Inside Dallas ISD

To go to New York or to not go to New York, that is the question for five students at Thomas Jefferson High School who have been accepted into New York University’s Looking for Shakespeare program. Well, more specifically, the question is whether the students can receive the financial assistance—about $5,000 a piece—to pay for tuition, room and board, and the flight to attend the month-long program. Rachel Harrah, the theatre arts director at Thomas Jefferson High School, said she is trying to help raise the money because of the positive impact the program would have on the students. “This…

Sixty-two deserving high school seniors recently received $2,500 scholarships funded by the Superintendent’s Scholarship Program. One of these students is Erin Choi, a senior at Woodrow Wilson High School. View the above video to learn more about Choi and how you can support the upcoming Superintendent’s Scholarship Run, which provides money for the Superintendent’s Scholarship Program. To register for the run, click here.

Typically, Saturday mornings are for catching up on much needed sleep. However, for middle school students who participated in the Region XII seventh- and eighth-grade Pentathlon this past weekend, Saturday was all about academics. The morning started with individual competitions as students tested their knowledge in literature, math, science, and social studies. When it came down to the fine arts category, students intently listened as music flowed through the P.A. system, challenging them to recall music history facts. After all the individual categories were complete and scores tallied, students placing 1st through 3rd earned medals and helped boost their school’s overall Pentathlon scores. The…

Genesis Women’s Center is set to honor W.H. Adamson Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Josh Ragsdale for his efforts to eradicate domestic violence. Ragsdale will be honored May 5 at the Genesis Annual Luncheon, which will feature keynote speaker Maria Shriver. Ragsdale is being recognized for his grassroots domestic abuse awareness efforts that began in the Adamson athletic program and soon spread to other Dallas ISD athletic programs and campuses. Ragsdale call of action was for all men to stand up and pledge to help stop domestic violence. “We began the project wanting to reach men in Dallas,” Ragsdale said in October. “We wanted…