News Briefs

WFAA 8 recently reported on Reading Partners, which works with students at campuses across Dallas who may need an extra boost when it comes to reading and reading comprehension. Specifically, the news report features volunteers that work with students at W.W. Bushman Elementary School. Click here to view the full report.

Univision recently spotlighted the Mariachi band that recently started  making some noise at Booker T. Washington High School. Booker T. Washington is known for everything from arts to dance to music and bands, but surprisingly not for a Mariachi band. The school only recently established a Mariachi program in 2014, thanks in part to enthusiastic students and the Mariachi program at W.E. Greiner Middle School. Click here to view a Spanish report on the Mariachi band from Univision.

Alex Simmons, a senior at South Oak Cliff High School, is a recipient of the 2015 Superintendent Scholarship Program. Simmons was one of 62 deserving seniors who received a $2,500 scholarship funded by the Superintendent Scholarship Program. View the above video to learn more about Simmons and how you can support the upcoming Superintendent’s Scholarship Run, which provides money for the Superintendent’s Scholarship Program. To register for the run, click here.

After 44 years of working in education, Mary Custer, the librarian at Alex Sanger Elementary, is ready for her next chapter. Custer is retiring after working at Alex Sanger for the past 25 years. Sanger staff is hosting a retirement party on May 14 to honor Custer’s service.