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HP and UP Residents Invited to April 6 Screening of Eclipse Film
Residents of Highland Park and University Park, as well as HPISD staff and their families, are invited to view the film “Totality over Texas” in the HPHS Digitarium at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, or Saturday, April 6.
UP City Council Awards Contract for Snider Plaza Improvements
The University Park city council awarded a $15,664,531.60 construction contract for phase I of surface improvements in Snider Plaza to SYB Construction Co., a company which has done other major work for the city, at its March 19 meeting.
Lady Scots Honor Star Athlete at Tracy Wills Invitational
The Tracy Wills Invitational, the Lady Scots track team’s only home meet of the season, began in 1997 and was held this year on March 23 at Germany Park.
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HP Soccer Teams Earn Top Playoff Seeds
After narrowly missing the Class 6A Region I boys soccer playoffs a year ago, Highland Park bounced back in style.
Mustangs Return to HP for Spring Game
For the second consecutive year, SMU will hold its annual spring football scrimmage at Highlander Stadium.
Travelin’ Men: Expansive New Football District Will Take Scots on a Tour of Texas
The Highland Park football team will have to fuel up the bus for the next two years, thanks to the UIL’s new Class 5A realignment.
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HPISD Students Improve Scores on Mid-Year Achievement Test
Students in kindergarten through eighth grade far outperformed their peers nationally on the winter MAP growth test, with sixth graders in HPISD exceeding average 12th grade scores in both math and reading.
University Park Plants Centennial Tree in Goar Park
The tree, a Shumard Red Oak, was brought to the park by crane and planted in the park’s northeast corner. Other proposed improvements to the northeast corner of the Goar Park include signage, a centennial donor plaque, a seating area, and a Preservation Park Cities historical marker.
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HP Recognizes Brothers for Criminal Offense Response
Teenage brothers Bauer and Braden Berkley were home alone when a burglar — who had just fled the scene of an auto accident — entered their home.
Friends Organize GoFundMe to Support Mullens Family
Friends of the Mullens have organized a GoFundMe to support the family, who were injured and lost their nine-year-old daughter in a car crash on March 16.
Society
Bobbi Brown to Headline 2024 Woman to Woman Luncheon
The April 18 luncheon at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel will feature a conversation with Brown, a transformative figure in the beauty industry who was named one of Forbes’ ’50 over 50’ most influential women in 2022, and has received numerous awards.