School News
DeSoto High School Announces Its Class of 2020
- Written by Dallas Weekly Dallas Weekly
- Published: 26 May 2020 26 May 2020
DeSoto, TX - DeSoto Independent School District and DeSoto High School announce graduation proceedings for the DeSoto High School Class of 2020 will take place May 27 and 28.
DeSoto ISD audit blames $21.6M money woes on mismanagement; ex-chief cites no wrongdoing on his part
- Written by Eva-Marie Ayala Eva-Marie Ayala
- Published: 01 May 2020 01 May 2020
DeSoto, TX - Investigators found that the DeSoto school district was short $21.6 million over three years because of bad planning, incompetence, excessive spending and potential fraud under the previous administration.
DeSoto ISD could turn evidence of payments to fictitious vendor over to law enforcement
- Written by Eva-Marie Ayala Eva-Marie Ayala
- Published: 24 April 2020 24 April 2020
DeSoto, TX - Forensic auditors are expected this weekend to give DeSoto school trustees a first look at their investigation that includes evidence of “significant” payments to a fictitious company.
Where did the money go? DeSoto ISD approves investigation into travel expenses, credit cards, contracts
- Written by Eva-Marie Ayala Eva-Marie Ayala
- Published: 16 January 2020 16 January 2020
DeSoto, TX - Outside investigators will review at least four years of spending in the DeSoto school district as officials try to determine if any laws were broken and whether any misspent money can be recouped.
DeSoto High School Band Wins National Award of Excellence
- Written by Hannah Jones Hannah Jones
- Published: 21 December 2019 21 December 2019
Desoto, TX - The DeSoto High School band has been named the national winner of the Dr. William P. Foster Project Award of Excellence. The award recognizes quality programs serving historically underappreciated student populations.
DeSoto girls basketball is tops in the nation. It’s up to the district to keep it successful in the classroom
- Written by Dallas Morning News Editorial Dallas Morning News Editorial
- Published: 12 December 2019 12 December 2019
DeSoto, TX - If ever a school district needed a positive headline, DeSoto ISD is it. DeSoto High School’s girls basketball team rose to No. 1 in the nation in USA Today rankings this week.
Families upset after DeSoto graduation moved to smaller venue
- Written by Fox 4 News Fox 4 News
- Published: 31 May 2019 31 May 2019
DeSOTO, Texas - There are lots of unhappy families in the DeSoto Independent School District in southern Dallas County because of graduation ceremony changes.
DeSoto school board votes to make job, budget cuts
- Written by Fox 4 News Fox 4 News
- Published: 15 May 2019 15 May 2019
DeSoto, TX - Dozens of North Texas teachers are out of a job. Their positions in the DeSoto Independent School District were cut to make up a school budget deficit.
DeSoto Claims National Record On Exciting Day 2 Of State
- Written by Cory Mull Cory Mull
- Published: 13 May 2019 13 May 2019
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- When it comes to Texas track and field, DeSoto's girls program has developed a reputation that stretches far beyond its Dallas Area roots. And so when the Eagles stepped to the track for the first of three relays the program was expected to compete for a championship in on Saturday at Mike Myers Stadium,
President of the embattled DeSoto ISD losing by fewer than 10 votes. Will there be a recount?
- Written by Eva-Marie Ayala Eva-Marie Ayala
- Published: 05 May 2019 05 May 2019
DeSoto, TX - Voters upset about impending teacher cuts, the closing of a school and poor academics appear to have pushed the DeSoto school board president out of his post by a razor-thin margin.
