Former South Oak Cliff football stars returned to Dallas ISD, turning an early morning breakfast at Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School into a powerful demonstration of a Dallas ISD legacy. The event, More Than a Moment: Fatherhood, Football, and the Power of Giving Back, was held in partnership with All Pro Dad, a program centered on the impact of male engagement in schools. The morning was headlined by Southern Methodist University cornerback Jayvon “JT” Thomas and three of his fellow Mustangs: Jimmy Wyrick, Abdul Muhammad, and Trey Jackson. The athletes, who led South Oak Cliff to back-to-back state titles, returned to share a…

With a districtwide college acceptance rate of more than 90%, soon-to-be graduates are marking a strong year of scholarship and postsecondary success. Leslie G.H. of W.T. White High School, Yasmin T. of Sunset High School, and Aaron G., of Woodrow Wilson High School, were named UT Impact Scholars, a highly selective, first-dollar scholarship that covers full tuition at the University of Texas at Austin. Only 100 students across Texas are chosen each year. Across the district, students are also earning admission to some of the nation’s most selective universities. Hillcrest High School’s Duaa H. was recently accepted to Harvard University,…

While most pre-K students spend their mornings practicing the alphabet, the youngest learners at Gilbert Cuellar Sr. Elementary School are busy managing a living laboratory. Instead of traditional garden beds, students manage glowing vertical towers, where leafy greens grow suspended in air, nourished by a specialized misting system. “This is totally hands-on. They can touch everything, like placing the seeds and tiny pots inside the aeroponic, and they can hear the water coming from the machine,” said Rocio Martinez, pre-K4 bilingual teacher. “They see with their own eyes that there is no soil necessary and you don’t need a big…