News Briefs

Watch out NASA, more future science and engineer field leaders are heading your way! Woodrow Wilson High School’s RoboCats competed in the Dallas BEST Regional Robotics Competition, Oct. 18 at Eastfield College. They were one of two teams from North Texas to advance to state, after this year’s competition. “There are two ranking systems and the overall ranking includes the team’s marketing, record keeping lab books showing their design process and other things,” said Marc Hairston, Woodrow’s University of Texas at Dallas sponsor. Brandon Carver, Woodrow Wilson STEM Academy head, also won the outstanding teacher award at the competition, based…

Updated 4:45 p.m., Oct. 29 Two long-standing football rivals announce plans to host their top game in South Dallas. Lincoln and James Madison high schools will host their first-ever game at the Cotton Bowl, in what’s known as the “Superbowl of South Dallas.” Check out the links below of  news stories, as the game returns to the South Dallas community. (This video courtesy of: KTVT-TV Channel 11) http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/10/28/iconic-south-dallas-super-bowltakes-place-at-cotton-bowl/ (This report courtesy of: The Dallas Morning News) http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2014/10/high-school-football-comes-to-fair-park-as-this-years-south-dallas-super-bowl-moves-to-the-cotton-bowl.html/ Here are some photos from the press conference announcing the move of venue:

Skyline High School football’s hard work and successes have thrust the team into national spotlight with an 18th best composite ranking among high school football teams in the country this season. The composite ranking is an average of the team’s rating across various outlets including Max Preps and USA Today. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Today ranks the team fourth in the state behind Allen, De Soto and Southlake Carroll, respectively, in Texas UIL Class 6A football and second in the area. Currently, the team is in first place in district 9-6A, the Raiders are 11-0 on the season as of…

Updated 11:23 a.m., Oct. 29 “It seemed like college was guaranteed, and that was something I had to do,” said Alex Simmons. Not all kids like South Oak Cliff High School senior and student-athlete Alex Simmons are sold on going to college. Today, he sat with fellow classmates as Harvard University president Drew Faust spelled out the benefits of receiving a higher education. “In 2011, a typical college graduate was not only more likely to find a job than a high school graduate, but also made $21,000 more…” Faust said. For nearly 45 minutes, she implored students to look at…