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Spooktacular students from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts joined WFAA-TV Channel 8 during their Party on the Plaza. Click the video below to see them perform the zombie dance routine from “Thriller.” http://www.wfaa.com/story/life/2014/10/31/daybreak-halloween-special/18233367/

Parents are taking over the role of learners at L.G. Pinkston High School on Nov. 1 as they gather to participate in the PREP U Academic Rally Super Saturday and Resource Fair, featuring a half day of workshops, resources and fun activities to encourage them to participate more fully in education. Hundreds of parents and students are expected to take part in the Parent Resource and Empowerment Program University Super Saturday, which is free and open to all Dallas ISD families. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and includes refreshments, free health screenings, more than 30 resource booths, demonstration tables,…

Mavs forward Richard Jefferson speaks to students in an assembly on Oct. 21 at Boude Storey Middle School. He encouraged students about the importance of an education and shared tips on reading and studying.

Today’s Dallas ISD interesting personality for Throwback Thursday is Annie Holmes-Partee, director of the Minority/Women Business Enterprise Department. She has been with Dallas ISD for 15 years. Annie truly enjoys coming to work every day because of the dedicated, professional, and giving people she has the pleasure of working beside. Annie says she is most driven by having the privilege of assisting companies that have been historically underutilized. The phrase that comes to mind that she shares is “’ … for such a time as this.’ I’m in this position – at this time – to make a difference.”…