News Briefs

Troy Hughes from 105.3 Fan has sent a special shoutout to all the teachers and staff at Dallas ISD. Watch what Hughes has to say in the above video.

Come and support Dallas ISD students participating in the Cinco de Mayo Parade! The following groups are confirmed to be there: Samuell High School Band Samuell High School ROTC Samuell High School Drill Team Samuell High School Alpha Dance Samuell Varsity Cheerleaders J.B. Hood Middle School Leadership  Cadets Dallas ISD student groups and music bands are invited to participate. The participation is free for schools. If you are interested in participating send email to info@sedhcc.com Line up for the parade begins at 8 a.m. at 2223 S. Buckner Blvd. (corner of Bruton/Buckner Blvd. on Buckner Village Shopping Center grounds). The…

Representatives from MoneyGram stopped by Dallas ISD’s James Hogg Elementary on Tuesday, May 3, to present a donation that will help provide books to school libraries across the district. The $20,000 donation to First Book was exciting, but students were really pumped about meeting two players from the FC Dallas professional soccer team – midfielder Victor Ulloa and goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez. MoneyGram chairman and CEO Pamela Patsley read the book, “It’s Okay to Be Different” by Todd Parr to students; Ulloa and Gonzalez took turns reading “My Pet Book” by Bob Staake. Then, the players shared some soccer skills with…

Cynthia Izaguirre, a Dallas ISD graduate and co-anchor on WFAA, celebrated National Teacher Appreciation Day by thanking Mr. Woody, who worked as band director when she attended Thomas Jefferson High School. “Mr. Woody fought for his students, he fought for those of us who couldn’t afford uniforms, he fought for the people who couldn’t afford instruments,” Izaguirre said. “Just as much as we respected you, you respected us.” Watch Izaguirre’s full video above.