News Briefs

Every week, the Hub’s AlumNow feature checks in with a district grad to see what they are up to now. This week marks the 13th edition of AlumNow. Here is a recap of the AlumNow features that have run to date: Darnna Banks, a theater arts student at Booker T. Washington High School, always loved science, but she never knew that her dream of being a doctor would take her so many miles from home; SEM grad Thomas Jung helped found a technology startup that uses sensors and learning algorithms to assist first responders and athletes; Carter grad Terrence Maiden has helped…

While students at Dallas ISD’s T.C. Marsh Preparatory Academy were enjoying a day off to go to the State Fair of Texas on Oct. 16, 230 employees from Fidelity Investments were hard at work on their campus. When students returned to school on Oct. 20, they found newly painted college and university logos on the doors to the school’s portable classrooms, directional signs pointing to institutions of higher learning and stepping stones featuring college logos. There are also new benches painted in the school’s yellow and black colors. The entrance to the school features a new desk and reception area…

Skyline students are on a mission to raise 300 bags of gently worn shoes to then ship to Haiti and Honduras. Fox 4 reports that if Skyline can reach their goal of 300 bags, Funds2org will donate $3,000 for college scholarships for the Class of 2016. Click here to view the Fox 4 report on the shoe drive. Image courtesy Fox 4

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr made a stop at Dallas ISD’s James Bowie Elementary School on Monday, Oct. 26. Carr talked to fifth-graders about the importance of making good choices when it comes to nutrition and saying no to drugs. His visit was during Red Ribbon Week, an annual event set aside to focus on avoiding drug abuse. He also answered questions about his early life, his start playing organized football in the fourth grade and his professional football career. After talking with the fifth grade as a whole, Carr joined about 30 students in the school’s gym. Under the guidance…