Friends Executive Director has accepted a new position at The Dallas Foundation as the Senior Director of Donor Engagement. In her new role, Kezia will serve as the foundation’s liaison to new Supporting Organizations and manage the donor services team. “We wish her our very best and thank her sincerely for the outstanding way she […]
Friends of BOMLA is excited to welcome Mr. Rashad Jackson as the new principal of the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith. According to Dallas ISD’s Tiffany Huitt, “Mr. Jackson is a product of Dallas ISD. After attending St. Mark’s School of Texas from 1st- 7th Grade, Mr. Jackson attended W.E. Greiner, […]
Investments in our College Readiness Program from Toyota and the JCPenney Communities Foundation made college visits and SAT/ACT Test Prep possible throughout the school year. For their final visit to campus, we were proud to send off the Class of 2020 with a few items they might need in their next chapter, including: An oversized […]
Think back to your senior year of high school. What do you remember most – studying for finals, spending time with friends, mapping out your plan for the next four years? For the BOMLA class of 2020, the implications of COVID-19 replaced the traditional year-end experiences with online learning, psychical distancing and even a virtual […]
Traditionally, college-bound advisors help hundreds of students a year identify potential options for pursuing higher education, sometimes with little to no personalization or guidance beyond an application. BOMLA’s College Bound Advisor Misty Williams is so much more than traditional. “I like to consider myself their one-stop college shop,” Williams said. “In addition to identifying […]
Earlier this year, TEDx Pleasant Grove hosted speakers from Dallas and beyond on the theme “Open.” Among them were established professionals and changemakers such as Caryoln Coker Ross, an eating disorder and addiction expert, Poonam Patel, founder of Urban Loop Studio, and Thomas Palmer, BOMLA alumnus and aspiring lawyer and senator. Modeled after the popular […]
BOMLA math and student leadership teacher Tracey Etheredge-Alford last saw her students face-to-face before spring break. When school resumed, because of the impacts from COVID-19, her freshmen through senior-level classes existed solely online. But Etheredge-Alford wasn’t going to let a screen stand in the way of great education. “I knew I wanted to still be […]
While BOMLA actively celebrates the success of our students year-round, Senior Signing Day is an opportunity for friends, family and the community to join us in recognizing our outstanding seniors and their next life chapter. This year, BOMLA is proud to announce JCPenney and Toyota Motor Corporation as our Senior Signing Day presenting sponsors, showcasing […]
Think about the last time you visited your primary care physician, a specialist or even saw a medical professional interviewed on the news – were they a person of color? If yes, they were more than likely a minority in their graduating class. The organization Black Men in White Coats is hoping to change that, […]
What do charity, mindfulness and team building have in common? eSports gaming at BOMLA, believe it or not. The idea became reality when two seniors approached literature, debate and creative writing teacher Jeff Chetoni about enlisting his help to start a team on campus. After a few learning curves, Chetoni learned that Dallas Independent School […]