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Students at the Multiple Careers Magnet have been busy at work making reindeers, rocking horses, and other handmade crafts to donate as excellent Christmas presents. Neighborsgo has the details here. Photo courtesy Neighborsgo

The Hub last week announced the four winners of the 2015 Principal of the Year award. As a reminder, the winners are: Julie Singleton, H.I. Holland Elementary School; Tracie Washington, Billy Earl Dade Middle School; Nakia Douglas, Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy; Tanya Shelton, Richard Lagow Elementary. Watch the above video for an inside look at the award ceremony recognizing the outstanding Dallas ISD principals.

Billy Earl Dade Middle School on Dec. 10 received a $25,000 equipment donation from Uncommon Athlete, which is a partnership between the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and Rachel’s Challenge. Uncommon Athlete aims to use the power and platform of sports to change lives and reshape communities. In addition to presenting equipment such as helmets, bats, baseballs, and football gear, Cody Hodges, who played college football at Texas Tech University and speaks for Rachel’s Challenge, urged the Dade athletes to act with integrity and be role models.                                        . Uncommon Athlete also donated a grand total of $50,000 in sports equipment to…

Seven hundred bright-eyed, beaming fourth and fifth graders representing 42 of Dallas Independent School District’s elementary schools convened at Skyline High School to participate in the Saturday, Dec 5 UIL Fall A+ Academic Meet. Between contests, students challenged each other to matches in chess, dominos and Uno to hone their quick-thinking skills and relax between events. Events of the day included academic competitions in Chess, Listening, Number Sense, Social Studies, Dictionary Skills, Maps, Graphs and Charts, Ready Writing and Spelling. Below are the top three competitors from each area of competition: Chess 4th Grade: John Cook, Victor H. Hexter ES…