Inside Dallas ISD

Students and staff at New Tech High School, Bryan Adams High School, and Thomas J. Rusk Middle School  are among a small percentage of schools nationwide recognized for exemplifying a college-going culture. Bryan Adams High School was officially validated as National Demonstration Schools by AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), and New Tech High School and Rusk Middle School were successfully revalidated. Bryan Adams High School Principal Ryan Bott addressed students and staff thanking their longtime efforts and dedication toward this honorary milestone. “I want to thank all the people who have come before us, the seniors, our wonderful principal over…

There are 10 students who are selected each year to represent the districts of the Texas Library Association. Giselle Aguilera, a fifth-grade student at the School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove, represented District 5 at the Bluebonnet Luncheon on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Aguilera is a leader (fifth-grade student council president), a reader, and an athlete. She participates in many other extracurricular activities, including soccer. She was highly recommended by her teachers to have the honor of representing her school and Dallas ISD. Aguilera has a great family that is very active within the school. Her application…

A special ceremony celebrated more than 450 Dallas ISD seniors who completed a NAF Academy. The Dallas ISD NAF program supports students on their path towards college or career. NAF academies are small learning communities within larger Dallas ISD schools. In addition to core academic courses, students take industry-specific classes and participate in work-based learning to get real world experience.

With a strong showing in math events, Science and Engineering students lead in the overall championship points at the Conference 6A Region 1 UIL Academic Competition that was held at the University of Texas at Arlington on April 12-13. At the competition, Pranay Varada qualified to compete at the UIL Academic State Meet in three events by placing first in Calculator Applications; second in Number Sense; and first in Spelling and Vocabulary. Also, he placed fifth in Mathematics. Joining Varada and representing SEM at the state meet will be Victor Diaz who placed third place in both Calculator Applications and…