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As the students prepare to participate in this weekend’s Taste of Dallas, CW 33 visited the budding chefs at the Culinary Arts Program at Wilmer-Hutchins to see what they had cooking. Click here to view the report from CW 33. Richard Grimsley, director of Career and Technical Education in Dallas ISD, told The Hub that Taste of Dallas offers a phenomenal opportunity for Dallas ISD culinary arts students to have experiences beyond their high school classroom. The students will be challenged with preparing food for 100,000-150,000 people, creating arrangements for food service from a booth, and interacting directly with clients.  Get…

Dallas ISD is offering free Princeton Review PSAT Prep sessions this summer. Space is limited, so district officials recommend those interested to register soon. The free prep sessions are open to all incoming Dallas ISD students in grades 9–11. There will be two two-week sessions held Tuesday–Thursday from 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. The sessions will be: Session A: July 7–9 and July 14–16 Session B: July 21–23 and July 28–30 The sessions will be held at Thomas Jefferson High School, North Dallas High School, L.G. Pinkston High School, and Woodrow Wilson High School. Breakfast and lunch will be provided daily. To register, visit…

Many people don’t recycle because they aren’t convinced it will make a difference. Consider this: Just one cubic yard container, the size of a recycling dumpster, can save lots of resources, including seven trees, 31 gallons of oil and 2,131 gallons of water. So the next time you’re drinking a can of soda or bottled water, be sure to recycle!

Robert E. Lee and William B. Lispcomb elementary schools are the latest Dallas Independent School District campuses to participate in the International Baccalaureate program, both entering as Primary Years Programme (PYP) schools. As PYP schools, both Lee and Lispcomb will be among approximately 1,266 schools nationwide to implement this first stage of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, which assists students ages 3-12 in developing the skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to excel in their studies and in their personal growth. According to the IB website, those schools will employ a rigorous curriculum focused on how students learn most effectively and…