News Briefs

The Dallas ISD STEM Department partnered with the Microsoft Store at NorthPark Center to provide students with hands-on and engaging computer science activities during Computer Science Week. As part of Computer Science Week, students from six Dallas ISD schools visited the Microsoft Store at NorthPark Center to learn more about STEM through engaging workshops and demonstrations. “This was a great opportunity for our students to see real-world applications of computer science and participate in a live stream with computer science professionals with similar backgrounds as the students,” Dallas ISD STEM Department Manager Crystal Alexander said. “The department has received several…

The Dallas ISD Career and Technical Education Department celebrated an amazing night hosting 200 parents and students for the NAF Parent Internship information dinner at Kimball High School. This event on Dec. 3 was one of multiple nights in which the CTE Team, along with partners from NAF, held the event that consisted of a spaghetti dinner, internship presentation and question and answer session to inform parents and students about the internship program with NAF. Last summer, CTE and NAF placed over 800 students in internships across the Dallas area. CTE and NAF partner with companies such as Capital One, Baylor,…

Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit, donated brand new instruments to students at Thomas Jefferson High School to replace those instruments lost and damaged in October’s storm. Little Kids Rock presented the instruments to the school’s modern band program on Dec. 11. Little Kids Rock is a national nonprofit dedicated to building a world where kids can live purposeful lives by ensuring all public school children have the opportunity to unlock their inner music makers.

JCPenney surprised 500 Thomas Jefferson High School students, who were affected by October’s tornadoes, with a $100 JCPenney gift card each in a special assembly. The donation was part of JCPenney’s long-standing tradition of supporting its communities through helping close the opportunity gap for underserved youth through essential clothing needs, access to youth programs and career readiness support, and disaster relief assistance.