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Pipeline to Possibilities, which helped educate students on various aspects of the justice system, concluded on May 18. Students from Kimball and South Oak Cliff high schools participated in the closing ceremony at Mountain View College. Various college representatives, Mountain View College President Dr. Robert Garza, entrepreneurs and more attended the event. The African American Success Initiative partnered with local Dallas county judges to create the program. The program worked to inspire students to be the best they could be and encouraged them to make the right critical decisions for their bright futures. “I believe it is this type of programming that shows the commitment of…

You could say John Peeler Elementary third-grader Nicholas Rodriguez is a big shot on his Oak Cliff campus these days. Rodriguez recently returned from the Texas Library Association’s Bluebonnet Awards luncheon in San Antonio where he represented thousands of his peers across Texas and met best-selling children’s book author, Victoria Jamieson, winner of the library association’s 2017 Bluebonnet award. One of the most prestigious awards for children’s literature in the nation, the Bluebonnet award is distinctive in that young readers in grades three through six select the winning author and book. To earn the privilege of voting for the winning…

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.…