News Briefs

On Saturday, Tim 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. The Dallas Morning News did a great profile on Brown, who overcame numerous obstacles on his way to becoming an NFL legend. Click here to read the full profile.

More than 280 Dallas ISD high school juniors and seniors gained real world experience thanks to the Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program, which happened over the summer. The Hub spotlight some of these Dallas ISD students that participated in the program. Today, meet Felicia George, a Lincoln High School senior.

As the first day of school gets closer, the Hub asked three Dallas ISD principals for tips on how students and their parents could prepare for a successful school year. Read their replies below: Principal Eneida Padro Campus: O.M. Roberts Elementary Grades Served: PreK–5th grade Tip 1: Start your child on school-day routines, like going to bed and waking up at a specific time, and reading daily to increase your child’s literacy skills. Re-establishing school-day routines in the last weeks of the summer will result in a smoother transition back to school, which will help them stay on the path towards college…

To hear Dallas ISD alum Lorena Watson tell her story during a TEDx talk, you’d never know that she overcame incredible odds as a high school student who, in addition to being homeless her senior year, was searching for her voice and place in the world. During her TEDx talk, she commands the stage with great poise and confidence and engages you right away. It’s easy to see she’s a real person of interest and clearly destined for success. Today, this David W. Carter High School alum (2010) is working her way through grad school. AlumNow, a Hub feature that checks in…