Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services Department will offer students 18 years and under (or special needs students up to age 21), free meals during the Thanksgiving break, from Monday, Nov. 20, through Wednesday, Nov 22. The program aims at providing students nutritious meals even during their vacation. Here is a map showing the participating schools.  These participating schools will be serving breakfast from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to noon. You can also see the list of participating schools below, or visit www.dallasisd.org/fcns.

The upcoming Thanksgiving break is an ideal time for high school seniors to apply to some of the many college scholarships available to them. Below is a rundown of some of the available college scholarships for Dallas ISD seniors. Teacher Quality Initiative Dallas ISD, Paul Quinn College and the Tom Joyner Foundation are collaborating in a Teacher Quality Initiative partnership.  This initiative covers full tuition and fees scholarships for Dallas ISD graduates enrolled full-time in the Paul Quinn College Teacher Education program. The priority application deadline is Dec. 15 and the regular deadline is March 15. See this FAQ page for…

Annabelle Furrh, a senior in Woodrow Wilson High School’s International Baccalaureate program, has lost both of her grandparents to pancreatic cancer within the past three years. As part of the IB program, Furrh needed to do a Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) Project. Furrh wanted her project to honor her art-loving grandparents, and she came up with the perfect idea: host an art show that will raise money for the Lustgarten Foundation, which is working toward a cure for pancreatic cancer. “This seemed like a good way to honor my grandparents, who led amazing lives,” Furrh said. Furrh’s art show,…

The UIL bi-district high school football playoffs kick off this week. Here is the schedule for the upcoming games:   Bi – District Football Playoffs   DAY DATE CLASS VISITOR HOME SITE TIME Thursday 11/16 5A-D2 Kimball Woodrow Wilson Forester Field 7:30pm Thursday 11/16 4A-D1 Carter Mineral Wells Farrington Field – Ft. Worth 7:00pm Friday 11/17 5A-D1 Molina Spruce Pleasant Grove Stadium 7:30pm Friday 11/17 4A-D2 Lincoln Melissa Tom Kimbrough Stadium – Plano 7:30pm Friday 11/17 5A-D2 Seagoville South Oak Cliff John Kincaide Stadium 7:30pm Saturday 11/18 5A-D1 Samuell Bryan Adams John Kincaide Stadium 1:00pm