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NFL great joins students to celebrate college
0It was a banner day at Mount Auburn Elementary School as NFL great and Dallas ISD alum Tim Brown returned to his former elementary school for a college-themed pep rally to encourage students to include college in their plans for the future. As part of Education Go Get It Week, Brown gathered with students from Mount Auburn, J.L. Long Middle School and Woodrow Wilson High School to talk about the importance of college. “Don’t ever think it’s too early to start thinking about college,” said Brown who challenged students to “Conceive it. Believe it. Achieve it. You can all go…
Students help fight the war on drugs in Dallas ISD
0Fifth-graders at Joseph J. Rhoads Learning Center heard from members of the National Guard as they spread the message and importance of staying in school and away from drugs during Operation Crackdown on Friday, Sept. 12. Students were bused to the 3200 block of Trezevant Street, where they witnessed the demolition of a drug house.
Students at Thomas Jefferson 9/11 remembrance reminded to remain vigilant
0Freshmen at Thomas Jefferson High School were still in diapers on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists aboard hijacked planes created the tragedy we know as 9/11. On the 13th anniversary of the tragedy, their Senior Army Instructor, LTC Frederick Holland led students in a remembrance of the attacks in an assembly that also featured a West Point recruiter who talked with students about the benefits of an education at the U.S. Military Academy. With a slideshow in the background featuring photos and statistics about the lives lost on 9/11, JROTC Cadet Adriana Dominguez read the Presidential Proclamation for Patriot Day…
Schools honored for AP accomplishments
0Eleven district schools were recognized by the O’Donnell Foundation and Texas Instruments for meeting 2014 AP goals set by the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) in AP English, AP math and AP science. The schools were recognized recently at the districtwide AP Kickoff conducted at Emmett J. Conrad High School to celebrate the accomplishments of the AP program and honor the students, teachers and campuses for making strides in the area of advanced placement. The eleven schools are: Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School School of…