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Future Doctors Summer Camp offers students hands-on medical experience
0In a classroom set up like a science lab, with the distinct scent of formaldehyde and scalpels in hand, students in Dallas ISD’s Future Doctors Summer Camp prepared pig hearts for dissection. “I want to be a pediatrician, so it doesn’t really have to do with surgery, but now that I’ve cut into a heart, and seen all the different rooms of the heart, I think I want to do something with surgery in the future,” Ileana R., a rising junior at Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy said. More than dissections, the camp provided an immersive look into the…
Resource Center South supports Dallas ISD families
0If you asked Dallas ISD elementary student Genesis T. how she rates the lemon-lime soda she learned to make at summer camp, she would say it’s a 10 out of 10. On Wednesdays, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Genesis’ day is packed with activities like making her own soda at Resource Center South, where she often visits with her older sister. “This is my first time at this summer camp, but I’ve been to this center multiple times to do sports, yoga, math, reading, and art. I really like it,” she said. As part of the summer camp, chef…
Dallas ISD’s Department of Athletics internship program prepares students for life on and off the court
0Written by Chandler Flowers, Communication Services junior associate. Behind the scenes of every Dallas ISD sports game is a world of scheduling, budgeting, and management. This summer, through Dallas ISD’s internship program, rising seniors and recent graduates are given the opportunity to work in the Department of Athletics to explore what goes on behind the scenes of sporting events – while gaining hands-on experience. “Dallas ISD’s Workforce Development and Employer Relations Department reached out to our superintendent, Vincente Reyes to ask about hosting interns over the summer,” said M.T. Tyeskie, assistant director of the Athletics Department. “We conducted the interviews in…
AlumNow Spotlight: Mildred Oliva
0The AlumNow series showcases former students’ post-graduation successes. We recently caught up with Mildred Oliva, who is now a relationship banker at Bank of America. Read about how her educational journey at Dallas ISD impacted her to give back to her community. What high school did you graduate from and what year did you graduate? Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy at James W. Fannin in 2020. What is your current occupation? I’m a relationship banker at Bank of America. What made your Dallas ISD education unique? In my sophomore year of high school, I was at an innovative school that helped…