Browsing: Headlines
Dallas ISD students sing, help escort Holocaust survivors at groundbreaking ceremony (video)
0Students from Anne Frank Elementary School and Skyline High School played a big role in the groundbreaking for the new Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum that is scheduled to open in summer 2019. Skyline High School students provided music and Anne Frank Elementary students escorted holocaust survivors to the stage. “We are so thrilled to have these Dallas ISD students here helping escort our survivors in and providing the music, and we look forward to being able to have so many more students from Dallas ISD visit the museum,” said Mary Pat Higgins of the Dallas Holocaust and Human…
Networking event to showcase opportunities in district’s $1.6 billion bond program
0Dallas ISD’s Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise department (M/WBE) is spearheading a free contractor networking event from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at the Dallas County Schools Technology and Training Center, 5151 Samuell Blvd. The “In the Mix” networker is being held to promote strategic partnerships between general and subcontractors that can lead to opportunities to participate in the district’s $1.6 billion bond program. M/WBE Program Manager Wilton Munnings said the event is aimed at expanding the number of firms participating in the bond program. “Our goal is to recruit and retain competitive minority and women- owned…
Principal for a Day brings community and business leaders to Dallas ISD schools
0Principal for a Day brought business and community leaders from the private sector into Dallas ISD schools on Oct. 5. More than 175 volunteers accepted the opportunity to read to students, observe classes, attend student performances, deliver morning announcements, and participate in other activities that define a typical school day. The Dallas Regional Chamber and Capital One help sponsor Principal for a Day, which also looks to form ongoing partnerships between individuals and businesses with Dallas ISD schools. Here are some thoughts from a few Principal for a Day participants. Roberto Alonzo, Texas House of Representatives, PFAD at W.H. Adamson High School “I…
Making Music: Band brings students together at Garcia Middle School
0Here’s some music for your ears: About 375 students are participating in band this school year at Hector Garcia Middle School, which is up from the 160 students who participated last year and 80 students the year before. Dallas ISD is aiming to get all students to participate in at least one extracurricular activity. Garcia Middle School Principal Gary Auld said extracurricular activities such as band have a noticeable impact on the students. “It helps with academics, it helps with their self-esteem, and it gets them more involved socially and with the culture of the school,” Auld said. The Garcia…