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Eighth-graders are often excited to embark on the journey that is high school but focus on sports, clubs and navigating the social scene. Dallas ISD is giving them an opportunity to plan their learning paths at the district’s Exploring High School Fair, Dec. 3-9 at Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 S. Polk St. While in attendance, students will learn about the five high school diploma endorsements established by House Bill 5, which requires students to choose focused disciplines that will prepare them for higher education or a career. The goal is to help students create and follow a plan that…

Casey Gerald was the valedictorian at South Oak Cliff High School in 2005, then graduated from Yale University, followed by earning a Masters in Business Adminstration from Harvard. What is he doing now? Watch this video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glO0wuSkpJU Here’s another link about Casey from the Dallas Morning News: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/cheryl-hall/20141111-on-the-road-to-success-for-others.ece

Editor’s note: During the Thanksgiving holiday, The Hub will take a look back at some of the best and most popular stories from our first semester. This story was originally published on Oct. 13, 2014. It’s not news that Dallas ISD has books, but let’s talk numbers. Number of books in district libraries? 2.6 million. Number of ebooks? 13,830. Number of books checked out since the first day of school? 406,319. Dallas ISD is on a mission to encourage students and the community to read, and with the launch of the Dallas Reads! website, Dallas ISD is one step closer to achieving this goal.…