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Harry Stone and Rangel roll to the top in Pentathlon
0Students at Harry Stone Montessori Academy took top honors as the best overall team at the district’s Seventh-Grade Academic Pentathlon competition held Feb. 7. Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School placed first in the eighth-grade level competition. Seventh- and eighth-grade students from 16 district middle schools spent the day competing, individually, in five subjects: Literature, Math, Science, Social Science, and Fine Arts. The competition culminated with the Super Quiz where students from each school compete as a team. The individual and team scores are added together to determine each schools’ overall performance. Other winners in the overall team category…
BEST OF VIDEO: Student wins MLK Oratory Competition with a call to end violence
0“We must infuse our thoughts with love,” urged Etana King, winner of the 2015 Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competition. Etana, a fifth-grade student at John Neely Bryan Elementary, was crowned the top orator after delivering an inspirational speech sharing her thoughts on what Martin Luther King Jr. would say in his acceptance speech if he were alive today and won the Nobel Peace Prize. “We must not use our arms to take up weapons that harm and destroy; instead we must use them to embrace our differences,” she continued. The inspiring words of eight students rang out across the legendary…
Teachers input to TEI compensation pays off (video)
0A host of Dallas ISD teachers and staff gathered at the main administration building for a discussion on the compensation levels included in the Teacher Excellence Initiative.
College and career readiness drives facility planning (video)
0Dallas ISD’s Future Facilities Task Force was presented the first draft on Tuesday of recommendations regarding how the district’s facilities can be utilized and enhanced to best prepare students for college and the workplace. Check out this video to learn more.