Inside Dallas ISD

More than 600 sixth-graders from 21 middle schools “visited” and represented different countries at the Model United Nations conference. During the April 30 conference sponsored by the Dallas ISD Social Studies Department, students presented resolutions on the global impact of education. Students also enjoyed guest speakers and performances. The conference culminated with students “touring the world,” visiting exhibits representing different countries. They sampled food, examined artifacts, and learned about the history of each country. To commemorate their tour, students carried passports and received a unique stamp from each country they visited. The purpose of the Model UN is to offer…

Big Tex wrote some more big checks for students: A total of 85 graduating seniors from six Dallas ISD high schools received more than $500,000 in college scholarships from the State Fair of Texas. The State Fair of Texas Pete Schenkel Scholarship awards outstanding seniors from six Dallas ISD high schools surrounding the State Fair of Texas. The students each received $6,000 scholarships in recognition of their academic performance and class ranking. The scholarships are named for former State Fair of Texas chairman Pete Schenkel. https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/04/17/dallas-isd-awards-155000-in-superintendent-scholarships-to-62-graduating-seniors/ The scholarship recipients are: Franklin D. Roosevelt High School Alisha Gilstrap, Jennifer Lopez, Arcadio Maciel,…

Senior classmates Valeria Delacruz and Vanessa Guel Guerrero are heading down different paths after they graduate from Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School , but they share a mutual admiration for each other’s journey. Delacruz will attend college in South Korea to study International Relations, while Guerrero is pursuing her dream to merge her two passions: fashion and environmental sustainability. “I think she is so brave,” Guerrero said of Delacruz’s decision to study in South Korea. “For her to be able to immerse herself in another culture like that is unbelievable.” “I am so proud of what Valeria is going…

Gilbert Cuellar, Sr. Elementary School teacher Ruth Torres has been selected for the prestigious LiftOff Summer Institute to be held at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston this summer. This nationally competitive program sponsored by NASA’s Texas Space Grant Consortium selects teachers who will increase their knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and math through space education. Liftoff 2019’s theme is The Legacy of Apollo. The workshops provide teachers the opportunity to spend a week working with professional scientists and engineers at the cutting edge of space exploration. LiftOff is a collaborative effort of Texas Space Grant Consortium members and affiliates,…