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Amidst Chaos, Schools Try to Create Order

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments Dallas ISD, ESD, Schools, St. Mark's, St. Monica, Tornado, tornado 2019, Walnut Hill Elementary

Less than 24 hours after a tornado struck down nearly an entire feeder pattern’s worth of Dallas ISD schools, superintendent

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Dallas ISD Gets High B in TEA A-F Scores

October 22, 2019October 28, 2019 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments Dallas ISD, dallas schools, DISD, Education, Schools, Students, Teachers, Texas Education Agency

When the Texas Education Agency announced its yearly A through F grades for districts and schools, it was mostly good news for the Dallas Independent School District.

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Alcuin Building New Facilities To Meet Increased Demand

October 11, 2019October 18, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Alcuin School, construction, dallas schools, expansion, learning, Schools, Students

Alcuin School on Churchill Way is building a new West Campus Building to expand campus capacity and provide modern spaces for science instruction and other coursework.

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More Than Just a Student of Music

October 3, 2019October 2, 2019 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments ESD, Love is Queen, music, Schools, Singer, Val Mooty

When Val Mooty was about 6 or 7, his parents would hit mute during commercial breaks of American Idol, and he would sing like he was on the show.

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Two Science Buildings Are Better Than One

October 2, 2019October 4, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments McDermott-Green Science Building, Preston Hollow, Schools, Science Center Project, St. Marks School of Texas, Winn Science Center

St. Mark’s School of Texas students and their teachers are learning more than the curriculum this year; they’re learning about their new buildings, too.

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Pardon The Mess; Hillcrest Is Improving

October 1, 2019September 30, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments construction, Dallas ISD, DISD, Hillcrest High School, Preston Hollow, Schools

As the captain of the girls volleyball team, Hillcrest High School senior Skyy Owens was ecstatic to see the school’s newly completed competition gym when she returned from summer break.

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Preston Hollow Women’s Club Kicks Off 40th Year

September 26, 2019September 30, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Community, Parents, Preston Hollow, Preston Hollow Elementary School, Schools, Volunteering

Members of The Preston Hollow Women’s Club are looking forward this fall to seeing a new digital marquee installed at Preston Hollow Elementary School.

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Making Football Safer at the Point of Contact

September 24, 2019September 20, 2019 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Football, Hornets, Safety, Schools, Sports, Sports Gear

A personal connection and a financial commitment have put Greenhill at the cutting edge of football player safety.

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Teacher’s Assistant: A Shy, Toy Zebra

September 9, 2019September 4, 2019 Maddie Spera 0 Comments Ann McKeever Stautz, Education, Off the Chart! The Amazing Story of the Alphabet Zebra, Schools, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School

Highland Park’s Ann McKeever Stautz knew she was onto something on the first day of the 2016-17 school year.

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Acting Classes for the Autistic

September 5, 2019September 4, 2019 Mitch Gruen 0 Comments ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Schools, Trinity River Arts Center

Michael Schraeder, the acting chair at KD Conservatory since 2004, recently discovered the bene ts acting classes could have for children and adults on the autism spectrum.

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Happenings on the Hill

September 4, 2019September 20, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments College Debt, Dominique J. Baker, Education, Happenings on the Hill, Meadows Museum, Schools, SMU, Spanish Masters, video game technology

Researchers from SMU and elsewhere are using video game technology to tackle the problem of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa.