Inside Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD celebrated some of its amazing volunteers and partners at a special ceremony on May 22. The Volunteers and Partner Award Program recognized those who have gone above and beyond in supporting district schools. “We have more than 30,000 volunteers and tremendous in-kind contributions, so tonight we are just saying thank you to all of our campus volunteers and partners,” Dallas ISD Assistant Superintendent Usamah Rodgers said. These partners were individually recognized for their amazing work: The 2018 Succeeding Together Industry Partner Award: American Airlines American Airlines is a premiere industry partner at W.H. Adamson Collegiate Academy, providing staff…

A journey that started as a frightening experience for Thomas Jefferson High School senior Daniel Akwei has become the opportunity of a lifetime, thanks to caring teachers who reached out when he needed them most. With more than $20,000 in scholarship awards, the immigrant student turned future financial analyst will step onto the University of North Texas at Dallas campus as a freshman this fall. “My first day as a student in America was very hard. I cried the whole time. It was very challenging. And my teachers felt sorry for me,” recounts Akwei as he flashed back to the…

Each student at Anson Jones Elementary School has a dream, and now people across the world know it, too. The campus participated for the second time in two years in the Dreamline Project that saw the school’s 620 students each write down their dreams on individual flags. Whether the student dreamed of being a doctor, President of the United States, or running their own business, art teacher Candice Lindsay said the students greatly benefited from thinking about their future goals. Four staff members from Jones Elementary traveled to Philadelphia on May 5 to show off the students’ creations, as well…

Students from Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School and Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School were starstruck to meet an out-of-this-world guest: former NASA astronaut and engineer Jose M. Hernandez. Hernandez talked with the students at Mountain View College as part of SER National Community Day, which also featured a job fair. Hernandez, who is a migrant worker turned NASA astronaut and engineer, enthralled students with his life story. He also shared five tips that can help any person succeed. Trini Garza ECHS Principal Macario Hernandez called the former astronaut an inspiration to all students. “Jose Hernandez showed these students that anything…