News Briefs

Dallas ISD, in conjunction with the Texas Organizing Project, will hold four information sessions for parents, students and the community about the recent changes in the immigration policy and will provide experts in immigration matters to answer questions and provide additional information. The meetings, which go from 6–7:30 p.m., are happening: April 6: Thomas Jefferson High School, 4001 Walnut Hill Lane April 27: L.G. Pinkston High School, 2200 Dennison St. May 17: W.W. Samuell High School, 8928 Palisade Drive May 24: Sunset High School, 2120 W. Jefferson Blvd. What is DAPA? On Nov. 20, 2014, the president announced that, within six months, USCIS would begin…

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…