John B. Hood Middle School wins technology contest and $80,000 in HP Digital Assist grant

Posted by shawnpwilliams on Feb 4th, 2010 and filed under DISD, Education, Featured. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

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By Shawn P. Williams – Dallas South News Editor

DSC02710On Thursday, students, teachers, staff and administrators of John B. Hood Middle School assembled to celebrate a big win for their school.  Students submitted sports-themed digital media projects for HP’s Digital Assist competition and won 1st and 2nd prize.  By demonstrating their knowledge of math and science students netted their school more than $80,000 worth of HP technology equipment.

Watch the winning submissions here.

HP received almost 300 entries from 6 NBA cities, including Dallas, Houston, Bay Area, Chicago, Miami, and Washington D.C.  Entrants submitted videos that demonstrated their math, science and reading knowledge through a creative use of technology and basketball. Each middle school could enter up to five times.  Hood entered two submissions in taking first and second place honors.

Principal Fred Davis (L) celebrates HP win

Principal Fred Davis (L) celebrates HP win

Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks was on hand to help John B. Hood celebrate their victory.  State Senator Royce West was on hand, as was DISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa, School Board Member Bernadette Nutall.

DSC02684Nancy Keith Kelly, Director of Influencer and Community Relations for HP came into Dallas from Palo Alto for the event.  She was one of the judges for the contest and I asked her what she like about the John B. Hood submissions.  “They found a creative way to take math and put into real word examples that may be applied outside the classroom,” she said.

The HP mobile technology grant includes 25 HP Tablet PCs, HP ink jet and laser printers, a mobile storage cart, and teacher professional development from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).  John B. Hood will also receive tickets to Dallas Mavericks basketball games, team merchandise, and recognition at a future game.

Dr. Michael HinojosaAccording to an HP news release, the Digital Assist competition is a component of the ongoing efforts of HP and NBA Cares to improve student academic success in vital subjects including math, science and reading.

John B. Hood principal Fred Davis gave all of the credit to the school’s students and teachers for the award. Davis said that the only time 2nd place is O.K. is when you also come in first.

Photos by Byron K. Watters

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  • shakeria

    it was good that we won that i got on stage with jason terry

  • Tamara

    That was so funn but yeah he did ah qood job up there and he even gave away thinqqqs..

  • ????????

    I went to that thing. And i’m not a student from there nomore, but i think mr davis could had done much better thinking wt should had he done to that money?..
    The technology is good but, they could had use that money to remodeled the shool from the outside and inside because is not in a good condition!
    And that celebration had SUCKED!!

  • http://FACEBOOK Miguel Cendejas

    its good that john b hood middle school had won but the bad thing is that i wasnt there to see it people say that it cool and great people say it suck but na i dont care about wath other people say im happy that hood won and thats about it congratulations hood keep up the good work from Miguel Cendejas your old student all the way from dallas can academy

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