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With all juniors taking the SAT tomorrow as part of SAT School Day, the Dallas ISD Postsecondary Success Department has the following tips for those students: Get a good night sleep Eat a good breakfast Show up to school early, if possible Bring snacks, since there is not a break for lunch The SAT School Day provides free test registration to the juniors. Also, a student can send up to four free official SAT score reports to the colleges of their choice. SAT School Day is a way to eliminate the barriers that come from taking the SAT on a Saturday.

March is National Nutrition Month, a nutrition education and information campaign sponsored annually by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. National Nutrition Month focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Here a few quick and easy ways to kick start your personal nutrition goals this March: Practice a vegan or vegetarian diet once per week; Drink water and plenty of it; Pack a healthy lunch and two snacks for mid-morning and mid-afternoon; Get moving. Trade in an email or phone call for a walk to someone’s office; Find ways…

In a world where hippos dance and cell phones walk, who knows what could happen? That was the scene at the latest Destination Imagination tournament held at Bryan Adams High School. Of course, the hippos weren’t real and neither were the cell phones, but the imagination was off the chain. Nearly 200 teams from across the district gathered to compete during a day when it paid for students to let their imaginations run wild. Teams presented projects, which they’ve spent the last six months perfecting, complete with props, costumes, and scenery. Fourteen teams advanced and will now take their projects…

Pennies can really add up, especially if they come from the heart. The 22 Dallas ISD schools that participated in this year’s Common Cents “Pennies from the Heart” campaign know that’s true, too. Collectively, the students raised nearly $27,000 in the effort’s 18th year, pushing the grand total to $800,000 over the life of the program. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, students presented ceremonial checks to the 23 nonprofit organizations they selected to receive the donations. Common Cents was founded by Louise Gartner and her daughter, GiGi, who know oversees the annual campaign. Among schools that raised more than $1,500 for their…