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Dallas ISD’s E.B. Comstock Middle School is among 80 schools using a curriculum provided by nonprofit Project Lead the Way to ignite interest in STEM careers. Jobs in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) are among the most high-demand and highest-paying jobs. Encouraging today’s students to pursue such careers to build a high-tech workforce could lure companies such as Amazon, which is looking for a place to build a second headquarters. Classes like the one at Comstock are planting the seeds. “Every time I pick up a material and I’m putting things together, it makes me feel like a real…
Sixteen students will advance to the semifinal round of the 26th annual Gardere Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition. The 16 placed first at their campus contests and will compete to determine the eight finalists starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, at César Chávez Learning Center. Students at participating Dallas ISD schools wrote their own speeches based on this year’s theme, “What is your dream for today’s world?” Their speeches are judged on their writing and delivery. The semifinalists are (in no particular order): Alexandra M. Torres, Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary Tijahanai Lane, John Neely Bryan Elementary Wesley Stokes, Harry C.…
The Dallas ISD Elementary Chess Tournament drew 634 students to compete on Saturday, Oct. 28. The districtwide chess program has more than 1,450 elementary students enrolled. See the tournament results below: Third-grade Gold Medalists • Reese Widhelm, Hexter • Lucas Castillo, Macon • Leo Russo, Hexter • Daniel Kang, Hexter • David Mejorado, Ireland • Jung-hwa Tutt, Gonzalez • Adrian Manzanares, Henderson • Samuel Hardy, Withers • Adryan Corral, Gonzalez • Giorgio Fabris-Rich, Lakewood • Juan Herrera, Gonzalez Third-grade Team Winners • First: Gonzalez • Second: Hexter • Third: Chavez • Fourth: Henderson • Fifth (tie): Bryan and Solar Prep…
Chef Chip Reid, a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, taught some cooking techniques this week (on Halloween) to students at Wilmer-Hutchins High School. The students learned how easy it is to cook, and had a great meal, too.