By Joyce Foreman, Dallas ISD Trustee District 6
Dallas ISD offers parents a wide array of programs and services to students and families including free summer programs, meals, transportation, health care, counseling and mental health services, and a host of opportunities in which students can develop their interests and realize their full potential.
Students in District 6 are taking full advantage of programs offered at schools in the area like tuition-free, full day pre-k, dual language, arts, STEM, collegiate academies and early college high schools and career and technical education programs including those at David W. Carter High School and Justin F. Kimball High School and W.H. Atwell, T.W. Browne, Zan Wesley Holmes Jr., D.A. Hulcy STEAM and Boude Storey middle schools.
CTE is one of the district’s key priorities to expand career programs that align with the economic opportunities within each community. CTE programs not only help students start thinking about and exploring careers early, but they also help them chart a path to college and career success.
College- and career-ready staff work closely with higher education and workforce partners to create a career ladder with certifications and licenses for students at the secondary level.
At Carter High School, students have opportunities to pursue career pathways in arts and communications, business and marketing, information technology and law and public safety.
Kimball High School offers two National Academy Foundation pathway programs in Hospitality and Tourism and Engineering
Other news in District 6:
Sign up for one of Dallas ISD’s free summer learning programs
Dallas ISD has teamed with the City of Dallas under the umbrella Dallas City of Learning to bring Dallas families dozens of free and fun summer activities for children of all ages. The partnership is managed by the nonprofit organization Big Thought.
Whether a child is interested in robotics, dance, sports, space, or literature, there is an activity families can register children for in the Discover Summer Learning Guide that will keep them learning all summer long. For more information or to find the guide, visit www.dallasisd.org/summerlearning.
Carter students receive $1.25 million in scholarships
Five Carter students received full-ride scholarships, each valued at more than $250,000, to attend Texas Christian University through TCU Community Scholarships which are awarded based on merit, academic achievement, volunteerism, and diversity.
The recipients include twin sisters Nahjae and Tahjae Selby, and Deanna Harper, Rickey Perry and Patricia Smith.
2017 Superintendent’s Scholars
Congratulations to the following District 6 Superintendent’s Scholars who will each receive $2,500 scholarships.
- Chassadi Cox & Shadarial Pride, David W. Carter High School
- Adurape Osunjimi, Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Early College
- Brenda Leal & Alexandra Perez, Justin F. Kimball High School
- Keren Happuc Bazenga, John Leslie Patton Jr. Academic Center
Great things happening at Gilliam Collegiate
- Six Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy students secured employment the Mayor’s Summer Internship Program. Let’s wish Christian Garcia, Jazmine Nunez, Kalei Brown, Kiarra Smart, and Vanessa Larez well in their professional experiences this summer.
- Forty-eight percent of Gilliam’s senior class will graduate with their associate degree or are within 12 hours of the degree this year.
- Congratulations to staff member Karen Bradford who was recently named a “Very Important Counselor” by Texas A&M University for her work with students on college and scholarship applications.
Patton senior wins Congressional High School Art Competition
John Leslie Patton Academic Center senior Uriel Lopez won the 2017 Congressional High School Art Competition, an annual, nationwide art competition initiated by Members of Congress in their respective districts. Lopez’s work entitled “Preserving Patriot’s Dream,” depicts men and women raising the American flag in Iwo Jima.
The competition, organized by Congressman Pete Sessions, was open to all high school students in the district. Sessions called the piece “nothing short of exceptional.” Lopez’s artwork will be showcased in the U.S. Capitol building for the next year. As the Grand Prize recipient, Uriel will join the national winners in Washington, D.C. for the Congressional High School Art Competition award ceremony in June.
District 6 athletics rolls through spring competition
Congratulations to Carter’s boys’ and girls’ track and girls’ softball teams and Kimball’s tennis teams for their stellar performances in their recent seasons. Thank you to the student-athletes, parents, coaches and administrators who continue to support our students’ extra-curricular interests, efforts and successes.
