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Robotics teams from six schools headed to World Championships this week
0Robotics teams from six Dallas ISD schools are competing in World Championship competitions this month! These four schools are competing in the VEX IQ Robotics World Championship being held April 22–25 in Kentucky: Winnetka Elementary School (has two teams competing) Sanger Elementary School Casa View Elementary School Gaston Middle School Meanwhile, Conrad High School is participating in the FRC Robotics Championship and Sunset High School is participating in the FTC Robotics Championship. The competitions are happening April 19–22 in Houston. The teams advanced to the World Championships by qualifying at state and national competitions. At the world competitions, students compete…
Dallas ISD simplifies student transfer process
0Dallas ISD is simplifying the process for how students can transfer to other district schools. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said at Thursday’s board meeting that simplifying the student transfer process will help more families find their best fit Dallas ISD school. Students will now be able to transfer schools for any reason, whereas, before, they had to have a curriculum- or hardship-related reason. Also, students who have been approved for transfer into a school will no longer have to reapply every year to attend that school, as long as there are still available spots at the campus. The process change will…
Naming ceremony celebrates Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs
0Marking a transition from a traditional co-ed middle school to an all-girls STEAM academy, today district officials, elected representatives and parents joined with the staff and students of the Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs for a naming ceremony. In a program attended by Balch Springs’ current and former mayors and members of the Balch Springs City Council, speakers congratulated the school on its progress since opening last August to serve girls in grades six through eight. A sea of girls in white shirts and purple plaid skirts made up most of the audience, while their peers smiled and welcomed…
Eight Dallas ISD schools headed to Destination Imagination Global Finals
0Eight Dallas ISD schools are advancing to the Destination Imagination Global Finals being held May 24–27 in Knoxville, Tenn! The teams advanced out of the State Destination Imagination Tournament held April 8 in Lubbock. Destination Imagination is a fun, hands-on system of learning that fosters students’ creativity, courage and curiosity through open-ended academic challenges in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), fine arts and service learning. Participants learn patience, flexibility, persistence, ethics, respect for others and their ideas, and the collaborative problem-solving process. Teams may showcase their solutions at a tournament. The Dallas ISD teams head to…