News Briefs

By giving students the whole high school experience plus the opportunity to earn up to 60 college hours or an associate’s degree, Dallas ISD’s new collegiate academies are often called “game changers.” The game changers got even more exciting this week with the news that some of the country’s top industry corporations will partner with the collegiate academies to offer students mentorships, internships and professional experience. Learn more about these incredible partnerships, and much more great district news, in this short video. Kindles for classrooms A donation from the Dallas-based Jiv Daya Foundation provided all third- through fifth-graders in the Bryan…

Sept. 2 is the second Friday of the 2016 high school football season, and tonight a rivalry between two Dallas ISD schools will heat up the field at John Kincaide Stadium. The matchup between David W. Carter and Justin F. Kimball high schools has been called “The Oak Cliff Super Bowl,” a phrase Dave Campell’s Texas Football traces to Carter safety Sherrod Wyatt in 1991. That was a year that both schools headed into the game undefeated and were fighting for the district championship. That doesn’t mean nothing at all is on the line for tonight’s game. “The rivalry is…

Dallas ISD’s Teaching and Learning Department is partnering with the University of North Texas at Dallas to host an event for high school seniors and their families to learn more about curricular resources, programs, and services available in the district and at the university. This Back to School Experience: From High School to College is happening Monday, Sept. 12 at UNT-Dallas, 7300 University Hills Blvd., Room 138, from 4–7 p.m. The event is free, but students must register by Sept. 6. Transportation is available upon request through the registration site.

Parents and community members welcomed an opportunity to view and comment on preliminary architectural drawings showing plans for a $21.7 million expansion to Hillcrest High School. Architect Jeff Miller shared his plans and answered questions about the expansion plans at a community meeting in August. Initial plans call for a construction of a new competition gym, a 29-classroom addition and upgrades to science labs, the cafeteria and kitchen, additional parking and a number of interior improvements. District 2 Trustee Dustin Marshall said the upgrade will be a real boost to Hillcrest. “The athletic facility I think is the highlight,” he…