Inside Dallas ISD

Carter High School graduate Bridgette Bennett is now an engineer, and she credits her high school physics teacher for getting her to where she is today. In addition to physics, Bennett treasured her time in JROTC, and she has some great advice for students today. The Hub checked in with Bennett as part of the ongoing AlumNow series. What was your favorite subject/activity/involvement in high school? Physics for a subject and JROTC for an activity. Those two opened so many doors for me after high school. Although, I gave the military a try at West Point, I ultimately decided to pursue…

It’s a weekday at Julius Dorsey Elementary School, and Elia Lopez, the mom of a Dallas ISD student, is doing some learning of her own. Lopez is one of 18 parents of students at Dorsey Elementary who is attending English as Second Language classes (ESL) held at the campus every Tuesday and Thursday. “With what I’ve been learning in class, I am now able to better help my children with their homework,” Lopez said. In a partnership with Dallas County Community College District’s Eastfield College, the free program helps parents to acquire the language skills that will help them communicate better, leading them…

Spend the next 62 seconds catching up on many of the great things that happened across the district this week! Watch this video, or read below, to learn more. Flying high William Hawley Atwell Law Academy students enjoyed an F-35 cockpit simulator and other activities at an Engineering Day presented by Lockheed Martin (watch this). Crystal clear Thanks to the Essilor Vision Foundation, several students at George H. W. Bush and Jerry R. Junkins elementary schools received eye exams and new glasses at no cost to them (watch this). Power of poetry A Dallas Poetry Slam workshop saw eighth-graders at L.V.…

Employees from Hilton Worldwide and representatives from REAL School Gardens helped plant a new learning garden on Thursday, Oct. 19, at John Ireland Elementary School. Principal Stephanie said many Ireland students live in the apartment complex next to the school. “They don’t have their own back yards,” she said. “This will mean a lot to them.” The work on Thursday improves upon and renovates the seeds of an earlier garden – including one that draws monarch butterflies. New features will be raised flower and vegetable gardens, a covered outdoor classroom, a water feature, birdhouses and more. Nonprofit organization REAL School Gardens…