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  • Start practicing your poker face. The deadline for J. L. Long’s fourth annual Long Sports Poker Tourney is drawing near and there are still a handful of spots left (last year sold out). The event will be this Saturday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m. Register online.
  • Stonewall Jackson Elementary School is gearing up for the 3rd Annual Food Truck Field Day on March 29, and there’s going to be a new addition to the event this year:  The White Top Book Sale. So they need as many books as they can get before then. There’s a bin in the front hall outside the office for donations. All proceeds will benefit Stonewall Gardens.
  • Also, Stonewall Jackson Elementary School announced the Diamond Anniversary Celebration and Auction will be May 9 at the Hotel Palomar. If you’d like to be a part of the auction team, contact Pennie Marshall at penniemarshall@gmail.com or Kathy Ruff at klruff@sbcglobal.net.
  • Join Hexter Elementary School for the Hex Gala +Auction on Feb. 8. Tickets are $25 a person. Learn more on the website.
  • Magnet school applications are available online for interested parents. Go to the Dallas ISD website, and hover over “parents/students” and then click the “parents & students” on the pop-up menu. Scroll down to find “District Programs,” and click on the title “Magnet Program.” On the left, click the plus sign for the bullet labeled “Magnet Application Process and Forms.” Under this heading is all the information parents need read to research the procedure for applying to DISD Magnet School. Click on “Magnet Application Forms” to find the application you need. Print this application from the ADOBE PDF file, and fill it out. Deadline for submission is Jan. 31. Give the completed applications to the school to which you are applying.
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