Schools
Congratulations, Highland Park High School Class of 2022
More than 530 joined the ranks of Highland Park High alumni as the district celebrated the class of 2022 on May 27.
Read moreHPISD Names New Leaders For Highlander Band, HPHS Theatre Program
Highland Park ISD named new leaders for the Highlander band program and the Highland Park High School theater program.
Read moreDallas ISD Superintendent Hinojosa’s Last Day is July 5
DISD’s superintendent announced that he’ll be leaving the district a little earlier than planned.
Read moreDallas ISD Approves Staff Compensation Increases for 2022-2023
Dallas ISD’s Board of Trustees approved $51.2 million worth of salary increases and $52 million for retention initiatives for the upcoming academic year.
Read moreNew HPMS Principal Named
Dr. Kevin Hunt was named principal of Highland Park Middle School. Hunt most recently served as principal of Summer Creek Middle School in Crowley ISD and has been an elementary principal in that district since 2016.
Read moreHPISD Trustees Approve ELA Materials
After months of consultations and feedback from experts and the community, the Highland Park ISD board of trustees has decided what will replace the Units of Study materials published by Heinemann for teaching reading and writing in grades K-8, which had been in place since 2019.
Read moreStudent Achievements: 7 Good Impressions
Highland Park High School team members, led by coaches Lisa Seaman (oral interpretation) and Toby Whisenhunt (speech and debate), won nine top-three places at the UIL District 13-5A Academics meet at North Forney High School
Read moreNew Trees Make Polk TAG Center One of the ‘Cool Schools’
School days at K.B. Polk Center for Academically Talented and Gifted are spent preparing for the future. On a recent spring Thursday, that meant planting 57 trees to bring cooler tomorrows.
Read moreStudent Achievements: From Mock Court to Carnegie Hall
Preston Hollow’s Abby Chapman ranks in the top 10 among outstanding high school mock trial attorneys at the state and national levels.
Read moreHappenings on the Hill
It’s an age-old question: Are differences between what men and women like decided by nature or nurture?
Read moreHighland Park ISD Place 4 Trustee Sworn In
After a nearly month-long delay caused by a recount request, Highland Park ISD place 4 trustee Jae Ellis took the oath of office at the June 14 meeting.
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