We’re honored to be featured in D Magazine for our 50th anniversary!  Since 1976, Shelton has empowered students who learn differently — and this story shines a light on our incredible journey and our mission. Here’s to 50 years of learning without limits — and to the bright future ahead. 

Read D Magazine's Story about Shelton's 50th

Fox 4 KDFW anchor Clarice Tinsley featured Shelton’s September 5–7 Feed My Starving Children MobilePack in her Here’s to You segment on September 10, at 10:00 p.m.

“Shelton students and staff celebrated their 50th anniversary by reaching out to turn hunger into help,” Clarice said. “For three days, their gym was the assembly line that hosted a Feed My Starving Children MobilePack event. Shelton is the home of the Chargers, and they charged into packing 641,304 single-serving meals.

“Here’s to you Shelton, and congratulations on your 50th anniversary," Clarice said. "Your students will remember for the rest of their lives how they celebrated by feeding starving children.”

Thank you, Clarice, for celebrating Shelton and helping us share this milestone with the community!

Shelton was featured on iHeartRadio as part of an interview highlighting the school’s 50th anniversary and its mission to empower intelligent students who learn differently. The segment, hosted by Anna de Haro, aired October 12 on six stations — 106.1 KISS FM, 102.9 Now, Star 102.1, 97.1 The Freak and Lone Star 92.5.

Executive Director Suzanne Stell shared how Shelton’s programs continue to change lives through its school, Evaluation Center, Speech Center and Outreach & Training Center.

“We’re changing lives every day,” Stell said. “Even if a family can’t come to Shelton, we can still be a resource — helping every child find the right path for learning.”

Senior Carter Weisberg, who has attended Shelton since second grade, described how Shelton shaped his confidence and academic growth.

“At Shelton, I realized I just learn differently — and that gave me the confidence to succeed,” Weisberg said. 

In the summer of 2025, Weisberg was accepted into the Harvard Pre-College Summer Program, where he spent two weeks living on campus and studying economics in the course Invention, Innovation and Markets with Harvard professor Ashley Nunes, an economist and public policy expert known for his work on clean technology and labor-market regulation in the transportation and energy sectors.

As Shelton celebrates 50 years of “Learning Without Limits,” the school continues to lead locally and globally in education and outreach for students who learn differently.

Shelton marked its 50th anniversary with a full-page ad featured in the Dallas Morning News 140th Anniversary section on November 16. The ad highlighted Shelton’s legacy as the nation’s largest independent school for intelligent students with learning differences and showcased the achievements of four distinguished alumni. As the Dallas Morning News celebrated its own legacy as North Texas’ “Rock of Truth,” Shelton proudly shared its story of transforming student lives for five decades.