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Police take pride in new Disaster Relief vehicle
The Lake Dallas Police Department is upgrading its arsenal with a new and improved SWAT Command and Disaster Response vehicle.
After investing $40,000 into a former Snap-On Tool step van, the new Lake Dallas Disaster Response vehicle is equipped with brand new electronic equipment, including communication devices and cameras, and a restroom. The vehicle also contains cabinets for storage, several computers and television monitors and desks for working.
In case of an emergency, the vehicle is easily able to hold several police officers – and all the equipment that would be needed – at once.
Signs, sounds combine at DCI
To read about DCI, one must explain DCI. And to explain what DCI is some have attempted to generalize it as marching band on speed.
Drum Corps International has been around several decades, with about 24 groups of musicians touring the country each summer to put on a professional-quality marching band shows that become highly competitive.
Several students from Lake Dallas High School decided they wanted a part of the summer competitions and joined up with top corps. In doing so, it only makes their musician resumes look that much better to prospective employers and future teachers, one of many reasons people join a corps. Others join up because its fun and don’t plan to pursue music beyond that of the corps.
Courtney Whitehead, 19, is one such corps member. She’s a second-year marimba player who just graduated from Lake Dallas High School - Class of 2010 and plans to study music education at the University of North Texas this fall. Whitehead joined the Blue Knights, which in the percussion world, is one of the best she could have hoped for. She lives in Corinth.
Lake Dallas ISD announces administration changes
Dr. Kristi Strickland was named the new principal of Lake Dallas High School beginning July 2010. Dr. Strickland comes to Lake Dallas ISD having served as the Associate Principal for Denton ISD’s Ryan High School for the past eight years.
Prior to her role in administration, Dr. Strickland was a history teacher at Ryan High School, served as an adjunct professor at North Central Texas College and as a teaching fellow for the University of North Texas. Dr. Strickland received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Tarleton State University. She was awarded her doctorate from the University of North Texas in 2000.
Special Olympics coming to Lake Cities
A Special Olympics delegation is being started in the Lake Cities area.
Area 11 Special Olympics Texas has approved the application for the Lake Cities area to form its own delegation, which will be called the Lake Cities Storm.
Tim and Toni Brown filed the application when they decided it was time to give the Lake Cities athletes their own team. Both were coaches for another delegation, but being residents of Lake Dallas, they wanted to form a local team. Tim has been involved in Special Olympics for eight years and has a step daughter who is an athlete. Toni has been involved for three years and has a nephew who is an athlete.
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Lake Cities students graduate from UNT
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County: Ramirez to replace Margaret Barnes
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