Inside Dallas ISD

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…

The 2017-2018 Dallas ISD Teen School Board officers were elected yesterday during the group’s October meeting. The officers are: President, Glenda Meyer, Moises Molina High School Vice President, Lucky Lawhorn, Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Secretary, Reagan Ruffin, Skyline High School Community Service Chairperson, Alexandra Brooks, Woodrow Wilson High School The Teen Board is a student advisory group comprised of the presidents of each high school’s junior and senior classes. The students, who meet monthly, serve as mediators between schools and the district’s superintendent of schools and board of trustees. The students help address student concerns and share ideas for…

Students’ definition of poetry quickly went from “confusing and “difficult” to “exciting and inspiring” when Dallas Poetry Slam recently visited L.V. Stockard Middle School. Dallas Poetry Slam facilitated a poetry workshop for all eighth-grade students at the school as part of their poetry unit. Two Dallas Poetry Slam facilatators engaged the students with their presentation of autobiographical poetry. Students were given the opportunity to write and share their own “Where I’m From” poems. Eighth-grade teacher Kelissa Terrell spoke highly of the workshop. “Students were able to use sensory language in order to create vivid imagery in their poems,” Terrell said. The eighth-grade…

While he was in high school at the School of Business and Management at Townview, David Lindsey did not imagine he would be in the movie business. But despite hating writing papers in his younger days, he has gone on to write and produce a film called “Giants Do Fall.” The biblical-inspired movie tells the story of two foster brothers taken in by an abusive foster mother. Lindsey and the team at His Strength Productions hope the film will start productive conversations about child abuse. Watch the trailer for the film here, and read below as the Hub checks in…