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Elrod’s donates $21,107 to fund field trips for students
0Representatives from Elrod’s Cost Plus Supermarket, which has multiple locations in the DFW area, presented a check for $21,107 to Dallas ISD’s Field Trip Fund on Wednesday. Elrod’s representatives presented the check at Gilbert Cuellar Sr. Elementary’s “Muffins with Moms” event. Elrod’s started the Field Trip Fund so schools could send more students on educational field trips to locations such as the arboretum and zoo. The Field Trip Fund finances transportation to and from the field trip destinations. Cuellar Elementary Principal Dr. Sheryl Wilson said the donation would greatly benefit students. “There is so much to learn and see and…
Career certifications skyrocket by 3,500 percent since 2010
0The number of career certifications received by Dallas ISD students has increased by more than 3,500 percent since 2009–2010, and students like Damian, a senior at W.H. Adamson High School, are benefiting. Damian is in Adamson High School’s automotive technology program and plans to become a Porsche Master Technician. Thanks to the program that provides students with hands-on experience repairing and learning about cars, Damian has a big head start as he races toward his dream. “This program has helped me in leaps and bounds,” Damian said. “Every class teaches me something I didn’t know and that I can use…
Nick Cannon launches student entrepreneur competition at Conrad High School
0The Nick Cannon Foundation, in collaboration with Dallas ISD’s Career and Technical Education Program and JPMorgan Chase and Co., have announced the launch of a new competition for Dallas youth called “America’s Teen Mogul (ATM) Summit and Student Business Plan Competition.” Cannon announced the launch of the competition on Monday, Oct. 10, at Conrad High School. The ATM competition is designed to educate youth ages 12 to 19 in the global career and entrepreneurship opportunities available in the entertainment industry and growing middle-skill priority job sectors. “I see a bunch of leaders, a bunch of future movers and shakers in…
Piedmont G.L.O.B.A.L. Academy celebrates a new name and academic focus (video)
0The answer to the question, “What’s in a name?” depends on who you’re asking. In the case of students at the newly named Piedmont G.L.O.B.A.L. Academy, the answer is “a lot.” Students and community members in the Piedmont neighborhood in Pleasant Grove gathered at the former John B. Hood Middle School on Oct. 6 to celebrate the school’s new name and academic focus. The celebration was the culmination of more than six months of effort. Principal LaTonya Lockhart said the more her Hispanic and African American students learned about the school’s original namesake, Confederate General John B. Hood, the more questions they raised. When…