News Briefs

Spend the next 74 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. Fun at camp A variety of Dallas ISD summer camps are still going on across the district! (See photos) Summer Dance Intensive The Dallas ISD Summer Dance Intensive wrapped up after teaching students a variety of dance skills, including ballet and modern dance. (Learn more) Summer Meals Program kickoff Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services celebrated the official kick off of the Healthy Summer Meals for Kids program at a…

Trustee Lew Blackburn is holding a District 5 community meeting on June 27 to discuss the new Pinkston High School. The meeting will be from 7–8 p.m. at the current high school located at 2200 Dennison St. Call 972-925-3719 for more details.

Students from Dallas ISD’s Sunset High School are training this week to be part of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The training will help them know how to respond in the event of natural disasters, fires or terrorist attacks. Additional CERT classes will be offered this summer, and so far, more than 2,600 Dallas residents have been trained. See the entire CBS 11 story here.

Spend the next 90 seconds catching up on many of the great things that happened across the district this week! Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more. UNCF scholarships Thirty-one graduating Dallas ISD seniors were recognized at a special reception for receivingUnited Negro College Fund (UNCF) scholarships. (Learn more) Trustee Marshall reelected Dustin Marshall was reelected to the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees in Saturday’s runoff election for the District 2 seat. (Learn more) Classroom management Representatives from every Dallas ISD school were trained on how to best react to and prevent disruptive classroom situations that can lead…