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The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees honored accomplishments of students and staff at its regular meeting on April 23, 2015. Among them were basketball players, actors and two librarians. The Lincoln High School One Act Play won district in the UIL One Act Play Competition. Jamal Hutcherson won Best Actor; Frederica Williams and Jonathan Brown won Honorable Mention All-Star Cast; and Tre Williams won All-Star Cast. Francheska and Jamichael, both freshmen at Lincoln High School and Communications/Humanities Magnet, filmed and edited a six-minute film that was one of among 20 Dallas-area high school short productions selected to be screened on…

Whether or not it truly takes a village to raise a child, the task is certainly helped by the efforts of thousands of volunteers and organizations that provide support to Dallas ISD schools. April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, a time set aside to thank volunteers and recognize them for their service. Each year, volunteers, organizations and companies that go above and beyond are recognized with special awards. A reception was conducted on Thursday, April 23, to honor the top volunteers and partners. This year’s honorees are: • Susan Smith, Central Elementary School, Volunteer Impact Award for Student Support •…

Rhonda Lowrey is new to Texas from South Carolina. She has been volunteering at her grandson’s elementary school, R.E. Lee Elementary, for two years. Lowrey owned a hair and nail salon in South Carolina before her husband was transferred to Dallas for his job. Lowrey is full of energy every morning at 7 a.m. when she starts the car pool line at Lee. The car pool line was Lowrey’s initiative because she noticed the children weren’t dropped off in an organized manner. Lowrey also dresses up as the school’s mascot, which is the cougar. Lowrey said the students know her as MiMi…

Calling all techies in grades K-12: Dallas ISD Health and Physical Education invites you to create and submit digital projects emphasizing health and fitness to the first-ever Tech Fest Media Fair. The media fair/contest is your chance to tell your peers and the public why you value health and fitness and how healthy habits make peoples’ lives better. Students who submit entries in the following categories could win tech gadgets such as pocket projectors, USB flash drives, wristband pedometers, and more. The entries should communicate the importance of physical activity and healthy lifestyle choices and be done in one of the…