News Briefs

Robert T. Hill Middle School has been named a recipient of the 2017 Silver National Healthy Schools Award by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. According to the Alliance’s website, the award is an honor given to showcase and acknowledge schools that have implemented changes to create healthier school environments. To earn an award, schools must meet best-practice criteria established by the Alliance’s Healthy Schools Program Expert Panel and outlined in the Healthy Schools Program Framework of Best Practices. Awards are granted at the Bronze, Silver and Gold levels. The process begins with a self-assessment that allows schools to: Identify the…

More than 500 ninth-graders from Dallas ISD’s Moisés E. Molina High School opened their own doors of opportunity by visiting Mountain View College. The students received mock schedules and attended college classes with professors from the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) who donated their time to help our students experience college life. Molina staff members escorted the ninth-graders in groups of 10 through their college day, attending classes, touring the college and being introduced to Leadership opportunities there.  Students also attended a one-hour session with Molina administrators where they learned about GPA, rank, reading a transcript and financial aid opportunities.…

C.F. Carr Elementary hosted its College and Career Week May 15–19 to encourage students to become lifelong learners. The weeklong theme this year was “An Education is the Ticket to Your Future.” The week started off with U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey talking to students and giving them an insight into how the government works. Veasey encouraged students to set goals that they want to achieve in life. There was a theme for each day and, on Wednesday, students wrote about what they dream of becoming and how they will plan to make that dream a reality. The weeklong festivities concluded on Friday with…

Spend the next 109 seconds catching up on many of the great things that happened across the district this week! Watch this video, or read below, to learn more. Pinning ceremony A pinning ceremony recognized the 36 students in the Samuell Early College High School program who are graduating high school with an associate degree. (Learn more) Going for Gold Dallas ISD competed in the 2017 UIL State Track and Field Championships and ran away with 28 medals. (Learn more) Shark Tank contestant visits Donald Elementary Shark Tank contestant Doug Marshall, who now runs a multi-million-dollar business, visited L.O. Donald Elementary School to challenge…