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Three students at Booker T. Washington High School For The Performing And Visual Arts have been named finalists for $2,500 National Merit Scholarships. The Booker T. Washington finalists, who are among 15,000 students nationwide to achieve the status, include: Simon C. Cohen Sarah J. Klein Byron J. Otis SEE ALSO: Performing Arts students receive top honors According to the National Merit® Scholarship Program, students advance to finalist standing by meeting a variety of standards including having a record of consistently very high academic performance in grades 9 through 12 and in any college course work taken, and receiving an endorsement…

Teachers of K-12 Social Studies, 9-12 Mathematics, K-12 Fine Arts, and select Career and Technology Education content areas are encouraged to cast their vote by Friday, February 20, 2015 at 7:00 pm. Voting by eligible teachers can be completed either electronically via Curriculum Central or for teachers in need of additional assistance, computer labs will be available at the H.B. Bell School Support Service Center computer lab (3rd Floor) from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. the week of February 16-20, 2015. To begin the voting process, teachers should visit Curriculum Central at http://tiny.cc/ccentral, look under Recent News for the IMA…

Dallas ISD staff and students supported two fundraising campaigns to benefit the American Heart Association on Friday, Feb. 13. District employees supported the “Go Red for Women” effort, paying $5 each for the privilege of wearing jeans to work. Many wore red shirts to raise heart-health awareness. For the students’ part, many solicited pledges for the annual Jump Rope for Heart event. See also: Staff goes Red to increase awareness of hearth health At Anne Frank Elementary School, much of the school supported both campaigns, including Principal Jonnice Legum-Berns, the office staff and several teachers. Since 1998, students have raised…

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