News Briefs

Several Dallas ISD high school programs collaborated to celebrate trustees with a special dinner on Thursday, Jan. 22, in honor of School Board Recognition Month. The reception was conducted before this week’s regular board meeting. Students from Emmett J. Conrad, Thomas Jefferson, Justin F. Kimball, Lincoln, Moisés E. Molina, Multiple Careers Magnet, Roosevelt, Skyline, Wilmer-Hutchins, and Woodrow Wilson high schools had hands in the event. Contributions included items from designing the programs to creating the floral arrangements, from crafting the handmade gifts to contributing delicious portions of the multi-course gourmet meal. Students, under the direction of their expert instructors, demonstrated…

Money cents matters. Even for a high school student who is learning, for the first time, how to balance a check book, or gaining a better understanding of what credit scores mean. Students at Emmett J. Conrad High School now have the opportunity to take charge of their finances at their campus’ newly established financial institution, known as the Bank of Conrad. Check out how these students are using a new kind of currency called Conrad Cash in the link below. LINK: http://keranews.org/post/conrad-high-school-students-bank-saving-and-managing-money

Four-time World Champion and Track and Field Olympic Gold Medalist Natasha Hastings will host the Dallas Elite Youth Track and Field Clinic from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Jan. 24 at Hillcrest High School located at 9924 Hillcrest Road.   The event is free and open to students and athletes ages eight to 18. Those interested in participating must RSVP to qervin_dallaselite@yahoo.com. Hastings made her first US Olympic appearance in 2008 where she took home gold as part of the 4×400 meter relay team before going on to take first in the 400 meters competition at the USA Indoor Track…

Former 2008 Gardere MLK Oratory contest winner Dalton Sherman, now a junior at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, is doing what he does best – public speaking. This weekend he was one of the key speakers to deliver a strong message at the African American Pastors Coalition (AAPC)celebration, which honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sherman’s push from the pulpit among thousands can be seen in a report by CBS 11. LINK: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/01/19/save-our-sons-hopes-to-stop-negative-judgement-of-black-children/