Inside Dallas ISD

Two tournaments, two Saturdays, and one school filled with excitement and suspense as almost 2,000 Dallas ISD elementary and secondary students competed against each other in the fall chess tournaments hosted by the Student Activities department at Obama Male Leadership Academy. The secondary chess tournament on Oct. 29 kicked off the first of two Saturday tournaments with 665 students from 72 middle and high school campuses ready to play the strategy game of chess. Students were able to play multiple rounds of chess, paired with different opponents, based on their wins and losses after each game. Different strategies were used…

The defending 5A Division II State Champions are making us proud and clawing their way back to the top. The South Oak Cliff Golden Bears are the only Dallas ISD football team still standing in the UIL Football Playoffs. In the Regional Semifinals of the UIL Football Playoffs, the reigning champs defeated the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars by a score of 33-27 to advance to the 5A Division II Region II Quarterfinals. On Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. the South Oak Cliff Golden Bears will take on the Melissa Cardinals at Choctaw Stadium. If the Golden Bears win this week,…

In an effort to expand access to high-quality preschool programs, Dallas ISD’s Early Learning department is granting endowments to pre-k partners who serve Dallas ISD students. Through the initiative known as School Readiness Integration PLUS, local childcare centers that provide pre-kindergarten education to Dallas ISD students can receive up to $25,000 to invest in vital areas. “The goal is to further improve the quality of the service that our partners are providing to our Dallas ISD students,” said Pre-K Partnerships Principal Maria Molinares. “Our partners are helping us to make pre-k more accessible by opening their doors to our students…

Rosemont Upper, the building hosting Rosemont’s older student body, has become a cornerstone of the Kessler neighborhood throughout its 100-year history. This K-8 neighborhood school housed one of the most active parent committees across Dallas ISD schools throughout the last century and is known to attract neighboring professionals into serving their community as teachers. Rosemont Lower and Upper School is a two-way dual language kinder-through-eighth campus that was established in 1922. The school consists of two buildings: the Chris V. Semos Primary Campus, which opened in 2005 and houses pre-k-through-third grade in addition to the original building which hosts students…