DHS Choral Director Pamela Dawson

from DeSoto ISD - Soaring Forward - Fall 2023

Eagles Connect

Voted the best community for music education more than six years in a row by the Music Educators Association, DeSoto ISD arts scholars compete and perform at the state, national and international levels annually and have experience ranging from fine arts including sketch and sculpture to choir, dance, band, and theater.

Athletically, the district maintains highperforming sports programs that produce a consistent cadence of scholars advancing to compete at the collegiate and professional levels. Across district history, DeSoto has earned more than 20 state titles, including the 2022 football title, the 2021 and 2022 girls basketball titles, and a host of titles in girls track.

“DeSoto ISD is proud to acknowledge the work of Ms. Pam Dawson in her attainment of this recent achievement,” said DeSoto ISD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Usamah Rodgers. “Her commitment to excellence and positive impact on students’ lives is demonstrative of what makes this such an amazing school community—the embodiment of the DeSoto difference.”