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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…

Dr. Seuss was on the loose at Herbert Marcus Elementary on Friday, Feb. 26, to kick off the National Education Association’s annual Read Across America Reading Tour. The Dallas school was the first stop on a tour that will travel to six states. The annual event celebrates the March 2 birthday of the late children’s author Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known as Dr. Seuss. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is co-sponsoring this year’s tour, which is the 19th national Read Across America celebration. At Marcus, students were treated to their own red-and-striped hats and goody bags that included copies of The Cat…

On Sunday, Feb. 28 beginning at 11 a.m., more than 400 AMC theatre managers from every AMC around the country will come together at the Hyatt Regency Dallas to give something back to the Dallas community. In partnership with Kids in Need Foundation and the Dallas Independent School District, as well as AMC’s Ring of Honor partners, AMC theatre managers spent part of Sunday working together to fill 10,000 backpacks with non-perishable food items and school supplies for Dallas ISD students. Items for the students include ravioli, juice, muffins, crackers, fruit cups, chips, pens, pencils, glue and crayons. Representatives personally delivered 90 backpacks…