News Briefs

Break out the (virtual) cupcakes: the Hub, which is the district’s online newsroom, today celebrates its one-year anniversary. For those who are curious, here is what the traffic to the Hub looked like in its first year: The Hub aims to spotlight the great things happening inside the district’s 226 schools. To do that, the Hub needs help in finding out about the great work teachers, students, and school leadership are doing at every campus. If you know of something happening in the district that deserves attention, send an email to thehub@dallasisd.org. Also, keep a…

There are 26 million reasons why the Communities Foundation of Texas wants this year’s North Texas Giving Day to be successful. That’s how many dollars the campaign collected from 75,000 donations last year, with money going to area nonprofit organizations. A number of the nonprofits support Dallas ISD students and schools. This is the seventh year for the regional campaign, and the goal is to surpass last year’s total. From 6 a.m. to midnight on Thursday, Sept. 17, the more than 2,100 certified nonprofits listed on the website will accept individual donations of $25 or more. Donating is simple and…

When it comes to activities that combine learning and fun, it’s hard to top the academic competitions sponsored by the Dallas ISD Student Activities department. And, given the popularity of the competitions, it’s clear that many students already know this. Last year more than 6,000 students participated in academic competitions such as chess, debate, robotics, math and science matches, as well as competitive contests of knowledge and creativity such as Academic UIL, Academic Decathlon, Academic Pentathlon, Lone Star Challenge and Destination Imagination. The Student Activities team has prepared a downloadable calendar of events in hopes of involving more students than ever this…

For Tim Maiden, a 1996 graduate of David W. Carter High School, football instilled in him a sense of teamwork and other valuable skills that he has used to make a path in the banking industry. Today, this former Carter Cowboy has participated in more than $350 million in capital transactions during his career in commercial lending, land acquisition and development, and numerous real estate projects. AlumNow, a Hub feature that checks in with district alumni to see where they are now, caught up with Maiden at one of the many community events organized by the corporation he owns and operates with his twin…