News Briefs

South Oak Cliff High School will host the first Prep U Super Saturday event of the 2016-2017 school year on September 10 from 9 a.m. to noon. Parents from throughout the South Oak Cliff pattern are encouraged to come out and take advantage of the available free resources. Prep U events are presented by the Dallas ISD Office of Family and Community Engagement and are designed to help parents by providing a free, “one-stop-shop” where community organizations offer strategies and resources to support children academically, emotionally and socially. The event will include over 40 resource booths featuring giveaways, free books…

This year, for the first time in Dallas ISD history, pre-K enrollment has topped projections, attracting more than 11,000 students! Pre-K seats are still available throughout the district, so if you know a parent of a 3- or 4-year-old interested in giving their child a great head start, send them here to learn more. Watch this video for all the great news that happened across the district this week, or read below. Remembering 9/11 Piedmont G.L.O.B.A.L. Academy held a somber, yet hopeful, ceremony in remembrance of the events of 9/11. (Read this) Preparing for college The district’s annual college fair on…

The Dallas ISD Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Department has put out its second department newsletter, and it’s worth checking out! The newsletter, which you can see in full here, covers STEM camps, upcoming STEM events, competitive robotics, and much more. Here’s what the front page looks like: See the full newsletter here.

Skyline High School students now have a worldly opportunity thanks to the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). CIEE and donor Sheron Long have named Skyline High School as a participant in the 2016–17 Global Navigator Scholarship awards for summer study abroad. The scholarships are intended to open the world to students, helping them navigate across languages, connect with other cultures, and impact global/local issues in today’s interconnected world. The Global Navigator Scholarship earmarks $20,000 in scholarship dollars for Skyline students to study abroad during the summer. Freshmen, sophomores and juniors who elect to apply to the CIEE Summer High…