Schools
Scots Football Returns, so Does the Caniac Supper
The Scots are ready to get back to business raising playoff hopes. And their football fans can help by enjoying Raising Canes.
Read moreGallery: HPISD First Day of School
Highland Park ISD students returned to school Aug. 17.
Read moreHigh School Pair Raise Funds and Awareness for Period Poverty
Two Hockaday School students — incoming junior Ashley Chemmalakuzhy and incoming senior Claire Zhu — joined forces to raise $3,450 and awareness to help those facing period poverty in Dallas.
Read moreEducators Prepare for Upcoming Academic Year
Teach for America has welcomed nearly 100 first-year teachers to Dallas ISD for the fall to train through the organization’s new hybrid instructional model.
Read moreUnited to Learn Visits Dallas ISD Campuses to Celebrate Back-to-School
United to Learn celebrated back-to-school with Dallas ISD schools as part of the nonprofit’s Learning Launch — the only back-to-school supply drive that provides schools with materials requested by teachers.
Read moreHPISD Approves 2022-2023 Tax Rate, Budget
The Highland Park ISD board of trustees Aug. 16 approved the district’s budget for the 2022-2023 school year.
Read moreHow Did Highland Park ISD Fare In 2022 TEA Accountability Ratings?
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) Aug. 15 released 2022 A–F accountability ratings for districts and campuses, the first to be issued since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreMandarin-speaking St. Mark’s Student Ready for China
St. Mark’s School of Texas’ Hilton Sampson is headed to China this fall to show off his skills with a triple-bearing yo-yo and the Mandarin language.
Read morePencil in Cistercian Preparatory for a Robotics Championship
Cistercian Preparatory School’s robotics students learned about the importance of teamwork and resilience as they overcame technical difficulties on their way to win the international 2022 FIRST Robotics Competition.
Read moreStudent Achievements
The award-winning Highland Belles drill team, celebrating four decades this year, will host its annual spaghetti supper and online auction/raffle fundraiser on Aug. 26 ahead of the Highland Park vs. Marcus game.
Read more‘Miss Linda’ and the Little Yellow Chair
When Linda Altick started teaching at Wesley Prep some 45 years ago, she could not have foreseen the story of educational success and expansion to come.
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