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You wouldn’t expect much from someone born and raised in a place called “Nowhere.” But Mohamed Mohamed has made a practice of consistently defying expectations and inspiring everyone who meets him. The fourth of 10 children, W. W. Samuell High School senior Mohamed was born in a Kenyan refugee camp called Kakuma, which translates to “nowhere.” He lived there until 2009, when he moved to the United States. He’s now well on his way to going somewhere, using the adversity in his past as his motivation for lifting himself, and others, up. With a 3.81 GPA, Mohamed is ranked fifth in…
Melisa Simon is on track to make history for Dallas ISD in more than one way. For starters, Simon is one of the 27 seniors graduating with an Associate’s Degree in the inaugural class of Samuell Early College High School (ECHS). Additionally, this fall she will attend TechTeach, which is Texas Tech University’s teacher education program that prepares students to return to work as a teacher in Dallas ISD. If all goes according to plan, Simon will become the first 19-year-old holding a bachelor’s degree, teacher’s certification, and Dallas ISD teaching job. “I’m excited to show everyone that this is…
With graduations around the corner, Dallas ISD has many stories of outstanding seniors. Meet Melissa, a senior at Hillcrest High School. She is one of three Dallas ISD seniors to win the prestigious Sulentic Family Foundation Scholarship. She plans to study psychology at the University of Texas at Dallas so she can help others.
At the start of each school year, C.A. Tatum Jr. Elementary School Principal Juan Pecina has the opportunity to meet with the sons of his school’s namesake. “They always meet with me at the beginning of the year to ask what we need,” said Pecina. “This year, I told them I needed college pennants. They purchased them. I told them I wanted to take the students to a college. They said ‘Our dad went to SMU. We’re going to try to make it happen.’” Thursday, the late C.A. Tatum’s sons, C.A. Tatum III and Henry, did just that—potentially opening up…