henry reelected to the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees
0Voters have reelected Justin Henry to continue serving on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees. Unofficial results from the May 1 election show Henry received 75.96 percent of the vote and Ulana Sigler received 24.04 percent of the vote in the race for District 9, which serves South Dallas and parts of Downtown Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Deep Ellum, Uptown and East Dallas. Henry, who was originally elected as a trustee in June 2018, currently serves as the board president.
Join your neighborhood block party and enroll your child for the 2021-2022 school year!
0To assist families to complete their online enrollment for the new school year, Dallas ISD teams will be hosting neighborhood block parties, throughout May. Families will receive assistance with online enrollment while enjoying music, fun and a snack. Covid-19 social distancing and mask protocols will be followed. The events will take place from 5–7 p.m. as follows: May 13: William Hawley Atwell Law Academy | 1303 Reynoldston Ln. May 18: L. G. Pinkston High School | 2200 Dennison St. May 20: Billy Earl Dade Middle School | 2727 Al Lipscomb Way May 25: Francisco “Pancho” Medrano Junior High School | 9815…
Middle school entrepreneur starts her own custom-made clothing business
0Sixth-grade student Kayla Clemmons already knows what it’s like to run a business. She studies at Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs Middle School (YWSA), plays softball for the Lady Jags and manages her own design company during her free time. “I see my classmates buying $45 shirts, and I tell them: ‘you can come to me and I’ll make it for $20, and I can make it better!’” Clemmons said. Since she launched Kayla’s Designs in December, she’s made over two dozen custom-made articles of clothing such as t-shirts, face masks and hoodies. Clemmons sells her products to…