Inside Dallas ISD

No debate about it, Seagoville Dragons are hot. As the new kids on the block, the Seagoville High School Debate Team started the year strong earning the title of City Champs in the novice category of the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance fall competition. To close out the year, they clinched the novice division again winning the competition’s spring event. Not a bad record and certainly one that’s bringing excitement and stirring up Dragon pride throughout the Seagoville community. “This is a great accomplishment,” Coach Mark Harrington said. “This was their first year in competition and their record is the best…

The annual Beeping Egg Hunt for Blind and Visually Impaired Students happened Thursday, April 2, at Flag Pole Hill near White Rock Lake. The event, coordinated by the Dallas ISD Special Education Vision Department, uses special eggs that emit beeps to allow visually impaired students to find them more easily. Other activities for the students included cookie-decorating, basket-making and a petting zoo. Watch the video above to learn more.

The Dallas ISD Superintendent’s Scholarship Run, set for May 16 is a good cause for anyone looking to support deserving high school seniors. Proceeds from the run will benefit the Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, which has provided more than $2 million in scholarships to almost a thousand district seniors since 2000. The run, which will begin and end at Woodrow Wilson High School, will be a family-friendly event for runners, walkers, and even spectators, so it’s definitely a worthy cause. But what’s that you say: you’re not a runner? Well, this event could serve as the perfect incentive to kick off your…

The sultry sounds of the alto saxophone is what made dozens of ears perk up, while finger snaps (an artful expression of applause) filled the room during a recent performance by the Bryan Adams High School’s Jazz Ensemble on March 28. For nearly two decades, aspiring jazz artists have gathered for the Dallas Music Educators Association Jazz Festival hosted at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center campus. The DMEA Jazz Fest has cultivated many successful musicians, including many of the band directors who have come back to teach within Dallas ISD. This year, 15 jazz bands across Dallas ISD featured…