The Pantherettes have done it again! The DHS varsity girls basketball team ended an amazing season by clinching the state title for the second consecutive year, defeating Cibolo Steele High School on Saturday, March 2 in Austin. Not only did this victory earn the Pantherettes the 5A state championship, it earned them a place in [...]
2003 State Champion Pantherettes to be Recognized at State Tournament Each year the University Interscholastic League recognizes state championship teams from the previous decade at the State tournaments. The winning history of the Pantherettes will be recognized in this year’s Honor Team ceremony, as UIL invites the 2003 State Champion Duncanville High School varsity girls [...]
February is Black History Month, and students at Duncanville ISD campuses came together to study and celebrate the contributions of black Americans to the culture of our country. Central Students Visit Aviation Museum On Friday, February 22 Central Elementary third and fourth grade students visited the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Dallas Love Field and [...]
Keeping district families informed and engaged in their child’s education continues to be a priority for Duncanville ISD leaders, and that means continuing to find ways to strengthen communication between home and school. This week the district launched three new resources intended to make it easier for parents and students to stay connected, engaged, and [...]
Students at Byrd Middle School were given the opportunity to create their own miniature tornadoes during a recent Project Based Learning experience, thanks to parents’ generous donations of supplies, money, and time. “It was so cool! I could imagine a real tornado, and learned firsthand how they are formed when cold and hot air mixes!” exclaimed [...]
The Pantherettes won the semifinal game of the UIL State 5A girls basketball tournament on Friday afternoon, March 1. Be sure to watch the Pantherettes defend their state title during the championship game, televised on FOX Sports Southwest at 8:30 pm on Saturday, March 2. The Pantherettes’s journey started with their victory at the Region [...]
The hard work of a group of honor roll students was recently rewarded with the opportunity to go behind the scenes of the NASCAR facilities at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Excited Reed Middle School A-Team students got a personal tour of the huge facility on January 31. Speedway staff gave the students’ school bus [...]
During the first two weeks of February, students at Brandenburg Intermediate could be seen moving from classroom to classroom, collecting jars from teachers, and counting student and staff donations for blood cancer research. The fundraiser organized by the school’s fifth and sixth grade students raised an estimated $1,200 to support the mission of the Leukemia and [...]
Three Duncanville HS students recently turned in excellent performances as members of the 2013 TMEA Texas All-State Concert Band, All-State Symphonic Band and All-State Symphony Orchestra. Congratulations to junior Jazmin Yuen, a returning all-state clarinet player whose audition earned her fourth chair placement. The talent of senior Derron Hollingsworth (baritone saxophone) earned him a place [...]
Duncanville ISD Honors School Bus Drivers and Monitors The Duncanville ISD family truly appreciates the men and women in charge of ensuring that more than 5,500 bus riders arrive at school and return home safely each day. Members of the district’s Executive Leadership Team joined the Transportation Department staff on Friday, February 15 to recognize the [...]