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Skyline High School alum (2010) Julissa Marmolejo was amazed to see how much her third-grade students academically grew by the end of last school year. For her first year as a teacher, the growth she saw affirmed that she chose the right career. AlumNow, a Hub feature that checks in with district alumni to see where they are now, caught up with Marmolejo for an update as she prepares to return to the classroom for a second year of teaching. What are you doing now? I just completed my first year of teaching at David G. Burnet Elementary as a third-grade bilingual math and science…

Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities and Belk, the retail department store, are teaming up to donate 1,600 uniforms to Dallas ISD students this Thursday at Roger Q. Mills Elementary School and Billy Earl Dade Middle School. “Education is the cornerstone to achieve what you want in life,” said Emmitt Smith, the Dallas Cowboys’ legend. “Pat and I are honored that Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities has been able to help students in the North Texas community obtain the uniforms they need while instilling the confidence and enthusiasm to attend school.” This is the second year Belk has supported the Pat and…

Seniors who have completed the requirements for graduation this summer will have their moment of pomp and circumstance on Thursday, Aug. 13. Commencement exercises for seniors from all district high schools are scheduled at 6 p.m. Thursday at Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 S. Polk St. Graduating seniors are encouraged to participate in the commencement rehearsal set from 10 a.m.–noon, Wednesday, Aug. 12, also at Ellis Davis Field House. Students and families can go here for rehearsal guidelines and information about appropriate attire for the ceremony. Relatives and friends of graduates who are unable to attend the ceremony in person can…

Parents are encouraged to resolve student immunizations as early as possible to avoid the inevitable back-to-school rush in clinics, doctor’s offices and medical facilities throughout the city. Students enrolling in Dallas ISD for the first time must provide evidence of required immunizations.

 This school year, the Texas Department of State Health Service has added the following updates to the immunization requirements: Adding the Hepatitis A as a requirement for sixth graders
; Two doses of Varicella are now required for all grades
; Two doses of MMR added as a requirement for sixth graders (Students in grades 7-12 are required to have two doses of a…