Operation Comeback returns this year as the district steps up its efforts to locate students known as “no-shows” who have not shown up for the first weeks of school. During the next few weeks, district staff will attempt to connect with these students to convince them to return to school or determine if they have moved out of the district. As part of Operation Comeback, district staff will operate a phone bank Sept. 10-19 in an effort to call no-show students. The initiative will culminate in a neighborhood walk on Saturday, Sept. 20, as staff, community leaders and volunteers fan out…

The Justin F. Kimball High School community has received an outpouring of support for the accident victims, who died over Labor Day weekend. The following stories were covered by various media outlets: Kimball High School Mourns Crash Victims Dark Times: Kimball HS Mourns Three Fallen Players Kimball Honors Football Players Killed in Crash Crash Victims’ Mothers Lead Kimball Team Onto The Field

Two historically black high school football programs battled on the gridiron Monday, Sept. 1. Teams from Dallas ISD’s James Madison and Little Rock’s Central high schools faced off in the district’s only game played on Labor Football game Day. Check out this story told by WFAA-Channel 8 on the first meeting.

Former Moisés E. Molina High School quarterback Diondre Preston received the gift of mobility on Thursday, Aug. 28, during halftime of a game between his alma mater and R.L. Turner High School. Preston suffered a spinal cord injury on the field in 2010, which left him fully paralyzed. With the help of Gridiron Heroes, the former football star was presented with a handicap-accessible van. It was a moment he and his mom will never forget. For more than a year, the Prestons have had no readily accessible way to transport Diondre. Gridiron Heroes is a non-profit that provides resources and…