News Briefs

The Dallas ISD, Family & Community Engagement Office is hosting a Fam Jam on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Spruce High School. The Saturday Fam Jams offer free interactive parent workshops on topics such as bullying and college and career readiness. In addition, there be free food and drinks, a variety of fun activities for kids, student entertainment, tons of door prizes, as well as many other giveaways and resources. Childcare for children ages 3-12 will be available for those attending the parent workshops. For more information or to register for the parent workshops, visit www.dallasisd.org/family.

Some 120 guests, many of them alumni sporting their beloved school colors of Columbia blue and white, attended a recent ceremony at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School held to celebrate the news that the Oak Cliff school is receiving a multi-million-dollar facelift. Titled the Roosevelt Relaunch, the ceremony featured a variety of speakers and student participants, including Dallas ISD officials, a Dallas City Council member, and the Dallas Fire Chief and County Sheriff, both of whom happen to be Roosevelt alums. Principal Troy Tyson presided at the event, which opened with the presentation of the colors and the Pledge of…

In order to raise awareness on the link between school attendance and academic achievement, Dallas ISD hosted the national September Attendance Awareness Month with a focus on reducing chronic absenteeism to give all students an equitable opportunity to learn, grow and thrive academically, emotionally and socially. Attendance Awareness Month provided the district with an opportunity to raise student and community awareness on the importance of school attendance and demonstrate that attendance is a top priority. The 2019-2020 Dallas ISD Attendance Awareness Month theme was “#ShowUp!” Dallas ISD for the month of September. Coordinated by Parent Services, Student Engagement and Counseling…

Every week during Hispanic Heritage Month we are spotlighting a notable namesake of a Dallas ISD school. A musician and retired Dallas ISD teacher, Moisés E. Molina was known to his friends as Moe. Molina was born in 1946 and raised in McAllen, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from The University of Texas at Arlington and his Master of Education degree from the University of North Texas in Denton. After serving in the U.S. Army, Molina joined the staff at Adamson High School in 1975. When he started at Adamson, only 12 students were in the high…