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Decision Day celebrates college-bound seniors
0The more than 7,680 seniors that have submitted at least one application to a two- or four-year postsecondary institution were recognized and honored on Friday as part of GenTX Decision Day. Seniors received an I Decided! T-shirt from the Dallas ISD Postsecondary Success department, and multiple high schools on Friday held ceremonies to celebrate their college-bound seniors. “We are very proud of our graduating seniors for the hard work they have put in throughout their academic careers and into the college application process,” said Keisha Crowder-Davis, Dallas ISD Director of Postsecondary Success. “Decision Day was one way to celebrate the students for their…
Ninety-one district seniors win State Fair of Texas scholarships
0Continuing a 24-year tradition, the State Fair of Texas recently awarded college scholarships to 91 seniors from five district high schools located near Fair Park. The scholarships were presented at an April 29 luncheon to 21 students from Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, 12 students from James Madison High School, 20 students from Lincoln High School and 21 students from Woodrow Wilson High School. The students each received $6,000 scholarships in recognition of their academic performance and class ranking. The scholarships are named for former State Fair of Texas chairman Pete Schenkel. Go here to view the names of…
Dallas ISD Board of Trustees election results
0Jaime Resendez (Trustee District 4), Lew Blackburn (Trustee District 5), and Audrey Pinkerton (Trustee District 7) won their races on Saturday, May 7 for seats on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees. In District 2, Dustin Marshall and Mita Havlick will head to a runoff election on June 18 to determine who fills the trustee seat as neither received the majority of votes. Blackburn has served on the Board of Trustees since 2001. Resendez, an attorney, and Pinkerton, the owner of a commercial construction firm, will be new to the board. What does a trustee do? The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees establishes the policies…
Nearly 1,000 students accepted into new collegiate academies opening next year
0Dallas ISD so far has accepted 982 students into its seven new collegiate academies and P-TECH, a specialized early college high school in Seagoville, opening next year that are often described as “game changers.” More than 1,950 students have applied for the approximately 1,000 seats available next year at the collegiate academies and P-TECH. In addition to Dallas ISD students, applications have come from students currently attending 31 non-Dallas ISD schools as far north as Plano and as far south as Red Oak. “We are very excited by the strong interest in these new collegiate academies,” Dallas ISD Deputy Chief…