Inside Dallas ISD

Winter Blitz is in full swing, and a marble is rolling through a student-built course into a target area. The activity is just one of the many features of the Destination Imagination workshop being attended by more than 2,000 students. This year’s theme, “The Incredible”, is giving participants a deeper opportunity to explore their creative spirit as they prepare for regional, state and global competitions. Watch the above video to learn more!

“I plan to be a doctor, which means I am going to be in college a long time. The opportunity to get my associate degree while still in high school gives me a big head start to achieve my dream. Plus, the teachers here are incredible!” —Meiacole, freshman at Lincoln High School Collegiate Academy Students who will enter the ninth grade in the 2018-2019 school year are encouraged to apply to attend a Collegiate Academy next school year. Apply NOW through Jan. 31!

Dallas ISD’s Benjamin Franklin Middle School celebrated the birthday of the inventor and statesman the school is named after on Jan. 17. Franklin, also considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, was born on Jan. 17, 1706, in Boston. He died on April 17, 1790, at the age of 84. To celebrate, the school hosted keynote speaker Don Huffines, who represents District 16 in the Texas Senate. He encouraged the students to do their best, read often and never stop going to school. The school’s orchestra and choir also performed. The campus recently had another reason to…

After being honored at a special reception on Jan. 17, Dallas ISD’s 2017-2018 Teachers of the Year were visited in their classrooms the next day by representatives from Central Market. This year’s top teachers are Josue Tamarez Torres, a fifth-grade math teacher at Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School; Beth Poquette Drews, who teaches mariachi, orchestra and guitar for grades 6-8 at L.V. Stockard Middle School; and Nedra Johnson, who teaches science for grades 6-8 at Alex W. Spence Middle School. Along with balloons, a cake and a fruit tray, teachers received a ceremonial check symbolizing the $5,000 prize each takes…