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The volunteers and partners who donated time, services and products were honored in April. On Thursday, May 25, it was time for the campus-based volunteer and partnership coordinators to be honored for their hard work. A luncheon to honor those staff members was sponsored by Credit Union of Texas and conducted at The Music Hall at Fair Park. The Partnership Coordinators receiving honors are: Karen Chandler, Stonewall Jackson Elementary School Monica Santillan, Daniel Webster Elementary School Katie Albritton, Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School The Volunteer Coordinators receiving honors are: Jeanne Juneau, Dan D. Rogers Elementary School Tonye Melton,…

Sydney Gutwein, a seventh‐grade student from William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Talented and Gifted, is among the students being honored by the Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) for their exceptional scores on the ACT or SAT. Gutwein was recognized at the Grand Recognition Ceremony on May 22 at Duke University.. “We are extremely proud to recognize our remarkably talented students who have demonstrated key aspects of their academic potential by achieving scores on the ACT or SAT approximately equal to the 90th percentile for college‐bound high school seniors taking these tests,” said Shawna Young, executive director of Duke…

Helena isn’t only a great student, she’s a great teacher. The Woodrow Wilson High School junior teaches a computer coding class once a week at Mt. Auburn Elementary School. Helena is also CW33’s Class Act of the Week, and you can go here to see why.

Tatum Elementary teacher Carolyn Myers was driving to work when a car crashed into her, flipping her automobile on its side. Sgt. Dewye Jiles, a veteran of the Gulf War and current JROTC instructor at W.W. Samuell High School, came to rescue Myers. See the full story here from CBS DFW.