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W.W. Samuell High School is hosting a health, wellness and financial fitness fair and 5K run this weekend that is open to the Pleasant Grove community. The 5K Fun Run/Walk will start at 7 a.m., and the health, wellness, and financial fitness fair will go from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. The event will feature workshops such as: Child support (Attorney General’s office) • Office of Emergency Preparedness, City of Dallas • Women’s safety and defense (Dallas Police Department) • Diabetes awareness • Asthma awareness • Heart health • CHIP, SNAP, and Medicaid • Financing your child’s education (FAFSA) • Addiction recovery…

Conrad High School is hosting a community health fair on Saturday, April 2. Junior and senior students in the Academy of Health Science and the high school’s HOSA – Future Health Professionals Club will help lead the fair.  Students will provide health education through poster displays, scientific models and demonstrations. In an effort to continue to educate and support the Vickery Meadow community, Conrad High School students have an opportunity to use the academic research to disseminate important health information, address local health care issues and break down language barriers in the community. The event is from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Conrad…

Anyone interested in learning more about the teaching positions available in Dallas ISD should register for the April 2 job fair at Ellis Davis Field House. This is the first large-scale hiring event this year for the district. Nearly all of the district’s 228 schools will be in attendance at the job fair, which starts at 9 a.m. and ends at noon. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. Prospective candidates should register in advance to receive a ticket to be scanned at the door. This is the only job fair scheduled during the Open Transfer Period, so this will be…

Anne Frank Elementary recently hosted a great family health and wellness event organized by the Physical Education teacher team. An estimated 800-900 people took advantage of the totally free evening. The indoor portion of this year’s Anne Frank Family Fit Night included nearly 30 exhibitors that included health-based grocery stores, fitness centers, local healthy restaurants, Dallas police and fire community outreach, and others. Photo opportunities with wellness mascots and various games turned up the fun, while booth visitors sampled tasty bites and received prizes and coupons to encourage future healthy habits. The gymnasium was full of fitness-based activities, student nurses conducted…