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What would your reaction be if your hero moved into your neighborhood? The 2016 Dallas Celebration of Reading Student Essay Contest is posing that question to DFW area 4th – 8th grade students. In The Hero Two Doors Down, bestselling author Sharon Robinson, who also happens to be the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, shares the story of the friendship that developed between her father and a neighborhood boy when Robinson moved in two doors down. It was a dream come true for young Steve Satlow when his hero, Jackie Robinson, became his neighbor. The essay contest asks students…

Among the 81 million people who watched the first debate between U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were Jo Rodhe’s debate students at Dallas ISD’s North Dallas High School. Theirs was a homework assignment, and they discussed what they saw the next day in class as they prepare for their first debate tournament of the year on Saturday. Watch a great story from CBS 11 on what students thought here.

Parents, students and community members are invited to join the STEM Environmental Education Center to learn more about the programs and resources available for students and teachers at the center. The open house is Thursday, Oct. 6 from 5:30–9:30 p.m. The center is located at 1600 Bowers Road in Seagoville. The center’s mission is to help diverse learners develop an awareness, appreciation, and concern for the environment, and as citizens use 21st century knowledge and skills to make informed, responsible decisions, solve current environmental problems, and prevent new ones.

Fans and community members are invited to attend a fundraiser for the multi-time state championship basketball team at Justin F. Kimball High School. The fundraiser is from 12–4 p.m. at Southwest Center Mall, 3662 W. Camp Wisdom Road. Come join in the fun and watch performances by the legendary Knight Train Band and the Kimball Knight Cheerleaders. For more information, call Kimball High School at 972-502-2100.