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Lake Dallas ISD celebrates student and staff achievements across arts, athletics and academics
Summary
The Board recognized multiple student and staff accomplishments: arts awards, JrVASE and UIL academic placements, DECA qualifiers, athletics records (including a softball strikeout record of 184 K's) and the district's national Best Communities for Music Education designation.
The Lake Dallas Independent School District Board recognized a wide array of student and staff achievements at its May 11 meeting. Corinth Elementary students earned multiple Exemplary scores at the Texas Elementary Art Meet, with fifth-grader Tathsilu Perera receiving a perfect score and the campus yearbook cover award. LDMS teachers Jessica Risenhoover and Janay Davis reported 35 students entered 40 JrVASE works with multiple Superior and Platinum Honors medalists. Nicole Probst summarized UIL A+ Academic Meet results, where Sloan Kindberg placed second.
Athletic program highlights included Sonia Foutch announcing new program records for LDHS softball — including a new strikeout record of 184 K's by Kylee Sloan and a new single-season batting average of .506 by Addison Galindo — and Matthew Dean reporting baseball finished with 15 wins and back-to-back playoff appearances. The district was also recognized as a 2026 Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants. The Board presented Teachers and Employees of the Month and swore in newly elected trustees.
