Make Summer Educational and Fun

Though most students are anxious to dive into some summer fun, parents must be reminded of the many opportunities that exist to extend learning into the summer season while students are out of school.

Beat the heat with a visit to a local museum. The Dallas Museum of Art has classes for students of varying age ranges for as little as $5 to $8 dollars or plan a trip to the Rory Meyers Children’s Garden at the Dallas Arboretum, the Dallas Zoo or the Texas Discovery Gardens where students can study and interact with nature without even realizing they are learning science-based concepts.

The Dallas ISD will host free, full day summer enrichment camps where students will have opportunities to study dance, music or STEM-based lessons in conjunction with Big Thought and Dallas City of Learning where students can engage in online learning opportunities that will guide them on exploratory learning adventures for which they can earn badges.

For more information, visit www.dallasisd.org/summerlearning.

McNair to host first K-5 science summer camp for District 6 students

Dallas ISD’s McNair Summer Science and Enrichment Camp is a free, fun, full-day science learning and enrichment camp for K-5 students.

Mad Science will guide students through hands-on science-based lessons and experiments and the Boys and Girls Club will lead character-building exercises designed to help your child’s social and emotional development.

District 6 students will have the opportunity to brush up on their scientific skills in the mornings and enjoy music, dance or art classes in the afternoons. The McNair Summer Science and Enrichment camp includes weekly fieldtrips to places like the Perot Museum, the Dallas Arboretum and the Texas Discovery Gardens among other places. All students in the McNair Summer Science and Enrichment Camp will receive breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.

AASI to host children’s book author at District 6 elementary schools

Dallas ISD’s African American Success Initiative will treat students to a book reading by author Dr. Tererai Trent. Trent will read one of her recent works, “The Girl who Buried her Dreams in a Can,” and each student will receive a copy of her book.

“The Girl who Buried her Dreams in a Can,” is the story of a little girl with big dreams whose goals are fueled by her desire to receive an education in America to one day return to her native-Rhodesia to educate the children in her village.

Trent is a scholar, humanitarian, speaker and author hailed as Oprah Winfrey’s “All-time favorite guest.” Trent is an advocate of education and women’s empowerment.

Trent is scheduled to visit Umphrey Lee and Adelle Turner elementary schools on May 23.

Kimball students recognized at 53rd Annual V. Alyce Foster Trailblazer Awards Luncheon

Justin F. Kimball High School was represented at the South Dallas Business & Professional Women’s Club, Inc. 53rd Annual V. Alyce Foster Trailblazer Awards Luncheon. The Color Guard was on program for Posting of Colors and Deja Armani Hill and Azucena Garcia, were recipients of the 2016 V. Alyce Foster Trailblazer Scholarship Award.

Kimball Students Treated to “Say Yes to the Prom” Experience

Thirty-one students participated in Say Yes to the Prom at the Westin-Downtown Dallas.  Students were selected based on academic performance and need. The students were assigned to a mentor from AT&T, whereby they spent their day selecting prom attire and accessories. Students were treated to makeovers and hairstyles followed by a runway fashion show in which students were able to show off their recent makeovers.

Kimball Hosts Assembly to Enrich Male Students

Justin F. Kimball High School recently hosted an all-boys assembly at Kimball High School served as a “wake-up call” to encourage the students to reach their full potential.

Distinguished guests such as Judge Ernest White, Councilman Casey Thomas, radio personality J Kruz, and spoken word artist Joe Wesley Patton III talked with students about issues such as morality and the chivalric code.

District 6 Students recognized at district’s annual Superintendent’s Scholars Ceremony

Dallas ISD recently hosted the Superintendent’s Scholarship Ceremony at which Justin F. Kimball’s Breyelle Bradley received one of three $10,000 scholarships awarded to district students funded by a donation from the Sulentic Family Foundation. The $10,000 scholarship recipients were selected based on academic achievement, letters of recommendation and financial need.

The following District 6 students were awarded $2,500 through the Superintendent’s Scholarships:

• Tristan Cojoe of David W. Carter High School
• MacKenzie Palmer of David W. Carter High School
• Charleston Newhouse of Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy
• Naja Groden of Justin F. Kimball High School
• Gariela Martinez of Justin F. Kimball High School
• Jacqueline Presley Banuelos of John Leslie Patton Academic Center

District 6 Graduations

Make plans to support and celebrate our 2016 graduates this month. Upcoming District 6 graduation dates:

• Justin F. Kimball: 8:30 a.m., Saturday, May 28 at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse
• David W. Carter: 12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 28 at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse
• Kathlyn Joy Gilliam: 11 a.m., Sunday, June 5 at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse

John Leslie Patton Academic Center: 2 p.m., Sunday, June 5 at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse