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Teams from seven high schools learn the basics of commercial real estate
0This year’s project in the CREW Careers: Building Opportunities® “Building a Community” program sent teams from seven Dallas ISD high schools back to school – an old school. Now in its 13th year of partnership with Dallas ISD, the mock development competition focused on ways the students would redevelop the Dallas High School/Crozier Tech property in downtown Dallas near Pearl and Bryan streets. Teams from W.H. Adamson, Bryan Adams, Skyline, H. Grady Spruce, Sunset and W.T. White and Woodrow Wilson high schools created plans and presented them to judges. Woodrow Wilson took first place in this year’s contest, with Bryan…
These schools are offering free meals over Thanksgiving break
0Dallas 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.
Available college scholarships for Dallas ISD seniors
0The 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…
Woodrow IB student’s art show to honor grandparents and help fight cancer
0Annabelle 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,…