News Briefs

Zoe Hastings, a recent graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts, was found dead in her car on Monday morning near White Rock Lake. According to the Dallas Morning News, Hastings was a victim of “obvious homicidal violence.” Ginger Greenberg, a sister to Zoe’s aunt, has started a GoFundMe.com page to raise funds for Zoe’s family during this time of grieving. Click here to visit the GoFundMe page. Oak Farms Dairy has created a $10,000 reward for information leading to a suspect and indictment in the murder of Hastings, according to WFAA.

The week of Oct. 12 is National School Lunch Week. To help celebrate, watch the video to learn three ways Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services fuels student success. Also, students who submit photos of their school lunches through Nov. 13 have a chance to win prizes in the School Lunch Snapshot contest. Find out more here. Food Services launched a new Instagram page where it will share photos at @DallasISDFood.

Children, parents and volunteers chipped in this week to help build an outdoor classroom/garden at San Jacinto Elementary School. REAL School Gardens helped make the garden a reality. Click here for the full story from the Dallas Morning News. Photo courtesy Dallas Morning News.

For Hillcrest High School alum Katherine Hall Jelliffe (Class of 2004), the lessons she learned from one of her favorite teachers taught her that women can excel in science. Today, Jelliffe is a fourth-year Obstetrics & Gynecology resident physician at Parkland Hospital where she teaches younger residents and interns. AlumNow, a Hub feature that checks in with district alumni for an update on what they’ve been doing, checked in with Dr. Hall to find out how things are shaping up for her. What are you doing now? Each month, I work in a different area of OB/Gyn (gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology oncology,…