By Rebecca Aguilar The same scenario keeps playing over and over in my head since last Sunday, when I was at Dave & Buster’s in Dallas. The music was loud, the restaurant was busy, laughter was in the background from children playing in the arcade. I’m sitting in the bar area, having lunch with my […]
By Victor Aves On January 16, the Woodrow Wilson High School DECA chapter participated in a local competition. Twenty-two Woodrow students took part in the event, and 19 were first timers. DECA stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America, and DECA Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit student organization with more than 225,000 members in all […]
By Chic DiCiccio If anyone told you back in October that “Joker” would end up with the most nominations at the 2020 Academy Awards, there’s a good chance you’d think that came from a crazy person. Well, 11 nominations and $335 million later, that zany prediction is now a reality. However, there aren’t many people […]
The Exchange Club of Lake Highlands installed nine new members on January 10. Shown on the front, from left to right, are: John Petteway, Steve Combest, Darren Wickham, Philip Kindall and Club Membership Director Nathan Trifone. On the back row, from left to right, are: Noah Nadler, William Wolff, Brian Haines and Mark McMullen (not […]
By Martha Tiller Singer Steve Grand comes to Dallas one night only for the benefit of the Suicide & Crisis Center. Appearing at SMU’s Bob Hope Theater, Grand brings the influences of The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Elton John to entertain. The evening of music is sponsored by Arnold and Joe Pacetti. Grand (pictured) is […]
On February 15, be a part of Cupid’s Undie Run, a “brief,” mile(ish) fun run that takes place in the middle of a BIG party — all to find a cure for neurofibromatosis (NF), a genetic tumor disorder that affects 1 in every 3,000 births. Participants run in their undies because those affected with NF […]
From Dallas ISD Staff Reports Abitamim Bharmal is passionate about sharing his love for 3D printing with younger generations. He’s a 17-year-old senior who spent most of his summer earnings on upgrading the makerspaces and STEM labs at several Dallas ISD elementary schools. Bharmal is a student at the School for the Talented and Gifted at […]
The Woodrow Wilson Robotics team 13916, better known as the Retrobots, captured first place out of 28 teams at a recent district qualifier to advance to the regional competition on Feb. 15th. The Retrobots are continuing a strong tradition of success from the STEM and robotics program at Woodrow Wilson high school. Go, Retrobots! — […]
By Mark Ball Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has received a grant of $49,600 towards Human Trafficking Awareness from the Federal Transit Administration. A total of 24 organizations, including DART and four other transit-rail agencies, will each receive funding for projects to help prevent human trafficking and other crimes found on public transportation. “Since 2013, […]
An inspiring speech from fifth-grader Colin Harris earned him first place in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition. Harris (pictured above), who attends J.P. Starks Math, Science and Technology Vanguard, competed alongside seven other outstanding fourth- and fifth-grade students at the Jan. 17 competition. The students shared their original speeches addressing a question: […]