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The Lost Souls Rugby Football Club made a generous toy donation to Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary on Tuesday. “It brought us great joy to see the smile on each kid’s face,” the rugby club wrote on its Facebook page. “We are truly happy and blessed to know these kids will not go without a gift this holiday season.” Callejo Elementary Principal Sandra Fernandez said parents had expressed a need for holiday toy assistance. “This was a true blessing for our kids,” Fernandez said. “The kids are going to be so excited to receive a new toy.”

Some 75 parents, students, community members and district staff recently attended a second community meeting devoted to construction improvements for David W. Carter High School. The project architect displayed drawings and walked the audience through an expanded plan of improvements that included several features beyond the originally proposed scope of work. The revised plan includes a total facility roof upgrade, new windows throughout the school, renovated science labs, a new school entry with expanded administrative offices, and upgrades to the auditorium and fine arts spaces. The expanded scope also calls for new landscaping at the front entrance of the building and…

Dallas ISD students led a Nest Foundation forum Dec. 7 that prompted a conversation on finding ways to end child sexual exploitation and trafficking in Texas. The forum took place at SMU and was composed of policymakers and local experts, including an FBI Special Agent, Dallas County Judge, State Representative, Former Texas State District Judge and Journalism Professor. Students from Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, Skyline High School and Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy led the conversation and facilitated questions for the panelists. The Nest Foundation is a non-profit working to end sexual exploitation and trafficking in America. They are…

Ben Milam Elementary student Bryan Gutierrez is going to Disney World after participating in the Oncor Mayor’s 5K Race. Milam Elementary was one of nine Dallas ISD schools selected to attend a breakfast with Mayor Mike Rawlings after the Oncor Mayor’s Race 5K on Saturday, Dec. 10. Schools were selected after applying for a Mayor’s Youth Fitness Initiative (MyFi) High-Five grant from the City of Dallas to support fitness initiatives for students and their families. During this breakfast, several prizes were given to students. Gutierrez won the grand prize – a trip to Walt Disney World. The Oncor Mayor’s 5K…