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After participating in chess tournaments throughout the year, more than 500 students from 120 Dallas ISD schools competed in the Districtwide Championship Chess Tournament at Conrad High School in May. Chess players competed in three divisions: Elementary (3rd – 5th grade); Middle School (6th – 8th); and High School (9th – 12th). Individual and team medals were awarded to first, second and third place finishers. Highlights of the results are listed below. Top Teams by Division High School Division Place Business & Management Gold Medalist Kathlyn Gilliam Collegiate Academy Silver Medalist Samuell High Bronze Medalist Middle School Division Place Marsh…

The Academy of Hospitality and Tourism and the Academy of Engineering at Justin F. Kimball High School both recently received NAF Distinguished recognition for the 2016-2017 school year, one of only 32 high schools in the U.S. to achieve Distinguished status and one of only two in Texas. NAF Distinguished Academies demonstrate adherence to an educational design that prepares students for college, career and future successes. Research shows that students in NAF academies achieve better results than those in the same school district who are not in NAF academies. Distinguished academies often realize even greater student outcomes. In order to receive…

The Southeast Dallas Chamber of Commerce named Skyline High School Principal Dr. Janice Lombardi as its 2017 Principal of the Year. The Southeast Dallas Chamber of Commerce is a business organization that promotes, through its membership, growth and business development, civic responsibility, and community involvement and support. Go here to learn more about the organization.

Dallas ISD Trustee Joyce Foreman was among a group of school board members gathering in McAllen April 19–22 to continue learning the latest on 21st century challenges to leadership and the implications of those trends for educators. Session theme for this, the fourth of five training sessions of Leadership TASB (LTASB), was “Where Leadership Happens at the Wall.” Trustees began activities Thursday with a visit to Hidalgo ISD, including a tour of the district’s Early College High School. The day concluded with a tour and dinner at the Museum of South Texas History. Friday’s session focused on campus tours at…