News Briefs

On Saturday, Jan. 16, the Dallas ISD Teen School Board held its first community service project of the 2020-2021 school year. The goal of the project, led by Teen School Board Community Service Chair Ethan Tolentino, was to create desks for underserved students throughout Dallas ISD. The event took place at the Career Institute North facility, as teachers, administrators, and other staff joined in with the Teen School Board representatives to lend a helping hand.  For many of the student volunteers, this was their first experience working in carpentry, and it afforded them the opportunity to learn how to use…

More than 110 Dallas ISD student-athletes formally announced their college selections during the Annual National Signing Day on Feb. 3. The event recognized and introduced all Dallas ISD senior student-athletes who have signed National Letters of Intent for a collegiate sport. This includes sports such as basketball, baseball, cross-country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. See the list of student-athletes here!

Dallas ISD is sending postcards to students who have not been engaging in school and have numerous absences. The postcards will tell students and families how they can reengage or reenroll in school. The postcards are being mailed this week to high school students who have not been engaged with school, with elementary and middle school students to follow soon. Anyone interested in reengaging with school is encouraged to contact their campus. Anyone interested in enrolling or reenrolling in school is encouraged to call 972-925-5560.

The Thanks-Giving Foundation, One+One Dallas – First United Methodist Church of Dallas, and Faith Forward Dallas at Thanks-Giving Square are working together to serve up gratitude to Dallas ISD teachers. Serving Up Gratitude, an initiative of The Thanks-Giving Foundation, has been providing nourishment to frontline workers as a thank you for their courageous fight against COVID-19. “What a debt we owe to you who are charged with educating our young people,” said Kyle Ogden, President and CEO of the Thanksgiving Foundation. “As our hometown heroes, you have adapted to uncertainty and change with such grace and determination.” Over the past four…