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Students at Thomas A. Edison Middle Learning Center are learning to express themselves through the unique Spoken Word Poetry course led by Edison teacher Thomas Browne. WFAA 8 reported on the class that gives students a creative outlet to communicate through writing and presenting in front of their peers. Browne’s main goal for the class is for the students to become better writers. This opportunity to explore their emotions has translated into not only improved writing skills, but also improved social and emotional skills for the students involved. Click here to view the WFAA 8 report. Photo courtesy WFAA.

Pro football hall of famer Tim Brown will have his own day throughout the city of Dallas thanks to Mayor Mike Rawlings and the Dallas City Council. During today’s council briefing, the mayor proclaimed Nov. 6 as Tim Brown Day in honor of his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year. Brown, the 1987 Heisman Trophy winner, was joined by his mom and other family members who attended the briefing to lend support and witness this historic day. Dallas ISD and the city are joining with the Woodrow Wilson High School Alumni Association to host several activities on…

On Oct. 21, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings officially proclaimed Nov. 6 as “Tim Brown Day.” Brown, a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School who went on win the Heisman Trophy and become a Pro Bowl NFL player, was inducted into the Hall of Fame over the summer. Click here to read the story from the Dallas Morning News about “Tim Brown Day.”

Nobody was singing the blues when several boxes of donated musical accessories were delivered on Tuesday, Oct. 20, to the band hall at W.H. Adamson High School. The gifts, made possible through donations to the House of Blues Music Forward Foundation, specifically benefit the Adamson percussionists – the “Blue Fire.” The donation includes mallets, mounting brackets, cymbals and drum stands. “This donation will allow you to take your music program to the next level,” said Nazanin Fatemian of the Music Forward Foundation. “We believe all young people deserve the opportunity to learn music, to play music, and to play it…