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HPISD To Close Schools Indefinitely

March 16, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

Highland Park ISD will close schools indefinitely beginning March 23 to prevent community spread of COVID-19, district officials announced March

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Abbott Waives STAAR Testing Requirements

March 16, 2020March 19, 2020 Bethany Erickson 2 Comments

After a flurry of requests over the weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott Monday announced that he would waive the State of

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As School Closures Become the COVID-19 Norm, Calls To Cancel STAAR Begin

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 Bethany Erickson 3 Comments

Editor’s note: This story was updated to include comments from State Board of Education members Aicha Davis and Georgina Cecilia

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HPISD Asks Parents, Staff To Report Some Travel

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Centers for Disease Control, coronavirus, COVID 19, Highland Park, Highland Park ISD

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect that all HPISD athletic competitions have been postponed and the Seay

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Hockaday Student Charts Her Course to the Stars

March 13, 2020March 19, 2020 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments Camps, education, FLL, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, Hockaday, schools, Space Camp, STEAM, STEM, Sydney Slay, The Right Stuff

Want to go to space? Try starting in Huntsville, Alabama.

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SMU Professor and Alumna Elected to Texas Institute of Letters

March 10, 2020March 9, 2020 Dalia Faheid 0 Comments arts, Authors, books, History, literature, Meadows, schools, SMU, Texas Institute of Letters, Writers

SMU professor Andrew R. Graybill and alumna Regina Taylor are among 19 newly elected members of the Texas Institute of Letters, to be inducted at the TIL annual meeting in Georgetown on March 27-29.

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Booked Up

March 10, 2020March 9, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Comerica Bank, Family for Literacy Dallas, Gallery, KPMG, Michael Young, schools, Snider Plaza

Former Ranger Michael Young Helps Distribute Books to Franklin Eighth-Graders

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Dallas ISD Gifted and Talented Programs Take Up Makerspace Movement

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Dallas ISD, gifted and talented, makerspace

Twenty-five Dallas ISD gifted and talented program teachers were chosen to take part in a makerspace cohort specifically geared towards

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HPISD, SMU Offer Travel Guidance Amid COVID-19 Concerns

March 7, 2020March 10, 2020 Rachel Snyder 1 Comment coronavirus, COVID 19, Highland Park ISD, SMU, Travel

Highland Park ISD and SMU issued spring break travel guidance amid growing concerns about COVID-19.

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Franklin Middle School Teacher Has Passion for STEM

March 6, 2020March 19, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments

Karla Smith’s passion for STEM led her to the otherworldly experience of attending a Space Camp for teachers at the

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Hilites Help Grant Disney Wish For 7-Year-Old Terrell Girl With Leukemia

March 6, 2020March 11, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Highland Park, Hilites, Make-A-Wish

The Highland Park High School Hilites service club recently helped make Disney dreams come true for a 7-year-old Terrell girl