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Did you know that Molina High School has a restaurant that serves lunch to the public twice a week? Culinary students at the school help operate M.J.’s Cafe at the school. The cafe is open to the public on Tuesdays and Wednesday from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. The Oak Cliff Advocate has more tasty details on the cafe here.

African Americans have had immeasurable impact and contributed to the quality, progress and access of education to all races and creeds within the Dallas Independent School District and community. Read about some of our schools’ namesakes and their historical contributions to Dallas ISD. Yvonne A. Ewell: Yvonne A. Ewell graduated from George Washington Carver High School and earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree. She began her career as a teacher in Ladonia, Texas, before moving to Dallas to teach for Dallas ISD. Ewell later became a principal at Arlington High School. Ewell spent the last 11 years prior to her…

On Friday, Feb. 2, students at Dallas ISD’s Jerry Junkins Elementary School got a real kick out of a recent donation. The school has a new soccer field thanks to a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant. After an official ribbon-cutting, students took turns playing each other on the new field. Carrollton firefighters from a station near the school stopped by to show their support.

Super spellers, scholarships, a STEM grant, and signing day are among this week’s highlights! Watch this video, or read below, to learn more. Athletics Signing Day The Athletics Signing Day on Wednesday shined a spotlight on about 100 Dallas ISD student-athletes who have committed to play sports and study at colleges and universities. (Learn more) Black History Month Dallas ISD schools are celebrating Black History Month throughout February. To kick off the month, fifth-graders at Bowie Elementary made poster boards focused on different distinguished African-American Leaders. (Read this) UNCF Workplace Campaign The Dallas ISD United Negro College Fund Workplace Campaign…