FEBRUARY 1 STEM DAY WILL INTRODUCE K-12 STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO CAREERS OF THE FUTURE
DALLAS ISD TRUSTEE CARLA RANGER, DISTRICT 6
A science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education provides students with valuable tools to be successful in almost any career. STEM skills help students learn to think critically and make connections to why things are the way they are.
Such skills are necessary to prepare students to enter the workforce ready to take on today’s cutting-edge jobs that experts estimate will continue to increase at a rapid pace in the future. Careers of the future will most certainly focus heavily on science, technology, engineering and mathematics
In recognition of this emerging need, Dallas ISD is focusing on equipping our students with the skills to be competitive in the job market. This year, the first Dallas ISD STEM Day will be held from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday, February 1, at Skyline High School. The day of interactive exploration will feature STEM sessions to engage students in K-12 and introduce them to careers in exciting fields.
Among the 50 featured sessions will be: Paintball Chemistry, 3D Printing and Scanning, Aerial Robotics, Science in the Movies, Fingerprinting, Feel Like an Astronaut, Lone Star Hovercraft, Fun with Fossils, Speed and Velocity and many others. Additionally, students who are divisional winners at their campus
STEM Day registration runs through Jan. 22. The event is open to all Dallas ISD students, parents, teachers, and community members. For registration and more information, visit http://www.dallasisd.org/stemday or call (972) 925-8087.
In District 6 news:
Through their work guiding and advising students, counselors play a key role in helping students discover their aptitude for careers in STEM and other fields. Join me in applauding the following District 6 counselors named winners of the Texas School Counselor Association’s CREST award that recognizes outstanding school counseling programs:
Nellisia Toliver and Barbara Bell-Davis are being honored for their work at Boude Storey Middle School. Ms. Toliver is now counselor at Justin F. Kimball High School.
Congratulations are in order for Martin Weiss Elementary School fourth grader Dayanara Guerrero who won first place in a national writing contest sponsored by the National Association for Bilingual Education. Dayanara’s essay, “Proud to be Bilingual” won the award in the 3-5 grade category garnering her $500, and travel and hotel accommodations to attend the NABE Conference and Awards luncheon with her parents in California next month.
Proud applause greeted the eight student finalists who recently recited their original essays in the finals of the Gardere 2014 MLK Oratory Competition held at the Majestic Theater. The District 6 finalists were Ahmad Crawford of Marsalis Elementary, Sedailiah Rochelle of Thomas Tolbert Elementary, and Chaelon Simpson of Ronald McNair Elementary.
Parents in the Kimball feeder pattern are reminded of the district’s next Super Saturday parent workshop scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Justin F. Kimball High School, 3606 S. Westmoreland Rd. The series covers topics such as raising children with special needs and financial literacy. Workshops are free and open to the entire community.
Umphrey Lee Elementary choral program students recently performed “A Whole New World” with guest artist Peabo Bryson, a live band, a 200-voice choir and praise dancers in The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 31st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. “Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement” concert. The event, held at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday.
The International Association of Firefighters Local 58, warmed hearts at Martin Weiss Elementary with their generous donation of more than 500 new coats. Students and staff were all smiles as the firefighters personally fitted each child with a new coat.
