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It’s not up for argument: the Skyline High School mock trial team is really good. Skyline took second place in the Texas High School Mock Trial Competition held earlier this month. Skyline was one of four Dallas ISD teams that advanced out of the Dallas Regional Mock Trial competition to participate in the state competition. Hillcrest High School, Woodrow Wilson High School, and the Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet also had mock trial teams advance to the state competition. The Dallas Bar and Dallas ISD Social Studies Department sponsor the Mock Trial Program.

The National Junior Honor Society has returned to Boude Storey Middle School, and Fox 4 has the full story. English teacher Felicia Daniels brought the school chapter of the National Junior Honor Society back to the school at a recent ceremony. Teachers believe the school chapter closed about 10 years ago. At the ceremony celebrating the return of the National Junior Honor Scoiety, Fox 4 Reporter Shaun Rabb served as the keynote speaker. Go here to see the full story from Fox 4.

The Pegasus Film Festival is seeking talented Texas high school filmmakers to submit original films by April 23 for its annual competition, which is open to high school students all over North Texas. This year’s festival is set for Sunday, May 21, at Studio Movie Grill in Dallas, and promises a classic film festival experience with the top submissions being screened for the audience. Scholarships and cash prizes will be awarded to the best films, according to a panel judges. Entries will be accepted until May 3. The promotional video for last year’s event on the festival’s website features students at…

Sunset High School’s RoboFlash robotics team should be getting used to breaking through barriers now. Composed entirely of special-needs students, RoboFlash now has the distinction of being the first such team to compete in a FIRST Robotics Competition in Texas. The students, along with their teacher Pauline Tatum, participated in the Dallas Regional contest earlier this month in Irving. “I think there’s been a stereotype with these kids that they can’t do it, so I’m saying that they can,” Tatum said. Last year, the team formed with eight members alongside Sunset’s existing RoboBison robotics team. This year, RoboFlash has more…