17 Sep 2009
DALLAS—Dallas ISD student and speaker extraordinaire Dalton Sherman will be featured tomorrow, Friday, September 18 on NBC's The Today Show.
Dalton, who is now a student at Dallas ISD's Environmental Science Academy, and his family were interviewed last week by new Today Show correspondent Jenna Bush Hager.
Since being the surprise keynote speaker at last year's school district convocation held at the American Airlines Center, Dalton has become somewhat of a celebrity. He has appeared on Oprah, Ellen and has delivered speeches throughout the country.
This past summer, Kids Who Care Inc. of Fort Worth created a musical that was inspired by his speech called District XI: Believe in Me. Dalton and his brother Demosthenes are now members of the production's cast. The next performance is scheduled for Friday, October 2 at the Scott Theatre in Fort Worth.
"We believe that every student can perform at or above grade level and graduate college and workforce ready to compete in the global economy," is the first core belief adopted by the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees.
For a complete list of core beliefs, visit the Web site at http://www.dallasisd.org/about/vision.htm.