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District 5 To Host Academic PEP Rally

16 Nov 2010

Rally Scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 4

DALLAS–Dallas Independent School District Board Trustee Lew Blackburn, District 5, will host an Academic Pep Rally for the South Oak Cliff High School cluster schools, at 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 4, at South Oak Cliff High School, 3601 S. Marsalis Ave.

Students who have achieved 90s in their classes will be eligible to win prizes. Students must bring a copy of their report cards and parents or legal guardians must be present to receive the prize.

The event will celebrate District 5 schools' academic excellence in math, science, English/language arts, and history/social studies.

"Dallas ISD has improved more than any other urban district in Texas and more than all but one urban district in the country in narrowing the achievement gap."


Brown Center on Education Policy
Brookings Institution
February 2009