Inside Dallas ISD

Mia Witt didn’t know why she got summoned to the principal’s office earlier this month, but some of her students thought it was funny. Witt, a special education inclusion teacher at Onesimo Hernandez Elementary School, is the first recipient of a quarterly $250 recognition provided by Carter Financial Management. The effort will spotlight and thank dedicated teachers by providing funds for them to spend in their classrooms. The award is coordinated by the district’s Partnership Services and Special Education departments. Parents, community and staff were encouraged to identify nominees that demonstrate qualities of a distinguished special education teacher, setting high standards…

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…