Inside Dallas ISD

As the Carter High School boys and girls track teams swept the Class 4A team state championships on May 12, their former teammate—Ledajrick “LD” Cox—was close to their hearts. Cox was tragically killed soon after graduating last year. The Carter athletes dedicated their season to Cox, wearing his name on their shoes and gear. Sha’Carri Richardson, the Carter track star who is headed to LSU, said her former teammate’s spirit motivated the team. “Losing LD was a shock to everyone. We were able to turn what he brought to Carter, his energy, into motivation on the boys side just as…

Emir Price is making Dallas ISD history as the first U.S. Presidential Scholar from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Theatre Program. A national ceremony in Washington, D.C., in June will honor Price and 160 other outstanding American high school seniors named Presidential Scholars. While Price appreciates the national recognition, his life goal is much more local: he wants to elevate Black theatre in Dallas. Price’s mother, Guinea Bennett-Price, is a Booker T. Washington HSPVA teacher and co-founder/co-artistic director of Soul Rep Theatre Company, which provides transformative Black theatre in Dallas. Price, who will…

The W.H. Adamson High School Alumni Association recently held its 18th Annual All-Class Reunion at the school. Located in Oak Cliff, Adamson High School is the oldest continuously-active high school in Dallas ISD. On the Friday prior to the reunion, the Adamson Alumni 2018 Charity Golf Classic was held at the Prairie Lakes Golf Course. Saturday’s all-class reunion included activities for all former students, including the reunion program, induction of outstanding alumni and faculty into the Adamson Hall of Honor, tours of the school, and a luncheon in the school cafeteria catered by the favorite Norma’s Restaurant. Oak Cliff High School…

The Dallas ISD Social Studies hosted the 2018 Model UN Conference at Ellis Davis Field House on May 1. Students represented nine countries and discussed resolution issues on 10 of the top literacy and technology issues across the world. The students also created table displays for their country, including facts, information and food samples. Sixth-graders from these schools participated: Piedmont G.L.O.B.A.L. Academy Rosemont Middle School J.L. Long Middle School Raul Quintanilla Senior Middle School Zan Wesley Holmes Middle School Thomas C. Marsh Middle School D.A. Hulcy Middle SChool Students from W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy and Alex W. Spence Middle School…