News Briefs

Students from Jimmy Tyler Brashear Elementary School toured the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) campus, enjoying a first glimpse at what a college campus looks like. More than 100 fifth-graders from Brashear were greeted by UT Dallas students during the tour. The UT Dallas students talked about the steps it takes to get into college, how to apply for scholarships, and ways to be successful while in college. Brashear staff provided this opportunity to expose their students to conversations on college at an early age. It’s an effort supported by the Dallas Independent School District that students be ready…

Students and staff at Ebby Halliday Elementary School dressed as their favorite storybook characters on Friday, Oct. 28, for the school’s “Book-A-Con” event. Business and community volunteers visited the school to read to students, from the Dallas Police Department, Dallas Public Library, Ebby Halliday Realty and more.

Greg Fields, weather anchor for WFAA-TV’s Daybreak News, visited with students at Anne Frank Elementary School last week. Fields talked about his job and answered students’ enthusiastic questions about the weather!

The annual Dallas Veterans Day Parade featured JROTC units, marching bands, drill teams and cheerleaders from several Dallas ISD schools as the city honored the service of U.S. military veterans on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. Watch the photo slideshow above to get a glimpse of the festivities.