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Nearly 500 runners, 498 to be exact, registered to participate in the inaugural Superintendent’s Scholarship Run on Saturday, May 16, at Woodrow Wilson High School. The run raised funds to help send deserving high school seniors to college. Participants ranged from seasoned runners and school groups to senior citizens and district staff who received support along the way from cheerleaders, drill team members and athletes. After crossing the finish line, runners perused the booths in “Race Alley,” where they learned about district programs such as School Choice, Early Childhood and STEM and sampled products from the vendors who sponsored the event.…
The Dallas Pubic Library announced the winners of the 19th annual Express Yourself! Youth Poetry Competition and Cover Art Contest last month. All 62 poetry finalists were invited to read their poems and receive their awards at the April 25 ceremony. The five cover-art finalists had their work on display, and the winning art will serve as the cover for a published anthology of the finalists’ poems. Selected finalists also had their poems read aloud during the Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas spring concert on April 26 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The next contest opens Sept. 20. Students in…
The Lakewood Advocate recently spotlighted two “standout students” in Dallas ISD who have overcome significant adversity to shine. The Advocate profiled graduating seniors from Dallas ISD are Mario Ramirez from Woodrow Wilson and Kati Nash from Bryan Adams. Click here to read the full profile. Photo courtesy Lakewood Advocate
Join us on Saturday, May 16, 2015, for the first Dallas ISD Superintendent’s Scholarship Run, beginning and ending at Woodrow Wilson High School. Want to check out the route ahead of time? Watch this video, which takes you on 5K course in two minutes. The video was captured using a GoPro camera mounted to a car (on road sections) and to a bicycle (on the trail sections). It’s not too late to register for the race here.