Inside Dallas ISD

Students at Dallas ISD’s Solar Preparatory School for Girls were part of a global effort on Thursday, Nov. 9, to have more than 635,000 people participate during the day in cup-stacking activities to break a Guinness World Record. The “Stack Up!” challenge has been coordinated by the World Sport Stacking Association since 2006. Last year’s effort had more than 622,000 verified participants. The sport of cup-stacking involves stacking cups in preset patterns, with competitors trying to beat their opponents’ times while also adding their own flair. Solar Prep teacher Mayra Trillo guided the students through five cup-stacking stations, including a…

Robotics teams in Dallas ISD will receive additional resources to foster interest and ability in STEM learning through the help of a $350,000 grant from Texas Instruments Foundation (TI Foundation). Oswaldo Alvarenga, executive director of Dallas ISD’s STEM department says the gift will create more exposure for students specifically interested in learning more about robotics. The donation will also help fund various competitive robotics events for Dallas ISD schools to compete in during the 2017-2018 academic year. “This grant will also ensure the expansion of robotic teams and opportunities for students to participate in co-curricular and extra-curricular STEM activities in…

Students at the five NAF Academies at Emmett J. Conrad High School are serious about securing paid internships this summer. In fact, these Conrad students from NAF Academies of Hospitality & Tourism, Health Sciences, Engineering, IT, and Finance are so serious that they participated in mock interviews Nov. 7 with 38 businesses and organizations across the DFW Metroplex. These businesses included well known insurance companies, financial institutions, hotels, healthcare facilities and retail establishments. https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2017/04/19/naf-graduation-ceremony-honored-more-than-400-seniors/ Participating companies included Liberty Mutual, Marriott International, Pegasus Bank, NexBank, IBC, Capital One, Children’s Health, AAFES (Army and Air Force Exchange Services),  and Men’s Warehouse. There were also…

For 12 years, the Dallas Arboretum has partnered with Dallas ISD in an after-school grant funded program, supported by United Way and other generous donors, that provides after school enrichment in the areas of life and earth science. S.S. Conner, Edwin Kiest, Ignacio Zaragoza and Highland Meadows elementary schools currently participate in the program.  STEM First, for third-graders, and STEM in Action, for fifth-graders, provide participating schools with two nine-week units integrating real-world issues as they relate to the science content. In the fifth-grade unit, students take an active role in investigations that are centered on a hydroponic tower. They…