Juan Carpio didn’t have an opportunity to make the playoffs while at North Dallas, but now in his second season at Langston University, Carpio and the Lions are competing in the 2017 NAIA Football Championship Series. The No. 7 Lions play host to No. 10 Northwestern (Iowa) at 2 p.m. Saturday in the first round.
Several North Dallas High art students won awards last Friday in the first Dia de los Muertos Art Competition, hosted by North Texas LULAC. Cristian Dominguez won first place and $500 in the art competition. Maria Ruiz won fifth place and Antonia Cabanas won sixth place. Art pieces were submitted from several Dallas ISD schools. Winners were
Sgt. Marion Nicholson was recently about the benefits of joining the JROTC at North Dallas High School. “Discipline, structure,” he said. “When they first come in, we tell them you will wear a uniform. You will present yourself as far as the way we want you to do it. We’ll teach you everything. We’re going to mentor, model,
Stefhany Gonzalez, listed at 5-8 and 211 pounds, says she’s treated just like any other player on the North Dallas High football team. She has seen limited playing time but she still attends practice and can be seen on the sidelines during the games. Although she was sick and in street clothes last Friday, Stefhany
More than 150 students and parents attended the North Dallas Collegiate P-Tech Academy Kick-off event Monday and had the opportunity to meet some of the pathway sponsors at the Collegiate Center. “I am pretty pleased with the turnout!” Workplace Learning Coordinator Christina Akhavanzadeh said in an email. “We have a great group of students who are
The 2017 North Dallas High School Homecoming Court was announced Saturday night in the girls gym. The entire Homecoming Court was presented at halftime of Friday’s game, which was won by North Dallas, a 28-0 victory over Sunset at Pleasant Grove Stadium. The court included: Freshmen Kiara Escobar Sophomores Marco Garcia Wong Juana Serrato Juniors Modesto Ottenwarden
Playing in front of the biggest crowd of the season — and Homecoming, too – North Dallas’ passing game hit on all cylinders while the defense put the clamps on Sunset in a 28-0 District 12-5A game at Pleasant Grove Stadium. The Bulldogs’ first win saw quarterback Kavonn Price threw for 208 yards and two
Senior Kathy Nguyen will be appear on Dale Hansen’s “Scholar Athlete of the Week” segment on Sunday on WFAA-TV Channel 8. The segment, which runs after the 10 p.m. newscast, is scheduled at 10:35 p.m. Kathy participates in cross country, swimming and softball. She is also vice president of the Senior Class, captain of the debate,
Gil Garza, the Dallas ISD director of athletics, attended the North Dallas Bulldogs’ game against the Spruce Timberwolves on Sept. 7. Garza, who joined DISD in August 2014, supervises 22 high schools and 32 middle schools. Born and raised in Edinburg, Garza has more than 42 years of coaching and athletic leadership. A former head football
With the first two weeks behind her, North Dallas High School Principal, Katherine Eska, continues to set her sights on the first day of school on Aug. 28. She’s getting to know the building, the teachers, and the staff, as well as holding meetings, planning Teacher Professional Development, and setting the master schedule — all the same
By BRENDA LOPEZ MONSIVAIS With the new school year just around the corner, the only thing that keeps you from getting your school supplies is having to drive from store to store and wait in long checkout lines. But the North Dallas Booster Club has the solution for you. And you can get your shopping
Coach Dre Marvell has been running the Nemesis Worldwide basketball select program for 23 years. During his tenure, he’s coached many girls who have gone on to play college basketball and some are currently in the WNBA. Could North Dallas High junior SaNiya Lampkin be next? “SaNiya right now is way above most ordinary females
North Dallas High School has a new principal! Katherine Wanserski Eska comes to North Dallas High from Arthur Kramer Elementary School, where she has been the principal for the last three years. While at Kramer Elementary, Eska led her campus to obtain six state distinctions. She also worked as a high school teacher at Spruce
Recent North Dallas High graduate James Crayton has one of the coolest jobs this summer. He operates a McKinney Avenue Trolley in the Uptown area. “It is. Sometimes I just deny that it’s really cool,” James said on a recent Saturday. “I look at it as a pretty fun job. I get to have fun
