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Thanks to a partnership between the University of North Texas at Dallas and Dallas ISD, graduating seniors at three high schools in southern Dallas will receive automatic admission to the university. Gilliam Collegiate Academy, Carter High School, and Kimball High School seniors join the partnership with the university, which also includes Sunset High School.   Principals of each school and Dr. Macario Hernandez, chief of staff at UNT Dallas Representatives from UNT Dallas presented the news to the principals of each school, District 6 Trustee Joyce Foreman, whose district includes the three schools, and Dallas ISD leadership during a presentation on…

Sophomores from five P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) programs will be awarded “letters of intent” as they continue their journey to becoming future Dallas ISD teachers. The ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at W. H. Adamson High School, with students from the following schools participating: Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy Lincoln High School and Humanities/Communications Magnet W.T. White High School Sunset High School W.W. Samuell High School A major step forward for every Education Pathway student, a letter of intent guarantees a teaching job with at least a $60,000 salary…

With seven objective multiple choice tests, two subjective performance events, and an essay, high school teams across Dallas ISD competed in this year’s annual Academic Decathlon Regional Meet at Thomas Jefferson High School in January. Five schools advanced to the State Academic Decathlon Competition by earning top scores in their divisions at the Region VII competition, setting a new Dallas ISD record. The School of Science and Engineering, School for the Talented and Gifted, School of Business and Management, Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr. Early College High School, and Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School will compete at the state-level…

The Computer Science and Technology team at Dallas ISD hosted the Aerial Drone Competition at Alex Sanger Preparatory in January. Over 100 students from three school districts competed in the unique competition. “This is the first year we are competing in the drone racing competition and students love it,” first-year drone coach Ernest Barlow from Dallas Environmental Science Academy said. The competition allows students to learn engineering and programming by building their own ready-to-fly drone and autonomously navigating the drone through an obstacle course. Teams also learn about drone flight principles, documentation and communication skills. “This event is another great…