Browsing: Inside Dallas ISD
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…
W.W. Samuell High School is known for its high academic standards and excellent extracurricular activities. One feature of the school is its Early College High School program, which lets students earn an associate’s degree for free while still in high school. “The partnership with Eastfield College (for our Early College High School Program) is wonderful,” Samuell High School Principal John Vega said. “Our students transition as 11th graders to Eastfield and take their 11th- and 12th-grade college courses along with their high school courses on the Eastfield campus. They get a true college experience.” Many Samuell High School graduates go on to…
Growing up in a low-income, single-parent household, Vernon Johnson learned early the value of education and philosophical inquiry. He was a bright student from the start, participating in Talented and Gifted programs throughout elementary and middle school. As a student at the Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, Johnson and his debate partner, Crayton Gerst, consistently broke district debate records and were the first team in Dallas ISD history to attend and qualify twice to the Tournament of Champions, the most prestigious and competitive high school debate tournament. And that’s just the beginning of Johnson’s accomplishments. After he graduates this month,…