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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/

On Tuesday, Jan. 29, a small group of Dallas ISD students got to tour a new hospital building – virtually. Students from Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs, D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School and Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy were actually at the north Dallas building where the McCarthy Building Companies’ Dallas offices are housed. Through virtual reality headsets, the students were inserted into the three-dimensional digital renderings and able to “walk” into rooms and down hallways. The virtual-reality experience is immersive, but students could also experience “augmented reality,” which is a digital experience that adds elements to the…