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If you’re a baby boomer, like me, your science education likely involved coming to terms with boldface words and not having any engineering, building, or prototyping experiences.
Read moreIF/THEN Ambassador Jennifer Stimpson takes Sabbatical from Hockaday to Write Federal Legislation
Jennifer Stimpson is on a mission: She wants to change what people picture when they think of a scientist.
Read moreWhat Do Scientists and Engineers Look Like? Well, You
The 3-D printed statues produced after scanning 125 female innovators named American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassadors in 2019 have at least this much in common – they are orange.
Read moreHPISD Trustees Approve Walker’s Retirement From Board
The Highland Park ISD trustees Tuesday approved the retirement of board vice president Kelly Walker.
Read moreTexas Moves Toward Statewide Online Testing
Texas is once again shaking up its standardized testing contracts, signing four-year agreements totaling $388 million with two companies to develop and administer its controversial State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams for public school students.
Read moreWhat’s a Not-So-Little Healthy Competition Between Robots During a Pandemic?
The robots are in full competition mode and on their way to Dallas for The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship, presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation in April.
Read moreHands-On Learning Expands Horizons
Show students video of high-altitude balloon missions and give them new perspectives on their world.
Read moreBest of 2020: High School Students of Color Record Open Letter
The summer of 2020 brought a lot of discussion about racial equity, social justice, and race in general – and those discussions didn’t skip the Park Cities.
Read moreBest of 2020: Conflict Over COVID Protocols
Responses to precautions taken by Highland Park ISD to avoid community spread of COVID-19 fell into two camps – those who felt they were appropriate, and those who felt they went too far.
Read moreBest of 2020: Senior Returns to Much Different HPHS
Our fall high school intern, Shaye Wattson, couldn’t have imagined that her senior year would begin with virtual school and then segue into a much different experience on campus as masking, social distancing, and other measures were enacted to help students and staff avoid exposure to COVID-19.
Read moreHPISD Trustee Kelly Walker Retires
After 10 years of service on the Highland Park ISD school board, vice president Kelly Walker has decided to retire from her position as a trustee, the district shared in a Wednesday newsletter. She was first elected to the HPISD board of trustees in 2010 following six years in office on the University Park city council.
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