22 Aug 2005
John Eagle Dealerships to Sponsor Three Special Editions of Show on WFAA-Channel 8
DALLAS—In addition to school uniforms in the Dallas Independent School District, the new school year brings a new cast for DISD's student-hosted television show, School Zone Dallas.
The Emmy Award-winning TV show will air three times this school year on WFAA-Channel 8 at 6:30 p.m., courtesy of John Eagle Dealerships. The first edition will air Wednesday, September 7. Additional programs will air in January and April.
"To air School Zone Dallas on WFAA is a tremendous opportunity to showcase our staff and students," said DISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa. "John Eagle's continued partnership to air this program is unique to North Texas and is appreciated by all of us in the DISD."
WFAA usually airs Wheel of Fortune at 6:30 p.m. on weeknights. When School Zone Dallas aired in that timeslot this past January, more than 350,000 viewers tuned in to watch. The September 7 program will feature DISD's exemplary Advanced Placement program, a field trip to China by students from Lincoln High School, the finalists for DISD Teacher of the Year and an after-school fiddle club at William L. Cabell Elementary in Northwest Dallas.
"We have been involved in community projects since our dealerships opened in 1962," said John Eagle, president of John Eagle Dealerships. "None of them, however, have ever been more rewarding than the opportunity to sponsor School Zone Dallas."
School Zone Dallas, produced by Dallas Schools Television won the 2003 Lone Star Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Program. It also received the 2004 Lone Star Emmy for Outstanding Segment in a Magazine Format program. In addition, School Zone Dallas received the 2005 Platinum Award from the Texas School Public Relations Association, the top honor presented to any school district in the state by the organization.
This year's cast includes Darrell Pryor, Law Magnet at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center; Joanna Sanchez, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts; Bridgette Bennett, David W. Carter High School; Cynthia Cordona,W. H. Adamson High School; Rafael Fields, South Oak Cliff High School; Enrique Guerrero, Moises Molina HS; Erica Hollingsworth, Lincoln High School; Ivan Jones, Skyline High School; Orlando Rojas, W. T. White High School; and Katy Smaczniak, Bryan Adams High School.