Inside Dallas ISD

The Food and Child Nutrition Services department recently joined together to celebrate the achievement of a Dallas ISD student who won the “Fuel Up to Play 60 Madden NFL 23 Open Tournament.” The purpose of the Esports tournament is to encourage kids to live a healthy lifestyle from a young age by teaching them healthy eating habits and the stressing the importance of physical activity. Free of charge, the gaming tournament was available for all middle and high school students in the Dallas Cowboys’ viewing areas. Many schools participated in the competition ranging from Dallas to San Antonio. The competition…

What started as a back-and-forth bout between the two teams ended in victory for the South Oak Cliff Golden Bears against the Melissa Cardinals in last week’s UIL State Quarterfinal game. Once the Golden Bears were able to gain some momentum after a game-changing interception, the reigning champs were ready to bring it on home. “Anytime you can take the ball away from your opponent, you swing the momentum in your favor. I think it is even more powerful when a kid—like sophomore Jayden Shelton—enters the game to replace an injured player and makes an impact right away. A ton of excitement was generated by that alone.…

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,…