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Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge kicks off with help from Dallas ISD students
0Read and get rewarded! In an effort to keep academic skills sharp and encourage the whole family to read every day, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings joined students from Charles Rice Learning Center and community supporters to kick off the 2018 Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge. The free 10-week program, which runs June 2-Aug. 11, encourages daily reading of books, newspapers, magazines, audiobooks and e-books. Presented by Epsilon, the Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge is a family affair open to children and adults. Participants can enjoy great prizes and more than 2,500 weekly STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) activities offered throughout…
Dallas ISD school’s math team wins state championship
0The School of Science and Engineering (SEM) math team came in first place at the UIL State Championship. Seven SEM students competed in multiple events after spending years preparing for the events. The four SEM students on the first-place Mathematics team are: Raviraj Rege Victor Diaz Yash Chandak Pranay Varada
Eight Dallas ISD teams headed to Destination Imagination Global Finals
0Eight teams from Dallas ISD schools are headed to the Destination Imagination Global Finals going on May 23–26 in Tennessee. The teams advanced out of the State Destination Imagination Tournament. Promoting creativity and teamwork to more than 100,000 schoolchildren across the United States, Destination Imagination is an educational program in which student teams solve open-ended challenges and present their solutions at tournament competitions. The Dallas ISD teams head to the Global Finals are: William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted Rosemont Elementary School William L. Cabell Elementary School and Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy George Bannerman…
Eighteen Dallas ISD P-TECH schools officially part of national network
0The 18 Dallas ISD P-TECH schools are now officially part of the national P-TECH network and among the 90 schools featured on the organization’s website at ptech.org. At Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH), students can choose a career pathway and take courses that provide academic, technical and workplace skills. Students have the potential to earn an associate’s degree in four to six years, along with industry certificates for their selected career pathway — opportunities that can potentially lead to paid internships and job placement after graduation. Students also have the opportunity to earn up to 60 hours…