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Geneva Heights Elementary School recently kicked off its second annual Reading Challenge with Room to Read during a special IB Literacy Night event. Students and families visited the school at the evening event in their pajamas and were read to by volunteers. Students are challenged to read or be read to for at least 20 minutes every night in February. If students accomplish the goal – representing 3,500 hours of reading schoolwide – a donation of $2,500 will be made in the school’s name to Room to Read. Students met the goal last year and are expected to reach…

Volunteers are needed to support the annual Dallas ISD African American READ-IN—a project of trustees Joyce Foreman, Justin Henry and Lew Blackburn and the district’s Office of Racial Equity. The goal is to promote a love of reading, celebrate cultures and support diverse learners in grades K-5. Volunteers are needed to help with registration, arrival and departure of students, serving breakfast and lunch, crowd control and workshop facilitation. African American READ-IN 2019 Poetry and Literature in Motion Sat., Feb. 9, 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Justin F. Kimball High School 3606 S. Westmoreland Road Dallas, Texas 75233 Volunteers are needed…

The annual Dallas ISD STEM Expo packed dozens of hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics activities for children of all ages – showcasing district schools with a STEM focus and highlighting career opportunities. District robotics and bridge-building teams also competed during the Expo.

School of Science and Engineering juniors Oziel De La Fuente, Meagin Montes, Laura Thompson, and Jonathan Snow are participating in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest. The contest focuses on how STEM can be applied to help improve the community. They were selected as a State Winner in the 2018-2019 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest and won the school $20,000 in technology and classroom supplies. These students are now competing to become National Finalists in the next phase of the competition by working on a Silent Alarm System for school emergencies. Learn more about the competition at: https://www.samsung.com/us/solvefortomorrow/