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Seventy-two graduating seniors awarded $180,000 in Superintendent’s Scholarships
0Seventy-two outstanding graduating seniors have earned a total of $180,000 Dallas ISD Superintendent’s Scholarships. Each recipient receives $2,500 to go toward costs at the college or university of their choice. Selection for the Superintendent’s Scholarship Program is based on need, character, grades, recommendations and the promise of future success. The scholarships are funded with proceeds from the annual Superintendent’s Golf Tournament. The scholarship recipients are: Meanwhile, three seniors each earned Sulentic Family Foundation Scholarships, which provide $10,000 toward the cost of college. The scholarship recipients are:
Brighter Bites to distribute 750 fresh produce boxes on Thursday mornings at eight schools
0In addition to the district providing a week’s worth of bulk grab-and-go meals at nearly 40 schools, Brighter Bites are distributing an additional 750 fresh produce boxes between 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at eight schools every Thursday. The schools offering the fresh produce boxes to families are: Bryan Adams High School Billy Earl Dade Middle School Adamson High School Spruce High School Molina High School Skyline High School Sam Tasby Middle School Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Downtown Montessori: A great option for families living and working in downtown Dallas
0Downtown Montessori at Ida B. Wells Academy is set to become Dallas ISD’s first Pre-K to 2nd grade Montessori school located in the heart of Dallas. With each passing year, a grade level will be added, up to 8th grade. The school’s ideal location allows the district to address the needs of parents who live and work in downtown Dallas. Also, it will be an innovation school, meaning it will have access to additional resources to implement innovative models that align with the instructional needs and interests specific to every student. Juan Pérez is a counselor at Downtown Montessori and…
Senior living facility receives messages of hope from hundreds of elementary students
0Hundreds of Dallas ISD elementary school students created motivational artwork for the residents of a local senior living facility. The Edgemere facility received more than 210 letters, art projects and videos with uplifting messages. “We simply asked that the teachers have students create artwork, write letters, make videos, anything they wished to make and send some caring spirit on to the facility residents,” said Erinn D. Wilcots, manager of Dallas ISD’s Advanced Academic Services. “We left the project open to the students’ imagination so they could come up with what they thought would be best to send to the residents.”…