News Briefs

Woodrow Wilson students who are performing in this the school’s spring musical, “Annie,” brought their talents this week to WFAA News 8 Daybreak. The cast performed “Hard Knock Life” on the morning show. Click here to see the on-air performance.

As part of National Volunteer Month, we are recognizing those who do great work in helping out at different schools within the district. Here is a letter Claudia Alvarez, a student at Ebby Halliday Elementary, wrote to Oak Grove Baptista Church, which has members that volunteer at the school.

From donations for a walking track to students riding on the Mavs Fans Express and meeting a professional basketball player, plenty of great things are happening at Dallas ISD schools. Show and Tell is a feature on The Hub that rounds up some of the news happening across the district into one place. If you have any story ideas for Show and Tell, email thehub@dallasisd.org. Hexter receives $10,000 bonus to go toward walking track Hexter Elementary recently won a $10,000 bonus for having the most shares of a link to www.growinghealthyschools.org, an initiative from It’s Time Texas that promotes healthy living. The $10,000 bonus…

Did you know that recycling aluminum cans could help build a football stadium? Or that recycling an old TV could become someone’s new watch? Dallas ISD encourages every individual to go green, and we’re making it as simple as possible with single stream recycling. Instead of separating plastics, glass and paper, single stream recycling allows all recyclable items to be placed in a single container for collection. The recyclables will later be sorted at recycling centers. Here’s a breakdown of what can and cannot be recycled: