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Bowie Elementary’s Aimey Cole named Dallas ISD Counselor of the Year
0James Bowie Elementary counselor Aimey Cole was named the Dallas ISD 2017–2018 Counselor of the Year at a special ceremony on May 9. The other finalists for Counselor of the Year were: Jackie Villalobos of Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs, KaShunda Davis of W.W. Samuell High School, and Rashunda Mendy of Thomas Tolbert Elementary. Dallas ISD Counseling Services Director Dr. Sylvia Lopez thanked the finalists, as well as all district counselors, for being the heartbeat of their campuses. “I know that as a counselor, your work is never done, and that you are constantly working to remove barriers…
Conrad and Hillcrest students clean up at first-ever Conservation Cup
0Students from Conrad and Hillcrest high schools volunteered to spend a recent Saturday afternoon helping clean up the White Rock Creek area. More than 70 students from the two high schools and 21 adult volunteers filled up 126 30-gallon trash bags with garbage and debris. Students from the two schools also competed in a first-ever Conservation Cup to see who could pick up the most trash. The Conrad High School Environmental League challenged Hillcrest to the competition. Conrad won the Conservation Cup by collecting 23 bags of trash. The Conrad team members were: Hector Angeles Edgar Najera Moses Echavarria Julissa…
Dallas ISD Board of Trustees election results
0Trustee Dustin Marshall and Lori Kirkpatrick are headed to a runoff for the District 2 trustee seat. Neither candidate received at least 50 percent of the vote on May 6. The runoff election will be June 10. District 2 covers North and Near East Dallas. Meanwhile, Trustee Joyce Foreman won reelection for the District 6 trustee seat, which covers Southwest Dallas. Trustee Miguel Solis, who ran unopposed, won reelection for the District 8 seat, which covers Love Field, Northwest Dallas and Central Dallas.
Outstanding Dallas ISD cafeteria teams recognized for their service
0The Dallas Independent School District celebrated School Nutrition Employee Week by honoring five exemplary schools with the annual Heart of Child Nutrition Award. These five schools were recognized for going above and beyond to provide exceptional food and a positive experience to students. Each day last week a director from Food & Child Nutrition Services (FCNS) visited an awarded school to present the certificate and prizes, and put on a hairnet to serve lunch on the cafeteria line. The five winning schools are: Gilliam Collegiate Academy, Anne Frank Elementary School, T.W. Browne Middle School, H.B. Gonzalez Elementary School, and Franklin D.…