Dallas public schools will accept candidates for the District 2 seat on the Dallas Board of Education, currently occupied by Board President Sandy Kress, through March 20.
District 2 includes Lakewood, portions of East Dallas and North Dallas. Kress, who lives in Lakewood, is not running for re-election.
Kress was elected to represent District 2 in 1992 and his current term expires in May. The terms of Trustee Bill Keever of District 1, representing northwest Dallas, and Board Vice President Hollis Brashear of District 6, representing southwest Dallas, also expire in May.
To qualify, candidates must reside in the trustee district they hope to represent for at least six months prior to filing. They must reside in the Dallas school district for at least one year prior to filing, and they must be registered voters.
The office of the board secretary in the Administration Building, 3700 Ross, is open for candidate filing and will be open during spring break (March 11-15). Call board secretary Robert L. Johnston at 989-8089 for information.
Lakewood PTA Honors Parents, Teacher for School Service
Lakewood Elementary’s PTA honored parents Sheila Simpson and Kathy Daume and English as a Second Language teacher Keith Johnson last month with Texas Life Membership Awards, given annually to PTA members for outstanding service to the school.
Simpson helped establish the school’s “Study Buddy’ one-on-one tutoring program and has served on the PTA Board as cultural arts chair, organizing more than 30 field trips. Fluent in Spanish, Simpson also tutors in the ESL program. The mother of two boys, she serves as a Cub Scout Den Mother and the leader of Pack 54.
Daume, the mother of three children, serves on the PTA boards for Lakewood and J.L. Long Middle School. She has helped coordinate the Lakewood Science Fair for many years and is the Lakewood PTA’s family education director. In the fall 1995, she organized a Lakewood family field trip to NASA.
Johnson initiated an after-school tutoring program, makes home visits to meet student’s parents and often transports students to school activities when they have no other way to participate. His peers selected him as teacher of the year, and he has been nominated for the Rotary’s Club’s “Service Above Self” award.
News & Notes:
PARROTT WINS SCHOOL BOARD RACE:
College professor Lois Parrott won a runoff election against Donna Wigley, past PTA City Council president, last month to capture the District 3 seat on the Dallas Board of Education, which represents far East Dallas. Parrott replaces former Dallas school Trustee Dan Peavy, who resigned in October after secretly recorded tapes were released of him making racist, sexist and anti-gay statements. Seven candidates ran for the seat in the initial election in January.
WOODROW DEBATERS CAPTURE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP: The team of Matthew Liebman and Jeremy Liebman from Woodrow Wilson High School placed first at the recent University Interscholastic League district cross-examination debate meet held at Skyline High School. The team will advance to the 1996 UIL state meet held March 14-16 at UT-Austin. Cross-examination debate requires students to research and develop government policies to solve national problems. A team then defends its policy against an opposing team’s objections. The Woodrow team of Cristi Becerra and Michael De La Garza placed third at the district level; they are alternates for the state competition. The students are coached by Debbie Nicholas.
LAKEHILL CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY: Lakehill Preparatory School, 2720 Hillside, celebrates 25 years at its Silver Celebration Auction March 9 at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel, 2201 Stemmons. The event starts at 7 p.m. and includes dinner. Tickets cost $36 for general admission and $100 for patrons.
Established by a group of Lakewood residents, Lakehill opened at Lakewood Baptist church for its first classes and today has approximately 250 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The first chairman of the board was Dr. E.R. Cox. Other initial board members were Jim B. Young, Steward Frazier, Michael Dryer, R.L. Dabney, George Pavey and Jack D. Locklear.
All auction proceeds benefit the school. Call 826-2931 for information.
HEXTER, ROGERS ROUND UP NEW STUDENTS: Victor Hexter Elementary, 9720 Waterview, and Dan D. Rogers Elementary, 5314 Abrams, each host a new student roundup this month.
Hexter’s roundup is scheduled March 1 from 8:30-11 a.m. Families with kindergartners or families returning from private schools are welcome. Call 319-0220 for information.
Rogers welcomes families with kindergartners March 6 from 9-10 a.m. and 7-8 p.m. Families will meet kindergarten teachers, the principal, counselors and other parents. Call 987-8480 for information.
POLICE CHIEF SPEAKS TO PTA: Dallas Police Chief Ben Click speaks to the Lakewood Early Childhood PTA march 21 about “Protecting Our Families in Our Violent World” at the Lakewood Country Club, Gaston and Abrams. A western buffet and cash bar is available at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $12 per person for dinner. The PTA’s general meeting begins at 7 p.m., and Click speaks at 7:45 p.m. Reservations are due by March 18 to Charlotte Profitt, 320-1965. Child care will not be available at this meeting.
STUDENT ARTISTS EXHIBITED AT NORTHPARK: Students from Robert E. Lee Elementary had their art work displayed last month at NorthPark Center, Central and Park Lane, Lee art teacher Joan Singer worked with the Dallas Museum of Art’s PM Club on the project. The students sculpted table centerpieces for a PM Club banquet. Fifteen of Lee’s centerpieces were exhibited at NorthPark, representing the work of 45 fifth and sixth graders. Lee was one of three schools, and the only Dallas public school, chosen for the centerpiece project.
STUDENTS ADVANCE IN ODYSSEY COMPETITION: The fourth, fifth and sixth grade teams from Lakewood Elementary advance to the regional competition for Odyssey of the Mind on March 2 at Mountain View Community College. Lakewood’s sixth grade team received two awards in competition last month, one for its teamwork and the Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award, the Odyssey’s highest honor.
ZARAGOZA HELPS WITH FOOD DRIVE: Boy Scout Troop 44 at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary recently collected 420 canned goods during the “Scouting for Food” drive. They contributed to the 7,700 cans of food collected by scouts in the White Buffalo District, which encompasses East Dallas. The food was delivered to neighborhood churches. Marshall Tyre is Zaragoza’s scout leader.
WOODROW’S KARATE CLUB COMMENDED: The newly formed Karate Club at Woodrow Wilson High School was recently mentioned by eighth degree black belt Keith D. Yates in an article in Inside Tae Kwon Do, a national martial arts magazine. Yates taught a martial arts class to the club for its regular teacher Joy Moore. In the magazine, he commended the club for its courtesy and respect for others. Students he recognized for their discipline were Michael Sartain, Brenda Macias, Zantar Kelly, Shane Trammel, Kevin Jarrell and Renee Villanueva.
YOUNG STOCK BROKERS: A team of students from St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, 3741 Abrams, recently was honored at an awards banquet for winners of the Fall 1995 Dallas Morning News Stock Market Game for sixth through 12 graders. The St. Thomas team placed second in the Cubs Region. The students were James Stanton Ryan IV, Jay Rocca, Rachel Fletcher, Chelcey Adami and Ashley Cupito. Their teacher is Hope Turner. Broker Teri Thomas of Preas, Milkie-Ferguson Investments was assigned to work with the students. For the competition, teams are given a hypothetical $100,000 to invest in the stock market for 10 weeks. St. Thomas ended up with $129,283 equity in its portfolio.
AN EDUCATIONAL SPRING BREAK: The YWCA, 4621 Ross, offers a week-long program for school-aged children during spring break from March 11-15, focusing on the earth and its resources. The students will learn about environmental protection. Call 826-9922 for information.
COMPUTER CHAMP: Neighborhood student Hannah Skinner of George B. Dealey Montessori Academy participated in the Science and Engineering Magnet’s Math, Technology and Computer Tournament at Townview Center. Skinner was a member of a three-person team that placed second in the computer competition. Dealey is a Dallas public school that draws students from across our City.
