Resource Center South (RCS) is now open and ready for business. Housed at the Joseph J. Rhoads Learning Center, the center supports community members from the Lincoln High School and James Madison High School vertical teams. Essentials such as healthy food, counseling, and medical help are now more accessible for those who need a place of support and respite, thanks to the Bond 2020 program. “When communities are deprived of access to resources, like grocery stores, health care, job training, recreation, the results are a lower academic achievement in the classroom,” Pamela Lear, deputy superintendent of Staff and Racial Equity,…

“I think that if he [Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.] were still alive, he would tell us that it is now time to speak up and claim our money from the bank of freedom, prosperity and peace, today is our pay day.” These were Aiden B.’s final words in his original speech, ultimately making him the winner of the 32nd Dallas MLK Oratory Competition. His response to this year’s theme, “How would Dr. King reflect on the 60 years since his “I Have A Dream’ speech,” addressed topics prevailing in today’s society: “This reminds me that there is still hope,…

Dallas ISD, in partnership with Intuit, a financial software company, unveiled a student-designed and operated food truck, a first-of-its-kind program in Texas. “Students in multiple career pathways will gain hands-on learning experience as they develop and apply technical, financial, and entrepreneurship skills,” Oswaldo Alvarenga, deputy chief of Dallas ISD Strategic Initiatives said. This new offering will engage Career and Technical Education (CTE) students by providing practical experience and hands-on learning opportunities. The truck is equipped with a commercial-grade kitchen, which will eventually allow culinary art students to serve their prepared food. When we decided to launch the food truck program,…

Four students from Sunset High School’s cheerleading team celebrated the arrival of 2024 in London at the city’s New Year’s Eve parade, an opportunity afforded them as members of the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s (UCA) All American: Varsity Spirit team. For two students, this trip was their first time out of the country, and for the others it was their first time on an airplane.“It was an opportunity not just to stay somewhere in the U.S., but to go to a different country. It felt more real to see things with your own eyes,” said Anahi B., a Sunset cheerleader. “When…