Inside Dallas ISD

Through engaging field trips, the Dallas ISD STEM Department is bringing real-world experiences to district students. Dallas ISD STEM Department Manager Crystal Alexander said students gain many benefits from seeing STEM in action. “Through these field trips, students can make the connection between what they learn in school and what happens in the real world,” Alexander said. “Our ultimate goal is to increase our students’ interest in STEM and have them see it as a viable career path.” STEM Goes Red North Texas On Oct. 25, 75 students from six schools visited the University of Texas at Dallas for the…

It’s no mystery that Dallas ISD has outstanding young authors. Fourteen students attended an Oct. 31 luncheon at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention after being named finalists by the Reading Language Arts Department in a mystery-writing competition. World-renowned mystery writer James Patterson served as the keynote speaker, and Dallas ISD students will see their work published in Bouchercon’s Teen Anthology. The Dallas ISD finalists are: Name Current Campus Estechia Dominguez W.T. White High School Amelia Nickle Hillcrest High School Auner Lucero Hillcrest High School Noe Mata School of Science and Engineering Brooke Liu School for the Talented & Gifted Patricia…

Residents of the Buckner Terrace neighborhood in southeast Dallas may be doing double-takes when they pass Edna Rowe Elementary School on Hovenkamp Drive thanks to a recent face-lift that has given the school new curb appeal. Rowe received $16 million in construction upgrades funded by the district’s 2015 Bond Program. On Nov. 1, Principal Sharon Crockett-Alexander welcomed Dallas ISD leaders, city officials and neighbors of the southeast Dallas school to a ribbon-cutting held to mark the formal unveiling of the school’s construction improvements. The Skyline High School JROTC Color Guard opened the program accompanied by a pair of fifth-graders who…

Winnetka Elementary School kicked off a week-long celebration of the building’s 80th year anniversary and 106 years of providing exemplary education to children from Oak Cliff and surrounding communities. The anniversary started Nov. 1 with a Fall Carnival where Trustee Ben Mackey and State Representative Jessica Gonzalez presented a special recognition to students, coaches and the building. The W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy mariachi band performed and ROTC presented the colors. This week’s anniversary events include an alumni mixer, dance, movie night and time capsule ceremony. Winnetka Elementary first opened in 1913 as a four-room frame structure on pasture land…