News Briefs

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…

On May 18,  Edwin J. Kiest Elementary hosted their first-ever College, Career and Health Fair. More than 30 vendors attended, ranging from colleges, hospitals and various careers.  The event was a huge success by allowing students to visit each table with their families in hopes of sparking the conversation at home about the students’ future.  The event was organized by school counselor Keich Willis, nurse Adrian Johnson, and teacher assistant Celeste Ruiz.

The MoneyGram Foundation and the nonprofit First Book teamed up to award Dallas ISD schools with a $25,5000 grant to purchase culturally relevant books to improve reading programs for schools. John F. Peeler Elementary School celebrated the grant with an interactive reading event that included appearances from FC Dallas soccer players, a futbolero performance, and a book reading by MoneyGram chairman Pam Patsley. Peeler Elementary will receive $3,500 from the grant to go toward the library. “This unique partnership between Money Gram, First Books, FC Dallas and the Dallas ISD is a perfect example of Business, Education, and Professional Sports…