News Briefs

Medical City Children’s Hospital “kids teaching kids” program was at Dallas ISD’s Bowie Elementary on Tuesday, Feb. 27, for a snack demo and awards ceremony. Culinary students from Emmett J. Conrad, Skyline, Franklin Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson high schools participated in the snack contest, giving live demonstrations of their snack-recipe creations in front of students from Sidney Lanier Elementary and James Bowie Elementary. The students, parents and staff helped rate each snack to determine the winners. Each year, the kids teaching kids partnership includes the donation of a snack cookbook to every elementary school student in Dallas ISD. The four top…

One of Texas’ longest serving black senators paid South Oak Cliff High School a visit on Feb. 21, but it was a males only event. State Sen. Royce West helped continue efforts, led by the campus this year, to host an all-male forum during its S.O.C. Male Leadership Series program. The series is specifically designed for male students to hear from other men who are successful  figures within the community and business sector. West met with the students during an hour-long discussion on various discussion topics that spoke to the importance of an advanced education, recent legislation enacted that will…

Catch up on this week’s great news! Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more. Dad’s Day Skyline High School’s Bring Dads to School Day saw fathers enjoy a presentation and an inside look at the school (watch this). Destination Imagination Twenty-eight Dallas ISD Destination Imagination teams qualified for the state tournament (see photos). Partnership takes off The Adamson High School Collegiate Academy officially welcomed the American Airlines employees who will work out of the school (learn more). Performance at Conrad The only South Asian Qawwali group based in the US performed at Conrad High School (watch this). Stonewall expansion Stonewall Jackson Elementary School celebrated its new 12-classroom addition that…

The Dallas ISD United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Workplace Campaign kicked off on Feb. 15. The campaign is an opportunity for district employees to donate to scholarships to help deserving Dallas ISD seniors of all races attend college. Dallas ISD campus employees can donate to the campaign by contacting their campus or department’s UNCF Representative. This year’s UNCF Workplace Campaign theme is Ready. Set. Give!, and the goal this year is to raise $50,000. Funds raised by each campus will be used as scholarships for the graduating students of the high school within the feeder.  A running scoreboard on how…