Inside Dallas ISD

Seven Dallas ISD schools have advanced to the Global Finals of the Destination Imagination Tournament. The schools advanced out of the state competition held March 22–23 in Corpus Christi. The teams advancing to the global competition happening in May in Missouri are: Promoting creativity and teamwork to more than 100,000 schoolchildren across the United States, Destination Imagination is an educational program in which student teams solve open-ended challenges and present their solutions at tournament competitions.

A group of outstanding Dallas ISD students have advanced in a Law Day contest focused on free speech, free press, and free society. The Dallas Bar Association organized the contest featuring four categories: art posters, essays, photography and editorial. Students at seven Dallas ISD schools submitted a total of 135 entries. The first place winners have advanced to the State of Texas Bar competition. The top winners in each category are: Poster Art K-3 1st Place – Jace Jones, first-grade, Walnut Hill Elementary Poster Art 3-5 2nd Place – Nikolas Pacheco, fifth-grade, Casa View Elementary  Poster Art 6-8 1st Place –…

The STEM-Computer Science and Technology Department and Ann Richards STEAM Academy hosted the VEX IQ State Robotics Championship on March 9. The following schools advanced at the state event to the VEX IQ Robotics World Championship in Kentucky April 28-30. Winnetka Elementary School Casa View Elementary School (two teams competing) Alex Sanger Preparatory (two teams competing) Dallas Environmental Science Academy Hill Middle School “The Dallas ISD STEM Department has continuously hosted top-tier events this season and continues to lead as the largest VEX IQ program in Texas, helping spread STEM education into the DFW Metroplex,” said Ruben Lopez from the…

Students at the School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove chuckled when Oscar Mojica, the school’s beloved teacher assistant who is also a professional boxer, got slightly nervous addressing the school. Just four days earlier, Mejia had won the biggest boxing match of his life in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden. And while Mojica called the victory a dream come true, he told the students that helping them succeed is more important. “I do box. But what drives me the most is helping you with your education and helping you become who you want…