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Last week, Dallas ISD students received approximately $547,000 in scholarships at a unique college fair held at Ellis Davis Field House. Infinite Scholars, a non-profit, hosted the event that brought nearly 300 Dallas ISD students. Unlike a traditional college fair, colleges at the event awarded scholarships to students on the spot. “I thought the event was very successful,” said Dr. Sylvia Lopez, Dallas ISD director of counseling services. “Our students did a great job.” At the event, Dallas ISD students dressed professionally and brought copies of their transcripts and resumes. Approximately 50 colleges were in attendance, and each college was…

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On Feb. 21, history was being made for one North Dallas High School student. In the shadows of the record breaking achievement, in which Kymberlynn Jackson won the first Dallas ISD UIL girls wrestling title, the daunting reality that Jackson faces daily made that moment all the more satisfying. Unlike most of her peers, Jackson can’t place her state medallion in her room or hang it on her wall with the other countless accolades she’s won this year: the first Dallas ISD girls wrestling state champion is homeless. Without a place to call home, Jackson chooses to wear the symbols…

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When leaders, community members and students gather March 6 at 10 a.m. for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Jose “Joe” May Elementary School, they will mark the construction on the final new school in Dallas ISD’s 2008 Bond Program. Scheduled to open in August 2016, the 99,811-square-foot facility will have the capacity to serve 821 students in grades Pre-K through five. May Elementary School, which will be at 9818 Brockbank Dr. in the Bachman Lake area of northwest Dallas, will feature 33 classrooms, two computer labs, a library, performing arts classrooms, gymnasium, and four classrooms dedicated to a Head Start…

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