“Wait, so all of this is actually paying off?” Woodrow Wilson High School senior swimmer Campbell C. recounts her happy disbelief when she received her first college recruiting call. “This is only the beginning,” Coach Stephanie Bernier told her. Although it seems to be just getting started, Campbell’s story began before she was born, as she comes from a lineage of University of Texas (UT) longhorns. Her dad was a student there, her mom was a swimmer, and her grandfather was a cross-country runner. At the age of eight, Campbell began competitive swimming and excelled as soon as she dipped…

When Ambryia G. stepped into her South Oak Cliff classroom Tuesday for a group project, she had no reason to expect a high-tech experience that would take her out of her world. Ambryia, an aspiring criminal defense attorney, quickly learned that her school was being gifted with Inspirit Virtual Reality headsets from the College Football Playoff Foundation. “It’s very high tech,” she said. “I thought I was in space. Then I jumped from space to Alaska. And I was sitting in a chair the whole time. You know no one’s going to miss class if they have a VR headset…

Dallas ISD is seeking community feedback regarding the district’s current website, dallasisd.org, to assist with a web redesign.  To ensure families, team members, and the community are involved in the decision-making process, two community meetings have been scheduled to allow families the chance to provide feedback in a face-to-face setting.  The first meeting will be at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School of Innovation at 6 p.m. on Oct. 17. The second community meeting will be at Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy at 6 p.m. on Oct. 24.  In addition to in-person meetings, an online survey launched for those who prefer…

Savannah V., 13-year-old athlete and a Rosemont student since kindergarten, will be showing her exceptional talent and deep-rooted connection to her Hispanic heritage on the field in October when she represents Mexico at the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup in Tokyo, Japan. Savannah’s passion for softball was nurtured in a family where the game runs in the bloodline. “My dad used to play baseball, and so did my uncle. It kind of runs in the family,” she said. “My siblings really look up to me; my sister wants to be ‘just like Savannah.’”  Her cousin, Aaliyah H., even plays…