News Briefs

In its annual Best of Dallas issue, the Dallas Observer named Mata Elementary as the Best Dallas ISD Innovation. The article, which you can read in full here, states: “Teachers and administrators there are passionate, energetic and wholly committed to students’ success. A-plus.”

At a high-energy pep rally on Friday that was equal parts rock concert and lesson on healthy living, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) launched its statewide Farm Fresh Fridays initiative in front of 500 students at Margaret B. Henderson Elementary School. The TDA is offering the “Jump With Jill” show at no cost to select Texas schools in Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio. Henderson students learned a few things about respecting their bodies through healthy choices, eating breakfast, enjoying fruit (“Nature’s Candy”), snacking on the superpowers of vegetables, exercising and drinking plenty of water. After the hour-long program,…

On Sept. 26, at George H.W. Bush Elementary, Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities and DECA Dental Group will kick off a new partnership that will provide underserved children in Dallas with free dental care. More than 500 third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade Bush students will receive a free dental screening in the school gym, which the group will convert to a “dental lab” for the event. Dentists will conduct the screenings, and the students can receive ongoing dental treatments at three DECA Dental locations over the next six months, free of charge. Healthy teeth factor significantly in a child’s ability to eat and speak…

The Dallas Morning News did a great profile on Lincoln High School’s expanded culinary arts facility. Click here to read the full profile. Photo courtesy Dallas Morning News.