Inside Dallas ISD

Nine-member teams comprising fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from Dallas ISD elementary schools competed in the Lone Star Challenge on Saturday, April 28. The Lone Star Challenge is the elementary equivalent of Academic Decathlon and Academic Pentathlon – a rigorous academic competition that tests their mastery of material on the STAAR tests. This year’s theme was A Traveler’s Guide to the World. The overall Lone Star Challenge Winners are: Alex Sanger Lakewood Maple Lawn Jimmie Tyler Brashear Arcadia Park William Cabell Georage H.W. Bush Seagoville North Sidney Lanier F.P. Caillet Overall Lone Star Challenge Super Quiz winners: Maple Lawn (gold) Seagoville North…

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 7–12, and, to celebrate, multiple Dallas businesses and restaurants are offering special discounts to our tireless classroom educators. Tacos Y Mas Tacos Y Mas has deals going on for teachers all week. Teachers need to show a valid teacher ID to redeem. See the flyer here. The deals are: Monday: Free street taco Tuesday: Free churo Wednesday: Free drink Thursday: Free tortilla soup Friday: Free nachos Raising Cane’s Teachers who show their ID can receive a free box combo on Tuesday from 6–9 p.m.  Chipotle Teachers, faculty and staff who stop by Chipotle with their…

Nineteen Dallas ISD seniors will have an easier time affording college thanks to scholarships provided by the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce Business Development Corporation. The chamber has been providing the Excellence in Education Scholarships to deserving students since 1986. The scholarships provide $2,000 to students for their freshman year attending a four-year college or $1,400 to students for their first year attending a Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) campus. A ceremony on April 30 celebrated the recipients of the chamber’s scholarships. The ceremony also presented the second annual Leadership in Education Award to four education leaders, including Dallas…

Two Dallas ISD schools placed in a robotics world championship held in Kentucky on April 30. Casa View Elementary School won the CREATE award and Winnetka Elementary School won third-place in teamwork in their division at the VEX IQ Robotics World Championship. Dallas Environmental Science Academy, Alex Sanger Elementary School, Onesimo Hernandez Elementary School, and George Bannerman Dealey Middle School also competed at the event. Competitive robotics helps to foster interest and awareness in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). It also supports the district’s goal of ensuring each student is involved in at least one extracurricular activity.