Noelle Walker

Dallas, Fort Worth

Storyteller~Car Singer~Aunt~Cake Baker~Plant Killer~TCU Grad. Award winning TV journalist for NBC 5/DFW. Opinions are my own. RTs & links not endorsements.

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Articles

Road to college graduation longer than most for UTA graduate John Shirley

5 days ago | nbcdfw.com | Noelle Walker
Veteran overcomes obstacles to get degree from UTA

5 days ago | nbcdfw.com | Noelle Walker

John Shirley graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington decades after his first attempt at college. When the University of Texas at Arlington held its commencement ceremony on Friday, one of the graduates stood out. "Most of my classmates are in their 20s or 30s," John Shirley said. "And I'm above 60!"Most of Mr. Shirley's classmates aren't Navy veterans. Most of them did not live in a homeless shelter while battling colon cancer, or sleep in their car.
Graduating TCU medical students share athletic experience

6 days ago | nbcdfw.com | Noelle Walker
Graduating TCU medical students share athletic experience

6 days ago | nbcdfw.com | Noelle Walker

Discipline and grit that helps athletes reach their goals helped 3 medical students get through their studies to graduate this week. Three Burnett School of Medicine at TCU soon-to-be graduates are specializing in different fields, but they all have one thing in common: they were all elite athletes. "Time flies! I also feel like I just got here," Isabella Amado said.
Trinity GAP Club helps shelter dogs find homes-and shapes future leaders

1 week ago | nbcdfw.com | Noelle Walker
All-girls after school club helps shelter pets in Euless get adopted

1 week ago | nbcdfw.com | Noelle Walker

The animal shelter is no place for pets. That's where the Trinity GAP Club comes in; socializing, deeding, walking, taking photos, and getting the word out on social media to find pets at the Euless Animal Shelter their forever homes. "Because I think all dogs deserve a loving and caring home," Trinity GAP Club member Reese Abanilla said. "But also helping the dogs find homes or fosters, it's super rewarding!"The GAP in Trinity GAP stands for Girls Awareness Program.
Dallas nonprofit helps prom dreams come true for Cedar Hill students

1 week ago | nbcdfw.com | Noelle Walker
Nonprofit helps students in Southern Dallas County make prom dreams come true

1 week ago | nbcdfw.com | Noelle Walker

Wave of Unity's DFW Prom Dreams initiative helped send three young women from Cedar Hill ISD to their senior prom. Going to prom is a high school highlight, but it's financially out of reach for some students. That's why the nonprofit Wave of Unity, based in southern Dallas County, started its DFW Prom Dreams initiative. "This is their moment," Wave of Unity founder and CEO DeAundra Hurd said.
Meet the Southlake sophomore who will perform with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra

1 week ago | nbcdfw.com | Noelle Walker
16-year-old Southlake violinist wins DSO's Lynn Harrell Concerto Competition

1 week ago | nbcdfw.com | Noelle Walker

Seventeen minutes of beautiful music. That's what Alette Williams, who turned 16 last month, played to win the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's annual Lynn Harrell Concerto Competition. "Her performance of the Vieuxtemps Concerto was technically beautiful," DSO Education Manager Sarah Hatler said.