Ogden Compton turns 85 in August but he remembers playing football at North Dallas High School as if it were yesterday. Actually, he almost quit playing football at North Dallas, and if he did, he probably wouldn’t have made his way into the NFL record book. As a rookie quarterback with the Chicago Cardinals,
North Dallas High School librarian Terri Moore is selling yearbooks but also looking for yearbooks. She is selling yearbooks at $30 for certain years, and is looking for yearbooks for certain years to be donated. “We do have some yearbooks we can sell [$30 each],” she said. “There are also a few years we
The North Dallas High School Booster Club generates support for the extracurricular activities at North Dallas High School. The group, which was started around 2002 and is comprised a parent president and alumni volunteers, holds events throughout the year and sells merchandise to raise funds for the athletic program. The Booster Club website publishes photos and stories about
Second of two parts North Dallas boys basketball coach Brett Cole says the key to building the basketball program is having proper facilities and maintaining a feeder pattern. The feeder pattern requires getting the kids from Spence and Rusk to come to North Dallas and not transferring or attending other schools. But getting basketball athletes to come
First of two parts. From November to February, the North Dallas basketball teams become road warriors. They may play one or two games in the boys gym, but for the most part, all of their games are on the road. North Dallas, a Class 5A school with 1,200 students, doesn’t have a competition-size gym like other
North Dallas High School’s National Honor Society will hold its induction at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in the school auditorium. Jeanne Stern Laurie, president of the Greater North Dallas Alumni Association, will be the featured speaker. To be in the National Honor Society, students must have an 85.0 grade-point average, or higher. They are almost always nominated
One of the outstanding student-athletes at North Dallas High School is Garion Doyle, who is the designated hitter for the baseball team. Doyle is one of five seniors playing for the Bulldogs baseball teams. The others include outfielder Christian Zuniga, Steven Do, Roberto Ramirez, and Brandon Gerado. The seniors will be recognized Tuesday night before
North Dallas midfielder Xya Balderas was voted the District 12-5A Offensive Player of the Year, Coach William Prussack said. Balderas and forward Liliana Flores were selected first team All-District 12-5A. Defenders Diana Romero and Madeline Maya were selected to the second team. Senior goalkeeper Monica Ozuna was named honorable mention. “Xya’s performance was solid,” Prussack
The North Dallas softball team celebrated Senior Night before its game against Woodrow Wilson on Friday at the North Dallas field. Here are photos from the pre-game event. Photos are taken by Ernest Cerda (Class of’ ’67). The Lady Bulldogs fell 17-14 in eight innings but enjoyed their best game of the season.
The Lady Bulldogs saved their best for last. The result was the same but you couldn’t tell it from all the Senior Night celebration during and after the game. The Lady Bulldogs were so close to winning. North Dallas fell 17-14 in eight innings to Woodrow Wilson at the North Dallas softball field despite
The North Dallas Bulldogs bounced back from its first district loss to rout second-place Seagoville 11-2 on Friday at Seagoville’s baseball field. The Bulldogs are now 9-1 in District 12-5A play with two games to go. North Dallas could wrap up the district title against Adamson at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Reverchon Park. The Bulldogs will also
The 2018 North Dallas High School Prom will be from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, April 21, in Rosine Hall at the Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road in East Dallas, on the southeastern shore of White Rock Lake. The dinner and the dance start at 7 p.m. Voting for Prom King and Queen will take
A group of North Dallas art students participated in the Retail as Art: Student Photography Exhibit Thursday night at Dallas Contemporary in the Design Art District. The students participating included Reina Garcia, Kathy Nguyen, Brandon Gerardo, Alejandra Barron, Duyen Lai, Lizbeth Lopez, Jacob Tijerina, Rosario Alcoser, DonTavious James, and Nathan Reyes. The students’ artwork
The 2017-18 North Dallas High School yearbook edition is en route to the printer. Don’t miss out on getting all of the events of the past year. Order your yearbook today! To order a yearbook, send $40 with your full name and ID number to the school office by April 30. Relive the school year
