News Briefs

South Oak Cliff High School is the last Dallas ISD team standing in this year’s football playoffs. The Golden Bears will face the Aledo Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Midlothian ISD Stadium in a Class 5A Division II Region II semifinal. Both teams are undefeated, with SOC posting an 11-0 record this season and Aledo with 12-0. SOC advances after defeating Frisco, 48-16, in a 5A Division II Region II area round playoff on Friday, Nov. 23, at the Star in Frisco’s Ford Center. For those traveling to this Friday’s regional semifinal, the stadium is located at 1800…

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, we want to encourage all of our students, Dallas ISD staff members and families to make time for gratitude.  The habit of gratitude and appreciating important aspects of our lives are closely linked with Social and Emotional Learning, especially the competencies of Self-Awareness and Relationship Skills. As you reflect on the positive aspects of your life (family, friends, safety, health, etc.), be sure to pass it on and share that gratitude by: Writing a thank you note to a friend, neighbor, or colleague who has helped you Taking time in a staff meeting to verbally share…

With the school year getting close to the halfway mark, here are the important remaining dates in the Dallas ISD 2018-19 calendar. Dallas ISD Winter Break: Dec. 20–Jan. 8 (students), Dec. 21–Jan. 4 (staff) Dallas ISD Spring Break: March 11–15 Student/Staff Holidays: Jan. 21, Feb. 18, May 27 Inclement Weather Makeup Dates: April 19 and 22 A pdf of the 2018–2019 approved school year calendar is available from www.dallasisd.org/calendars.

Thomas C. Marsh Preparatory’ Academy’s Leadership Cadet Corps (LCC) participated in a special Veterans Day event as part of the school’s Preview Night on Thursday, Nov. 8, to showcase the programs available at the school. The LCC Military Museum was open for tours and a reception for families honoring veterans was conducted in the LCC classroom. Special guest Command Sergeant Major Robert B. Breck of the 807th Medical Command based in Fort Douglas, Utah, spoke in LCC classes during the day and also spoke during the evening reception, where he was introduced by his daughter Jamee Jones, a teacher at…