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The Dallas Mavericks are offering two programs during February and March to engage students, inspire future leaders and promote literacy. Learn more about the Mavs Black History Month Art Contest With American Airlines and the Mavs Reading Challenge presented by Whataburger below, and help us spread the word to get more Dallas ISD students involved. Mavs Black History Month Art Contest With American Airlines To honor Black History and inspire future change makers, the Dallas Mavericks and American Airlines are encouraging students from eighth to 12th grade to create and submit a visual art medium that interprets the beliefs of…

Despite winter weather canceling classes on Feb. 1, the celebration continued for Dallas ISD student-athletes. More than 80 student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic careers in college.  During the 2023-24 school year, 86 Dallas ISD student-athletes will play basketball, baseball, football, soccer, softball, swimming, track and field, or volleyball at the collegiate level. See the list of student-athletes here.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) and Broadway Dallas (BD) are joining forces for a second year to advance arts education accessibility for Dallas ISD students during Black History Month. The highly acclaimed work, “Bodies as Site of Faith and Protest,” is available as a virtual matinee performance for every student and grade level in Dallas ISD for free. Access to this special, on-demand performance will continue through February 24. “Bodies as Site of Faith and Protest” brings to life Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “We Shall Overcome” speech. Choreographer Tommie-Waheed Evans transcribed the speech into dance. The work presents a…

Two ceremonies will be held on Saturday, February 11 to officially welcome home students and Dallas ISD team members to Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy and Thomas Jefferson High School. There will be a building dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. at Thomas Jefferson High School. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 12:30 p.m. at Walnut Hill ILA in the cafetorium. Open house tours will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both campuses. The building dedication and ribbon cutting will be simulcast on www.facebook.com/dallasisd. How to get there: Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy 3978 Killion Dr., Dallas,…