News Briefs

About 100 Dallas ISD graduating seniors were recognized for committing to scholarship offers from colleges and universities to play sports at the district’s annual National Signing Day event. The student-athletes were escorted to the stage by family, friends and coaches, where they shook hands with Superintendent Michael Hinojosa and Athletics Director Gil Garza. The event, which was launched in 1999, featured student-athletes who have signed scholarships to play sports such as football, soccer, basketball and volleyball. New this year, a Legacy Walk comprising Dallas ISD graduates who played sports in college – and some beyond college – started off the…

CBS DFW has a story on the district’s effort to hire more male African American teachers. Watch the report here from CBS DFW to see a great teacher in action at Clara Oliver Elementary and to learn why the district is working to hire more teachers like him.

Graduating seniors are invited to apply for a pair of district scholarships during the month of February. High school counselors are now accepting applications for the Sulentic and Superintendent’s scholarships. Applications are online at https://www.dallasisd.org/Page/207. The deadline to apply for four $10,000 scholarships funded by the Sulentic Family Foundation is Feb. 26, 2016. To be eligible for the Sulentic scholarship, students must meet these requirements: Have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Demonstrate financial need. Be accepted by one or more colleges or universities. May not be related to a Dallas ISD employee or any member of the…

The Dallas Women Lawyers Association’s sponsored a “Law and Leadership Symposium” for students at Dallas ISD’s Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School. The Jan. 23 event, held at the University of North Texas School of Law, featured “speed mentoring” by experienced women lawyers and law students. The event was attended by 21 Rangel students who are considering a career in law. The symposium was the culminating service project for DWLA’s first Leadership Class, which brought together 12 students from area law schools and mentors them on becoming leading lawyers. The Rangel students also heard from 116th District Judge Tonya Parker;…