News Briefs

The Rotary Club of Dallas invites nominations from all district schools for its annual Service Above Self Teacher Awards. The award provides an opportunity to publicly applaud Dallas ISD teachers and to reward those who have demonstrated excellence in their profession by “going the extra mile.” Applications may be submitted by Dallas ISD teachers on their own behalf or by other individuals on behalf of a teacher. Winning recipients each receive a customized engraved plaque and a cash award from the Rotary Club of Dallas. April 29 is the application deadline. To learn more or to nominate a deserving teacher,…

The STEM Health and Physical Education Department is encouraging all 4th – 12th graders in Dallas ISD to participate in the 2019 Digital Media Fair Competition. Together with the department’s Tech Fest, which was held at the STEM Expo in February, the Digital Media Fair provides an opportunity for students to increase their knowledge and understanding of ways they can choose to live a healthy lifestyle utilizing technology and problem solving skills. This year the students are being challenged to explore how STEM works in their community by coming up with their own creative and unique solution to a real-world…

The Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition Services Department will offer free meals at 27 select campuses during Spring Break. The meals are available for students up to 18 years old and special needs students up to age 21. The Break Meals Program is a major initiative designed to provide students nutritious meals during their vacation. Select kitchens across the district will remain open and free to all children, regardless of where they live or are enrolled. Meals will be provided Monday, March 11, through Thursday, March 14, which will include a breakfast snack from 8 to 9 a.m. and…

Read for Me is an interactive, multi-cultural literacy experience designed to instill a love for books and reading in parents, students, and community members. The event is set for 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at W.H. Adamson High School, 309 E. 9th St. Admission and parking are free. In addition to breakfast, lunch and giveaways of 10,000-plus books, the event will feature talks by motivational speaker Danny Brassell and Ike Ramos, an artist from Flocabulary, a company that creates educational hip hop songs, videos and learning materials for students. Learn more at www.dallasisd.org/readforme. Register today for the free event…