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Withers Elementary students are in the final stretch of preparing for the annual Wildcat Prowl 5k and Fun Run coming up on Saturday, Oct. 3. For the third year, the school is trading in the traditional cookie dough fundraiser for a healthy alternative. All month in September, the school’s students trained for the run before (6:45 a.m.) and after school. Parent volunteers led the students through fun stretching, running and conditioning drills and obstacle courses. Last year more than 800 area runners took part in the event, which raised more than $41,000 to fund PTA projects at the North Dallas…

Michele Bobadilla has traveled a long way from her early days as a participant in the Pan American Student Forum while at Woodrow Wilson High School (Class of 1973). Today, Bobadilla has blazed a path in higher education and works to ensure students have access to college and the tools they need to succeed. AlumNow, a Hub feature that checks in with district alumni for an update on what they’ve been doing, connected with Bobadilla to catch up with her latest endeavors and seek sound advice for students. What are you doing now? I am the Senior Associate VP for…

Dallas ISD’s James B. Bonham Elementary, which has been used for office space the past three years, is planned to reopen as a school in Fall 2016. The school would be the second district all-girls school and be a STEAM academy – emphasizing science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. Watch a video from WFAA-Channel 8 on the plans for the school here.

Students at Jack Lowe Sr. Elementary were all smiles last week as they received donated backpacks and school supplies from Kroger. Lowe Elementary students performed a skit, made handwritten signs, and showed off their new backpacks in appreciation of Kroger’s donation. Samantha Mason, a public affairs specialist with Kroger, said the students treated her, Norcona Doxey and Ryan Offield, both Kroger store managers, like celebrities. “I was tearing up as I was walking down the hallway, the students were so great,” Mason said. Through Kroger’s Backpack Booster campaign, students at 118 Dallas ISD schools received more than $70,000 worth of donated…