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After Pandemic Postponement, W.T. White Pivots From Street Fair

September 22, 2020December 29, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments

It was supposed to happen in April, but a little thing called COVID-19 kind of put the kibosh on that.

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New Bridwell Institute For Economic Freedom At SMU’s Cox School

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

Bridwell speaks during an announcement

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Boone Marks Big Day As HPISD Transitions to In-Person Classes

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Kelsey Shoemaker 2 Comments

The doors of Michael M. Boone, Highland Park ISD’s fifth elementary school, finally opened for in-person classes to smiles from

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Dallas ISD Trustee Candidates Give Elevator Pitches for District

September 21, 2020October 8, 2020 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments

The five candidates vying for two Dallas ISD school board seats would have – in a normal year – already completed their election season.

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Hockaday Student, Three Alumnae Serve Our Heroes

September 20, 2020September 21, 2020 Kate Clark 0 Comments Heroes, Hockaday School, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, VA, VA Medical Center, Veteran Affairs Hospitals

Four women, all younger than 20, all with connections to the Hockaday School, and all with family who served in the military, have created a nonprofit dedicated to caring for veterans and providing meals to doctors, nurses, and staff in Veteran Affairs (VA) hospitals.

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Lovely Lunches, Burned Puppets, and Rhythmic Teachers

September 18, 2020September 11, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Armstrong Elementary School, Armstrong: The Musical, Joel Thomas, Kenneth D. Thomas, Kenneth Thomas, Park Cities, Schools

Three generations of the Thomas family enjoy comparing tales of their days at Armstrong Elementary School.

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Newly-Founded Student Advocacy Coalition Focuses on Social Justice Issues

September 17, 2020September 10, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ, Park Cities, protest, SAC, Schools, social justice, student Advocacy Coalition, Zaria Osimetha

Senior Zaria Osimetha decided that enough is enough and founded the Student Advocacy Coalition (SAC) to spread awareness and educate high school students about racial injustice.

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Northeast Texas Girl Scouts Honor Gold Award Winners

September 16, 2020June 16, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Alexis Perry, Anjana Rathan, Award, Brooke Horowitz, Carlyn Johnson, Danielle Browne, Elena Dewar, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, Julia Cary, Kaylie Bishop, Logan Powers, Lydia England, Park Cities, Reagan Schmidt, Reva Henderson, Schools

The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas presented Gold Award pins to 172 girls from the region, including several in the Park Cities.

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‘Wide Range of Perspectives’ On Safety Protocols At HPISD

September 16, 2020December 29, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

COVID-19 back-to-school restrictions was the focus of public comments at the Sept. 15 Highland Park ISD board meeting. The last

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Happenings on the Hill

September 16, 2020September 10, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Alexander Sitkovetsky, America at Its Best, Chad Hoopes, DART, Fulbright Scholars, George W. Bush Institute, Happenings on the Hill, Schools, Silas Farley, SMU Meadows School of the Arts, The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas

Dancer and choreographer Silas Farley, who retired from New York City Ballet (NYCB) in May after eight years with the company, will be the Armstrong Visiting Artist-in-Residence in Ballet at Meadows School of the Arts for the 2020-21 school year.

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Community Service Cornerstone of Mantra

September 15, 2020September 10, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, jewelry, Mantra and Company, Mary McCue Bell, Nrithi Subramanian, Schools

In Sanskrit, the word ‘mantra’ signifies a positive resonance, which embodies the goal rising high school senior Nrithi Subramanian aimed toward when founding her jewelry business.