News Briefs

On Aug. 10, varsity football players from Skyline High School huddled up with members from Love is Respect, which aims to empower youth to end dating abuse, to talk how to prevent and end dating abuse. KERA reports how the players opened up about the relationship challenges they face. Click here to view the full story.

Ever wonder what an entire Dallas ISD graduation ceremony would look like if it happened in less than half a minute? Watch the above video, which was shot with a GoPro, to find out.

Most days, schools are pleasant places where students and staff respect each other and practice courteous behavior. To increase the odds of maintaining a peaceful environment, the district wants to make sure everyone knows the rules of the road. District and school administrators encourage students and parents to become familiar with students’ rights and the rules of behavior from the very first day of the new school year. That’s why the Office of Student Discipline has published a Student Code of Conduct Quick Reference Guide. Published this year for the first time, the quick reference guide brochure is a snapshot…

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…