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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…

The Dallas ISD Athletics Department, in conjunction with the Dallas Sports Commission, recently held a media conference to announce the 77th Annual Holiday Invitational, the district’s longstanding basketball tournament. The press conference provided details on the the 77th Annual Dallas ISD Holiday Invitational, formerly known as the Dallas ISD/Coca-Cola Basketball Tournament, that will see 64 high school boys and girls basketball teams play at eight Dallas ISD locations. The tournament will take place Dec. 28-30. Learn more in the above video.

Fifth-graders from Preston Hollow Elementary School got an up-close look at college thanks to a field trip to Texas A&M University in College Station. The field trip was part of the school’s effort to ensure every student is college and career ready. “We thought it would be a great idea to take our students to a dynamic college campus so that they could begin looking at their options for college and career,” said Rhiannon Vejar, a counselor at Preston Hollow Elementary. “The students had a great time and got a lot out of the visit.”