News Briefs

On Monday, students will for the first time attend the STEAM Middle School at D.A. Hulcy, which is a student-centered, community-based school that anchors teaching and learning under a science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics model. The school is part of the district’s effort to launch a total of 35 new Choice Schools by the year 2020. The Hub caught up with Jonica Lockwood, principal of STEAM Middle School at D.A. Hulcy, as the school prepares to open its doors. Watch the above video to learn more about what parents and students have to look forward to this year.

On Thursday, The Dallas Morning News profiled the two new choice schools opening in Dallas ISD on Monday, Aug. 24: The IDEA High School at Fannin and Hulcy STEAM Middle School. Click here to read the full article. Photo courtesy of The Dallas Morning News. Learn more about Dallas ISD’s public school choice here.

Schools in the Thomas Jefferson Feeder Pattern have multiple Back to School events on the horizon. Learn more below:

Malcolm Hornsby, a 2011 alum of Rosie Sorrells School of Education and Social Services at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, knew from an early age what he wanted to do when he grew up. With hard work and a strong belief in himself, he’s making his dream come true. AlumNow, a Hub feature that checks in with district alumni to see where they are now, caught up with Hornsby at his first job after college. What are you doing now? I am currently an MMJ (Multi-Media Journalist) for KTRE 9, the ABC affiliate in Lufkin, Texas. I started this summer and. so far,…