News Briefs

The Future Facilities Task Force will discuss the next step in planning for the coming needs of Dallas ISD during its meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the district administrative building, 3700 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX. The task force will receive a report from Jim Terry, Dallas ISD chief financial officer, about potential financing options to meet current and future needs based on the district’s growing enrollment and program changes. The task force will also receive an overview on attendance zones and potential approaches to relieving overcrowding.

Woodrow Wilson High School alumnus and 1987 Heisman winner Tim Brown was named to the 2015 class of the National Football League’s Pro Football Hall of Fame. The announcement was made at the Fourth Annual NFL Honors held in Phoenix, Ariz., as part of the festivities for Super Bowl XLIX. Brown played for the Raiders from 1988-2003. He was selected by the Raiders in the first round (sixth overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft. Over his 17-year career, Brown accumulated 1,094 receptions for 14,934 yards (13.7 avg.), the second most in NFL history, and 100 touchdowns, the third most in…

The road to stardom is set to begin for Dallas Independent School District students heading to San Antonio to audition for NBC’s reality television series America’s Got Talent. The students, performing as the group Y.G.B. Artists, have been invited to showcase their talent for the show’s judges. The group, which includes a student from Forney, Texas, includes: Terrence Dean Jr. – W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy Harper Jones – W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy Erica Johnson – Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Jared Shears – David W. Carter High School Jada Thomas – Booker…