News Briefs

The T.C. Marsh Leadership Cadet Corps earned three championship titles at the 2017 Drill Battle of DFW competition last month in DeSoto. The Marsh cadets competed with schools from Red Oak, DeSoto, Glen Heights, Fort Worth and the Dallas area. They were evaluated on precision, overall appearance, command voice and military bearing. Marsh placed in five out of six categories, taking the top honors in three: Unarmed Regulation Drill    Second place Unarmed Color Guard            Second place Unarmed Exhibition Drill    2017 DRILL BATTLE CHAMPIONS Armed Regulation Drill        2017 DRILL BATTLE CHAMPIONS Armed Exhibition Drill         2017  DRILL BATTLE CHAMPIONS The Marsh Leadership Cadet Corps is led…

On Friday, May 5, employees from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and Sprouts helped plant a new school garden at Dallas ISD’s Stevens Park Elementary School. The project was coordinated by nonprofit REAL School Gardens. Students and school staff also got in on the “Big Dig” action. See additional photos on the REAL School Gardens Facebook page here.

Spend the next 109 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. Teacher Appreciation Week! Dallas ISD Teacher Appreciation Week was this week, and it was an opportunity to say thanks to all the wonderful educators who work hard to set up students for success. In celebration, students shared their thanks, Human Capital Management delivered cookies, businesses offered deals, and much more. Thousands Discover Summer Thousands of people came to the Discover Summer event and learned about the more than 100 free programs available for summer fun and…

In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, Jennifer Chandler of US Trust, who had served as Principal for a Day (PFAD) at the School for Talented and Gifted, donated lunch for all 170 faculty and staff members at Towvniew Magnet Center this week. Meanwhile, two other PFAD participants, Cristy Ecton of Children’s Health and Kelly Proctor of Texas Instruments, donated gift cards for drawings.