Inside Dallas ISD

“Outstanding,” “nice,” “helpful,” “muy buena,” and “muy amable” are just a few of the ways the Arcadia Park Elementary faculty and students describe their cafeteria staff. Valerie Waiters and team prepare and serve breakfast and lunch for 600 students and supper for 200. The Arcadia Park cafeteria team was the first to be honored with the Heart of Child Nutrition Award presented by Food and Child Nutrition Services. FCNS will recognize a school cafeteria team each day this week in observance of School Nutrition Appreciation Week. The award and praise are both well-deserved said FCNS Specialist Amy Jah, who surprised…

Woodrow Wilson senior Erin Choi’s hard work is paying off after she has won a State Fair of Texas Scholarship, a Superintendent’s Scholarship and the Joe May Scholarship. Her many hours of dedication and studying have propelled her to the head of the class at Woodrow. But her hard work isn’t all in the classroom. She has competed on the swim team, in mock trial and participated in the school’s show choir and theater program.

Think back to your knowledge of The Middle Ages. Was the wall surrounding the castle during that time known as the curtain, embrasure or the portcullis? Omar Colunga, a fifth-grade student from Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary, and his teammates had just 10 seconds to record the answer during the exhibition Super Quiz of the Lone Star Challenge, the elementary equivalent to Academic Decathlon and Academic Pentathlon. Students from 40 district schools in grades 4 through 6 recently participated in the Lone Star Challenge competition that allowed elementary students to enhance their STAAR mastery. Competition categories included language, social studies, math,…

May 4-8 is National Teacher Appreciation Week! The National PTA in 1984 designated the first week of May as a special time to honor those who lend their passion and skills to educating children. Like their counterparts across the nation, Dallas ISD teachers play an essential role in student success. During Teacher Appreciation Week, we invite the community to join us in recognizing the dedicated educators who wholeheartedly commit themselves to providing an exceptional educational experience for all children. Each day this week, we will recognize three of the hundreds of exemplary educators in the five divisions of the district. As…